Democratic governor in the late 1950s and early 1960s who promoted education, mental health care, and efficient state government.
Who is Stephen L.R. McNichols?
100
Conservative Democrat turned moderate Republican who served two terms in the U.S. Senate.
Who is Ben Nighthorse Campbell?
100
Socially conservative Republican who fought to define marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman in both the state house in Denver and in Washington D.C.
Who is Marilyn Musgrave?
100
Governor of Colorado who trained as a geologist but started the Wynkoop restaurant and brewery instead.
Who is John Hickenlooper?
100
Long-time Colorado Democratic representative in Washington D.C. who championed women’s and children’s rights and fought bloated military budgets.
Who is Patricia Schroeder?
200
Twelve-year Democratic governor in the late 1980s and 1990s who expanded educational opportunities and oversaw significant economic growth but was always limited by Republican majorities in the state House and Senate.
Who is Roy Romer?
200
U.S. Senator whose political career ended abruptly when it was revealed that he was having an extramarital affair as he was seeking the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination.
Who is Gary Hart?
200
Colorado state senator who, during World War II, successfully sought to amend the state constitution to allow women to serve on juries in Colorado.
Who is Eudochia Bell Smith?
200
First African American mayor of Denver.
Who is Wellington E. Webb?
200
Two-term Colorado attorney general who became the first woman ever to serve as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Who is Gale Norton?
300
This Republican governor risked his political career with statements of tolerance such as “They [Japanese Americans] are as loyal to American institutions as you and I.”
Who is Ralph L. Carr?
300
Although smeared as a Red sympathizer, this liberal Democrat was able to win a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1956.
Who is John A. Carroll?
300
Two term Democratic governor, this pipe-smoking Gunnison rancher had also served one term in the Colorado House of Representatives which he compared to riding an “outlaw bronc.”
Who is Daniel Thornton?
300
Long-time Denver mayor who left office in 1947, who pleased businesspeople from both parties by keeping taxes low.
Who is Benjamin Stapleton?
300
Unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 1934, but was later appointed the assistant secretary of the Treasury by FDR.
Who is Josephine Roche?
400
First elected governor in 1933, this conservative Democrat disagreed with FDR’s New Deal and briefly blockaded Colorado’s southern border against undesirable immigrants in April 1936.
Who is Edwin C. “Big Ed” Johnson?
400
Republican U.S. Senator who fostered ties between Republicans and evangelical Christian organizations in the 1980s.
Who is William Armstrong?
400
First woman to be chair of the joint budget committee and president pro tem of the state senate.
Who is Ruth Stockton?
400
Denver’s first Hispanic mayor elected in an upset victory in 1983.
Who is Federico Peña?
400
Became famous as a University of Colorado football star but left his mark as the first Coloradan to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Byron “Whizzer” White?
500
Republican governor from 1963 to 1973 who reduced the state income tax by 15 percent upon taking office but who expanded the state sales tax to better fund higher education in the state.
Who is John A. Love?
500
One-time leader of Colorado’s Progressives, he proposed a “new deal” for the American people before FDR popularized the term.
Who is Edwin Costigan?
500
Served in the Colorado House for almost twenty years in the 1940s and 50s, she fought for equal pay for equal work for women.
Who is Elizabeth (Betty) Pellet?
500
Reform-minded Denver mayor who replaced the old-school politician Ben Stapleton and invested significantly in the expansion of the airport named in his predecessor’s honor.
Who is John Quigg Newton Jr.?
500
Growing up in Palisade, this twelve-term Western Slope US Congressman is best known for his support of major water storage projects on the Colorado River system.