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PERLMUTTER, Ed, a Representative from Colorado; born in Denver, Jefferson County, Colo., May 1, 1953; graduated from Jefferson High School, Edgewater, Colo.; B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., 1975; J.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., 1978; lawyer, private practice; member of the Colorado state senate, 1995-2003, president pro tempore, 2001-2003; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).