Lola Spradley | |
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53rd Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
In office January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Doug Dean |
Succeeded by | Andrew Romanoff |
Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
In office January 10, 2001 – January 8, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Doug Dean |
Succeeded by | Keith King |
Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
In office January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Jim Snook |
Succeeded by | Tom Massey |
Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
In office September 5, 1997 – January 8, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Larry Schwarz |
Succeeded by | Mike May |
Personal details | |
Born | Burlington, Colorado, U.S. | June 28, 1946
Political party | Republican |
Education | Regis University ( BS) |
Lola Spradley (born June 28, 1946) [1] is an American politician from Colorado. She served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005, the first woman elected to the position. [1]
Born Lola Fox in Burlington, Colorado, she was brought up along with her six brothers and sisters on a farm near Raymer, Colorado. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1964 and then had a 29-year career with AT&T, starting as an operator and retiring as an assistant vice president. [2]
In September 1997, a vacancy committee appointed Spradley, who then resided in Beulah, to represent House District 44 ( Custer, Fremont, Pueblo, and Teller counties) in the Colorado House of Representatives following the resignation of Larry Schwarz. [3] She was later elected to represent the district in 1998 and re-elected in 2000. Following reapportionment in 2002, she was elected to represent House District 60.
During her time in the Colorado House of Representatives, Spradley, a Republican, held three leadership positions: Assistant Majority Leader, Majority Leader, and Speaker. She also served on the Executive Committee of Legislative Council and on the Legislative Council itself. [1]
After serving in the House of Representatives, Spradley and her husband retired to Huerfano County. She volunteers on boards and commissions, such as the Huerfano County Historical Society board [2] and the 3rd Judicial District Performance Commission, to which she was appointed by the governor. [4] She also serves on the Huerfano County Economic Development Board of Directors, [5] and in 2018 Spradley was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Huerfano County Hospital District, [6] which operates the Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center west of Walsenburg.
co-President Lola Spradley.
Lola Spradley, Treasurer, Elected Term: May 2018—May 2022.
Lola Spradley | |
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53rd Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
In office January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Doug Dean |
Succeeded by | Andrew Romanoff |
Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
In office January 10, 2001 – January 8, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Doug Dean |
Succeeded by | Keith King |
Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
In office January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Jim Snook |
Succeeded by | Tom Massey |
Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
In office September 5, 1997 – January 8, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Larry Schwarz |
Succeeded by | Mike May |
Personal details | |
Born | Burlington, Colorado, U.S. | June 28, 1946
Political party | Republican |
Education | Regis University ( BS) |
Lola Spradley (born June 28, 1946) [1] is an American politician from Colorado. She served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005, the first woman elected to the position. [1]
Born Lola Fox in Burlington, Colorado, she was brought up along with her six brothers and sisters on a farm near Raymer, Colorado. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1964 and then had a 29-year career with AT&T, starting as an operator and retiring as an assistant vice president. [2]
In September 1997, a vacancy committee appointed Spradley, who then resided in Beulah, to represent House District 44 ( Custer, Fremont, Pueblo, and Teller counties) in the Colorado House of Representatives following the resignation of Larry Schwarz. [3] She was later elected to represent the district in 1998 and re-elected in 2000. Following reapportionment in 2002, she was elected to represent House District 60.
During her time in the Colorado House of Representatives, Spradley, a Republican, held three leadership positions: Assistant Majority Leader, Majority Leader, and Speaker. She also served on the Executive Committee of Legislative Council and on the Legislative Council itself. [1]
After serving in the House of Representatives, Spradley and her husband retired to Huerfano County. She volunteers on boards and commissions, such as the Huerfano County Historical Society board [2] and the 3rd Judicial District Performance Commission, to which she was appointed by the governor. [4] She also serves on the Huerfano County Economic Development Board of Directors, [5] and in 2018 Spradley was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Huerfano County Hospital District, [6] which operates the Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center west of Walsenburg.
co-President Lola Spradley.
Lola Spradley, Treasurer, Elected Term: May 2018—May 2022.