Bill Ritter

Bill Ritter

August William "Bill" Ritter (born September 6, 1956) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, and was the 41st Governor of the state of Colorado, from 2007 to 2011. Before his election in 2006, he served as the district attorney for Denver. He was the first native-born governor of Colorado since 1975, as well as being the first Democratic governor to serve with a Democratic majority in the Colorado General Assembly in 50 years. Ritter did not run for a second term as Governor in 2010.

Read more about Bill Ritter:  Early Life and Childhood, Career in Law and Jurisprudence, Post-gubernatorial Career, Family, Electoral History

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