Fort Lewis College (FLC) is a public liberal arts college in Durango,Colorado,United States. Because of its unique origins as a military fort turned Indian boarding school turned state public school,FLC follows a 1911 mandate to give qualified Native Americans a tuition-free education. Approximately 16% of the baccalaureate degrees earned are by Native American students. In 2008,the U.S. Department of Education designated FLC one of six Native American-serving,non-tribal colleges.
Amy Stephens is a Principal in Public Policy and Regulation Practice at Dentons,a multinational law firm;previously,she served as Colorado House Majority Leader and House Minority Caucus Chairman in the Colorado House of Representatives.
Ellen Stuart Roberts is an attorney and former Republican legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. From 2006 to 2010,Roberts served as the State Representative for House District 59. In 2010,she was elected to Senate District 6 and served until her resignation,saying that she wanted to spend more time in her home region,at the end of 2016. In 2015,she was elected to serve as the President Pro-Tem for the Colorado State Senate,a position she held until her resignation.
Elizabeth Morley Cowles Gale Ballantine,known as Morley Cowles Ballantine,was an American newspaper publisher,editor,philanthropist,and women's rights activist. Scion of an Iowan newspaper publishing family,she and her second husband,Arthur A. Ballantine,purchased two Durango,Colorado newspapers in 1952,which they merged into The Durango Herald by 1960. The couple also started the Ballantine Family Fund,which supported arts and education in Southwest Colorado. After her husband's death in 1975,Ballantine took over the chairmanship of the family-owned publishing company,continuing to produce a weekly column and editorials. She received many journalism awards and several honorary degrees. She was inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame in 2002 and was posthumously inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.
Angela Williams is an American politician from Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2010,Williams represented House District 7,which encompasses the northeast part of Denver,including the neighborhoods of Montbello and Green Valley Ranch,and the Denver International Airport.
Michael Edward McLachlan was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from district 59 from 2013 to 2015.
Diane E. Mitsch Bush is an American politician and retired sociology professor who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 and 2020 elections in Colorado's 3rd congressional district,losing both times.
Don Coram is an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado Senate and the Colorado House of Representatives. In the state senate,he represented District 6,comprising the counties of Archuleta,Dolores,La Plata,Montezuma,Montrose,Ouray,San Juan,and San Miguel. In the Colorado House of Representatives he represented District 58 from January 2011 to January 2017. In 2022,Coram ran against Lauren Boebert in the Republican primary for Colorado's 3rd congressional district. On June 28,2022,Boebert defeated Coram by 31 points.
Steven "Steve" Reick is an American politician. He is currently a member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 63rd district since January 2017. The district,located in the McHenry area,includes all or parts of Harvard,Marengo,Woodstock,Bull Valley,Wonder Lake,Illinois,Greenwood,McHenry,Fox Lake,Spring Grove,Johnsburg and Lakemoor.
Kevin Van Winkle is a Colorado politician and a member of the Colorado Senate,representing the 30th district in Douglas County. Previously,he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 43rd District,which encompassed Highlands Ranch,Colorado. A Republican,Van Winkle owns a small business based in Highlands Ranch.
Jeff Bridges is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 26th district. Located in Arapahoe County,the district includes parts of Aurora,Englewood,Sheridan,Greenwood Village,Cherry Hills Village,and Littleton. Bridges previously served on the Senate Education Committee and Senate Local Government Committee. He currently serves as the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and sits on the Joint Budget Committee and the Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance.
Daneya Leigh Esgar is a politician who serves as a county commissioner in Pueblo County,Colorado. Prior to her tenure on the county commission,she was a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented District 46,which covered a portion of Pueblo County. She was first elected to her statehouse seat in 2014,succeeding Leroy Garcia. Term limited,she left office in January 2023.
Julie Lynn McCluskie is an American politician who is the 62nd Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives since 2023. A Democrat,she represents the 13th district,which includes the counties of Chaffee,Grand,Jackson,Lake,Park and Summit,including the communities of Salida,Breckenridge,Silverthorne,Frisco and Buena Vista. Prior to 2023,she represented the 61st district,which included the counties of Lake,Pitkin,Delta,Summit,and Gunnison.
Karen Kwan is an American politician serving in the Utah State Senate from the 12th district. On January 16,2023 she was selected by delegates of the Utah Democratic Party to replace resigning Senator Karen Mayne. Before her appointment to the Senate she served in the Utah House of Representatives,representing the 34th district from 2017 to 2023. She also previously served as the House Minority Whip.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 3,2020,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Lori M. Stone is an American politician and teacher currently serving as the mayor of Warren,Michigan. Stone previously served as a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives who represented District 13.
Meg M. Froelich is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 3rd district,which includes Greenwood Village,Colorado. Froelich assumed office on January 14,2019.
Cathy Kipp is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 52nd district,which includes Fort Collins,Colorado.
J. Paul Brown is an American businessman,rancher,and politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 59th district from 2015 to 2017. A Republican,Brown was defeated for re-election in 2016 by Barbara McLachlan.
Andres G. Pico is an American politician and a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives,from Colorado Springs,Colorado. A Republican,Pico represented District 16,which included a part of El Paso County,Colorado. Most but not all of the district was within the city of Colorado Springs.
