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Barbara O'Brien
Barbara O'Brien
47th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 9, 2007
Governor	Bill Ritter
Preceded by	Jane E. Norton
Born	April 18, 1950 (1950-04-18) (age 59) Brawley, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Rick O'Brien
Profession	Charity President

Barbara O'Brien (born April 18, 1950, in Brawley, California) is the Lt. Governor of Colorado. A Democrat, she was chosen by Governor Bill Ritter as his running mate in February 2006. They were elected on November 7, 2006, and took office on January 9, 2007. She is the fourth woman to serve as Lt. Governor of Colorado.

Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, she was a speechwriter and policy advisor for Governor Richard Lamm, she also worked for the University of Colorado at Denver as the director of campus affairs and she later served the university as director of the Institute for International Business. O'Brien finally served as President of the Colorado Children's Campaign from 1990 until February, 2006. She has a doctorate in English from Columbia University.

[edit] External links

• Lt. Governor Barbara O'Brien Official State Website
• Democratic Party of Colorado
• Democratic National Committee

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Political offices
Preceded by Jane E. Norton	Lieutenant Governor of Colorado January 9, 2007–	Succeeded by Incumbent

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