Roy Rudolf Romer is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Colorado from 1987 to 1999,and subsequently as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2000 to 2006.
Gail Schoettler is a retired American politician and businesswoman who served as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado and 50th Colorado State Treasurer. In the 1998 gubernatorial election,Schoettler was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado,losing to Republican Bill Owens by just 7,783 votes.
Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols was an American politician who served as Colorado's 35th Governor from 1957 to 1963.
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.
Daniel Isaac J. Thornton was an American Republican politician who served as the 33rd governor of the state of Colorado from 1951 to 1955.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera is an American politician who served as the 19th lieutenant governor of Florida from 2014 to 2019.
Bernie Buescher is an American politician who served as secretary of state of Colorado. A Democrat,he was appointed to the office in 2009 by Governor of Colorado Bill Ritter to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Republican Mike Coffman.
The 1998 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998 to select the governor of the state of Colorado. Under newly applicable term limits,incumbent Governor Roy Romer,a Democrat,was unable to seek re-election. Lieutenant Governor Gail Schoettler,ran to succeed Romer,and won the Democratic primary;her running mate,Bernie Buescher,won the lieutenant-gubernatorial primary unopposed. In the Republican primary,Bill Owens,the State Treasurer,and his eventual running mate,Joe Rogers,won their respective primaries by wide margins.
Joseph A. Garcia is an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from January 2011 to May 2016. He is currently the chancellor of the Colorado Community College System.
The 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic governor John Hickenlooper was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. The primary election was held on June 26.
Marc Catlin is a state representative from Montrose,Colorado. A Republican,Catlin represents Colorado House of Representatives District 58,which includes all or part of the western Colorado counties of Delta,Dolores,Gunnison,Hinsdale,Montezuma,Montrose,Ouray,and San Miguel,including the cities and towns of Montrose,Gunnison,Telluride,Olathe,and Crested Butte.
Joseph Patrick Kelly is an American attorney and politician who is the 42nd lieutenant governor of Nebraska,since 2023. He served as the United States attorney for the District of Nebraska from 2018 to 2021. He formally serves as chief of the criminal division for the attorney general of Nebraska.
The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U.S. state of Colorado. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly,to convene the legislature,and to grant pardons,except in cases of treason or impeachment. The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
Caroline Clyde Holly was a U.S. politician in the state of Colorado.
Frances S. Klock was an American politician in the state of Colorado.
Colorado's 5th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Perry Will since 2023 following the resignation of fellow Republican Bob Rankin. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Democrats Kerry Donovan and Gail Schwartz.
United States gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held on November 3,2026,in 36 states and three territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2022,except in New Hampshire and Vermont,where governors serve two-year terms and will elect their governors in 2024. Many races have an incumbent who is term-limited.
Cora Ransom Strain (1871-1960) was a businessman and state legislator in Colorado. A Republican,he represented Prowers County from 1943-1948 in the Colorado House of Representatives.
Hiram A. McNeil was a state representative from Olathe,Colorado in Montrose County,Colorado. A Democrat,McNeil served 20 years in the Colorado General Assembly from 1955 thru 1974. Hiram McNeil's districts included all or part of the Colorado Western Slope counties of Montrose County,Colorado,Ouray County,Colorado,Dolores County,Colorado,San Juan County,Colorado,Hinsdale County,Colorado,Montezuma County,Colorado,San Miguel County,Colorado,Saguache County,Colorado,Gunnison County,Colorado,and Delta County,Colorado.
