Primary care Dr. Irene Aguilar will become Denver’s newest state senator after a vacancy committee chose her Monday night to fill outgoing Sen. Chris Romer’s seat, The Denver Post reports.

Aguilar’s appointment follows House District 56′s selection of Millie Hamner, superintendent of the Summit County School District. That decision was made Sunday in Frisco by the district’s Democratic vacancy committee, according to the Colorado Statesman. Hamner replaces Rep. Christine Scanlan, D-Dillon, who has been named the chief lobbyist for Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper and will resign her seat on Dec. 31.