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Pete Lee (born October 11, 1947) is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/House/members/Hou18.htm )〕 He was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2010, as a Democrat representing (House District 18 ), which includes central Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs in El Paso County. ==Biography== Pete Lee represents House District 18 in Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. He is vice chairman of the Judiciary Committee and also sits on the Transportation Committee. He was first elected in 2010 and reelected in 2012. In the 2014 session Rep. Lee sponsored legislation raising the amount of money a Colorado business could raise from a stock offering from $1 million to $5 million.〔http://blogs.gazette.com/coloradopolitics/rep-lee-hosts-town-hall-meeting/〕 He also sponsored a bill that provides social workers to juveniles who are facing criminal charges.〔http://gazette.com/hickenlooper-signs-bills-aimed-at-protecting-colorado-military-facilities/article/1519979〕 During the 2013 legislative session Rep. Lee sponsored a bill creating public benefit corporations, allowing corporations to focus on positive impacts to society or the environment and not just profits.〔http://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/two-locally-led-measures-promise-help-for-the-small-and-socially-conscious/Content?oid=2747979〕 He also sponsored the Keep Jobs in Colorado Act to ensure the state is giving preference to businesses using Colorado workers and products when choosing which companies will get a state contract.〔http://blogs.gazette.com/coloradopolitics/democrats-lee-pabon-discuss-keep-jobs-in-colorado-act/〕 Rep. Lee has volunteered for many non-profits during his time in the community including the NAACP, the National Alliance of Business, Aspen Pointe and the Manitou and Pikes Peak Restorative Justice Councils.〔http://www.pprjc.org/about_us.php〕 Previously Rep. Lee worked for a meatpacker in Ohio, the Holly Sugar Corporation in Colorado Springs and the law firm Hill Corrigan Morgan and Krall.〔http://ballotpedia.org/Pete_Lee〕 He later opened his own law firm representing small businesses and individuals. Rep. Lee studied at business at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and received his law degree from the University of Akron after completing his undergraduate studies at Ohio Wesleyan.〔http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/106254/pete-lee#.U82H2fldV1Y〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pete Lee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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