Andrew is the Democratic Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives. His 27 Democratic colleagues elected him to that post in August 2003.

Andrew has worked hard to build bipartisan coalitions. He steered 21 bills through the Republican-controlled House in his first three years.

Since 2001, Andrew has authored laws that:

• preserve open space;
• promote energy efficiency;
• protect the victims of domestic violence and sexual assault;
• increase the supply of affordable housing;
• provide academic assistance to at-risk students;
• help senior citizens obtain home- and community-based services;
• improve access to mental health treatment;
• strengthen the enforcement of campaign finance reforms.

Andrew has taught at the University of Colorado's Graduate School of Public Affairs and the Community College of Aurora. He was president of the Washington Street Community Center and the Washington Park East Neighborhood Association, and has served on the boards of Colorado Common Cause and the Center for Women's Employment and Education.

Andrew earned a bachelor's degree at Yale and a master's degree in public policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.