Bill Ritter
Bill Ritter
August William "Bill" Ritteris an American politician. He was the 41st Governor of the state of Colorado, from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election in 2006, he served as the district attorney for Denver. He was the first native-born governor of Colorado since 1975, as well as being the first Democratic governor to serve with a Democratic majority in the Colorado General Assembly in 50 years. Ritter did not run for a...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 September 1956
CityDenver, CO
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We see a lot of parallels. We have similar roots in many respects . . . and we think alike on the issues we are talking about in this campaign. I believe we can strike the same chords and win the election in the same way.
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We're seeing huge problems in veteran affairs, which we're not talking about.
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I haven't been positioning myself for a primary. All along I've been talking about the same issues.
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I'm talking to Democrats about this issue, and the response is very positive.
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Bill wasn't just a wise mentor to me, he was also, in so many ways, a father figure.
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It hasn't been an easy 9 1/2 months, nor should it have been.
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Gun regulation is a place where local control is possible.
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Personal responsibility has to be a part of this.
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We're not going to wait for a national solution, it isn't coming.
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They're gonna be here. We have to find a way to integrate them into the system.
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It is not any part of my agenda to change the law. My agenda is to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies.
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Had Referendum C not passed we could have been one of the first states to get to a place where we provided no state money to higher ed. We need to educate a workforce long before university.
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We're on the Durango side of the litigation, not the Texas side.