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August William Ritter Jr. (born September 6, 1956) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 41st Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the district attorney for Denver before his election to the governorship in 2006.
Incumbent Republican governor Bill Owens was unable to run due to term limits, and the election was won by Democratic nominee Bill Ritter. With his win, Democrats obtained a trifecta in the state for the first time since 1963. As of 2024, this is the last time the Governor's office in Colorado changed partisan control.
The 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Colorado, who would serve a four-year term that began in January 2011. One-term incumbent Democrat Bill Ritter announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010. [ 1 ]
Justice Monica M. Márquez was appointed by then-Gov. Bill Ritter in 2010, and the court's chief justice, Brian D. Boatright, was appointed by then-Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2011.
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. [2] The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. Seven people served as governor of Colorado Territory over eight terms ...
He gave up his seat to run for Governor of Colorado in the 2006 election but lost to Democratic nominee Bill Ritter. He was the Republican nominee for governor again in the 2014 election, losing to incumbent Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper. Beauprez is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One. [4]
(The Center Square) – Attorney General Phil Weiser announced on Thursday he’s running for Colorado governor in the 2026 election. The Denver Democrat, who has served as the state's attorney ...
She was chosen as running mate by Bill Ritter, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2006 election. [2] The Ritter/O'Brien ticket won with 57% of the vote. [3] As lieutenant governor she made education her signature issue. [4] [5] Ritter chose not to run for re-election in 2010, [6] and O'Brien also stepped down at the end of ...