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    State Rep. Anne McGihon resigns from her seat as representative of House District 3. She will take on a new role in the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt. Her background in health care reform will fit into the needs of the firm. "I look forward to continuing my work in the exciting arena of energy and the environment"

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    State Rep. Anne McGihon resigns from her seat as representative of House District 3. She will take on a new role in the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt. Her background in health care reform will fit into the needs of the firm. "I look forward to continuing my work in the exciting arena of energy and the environment"

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


    Katie Reinisch, 303-866-2774
    March 16, 2009
    Rep. McGihon 303-866-2921

    COLORADO
    HOUSE MAJORITY COMMUNICATIONS
    STATE CAPITOL

    Rep. McGihon Resigns Seat to Work with National Law Firm

    (DENVER) - Taking on a new role in the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt, state Rep. Anne
    McGihon (D-Denver/Arapahoe) has announced her resignation from her seat as
    representative of House District 3, effective March 27.

    In her new position, McGihon will work in the firm’s Government Affairs and Public
    Policy group, assisting clients locally and nationally from Akerman's offices in Denver
    and Washington D.C.

    McGihon is serving her fourth term in the Colorado General Assembly. Her district
    includes parts of southwest Denver County, Englewood and Cherry Hills Village. From
    2006 to 2008, she chaired the House Health and Human Services Committee. In that
    capacity, she presided over significant health care reform for the State of Colorado.

    “It has been a privilege to serve the residents of House District 3,” said McGihon. “We
    made significant progress in providing access to quality, affordable health care for many
    Coloradans. I see my new role as an extension of what we have already begun in health
    care reform.”

    Her background in health care reform will fit into the needs of Akerman. In Akerman’s
    press release announcing McGihon’s appointment to the firm, Richard L. Spees,
    Managing Shareholder of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office noted, “It is hard to imagine
    a more relevant policy expertise than health care. Anne has been a natural leader in the
    field for many years. Her private sector experience as an attorney who handled insurance
    and corporate matters has dovetailed with her public role. She is uniquely qualified to
    play a major role in the coming health care debates in Washington.”

    In addition, McGihon will work on environmental issues nationally. “I look forward to


    continuing my work in the exciting arena of energy and the environment,” she said.
    At the state level, she has sponsored several bills related to clean air and water, including
    the seminal Air Quality Act of 2006 (HB 06-1309). Most recently, she was instrumental
    in getting the new oil and gas rules passed in the State House last week.

    Spees also noted, “Anne also understands Western issues, which will serve her well
    representing clients before the Department of Interior.”

    Rep. McGihon currently serves as Vice Chair of the Joint House and Senate Committee
    on Legal Services. She is a Colorado Commissioner to the National Conference of
    Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and serves as a Division Chair.

    In 2006, Rep. McGihon authored legislation that created the bi-partisan Blue Ribbon
    Commission on Health Care Reform, known as the 208 Commission. This effort to give
    every Coloradan an opportunity to provide input on health care reform became nationally
    recognized. She also authored legislation to create the HJR 1050 Task Force on
    Behavioral Health, leading to the State's new effort for reform. She worked to pass the
    first state legislation on physician profiling and has been involved in major public health
    measures in the state.

    She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Denver Business Journal Power
    Book Winner for Health Care in October 2006.

    Attorneys Andrew Oh-Willeke and Andrea Montague, formerly of McGihon & Oh-
    Willeke LLC, will continue to represent their clients as attorneys at Akerman Senterfitt.

    ###

    About the Colorado General Assembly Majority Party


    Thirty-eight Democrats comprise the majority of Colorado’s 65-member House of Representatives.
    Leadership for the 67th General Assembly includes Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll; Majority Leader
    Paul Weissmann; Speaker Pro Tempore Kathleen Curry, Assistant Majority Leader Andy Kerr,
    Caucus Chair Karen Middleton and Majority Whip Christine Scanlan.
    Current and past House proceedings can be seen on Comcast Channel 165 or at www.coloradochannel.net.
    Breaking news, legislator biographies and photos are available at www.coloradohouse.org.

    Katie Reinisch
    Communications Director
    House Majority Office
    State Capitol, Room 222
    Office: 303-866-2774
    Mobile: 303-653-1009
    www.ColoradoHouse.org

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