Dianne Primavera
State Representative, House District 33
Dianne Primavera
Representative Dianne Primavera is serving her first term for House District 33 and is a member of the Health and Human Services Committee, Transportation & Energy Committee, and was recently appointed to Legislative Audit Committee for which she was elected Vice Chair.
Rep. Primavera has been working in the field of disability, employment and health care for more than 40 years. Prior to being elected, she gained national, state, and local recognition for her work on behalf of the citizens of the state of Colorado, including the Governor’s Peak Performance Award for Citizen Satisfaction. After her first session, Rep. Primavera received the Colorado Legislator Award from the Colorado Women’s Chamber and the Denver Women’s Commission for her work in health care. The Colorado Society of Clinical Neurologists and the Boulder and Broomfield Mental Health Associations also honored her. She was recognized by the American Cancer Society Great West Division for fighting cancer on the political front.
She has a long history of community service and volunteer work. She served on the 17th Judicial District Crime Victim’s Compensation Board. The Broomfield City Council and Mayor appointed her to two terms on the Broomfield County Health and Human Services Advisory Board. Rep. Primavera has been an active Stephen Minister with the Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church, and has served as her class representative for Regis College, raising thousands of dollars in scholarships for students who could not afford to attend Regis without financial aid.
She received her BS degree in Psychology as a member of the first class of women admitted to Regis College in Denver. She received her M.A. for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Rep. Primavera is one of five children and a second-generation Colorado native. She has raised two accomplished daughters as a single parent.
Dianne's Survival Story
In 1988 Dianne saw her life change completely. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and given 5 years to live. Over the next few months, in the middle of aggressive and devastating cancer treatment, Dianne's marriage ended and the nonprofit she was working for folded. She was left in the spring of 1989, a single mother with a deadly disease, without a job and without health insurance. So with her signature tenacity, she fought her way back. Dianne found a job, secured health care, and is still surviving cancer. Dianne will use the same tenacity with which she fought cancer to tirelessly advocate for her constituents at the Capitol.
Dianne has been a regular participant in Broomfield's Relay for Life event. When her father, Frank Primavera, was 97 years-old, he was the recipient of an award honoring the the oldest walker.
