Lucky for her, the Colorado state legislators have set wages. However, women with no political power outside of the capitol building are normally paid a lot less than men for doing the same job.

Although the data shows it’s generally worse in the red states, every single state and county shows a disparity. Colorado ranks #31 in wage disparity compared to other states, which means that a woman working next to me in Denver doing the same thing can only be expected to be paid 86 cents on the dollar. If she’s a black woman, then it drops to 63 cents on the dollar. If she’s Latina, it’s 54 cents on the dollar.

Imagine getting paid almost half of what your white male counterpart makes. For many reading this, they don’t have to imagine, because it’s happening to them.

Marble wasn’t the only GOP legislator to vote against it. She was, however, the only one that tried to actually defend the pay disparity---and threw in her standard racist overtones to boot, saying, ”...and I just can’t take part in something that is so focused against the white man. Because frankly, I feel white men have done a lot for this country...”

x VIDEO: Colorado State Senator Vicki Marble praises the accomplishments of white men as she votes against Equal Pay resolution at Colorado Capitol. "Frankly I feel white men have done a lot for this country" #coleg #copolitics #kdvr pic.twitter.com/88tPRCGjnw Ã¢ÂÂ Joe St. George (@JoeStGeorge) April 2, 2019

This has not been a good year for Ms. Marble.

In April, she was found guilty of ethical violations because of her role in a public meeting on energy paid for by Extraction Oil and Gas. The Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services spent $47,832 in taxpayer money defending her, but she only had to pay a little over two thousand dollars in fines. The month prior, she received backlash for calling for secession over health and safety regulations for the oil and gas industry.

Last time, an African-American Democrat, Bloomfield mayor T.J. Cole, made a solid run against her. I hope he decides to run again. In the meantime, I’ll ask that you support either the Colorado Democrats or the Weld County Democrats so they’ll have some ammunition to take her down.

Getting rid of Trump will do nothing if the mini-Trump’s in our state legislatures are allowed to keep their jobs.

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