Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
| Dickey Lee Hullinghorst | |
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| 37th Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
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In office January 7, 2015 – January 11, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Ferrandino |
| Succeeded by | Crisanta Duran |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 10th district |
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In office January 7, 2009 – January 11, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Alice Madden |
| Succeeded by | Edie Hooton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 27, 1943 Maywood, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bob |
| Children | Lara |
| Alma mater |
University of Wyoming University of Colorado, Denver |
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (born July 27, 1943) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado and a former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. She was elected as a Democrat in 2008. Hullinghorst represented House District 10, which encompasses central eastern Boulder and northeastern Boulder County, Colorado.
She is only the second woman in state history to hold that position. It is the first time since 1880 a Boulder County, Colorado lawmaker has been the Speaker of the House.
Born Dickey Lee Shepard (named after her father, Richard), in Maywood, Nebraska, Hullinghorst earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Wyoming in 1965 and has completed graduate work in public policy at the University of Colorado, Denver. She has worked as a computer programmer for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, DC, as legislative affairs director for the Colorado Open Space Council from 1979 to 1980 and as senior vice president for Herrick S. Roth Associates, a Denver public policy consulting firm, from 1980 to 1985.
Starting in 1985, Hullinghorst worked as Intergovernmental Relations Director for Boulder County, Colorado. She spearheaded the 2003 creation of the "Boulder County Countywide Coordinated Comprehensive Development Plan Intergovernmental Agreement," or "Super IGA," governing Boulder County development and land-preservation policies over a two-decade timeframe. In recognition of this work, she received the Metro Vision First Place Award from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) intergovernmental cooperation award. She also received the Local Government Collaboration Gold Award for work on an IGA targeting Colorado State Highway 42 revitalization. Additionally, Hullinghorst's position entailed lobbying the state legislature on behalf of Boulder County. Hullinghorst retired in December 2007 upon announcing her campaign for the state legislature.
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