Nick Hinrichsen is an Army veteran who fought in the Iraq War and served with NATO peacekeeping operations in Kosovo and the Colorado National Guard. Nick is no stranger to hard work and knows what it takes to put food on the table in Pueblo, working years of long days and nights in Pueblo's logistics industry to build a better life for his family. While also helping to raise a child with developmental challenges, Nick put in the time to earn a Masters in Public Administration at CU Denver. Today, Nick serves as Pueblo Transit's Operations Supervisor, ensuring that the transportation lifelines that sustain Pueblo's economy, workforce mobility, and senior and family living are running on time and on budget.
Part of preventing crime and creating safer communities involves investing in effective intervention and prevention programs to help stop criminal activity from happening in the first place. A new law championed by Senator Hinrichsen (HB22-1003) creates a 2-year Delinquency Prevention and Young Offender Intervention Pilot Grant Program in the Colorado Department of Public Safety . The program will award grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations to fund community-based projects aimed at reducing crime among youth as well as involvement in the juvenile justice system.