[3] The Colorado Center on Law and Policy is a Denver-based nonprofit organization working to advance the health, economic security and well-being of low-income Coloradans through research, education, advocacy and litigation.
After moving to Boulder in 1986, Levy briefly worked in private practice[4] with Buchan, Gray, Purvis, and Scheutze.
[1] Claire Levy faced Jim Rettew, an instructor at the University of Colorado in the Democratic Party primary for House District 13 to succeed term limited Rep. Tom Plant.
[6] In the reliably Democratic district, the two candidates differed primarily on emphasis, rather than the substance of issues, with Levy placing her focus on global warming, schools and health care.
[8][9] Levy won 71% of the vote at the party assembly for the house district, forcing Rettew to petition onto the primary ballot.
[10] Having won her party primary and facing only a Libertarian opponent, Levy dedicated her political efforts during the remainder of the election season to promoting Referendum I, a statewide domestic partnerships initiative.
[13] The Rule 36 complaint committee reviews allegations of misconduct by lobbyists, and, during the 2007 session, heard a case involving robocalls made by a lobbyist for business leaders;[14] Levy voted with the majority of the committee, which found that the calls, although deceptive, were protected political speech.
[26] In the 2008 legislative session, Levy introduced bills to prioritize transportation funds for communities that engage in smart growth planning,[27][28] to impose new fees on vehicles with low fuel economies to fund the state's Office of Smart Growth,[29] and a bill to extend state tax credits for historic preservation.
[35][36] Levy's campaign treasurer, Edith Stevens, was the target of vocal public criticism in late 2007 after she and her husband, a former district judge, won control of a parcel of a neighbor's property through adverse possession.
[50] During the campaign, Levy cited energy efficiency, health care, and education as her top priorities for a second term.
This shifted renovation costs of private property to the taxpayers, which resulted in less money in the Highway Users Tax Fund.
[73] In 2009, she received a score of 9.68 out of a possible 100 from the Colorado Union of Taxpayers based on her voting record in relation to government spending.
[73] Levy again sponsored legislation to close a tax loophole for captive real estate investment trusts,[74] and a bill to allow voters to drop off mail ballots at polling places.
[76][77] Near the end of the legislative session, Levy was the house sponsor of a failed sentencing reform measure which would reduce penalties for non-violent criminal offenders.