Dickey Lee Hullinghorst

Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
58th Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
January 7, 2015 – January 11, 2017
Preceded byMark Ferrandino
Succeeded byCrisanta Duran
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 10th district
In office
January 7, 2009 – January 11, 2017
Preceded byAlice Madden
Succeeded byEdie Hooton
Personal details
Born (1943-07-27) July 27, 1943 (age 81)
Maywood, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBob
ChildrenLara
Alma materUniversity of Wyoming
University of Colorado, Denver
OccupationPolitician

Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (born July 27, 1943[1]) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado and a former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives.[2] She was elected as a Democrat in 2008. Hullinghorst represented House District 10, which encompasses central eastern Boulder and northeastern Boulder County, Colorado.[3]

She is only the second woman in state history to hold that position.[4] It is the first time since 1880 a Boulder County, Colorado lawmaker has been the Speaker of the House.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference votesmart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Dickey Lee Hullinghorst". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  3. ^ "State House District 10". COMaps. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  4. ^ "Article - seattlepi.com".
  5. ^ "Hullinghorst becomes Colorado's second female House speaker (Video) - Denver Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2014-11-23.