Lola Spradley
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Lola Spradley | |
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| 53rd Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Dean |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Romanoff |
| Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| In office January 10, 2001 – January 8, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Dean |
| Succeeded by | Keith King |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Snook |
| Succeeded by | Tom Massey |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
| In office September 5, 1997 – January 8, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Schwarz |
| Succeeded by | Mike May |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 28, 1946 Burlington, Colorado, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Regis University (BS) |
Lola Spradley (born June 28, 1946)[1] is an American politician from Colorado. She served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005, the first woman elected to the position.[1]
Born Lola Fox in Burlington, Colorado, she was brought up along with her six brothers and sisters on a farm near Raymer, Colorado. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1964 and then had a 29-year career with AT&T, starting as an operator and retiring as an assistant vice president.[2]
Colorado House of Representatives career
In September 1997, a vacancy committee appointed Spradley, who then resided in Beulah, to represent House District 44 (Custer, Fremont, Pueblo, and Teller counties) in the Colorado House of Representatives following the resignation of Larry Schwarz.[3] She was later elected to represent the district in 1998 and re-elected in 2000. Following reapportionment in 2002, she was elected to represent House District 60.
During her time in the Colorado House of Representatives, Spradley, a Republican, held three leadership positions: Assistant Majority Leader, Majority Leader, and Speaker. She also served on the Executive Committee of Legislative Council and on the Legislative Council itself.[1]