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Barbara O'Brien (politician)
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Barbara O'Brien was the 47th Lieutenant Governor
of Colorado
from 2007 to 2011. She is a Democrat
. She was chosen as running mate by Bill Ritter, the Democratic candidate for governor in the 2006 election. The Ritter/O'Brien ticket won with 56.99% of the vote. As Lieutenant Governor she made education her signature issue. Ritter chose not to run for re-election in 2010, and O'Brien also stepped down at the end of her term.
Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor, she was a speechwriter and policy advisor for Governor Richard Lamm
. She also worked for the University of Colorado at Denver as the director of campus affairs, and she later served the university as director of the Institute for International Business. O'Brien served as President of the Colorado Children's Campaign from 1990 until February, 2006. She has a doctorate in English from Columbia University
.
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Colorado state government, below only the Governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor, who acts as governor in his absence and succeeds to the governorship in case of vacancy, is elected on...
of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
from 2007 to 2011. She is a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. She was chosen as running mate by Bill Ritter, the Democratic candidate for governor in the 2006 election. The Ritter/O'Brien ticket won with 56.99% of the vote. As Lieutenant Governor she made education her signature issue. Ritter chose not to run for re-election in 2010, and O'Brien also stepped down at the end of her term.
Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor, she was a speechwriter and policy advisor for Governor Richard Lamm
Richard Lamm
Richard Douglas "Dick" Lamm is an American politician, Certified Public Accountant, college professor, and lawyer. He served three terms as 38th Governor of Colorado as a Democrat and ran for the Reform Party's nomination for President of the United States in 1996.He is currently the Co-Director...
. She also worked for the University of Colorado at Denver as the director of campus affairs, and she later served the university as director of the Institute for International Business. O'Brien served as President of the Colorado Children's Campaign from 1990 until February, 2006. She has a doctorate in English from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
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