Dianne Primavera

Dianne Primavera
Primavera in 2022
50th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
GovernorJared Polis
Preceded byDonna Lynne
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 11, 2017
Preceded byDonald Beezley
Succeeded byMatt Gray
In office
January 10, 2007 – January 12, 2011
Preceded byWilliam Berens
Succeeded byDonald Beezley
Personal details
Born (1950-01-28) January 28, 1950 (age 74)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationRegis University (BS)
University of Northern Colorado (MS)
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Dianne I. Primavera[1] (born January 28, 1950)[2] is an American politician who has been the 50th lieutenant governor of Colorado since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the Colorado State Representative for the 33rd district from 2007 to 2011, and again from 2013 to 2017. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis selected Primavera as his running mate, in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.[3]

A vocational counselor and government manager, Primavera was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2006, after an unsuccessful campaign in 2004. She represented House District 33, centered around Broomfield, Colorado.[4][5]

In the legislature, Primavera focused heavily on health care issues. After two years out of politics, Primavera was once again elected to the statehouse in the 2012 election. She was reelected in 2014 and did not seek reelection in 2016.

  1. ^ "Dianne Primavera – Colorado – State House District 33 candidate". RockyMountainNews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2008. [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Representative Dianne Primavera profile". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  3. ^ Luning, Ernest (2 July 2018). "Polis picks former state lawmaker Dianne Primavera as running mate". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ^ "House Journal – January 10, 2007" (PDF). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
  5. ^ "State House District 33". COMaps. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2008.