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 her term.
Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, she was a speechwriter and policy advisor for Governor Richard Lamm.[citation needed]
Denver School Board Directoredit
Barbara O'Brien was elected as the at-large school director of the Denver Public Schools School Board on November 5, 2013, claiming 59.5% of the vote and winning over Michael Kiley and Joan Poston.[7] and was reelected in November 2017 to another term.[8]
The Denver Post newspaper stated that candidates who promised reform won the majority of local school board elections across Colorado in the November 2013 off-year election, and that O'Brien, as well as her fellow winners for Denver School Board positions, were reform candidates.[9]
Business careeredit
As of March 2012[update], O'Brien was a senior fellow at the Piton Foundation, which uses its private funding to develop, manage, and incubate programs to create opportunities for lower-income families in Denver.[10][full citation needed]
In 2013, O'Brien was named President of Get Smart Schools, a Denver-based public education reform group.[1]
Personaledit
O'Brien is married to Richard O'Brien, and has two sons, Jared and Connor.[1]
^ "Ritter lauded for savvy decision; Running mate Barbara O'Brien supports abortion rights". Denver Post. January 19, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
^ "2006 election results". Colorado Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013.[full citation needed]
^ "States Compete for Federal School Dollars". New York Times. November 10, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
^ "O'Brien eager for part of school aid; The lieutenant governor says Colorado could receive $5 million for education". Denver Post. July 24, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
^ "Ritter to withdraw from Colorado governor's race". Denver Post. January 6, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
^ . Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder. City of Denver. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
barbara, brien, born, april, 1950, 47th, lieutenant, governor, colorado, from, 2007, 2011, member, democratic, party, currently, serving, second, year, term, elected, member, board, denver, public, schools, 47th, lieutenant, governor, coloradoin, office, janua. Barbara O Brien born April 18 1950 was the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011 She is a member of the Democratic Party She is currently serving her second 4 year term as an elected member of the board of Denver Public Schools Barbara O Brien47th Lieutenant Governor of ColoradoIn office January 9 2007 January 11 2011GovernorBill RitterPreceded byJane E NortonSucceeded byJoe GarciaPersonal detailsBorn 1950 04 18 April 18 1950 age 73 Brawley California U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseRichard O Brien 1 ProfessionCharity president 1 Contents 1 Political career 1 1 Lieutenant Governor of Colorado 1 2 Denver School Board Director 2 Business career 3 Personal 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPolitical career editLieutenant Governor of Colorado edit 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 her term Prior to becoming lieutenant governor she was a speechwriter and policy advisor for Governor Richard Lamm citation needed Denver School Board Director edit Barbara O Brien was elected as the at large school director of the Denver Public Schools School Board on November 5 2013 claiming 59 5 of the vote and winning over Michael Kiley and Joan Poston 7 and was reelected in November 2017 to another term 8 The Denver Post newspaper stated that candidates who promised reform won the majority of local school board elections across Colorado in the November 2013 off year election and that O Brien as well as her fellow winners for Denver School Board positions were reform candidates 9 Business career editAs of March 2012 update O Brien was a senior fellow at the Piton Foundation which uses its private funding to develop manage and incubate programs to create opportunities for lower income families in Denver 10 full citation needed In 2013 O Brien was named President of Get Smart Schools a Denver based public education reform group 1 Personal editO Brien is married to Richard O Brien and has two sons Jared and Connor 1 See also editList of female lieutenant governors in the United StatesReferences edit a b c d http www denverpost com 2013 10 11 snapshots of denver public school board candidates Ritter lauded for savvy decision Running mate Barbara O Brien supports abortion rights Denver Post January 19 2006 Retrieved September 4 2011 2006 election results Colorado Secretary of State Archived from the original on September 14 2013 full citation needed States Compete for Federal School Dollars New York Times November 10 2009 Retrieved September 4 2011 O Brien eager for part of school aid The lieutenant governor says Colorado could receive 5 million for education Denver Post July 24 2009 Retrieved September 4 2011 Ritter to withdraw from Colorado governor s race Denver Post January 6 2010 Retrieved September 4 2011 Final Unofficial Results Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder City of Denver Archived from the original on November 10 2013 Retrieved 2013 11 22 http data denverpost com election results county denver 2017 Lofholm Nancy November 6 2013 Colorado school boards shift toward reform Denver Post Retrieved November 22 2013 Piton Staff retrieved 2 March 2013 Political officesPreceded byJane E Norton Lieutenant Governor of ColoradoJanuary 9 2007 January 11 2011 Succeeded byJoseph A GarciaExternal links editAppearances on C SPAN nbsp This article about a Colorado politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara O 27Brien amp oldid 1079854484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
