Daniel Kagan has been serving House District 3 in the General Assembly since 2009.  Since taking office, Daniel has been a strong advocate for sensible health care reform, a balanced budget and transparency in healthcare and banking.

Daniel is a successful business owner, father, husband and dedicated public servant.

Daniel is currently a member of the Finance and Judiciary committees and has served on the interim Economic Opportunity and Poverty Reduction Task Force.

As an attorney, Daniel and his wife Faye managed a law firm specializing in representing the interests of plaintiffs against insurance companies and other large corporations.  He has donated his free time to preserve constitutional freedoms for those who could not afford a lawyer.

Daniel and Faye first met in law school and have now been married for 21 years.  They have three wonderful children:  Abra and Samantha who both attend public schools, and Ben, who attends Colorado State University.  They also have three dogs, two mice and one hedgehog.

In 1995, Daniel became the Managing Director of Kagan Textiles Limited (a small, family business), a position he held for over 14 years.  During his tenure, he worked to revive near-derelict textile manufacturing plants with the goals of creating jobs, providing affordable housing, protecting the natural environment, and developing retail to stimulate main street.

Daniel was raised in England, the son of Holocaust survivors who met in a Nazi concentration camp.   His parents raised him with an appreciation for freedom from oppression, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.  These principles led him to be a public servant.

He moved to the United States in 1975 and was proud to become a US citizen in 1984.  Daniel went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Affairs from George Washington University in 1984, a law degree from Yale Law School in 1987, and was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in 1989.

Daniel has been active in The Samaritans, a suicide prevention hotline for youth and as a Big Brother.