The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions:the University of Colorado Boulder,the University of Colorado Colorado Springs,the University of Colorado Denver,and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. It is governed by the elected,nine-member board of regents.
Mark Raymond Kennedy is an American businessman,politician,and university administrator. Following a career as a business executive,he served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota from 2001 to 2007. Kennedy did not seek reelection in 2006,instead running in the 2006 election for U.S. Senate,which he lost to Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Amy Klobuchar.
John Simon Guggenheim was an American businessman,politician and philanthropist.
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is an American non-profit organization whose stated mission is to "support liberal arts education,uphold high academic standards,safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus,and ensure that the next generation receives a philosophically rich,high-quality college education at an affordable price."
Ward LeRoy Churchill is an American activist and author. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1990 until 2007. Much of Churchill's work focuses on the historical treatment of political dissenters and Native Americans by the United States government,and he expresses controversial views in a direct,often confrontational style. While Churchill has claimed Native American ancestry,genealogical research has failed to unearth such ancestry and he is not a member of a tribe.
Thomas Lee Strickland is an American lawyer who was formerly chief of staff to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks in the Interior Department. Strickland served as United States Attorney for Colorado and was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate for Colorado in 1996 and 2002. He joined WilmerHale as a partner in September,2011.
George Leslie Brown was an American politician. He served in the Colorado Senate from 1955 to 1974 and as the 40th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 1975 to 1979. He was also a senior vice president with Grumman Corporation. During World War II,he served as a Tuskegee Airman. Together with California's Mervyn Dymally,he was one of the first two Black lieutenant-governors since Reconstruction and outside any southern state.
Anne deHayden Neal is the former president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA),a non-profit organization with a stated mission of advancing academic quality,accountability and affordability at colleges and universities in the United States.
The Regents of the University of Michigan,sometimes referred to as the Board of Regents,is a constitutional office of the U.S. state of Michigan which forms the governing body of the University of Michigan,University of Michigan–Flint,and University of Michigan–Dearborn.
Bruce Davey Benson is a United States businessman and educational administrator,who served as the 22nd president of the University of Colorado (CU) from March 2008 to July 1,2019.
Gail Sheridan Schwartz is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2006,Schwartz represented Senate District 5,which covers a large section of south-central Colorado,ranging from Aspen,and Delta,Colorado through the San Luis Valley to the New Mexico border. Schwartz left office in 2015 after serving two terms and unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in Colorado's 3rd congressional district.
Steven P. Ward is an American former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Appointed to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2006,Ward represented Senate District 26,which encompassed southern suburbs of Denver,Colorado,centered on Littleton.
Christine Marie Arguello is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and is a former Colorado state official. Previously,she was a nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.
Fieldon King Alexander is an American former university administrator and professor of higher education policy and finance. He was the president of Oregon State University,Louisiana State University,California State University,Long Beach,and Murray State University. He resigned from his most recent position as President of Oregon State University in 2021 after a faculty vote of no-confidence. While at LSU,he also oversaw,and helped cover up,a culture of rape and domestic violence,where Title IX complaints were routinely dismissed.
Heidi Ganahl is an American businesswoman,entrepreneur,author,and formerly an elected member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents. She is the founder and former CEO of Camp Bow Wow,an international pet care franchise. In November 2016,she was elected Regent of the University of Colorado. As of 2024,she is the most recent Republican to hold statewide office in Colorado.
Edward Willis Nottingham Jr. is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado,having served in that office from November 24,1989,until his resignation on October 21,2008,after a year of scandal.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 6,2018. All of Colorado's executive offices and all seven of its seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats swept the statewide offices up for election,leaving the at-large seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents and the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat as the last statewide offices held by Republicans.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet won reelection to a third term,defeating the Republican candidate,businessman Joe O'Dea. Originally appointed to the seat in 2009,Bennet won full terms in 2010 and 2016.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 6,2018,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The Republican and Democratic Party primaries in Colorado were held on June 26,2018. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
In 1893,Colorado became the second state in the United States to grant women's suffrage and the first to do so through a voter referendum. Even while Colorado was a territory,lawmakers and other leaders tried to include women's suffrage in laws and later in the state constitution. The constitution did give women the right to vote in school board elections. The first voter referendum campaign was held in 1877. The Woman Suffrage Association of Colorado worked to encourage people to vote yes. Nationally-known suffragists,such as Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone spoke alongside Colorado's own Alida Avery around the state. Despite the efforts to influence voters,the referendum failed. Suffragists continued to grow support for women's right to vote. They exercised their right to vote in school board elections and ran for office. In 1893,another campaign for women's suffrage took place. Both Black and white suffragists worked to influence voters,gave speeches,and turned out on election day in a last-minute push. The effort was successful and women earned equal suffrage. In 1894,Colorado again made history by electing three women to the Colorado house of representatives. After gaining the right to vote,Colorado women continued to fight for suffrage in other states. Some women became members of the Congressional Union (CU) and pushed for a federal suffrage amendment. Colorado women also used their right to vote to pass reforms in the state and to support women candidates.
