Ron May (Colorado legislator)
| Ronny J. "Ron" May | |
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| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 10th district |
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In office January 10, 2001 – October 31, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ray Powers |
| Succeeded by | Bill Cadman |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district | |
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In office January 1993 – January 10, 2001 |
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| Succeeded by | Bill Cadman |
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September 16, 1934 Sherman, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Onilla |
Ronny J. "Ron" May (born September 16, 1934) is a former Colorado legislator. An Air Force veteran, May was elected to the Colorado Springs city council, then to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 1992. Serving eight years in the state house, May was then elected to the Colorado Senate in 2000 and again in 2004. After serving for over two decades in elected office, May, noted for his work on technology issues, retired from government in 2007 to become a fellow with the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology magazine.
Born in Sherman, Texas, May attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where he played college baseball, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska. After joining the United States Air Force in 1954, May was a pilot and navigator, logging over 3,800 hours of flying time, before being sent to receive training as a programmer analyst on early computer technology in the 1960s, beginning a lifelong interest in information technology, which has included service on Colorado's Information Management Commission, the Multi-Use Network, and as a charter member of the United States Internet Council.
May retired from the Air Force in 1974 and settled in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he served on the Colorado Springs city council from 1981 to 1985, then in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1993 to 2000.
In the legislature, May also established a reputation as a quiet but consistent social and fiscal conservative who focused on transportation and technology issues. Having worked on the expansion of Powers Boulevard in eastern Colorado Springs in the 1980s, May sponsored legislation that created the first ongoing budgetary set-aside for roadway funding in Colorado. After federal speed limits were revoked in 1995, May sponsored the Colorado legislation to raise speed limits on rural Interstate highways to 75 miles per hour. May was also noted for his opposition to labor unions, and repeatedly introduced legislation to strengthen Colorado's right-to-work legislation.
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