Richard Lamm

Richard Lamm
38th Governor of Colorado
In office
January 14, 1975 – January 13, 1987
LieutenantGeorge L. Brown
Nancy E. Dick
Preceded byJohn Vanderhoof
Succeeded byRoy Romer
Personal details
Born
Richard Douglas Lamm

(1935-08-03)August 3, 1935
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 2021(2021-07-29) (aged 85)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Reform (1996)
Spouse
(m. 1963)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUS Army
Years of service1957–1959
RankFirst Lieutenant

Richard Douglas Lamm (August 3, 1935 – July 29, 2021) was an American politician, writer, and attorney. He served three terms as the 38th Governor of Colorado as a Democrat (1975–1987) and ran for the Reform Party's nomination for President of the United States in 1996. Lamm was a Certified Public Accountant and was the co-director of the Institute for Public Policy Studies at the University of Denver.[1]

  1. ^ "DU Portfolio | Dick Lamm". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2009.