Norma Anderson

Norma Anderson
Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate
Acting
In office
June 22, 2005 – August 22, 2005
Preceded byMark Hillman
Succeeded byAndy McElhany
Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate
In office
January 8, 2003 – January 7, 2004
Preceded byBill Thiebaut
Succeeded byMark Hillman
Member of the Colorado Senate
In office
January 13, 1999 – January 3, 2006
Preceded byBill Schroeder
Succeeded byKiki Traylor
Constituency22nd
Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
January 1997 – January 13, 1999
Preceded byTim Foster
Succeeded byDoug Dean
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
January 14, 1987 – January 13, 1999
Preceded byJames Moore
Succeeded byRob Fairbank
Constituency52nd (1987–1993)
30th (1993–1999)
Personal details
Born (1932-07-06) July 6, 1932 (age 92)
Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 2021)
Independent (2021–present)
EducationUniversity of Denver

Norma Anderson is an American former state legislator from Colorado.[1] She previously represented Jefferson County in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998, and was a member of the Colorado Senate from 1999 until her resignation in 2006 to spend more time with her family.[2][3] A former Republican, she left the party in 2021 over its support for Donald Trump.[4]

Anderson was the first woman to serve as majority leader in the Colorado House and Colorado Senate.[5] A pre-school was named for her and she is a member of the Jefferson County Historical Commission Hall of Fame.[6] She has lived in Lakewood, Colorado, and has three children.[7]

  1. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=6942
  2. ^ "Vote Smart | Facts For All". Vote Smart.
  3. ^ "After 19 years, Sen. Anderson retires from "the game"". January 3, 2006.
  4. ^ "Women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives |".
  5. ^ "Norma Anderson". Colorado Legislators Past and Present. Colorado General Assembly Legislative Council Staff. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ https://historicjeffco.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/hof-norma-anderson.pdf
  7. ^ "Interview with Norma Anderson, September 28, 2011 · Jeffco Stories". jeffcostories.omeka.net.