Joseph A. Salazar (born 1971/72) is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, serving from 2013 to early 2019. Salazar previously worked as an attorney with Smith, Shelton, Ragona and Salazar, LLC. He focused on employment law, civil rights, and constitutional law. Currently, he is the director of Colorado Rising, an anti-fracking pressure group. Salazar ran for Colorado Attorney General in the 2018 election but lost in the primary to fellow Democrat Phil Weiser.