Betsy Markey
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| Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Homeland Security | |
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In office 2011–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Juliette Kayyem |
| Succeeded by | Philip A. McNamara |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Marilyn Musgrave |
| Succeeded by | Cory Gardner |
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April 27, 1956 Cresskill, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Kelly |
| Residence | Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Florida, American University |
| Profession | Small business owner |
| Website | Congresswoman Betsy Markey |
Elizabeth Helen “Betsy” Markey (born April 27, 1956) is the former U.S. Representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district, serving from 2009 to 2011 and the former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Homeland Security. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was defeated on November 2, 2010 by Republican nominee Cory Gardner.
The district includes most of the eastern portion of the state outside the Denver and Colorado Springs metropolitan areas.
Betsy Markey was born in Cresskill, New Jersey as the sixth of seven children. Markey attended college at the University of Florida from 1974 through 1978. Her last semester was completed abroad at a university in Poznań, Poland. After completing a degree in Political Science, Markey worked for a short period of time on the staff of U.S. Senator John A. Durkin (D-NH). She later went on to work for U.S. Congressman Herbert Harris (D-VA) as a Caseworker/Legislative Assistant on one of the Congressman’s subcommittees. Markey was hired as a Staff Assistant to the Vice President for Development and Planning at American University in 1981. Markey completed a Masters of Public Administration in 1983 from American University.
In 1983 Markey was selected as a Presidential Management Fellow, a competitive two-year management program track in the federal government. Markey went on to hold positions in the United States Treasury Department as budget and program analyst, as human resources specialist, and as staff assistant to the Deputy Commissioner of the Customs Service.
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