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Governor of Colorado

Index Governor of Colorado

The Governor of Colorado is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Colorado. [1]

56 relations: Admission to the Union, Alva Adams (governor), American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Colorado, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado Governor's Mansion, Colorado gubernatorial election, 1912, Colorado gubernatorial election, 1994, Colorado gubernatorial election, 1998, Colorado gubernatorial election, 2002, Colorado gubernatorial election, 2006, Colorado gubernatorial election, 2010, Colorado gubernatorial election, 2014, Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018, Colorado National Guard, Colorado Territory, Commander-in-chief, Constitution of Colorado, Democratic Party (United States), Donna Lynne, Energy Czar, Executive (government), Federal government of the United States, Government of Colorado, Governor (United States), Head of government, Index of Colorado-related articles, James Hamilton Peabody, Jefferson Territory, Jesse Fuller McDonald, John Hickenlooper, John Long Routt, Kansas Territory, Lieutenant governor, List of Lieutenant Governors of Colorado, National Governors Association, Nebraska Territory, New Mexico Territory, Outline of Colorado, Pardon, People's Party (United States), President of the United States, Republican Party (United States), Richard Lamm, Robert Williamson Steele, Roy Romer, Sand Creek massacre, Term limit, Ticket (election), ..., U.S. state, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, United States Senate, Utah Territory, Veto, 36th United States Congress. Expand index (6 more) »

Admission to the Union

The Admission to the Union Clause of the United States Constitution, oftentimes called the New States Clause, and found at Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, authorizes the Congress to admit new states into the United States beyond the thirteen already in existence at the time the Constitution went into effect.

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Alva Adams (governor)

Alva Adams (May 14, 1850 – November 1, 1922) was an American politician.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 July 31, 1875) was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.

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Colorado

Colorado is a state of the United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains.

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Colorado General Assembly

The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado.

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Colorado Governor's Mansion

The Colorado Governor's Mansion, also known as the Cheesman-Boettcher Mansion, is a historic U.S. mansion in Denver, Colorado.

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 1912

The Colorado gubernatorial election of 1912 took place on November 8, 1912.

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 1994

The 1994 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994 to select the governor of the state of Colorado.

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 1998

The 1998 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to select the governor of the state of Colorado.

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 2002

The 2002 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select the governor of the state of Colorado.

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 2006

The Colorado gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006 to determine the successor for incumbent Bill Owens, who was unable to run due to term limits.

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 2010

The 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of Colorado, who would serve a four-year term that began in January 2011.

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 2014

The 2014 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, concurrently with the election to Colorado's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018

The 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Governor of Colorado.

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Colorado National Guard

The Colorado National Guard consists of the Colorado Army National Guard and Colorado Air National Guard.

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Colorado Territory

The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief, also sometimes called supreme commander, or chief commander, is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces.

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Constitution of Colorado

The Constitution of the State of Colorado is the foundation of the laws and government of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Donna Lynne

Donna Lynne (born October 27, 1953) is a member of the Democratic Party and the 49th Lieutenant Governor of the State of Colorado.

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Energy Czar

Energy Czar is a nickname, using the political term "czar", for the person in the Government of the United States given authority over energy policy within the executive branch.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Government of Colorado

The Government of Colorado is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of the State of Colorado.

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Governor (United States)

In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive officer and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories, functioning as both head of state and head of government therein.

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Head of government

A head of government (or chief of government) is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, (commonly referred to as countries, nations or nation-states) who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.

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Index of Colorado-related articles

The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of Colorado.

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James Hamilton Peabody

James Hamilton Peabody (August 21, 1852 – November 23, 1917) was the 13th and 15th Governor of Colorado, and is noted for his public service in Cañon City.

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Jefferson Territory

The Territory of Jefferson was an extralegal and unrecognized United States territory that existed from October 24, 1859 until the creation of the Colorado Territory on February 28, 1861.

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Jesse Fuller McDonald

Jesse Fuller McDonald (June 30, 1858February 25, 1942) was an American public official civil engineer and surveyor, born in Ashtabula, Ohio.

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John Hickenlooper

John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. (born February 7, 1952) is an American politician, businessman and the 42nd and current Governor of Colorado, in office since 2011.

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John Long Routt

John Long Routt (April 25, 1826 – August 13, 1907) was an American politician of the Republican Party.

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Kansas Territory

The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Kansas.

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Lieutenant governor

A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction.

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List of Lieutenant Governors of Colorado

The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Colorado state government, below only the Governor of Colorado.

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National Governors Association

The National Governors Association (NGA) is an organization consisting of the governors of the states, territories and commonwealths of the United States.

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Nebraska Territory

The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska.

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New Mexico Territory

The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed (with varying boundaries) from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of New Mexico, making it the longest-lived organized incorporated territory of the United States, lasting approximately 62 years.

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Outline of Colorado

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado: Colorado – 22nd most populous, the eighth most extensive, and the highest in average elevation of the 50 United States.

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Pardon

A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be absolved of guilt for an alleged crime or other legal offense, as if the act never occurred.

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People's Party (United States)

The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party or the Populists, was an agrarian-populist political party in the United States.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Richard Lamm

Richard Douglas "Dick" Lamm (born August 3, 1935) is an American politician, writer, Certified Public Accountant, college professor, and lawyer.

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Robert Williamson Steele

Robert Williamson Steele (January 14, 1820 – February 7, 1901) was governor of the extralegal Territory of Jefferson, which existed in the western United States of America from 1859 to 1861, when it was replaced by the Territory of Colorado.

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Roy Romer

Roy Rudolf Romer (born October 31, 1928) was the 39th Governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2000 to 2006.

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Sand Creek massacre

The Sand Creek Massacre (also known as the Chivington Massacre, the Battle of Sand Creek or the Massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was a massacre in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29, 1864, when a 675-man force of Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the command of U.S. Army Colonel John Chivington attacked and destroyed a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho in southeastern Colorado Territory, killing and mutilating an estimated 70–500 Native Americans, about two-thirds of whom were women and children.

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Term limit

A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office.

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Ticket (election)

A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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United States District Court for the District of Colorado

The United States District Court for the District of Colorado (in case citations, D. Colo. or D. Col.) is a federal court in the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.

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Utah Territory

The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state.

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Veto

A veto – Latin for "I forbid" – is the power (used by an officer of the state, for example) to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation.

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36th United States Congress

The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Colorado

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