Name: Tony D'Lallo
Seat you are seeking: Colorado State House- District 34 (Green Party)
Age: 42
Family: 4 nephews; 2 nieces; one brother, Michael (married), one sister Linda (married), mother, father, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Occupation: 6-12 Secondary/High School Teacher
Hometown: Holley, New York
Your Web site: www.newmenu.org/voter4tonyd
Favorite local place to hang out: Tattered Cover Bookstore
What do you like most about living here? : Open spaces, creeks, and parks throughout Denver
Interests & hobbies:
Drum & Bugle Corps; Reading Biographies of U.S. Presidents and classical film stars; Philatelic (Stamp Collector); Classic Films 1930-1950's; European/Soviet/Russian History; Space/Astronomy/Stargazing; Italian Cooking; Wines & Enology.
Favorite TV show:Any Murder Investigation Shows/Police Shows
Favorite Web site: http://
www.seti.org SETI Institute and Carl Sagan Center
People who inspired you (and how):
Mr. John Kenney - Youth and Government Advisor in High School and Math Teacher; Mr. Archie Charles- High School Social Studies teacher and W.W. II Veteran; Mrs. Mary Leuze- W.W. II Veteran and kindergarten teacher; Mrs. Natalie Barry- first grade teacher; my grandfather, Anthony Privo D'Lallo; and my mother, Jean D'Lallo, single parent extraordinaire. All of these people inspire me to be the best person I can be in all areas of my life: personal, social, spiritual, economic/financial, and civic/political.
How you have contributed to the community:
I wrote grants for Turnabout, Inc prisoner pre-release and post-release job finding program. I have been a member of the Colorado Coalition for Peace for three years. I volunteer my time with the Adams-Jefferson Green Party for Open Space Clean-ups and voter registration drives. Finally, I worked with LGBT students at my school to become the first high school to march in the Gay Pride parade.
What are the biggest issues facing your constituency now:
Mortgage Foreclosures, Economy and Cost of Living, Funding Public Schools, Energy/Gas Prices and Suburban Sprawl.