Article Contributed on: 7/9/2008 12:05:47 PM
Name: Rima B. Sinclair
Seat you are seeking: Colorado House District 6 seat
Age: 48
Family: Married
Occupation: Consultant, Interpreter.
Hometown: Denver
Your Web site: www.sinclairdenver.com
Favorite local place to hang out: Washington Park
What do you like most about living here?: Coloradans
Interests & hobbies: Reading, hiking, snow shoeing
Favorite TV show: South Park
Favorite Web site: Drudge Report
People who inspired you (and how): President Lincoln said: "I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal."
How you have contributed to the community: Volunteered at Children's hospital, helped raise funds for Hospice of St. John's, helped fundraise for victims of natural disasters, organized and participated in events to promote better understanding among diverse faith communities, helped establish a food pantry with the cooperation of MetroCaring and helped establish a polling place in my community center. The later initiative received extensive local and international media coverage. It was a exercise to show case America's democracy in action.
What are the biggest issues facing your constituency now: property tax, slowing economy, K12 funding, college education tuition, quality healthcare cost, home foreclosures, energy cost and protecting the environment.
Please visit my Web site www.sinclairdenver.com.