Bill Ritter

Bill Ritter

August William Ritter Jr. 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. Ritter was the first Colorado-born person to be elected as governor of Colorado since 1975, as well as being the first Democratic officeholder in 50 years to serve with a Democratic majority in the Colorado General Assembly. Ritter did not run for a second term in 2010, citing family reasons. He supported fellow Democrat John Hickenlooper, who was elected to the governorship.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  August William Ritter Jr, September 6, 1956, Denver, Colorado, U.s.
• Age:  70 Years
• Political party:  Democratic
• Spouse(s):  Jeannie Ritter
• Children:  4
• Education:  Colorado State University, Fort Collins (Ba), University Of Colorado, Boulder (Jd)
• Lieutenant:  Barbara O'brien
• Preceded by:  Bill Owens
• Succeeded by:  John Hickenlooper
• Born:  06 September 1956
• Wikidata description:  American Politician
• Wikidata label:  Bill Ritter
• Wikidata aliases:  Bill Ritter, August William Ritter, August William "Bill" Ritter, Jr.

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