[1] She was elected in January 2012 as a Democrat to fill the seat vacated by Ben Pearlman.
Prior to her service on the Board of County Commissioners, Gardner served as a Colorado legislator.
She was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2010 to represent House District 11,[2] which includes Northwest Boulder, part of Niwot, Waterstone, part of Gunbarrel, and most of Longmont which is where Gardner lives in Boulder County.
[3] In that election, Gardner defeated Republican Wes Whiteley 59.4 to 40.5 percent.
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