Committee replaces former Rep. Rochelle Galindo

Mary Young said between her work and what she recently saw after the Stem School shooting, she has her focus.

"I was watching the memorial and there were several Colorado politician talking about gun control," she said. "And the students started chanting mental health and walked out. That resonated with me because I've seen we have a deficit of mental health spending during my entire career in Colorado."

Mary Young plans to piggyback on what lawmakers did this session, passing eight mental health-centric bills that focus on everything from school resources to insurance coverage for treatment.