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On November 5, 2002, Marilyn Musgrave was elected to represent Colorado’s Fourth District in the United States Congress.
Serving her third term, Musgrave sits on the House Committees on Agriculture and Small Business. She is the Ranking Member on the House Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Foreign Agriculture, and Rural Development. Congresswoman Musgrave served on the conference committee for the Farm Bill, helping to craft the legislation that provided a critical safety net for Colorado's farmers and ranchers.
In her second term, she was selected by members of a five-state region to serve on the Republican Steering Committee. In addition, she is now serving her second term as the Policy Chair for the Western Caucus. Musgrave is also a member the Values Action Team and Washington Waste Watchers.
In her first session, Musgrave stood out from her colleagues when Newsweek selected her as the ‘Rising Star’ within the House and National Journal referenced her as one of two freshman congressmen to watch. Refusing to take the backbench, Marilyn Musgrave first drew the national spotlight within months of entering Congress by standing up to leaders within her own party and leading the fight against the federal gas tax hike. In addition, as a freshman, Musgrave founded the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus.
In 1990, after volunteering for several local Republican campaigns and working to improve public education, Musgrave won her first election to the Morgan County School Board. Serving on the board for two years, she decided to campaign for the Colorado House of Representatives. Musgrave was elected and served four years as a state Representative. In 1998, Musgrave was elected to the state Senate, winning 63% of the vote. While serving, she received a vote of confidence from her colleagues and was elected the Senate Republican Caucus Chairman.
Congresswoman Musgrave is a proven leader who has continued the record she began in the state legislature and the school board. She fights for family values, to cut burdensome taxes, promote fiscal discipline, improve education, support agricultural, defend the Second Amendment right to possess firearms, and support men and women serving in the military. Musgrave has always supported the principles of smaller, leaner government and will ensure the freedoms of Coloradans are defended in Washington, D.C.
A native of Colorado, Musgrave grew up in rural Weld County and graduated from Eaton High School. She married Steve Musgrave while attending Colorado State University, where they both worked their way through college. After graduation, Marilyn taught school in Eastern Colorado. The Musgrave family has operated an agricultural business for over twenty years.
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| Biography of Marilyn Musgrave
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