John Kefalas Politician

John Michael Kefalas (born December 26, 1954) is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. An educator and lobbyist before first running for the legislature in 2004, Kefalas defeated a Republican incumbent to win election to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006. Kefalas won election to the State Senate in 2012 and he now represents Senate District 14. In the legislature, Kefalas has focused primarily on health care and poverty issues.