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in 1939 that limits certain political activities of federal employees, as well as some state, D.C., and local government employees who work in connection with federally funded programs.

Marshall said he watered down the bill to not allowing elected sheri s and deputies to use government property or campaign in partisan political activity in uniform. e bill passed the House but died in committee with the Senate.

Marshall also spoke about, HB231277 Reporting Adjustments to Taxable Income, concerning the ling of income tax returns by business entities.

e bill has been passed and sent to the governor as of May 17.

Marshall’s last bill was HB23-1052 Mod Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities and the referendum.

Signed into law in late April, the bill states when determining eligibility for any state veteran bene t, the bill requires veterans who have an individual employability status to be treated equivalently to veterans who have 100% permanent disability.

“Unfortunately, when they put the Homestead Exemption in place, they put into Colorado’s constitution a de nition that says to be a disabled veteran, you have to be 100% rated by the VA,” said Marshall. “So it carved out this entire class of veterans.”

Before answering public questions, Marshall spoke about his work concerning SB23-304 Property Tax Valuation. Marshall said it was focused on commercial property owners and now there is a clari cation that the data the assessor is required to provide has to include the primary method and rates they used to value the property.

Topics among the public discus- sion included deteriorating streets, the Gallagher Amendment, lobbyists, the assault weapons ban, special districts and how the state constructs its budget, and mental health was a recurring subject.

While campaigning, public safety and mental health was a top priority for Marshall.

“We put a lot of decent bills for mental health - there were a lot this year,” said Marshall. “But it is going to take a lot of money because we have let our mental health infrastructure collapse since the ‘60s, so now, ev- erybody basically expects the default mental health providers in the state for those over 18 to be law enforcement.”

When asked why he had voted against HB23-1003 School Mental Health Assessment, Marshall said he is for mental health assessments in school, however he saw an issue with the bill.

“It had it in there that 12 year olds could get the assessment and follow on mental health treatment through the school up to six therapy appointments, not only without parental knowledge or parental consent, but even against the expressed wishes to the contrary by the parents, and that was just a bridge too far for me,” said Marshall. e town hall was broadcast live on Robert Marshall’s Facebook page. everything for Fuller was when her best friend of 26 years was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.

When it came back from the Senate after being edited, Marshall voted to approve the bill.

In addition, Marshall showed the room how to search for a bill by going to leg.colorado.gov/bills and to search for the scal note for the summary.

“It made me realize that tomorrow isn’t promised,” said Fuller. “I wanted my life back… and my comeback story began.” rough clean eating and highintensity interval training, Fuller lost weight and was able to heal her back. Back into her active lifestyle, Fuller felt inspired and began teaching group tness through the Highlands Ranch Community Association to help other moms. In addition, Fuller began to participate in competitive gymnastics. e audition consists of a threeminute video where applicants introduce themselves, tell their story, show their athletic ability and pitch why casting should pick them. ere is also a paper application, getting to know who the applicant is as a person.

One day at school, one of her sons heard about a gym called Ninja Nation in Centennial and when Fuller was in the gym with her boys, her eyes lit up and her passion came back.

Fuller rst applied for American Ninja Warrior in 2020, but due to the pandemic, the show was shut down.

For two more years, Fuller continued to apply to the show.

“ e biggest thing I learned from being on American Ninja Warrior is they want people that are inspirational, that are heroes, that people can look up to,” said Fuller. “ ey want somebody who’s been through something and has come out of it and make the world a better place because of it.” e biggest di erence between Fuller’s application this time around compared to previous years was the fact that she now does public speaking.

Fuller has told her story to different church groups and even at a Zumba convention, inspiring others to never give up and that it is never too late to fall in love with a passion and achieve a goal.

With nearly 70,000 people applying each year, Fuller applied for the fourth and nal time.

It was Valentine’s Day and Fuller walked into her house from teaching Zumba and saw her husband standing there. He told her to look at her phone but she didn’t recognize the number, so he told her who it was and emotions poured out.

Not knowing what the course was going to be like, Fuller continued to teach group tness and high-intensity interval training classes during the week, trained in gymnastics and was at Ninja Nation twice a week.

Created by a previous winner of American Ninja Warrior, Ninja Nation has obstacles that mirror the courses on the show.

“So the big thing with Ninja is you have to have good grip strength,” said Fuller. “It’s all about your upper body strength.”

Arriving in Los Angeles a few days before competing, Fuller spent an entire day lming B roll, getting photos taken and an in-person interview.

“When you get there, they run you through the course and you never touch anything… you just go for it,” said Fuller. “You just train at the gym and just hope that your skills transfer.”

As the show is lmed at nighttime in the Universal Studios backlot,

Fuller said the two nights before competing, she was staying up all night getting her body ready to compete in the middle of the night.

On March 16, 2023, Fuller got up, meditated and prayed before getting on set. At 2:30 a.m. on March 17, Fuller walked up the stage to run the course.

“I remember just walking on and being like Angela, 11 years ago you were on disability and crawling and now you’re walking on the stage in American Ninja Warrior,” said Fuller.

Standing on the sideline was Fuller’s lifelong best friend to cheer her on along with family members.

Fuller is the oldest female from Colorado to compete on the show and those competing include kids as young as 15 years old.

“So when I was on set, the moms of the kids were my age,” said Fuller. “ at was so cool to show these moms like, hey, you don’t need to be done.”

Season 15 of American Ninja Warrior will premiere June 5 on NBC.

“I’m so glad I never gave up and I’m so glad that I persevere through everything I’ve been through because it was all worth it for that moment of walking on that stage,” said Fuller.