Immigrant Stories | Elizabeth Velasco

From Immigrant Stories by Walter Gallacher

August 19, 2025 · 27 min

About this episode

Elizabeth Velasco shares her journey from translator to Colorado State Representative in just five years.

Tune in as Colorado State Representative Elizabeth Velasco reflects on how she moved from language translator to community organizer to wildland firefighter to Colorado state representative all in the last five years. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK, the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

People in this episode

Host: Walter Gallacher

Guest: Elizabeth Velasco

Topics covered

immigration
community organizing
politics
wildland firefighting
personal journey

Keywords

immigrant stories
Elizabeth Velasco
community organizer
wildland firefighter
Colorado politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KDNK

Places: Colorado, Colorado State