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Groff leaving state Senate for federal education appointment

In Education posted by TD Staff

Colorado Senate President Peter Groff is the Obama administration’s choice to be the director of the U.S. Department of Education’s Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Center, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Friday afternoon.

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Groff, 45, made history when he was elected the first African American to lead the Colorado Senate in 2007. First elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2000, Groff won re-election and eventually was appointed to his northeast Denver Senate District 33 seat in 2003.



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