Daneya Esgar

Daneya Esgar is a Pueblo native with a proven track record of fighting for Pueblo. A graduate of Pueblo City Schools and Colorado State University-Pueblo, Esgar has worked her entire career to better this community: whether advocating for Pueblo news as a television news producer; working with first-generation university or community college students; or, as a community organizer focusing on communities of poverty and communities of color here in Pueblo.

Esgar has been a familiar face in recent community struggles. She advocated for working families in the fight against the Pueblo City School Board when they changed decent paying custodial jobs into cheap private labor and worked closely with local families throughout the community who have sought to improve local law enforcement. She is well-known on the grassroots level for her hands-on work on issues of equality, education, justice, and poverty within the community.

Her leadership at the state level is crucial for Pueblo, as northern Colorado communities seek to deprive Pueblo of everything from the state fair to university funding. Esgar is a proven champion for Pueblo, and she has a vision for a better Pueblo that includes more jobs, better education, and state policies that work for all families. She is the first openly gay legislator to serve from the Pueblo district in the Colorado State House.