Bill Ritter
Bill Ritter | |
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| 41st Governor of Colorado | |
| In office January 9, 2007 – January 11, 2011 | |
| Lieutenant | Barbara O’Brien |
| Preceded by | Bill Owens |
| Succeeded by | John Hickenlooper |
| District Attorney of Denver | |
| In office June 1993 – January 11, 2005 | |
| Appointed by | Roy Romer |
| Preceded by | Norm Early |
| Succeeded by | Mitchell R. Morrissey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August William Ritter Jr. September 6, 1956 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jeannie Ritter (m. 1983) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Colorado State University, Fort Collins (BA) University of Colorado, Boulder (JD) |
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August William Ritter Jr. (born September 6, 1956) is an American politician and lawyer. He was the 41st Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was the district attorney for Denver.
Ritter was the first Colorado-born person to be elected as Governor of Colorado since 1975. Ritter did not run for a second term in 2010.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Bartels, Lynn (January 5, 2010). "Sources: Ritter expected to withdraw from governor's race". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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