Background
Pabon grew up in the same community he is now serving in the Colorado House of Representatives.
Pabon grew up in the same community he is now serving in the Colorado House of Representatives.
Pabon attended Holy Family and then studied engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he was elected Student Body President his senior year.
He was first elected on November 2, 2010, and entered office on January 12, 2011. As a law student at University of Colorado Boulder, he worked for the Legal Aid and Defenders Program. He helped the poor and disabled obtain Social Security benefits, navigated them through family law, and acted as general counselor and advocate for those most vulnerable.
Also during law school, Dan served as Class President.
After earning his Juris Doctor, Pabon worked at a prestigious Denver-based law firm, where he built a practice focused on real estate and green building development. Pabon later gave up his career as a lawyer to become Northwest Denver"s neighborhood attorney.
His clients included neighborhood small business owners, residents, and non-profit organizations. 2010 campaign
The campaign kicked off in Pabon"s backyard with over 150 attendees.
The election required long hours and hard work, and during the ensuing months, thousands of doors were knocked and phones calls were made.
Pabon"s priorities include a healthy economy and job creation. Affordable health care. Transparent and accountable government.
Stronger protections for seniors.
Improved education; protection for women"s reproductive rights. And full legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
2011 legislative session
Representative Pabon was prime sponsor on five pieces of legislation and co-prime sponsor on several more. 2012 legislative session
2012 election
In the 2012 General Election, Representative Pabon faced Republican challenger David West. Dobson.
Pabon was elected by a wide margin of 81% to 19%.
He became a member of the United States. Green Building Council and was a strong advocate for green technologies and investing in Colorado"s new energy economy. Pabon worked on higher education issues as the vice-chair of the Auraria Higher Education Center Board. Was a voice for senior citizens as a member of the Association for Senior Citizens Board.
Served as the Captain of the House District 4 Democrats.
And worked for two months on the Obama-Biden Presidential transition team, where he helped draft the President"s first executive order on transparency and ethics in government.