Tracy Velazquez
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Tracy Velazquez was the Vice Chair of the
Washington D.C.
until February 2013.
Life
Born in 1964 in Connecticut, Velazquez has a bachelor's degree from
Montana State University.[citation needed
]
Velazquez has run for public office three times. She first ran for state legislature in 2000 against Republican incumbent
Dennis Rehberg for the state's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.[1]
In 2006, she again ran for the state legislature, this time losing a contested Democratic primary to Mike Phillips.
She was elected Vice Chair of the Montana Democratic Party in 2005.
Velazquez also owns Commonweal Consulting, which provides capacity building services. Velazquez assisted the town of
W.R. Grace mine.[citation needed
]
In 2005, she received broad national attention by organizing a group to recommend paying for
city council to return federal earmarked money for a parking garage. Her actions were criticized by Democratic Senator Max Baucus, as well as Republicans Rehberg and then-Senator Conrad Burns
.
Private life
She has three children and is married to Dennis Alexander.
References
- ^ "Velazquez accepts Hi-Line invitation to debate; Rehberg declines". Havre Daily News. Retrieved 2023-05-08.