Joe Salazar is a former member of the ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø House of Representatives, as well as a civil rights attorney and political activist. He served in the ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø House from 2013-2019 and ran for Attorney General in 2018. Since then, Professor Salazar became the director for anti-fracking group ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Rising. He has extensive experience in civil rights and environmental political work and brings his real-world political and legislative expertise to the classroom.
Professor Salazar received his bachelor's degree from the University of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Boulder and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver.