Ruby Dickson | |
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Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
In office January 9, 2023 – December 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tom Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Chad Clifford |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Lawrence University (
BA) University of Oxford ( MPhil) |
Ruby Dickson is an American politician and economist who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 37th district from January to December 2023.
Dickson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and Chinese from Lawrence University and a Master of Philosophy in economics from the University of Oxford. [1]
In 2014, Dickson was a legislative assistant for Congressman Jared Polis. From 2016 to 2019, she was a senior consulting analyst at Optum. In 2020 and 2021, she worked as a research assistant at the Blavatnik School of Government. Since 2021, she has worked as a research economist at Rethink Priorities. [2] Dickson was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2022. [3] On December 1, 2023, she announced that she would resign from the legislature effective December 11, citing the "sensationalistic and vitriolic nature of the current political environment". [4]
Ruby Dickson | |
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Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
In office January 9, 2023 – December 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tom Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Chad Clifford |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Lawrence University (
BA) University of Oxford ( MPhil) |
Ruby Dickson is an American politician and economist who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 37th district from January to December 2023.
Dickson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and Chinese from Lawrence University and a Master of Philosophy in economics from the University of Oxford. [1]
In 2014, Dickson was a legislative assistant for Congressman Jared Polis. From 2016 to 2019, she was a senior consulting analyst at Optum. In 2020 and 2021, she worked as a research assistant at the Blavatnik School of Government. Since 2021, she has worked as a research economist at Rethink Priorities. [2] Dickson was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2022. [3] On December 1, 2023, she announced that she would resign from the legislature effective December 11, citing the "sensationalistic and vitriolic nature of the current political environment". [4]