Rollie Heath
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Rollie Heath | |
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| Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate | |
| In office October 9, 2013 – January 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Morgan Carroll |
| Succeeded by | Mark Scheffel |
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office January 7, 2009 – January 11, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Tupa |
| Succeeded by | Steve Fenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1937 |
| Party | Democratic |
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| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS, JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Stratton Rollins Heath Jr. (born December 28, 1937) is an American politician and former state legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado who previously served as the Colorado State Senate Assistant Minority Leader. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008, Heath represented Senate District 18, which encompasses Boulder, Colorado and portions of Boulder County. Heath served as State Senate Majority Caucus Leader from October 2013 to 2014.[1] Prior to winning elective office, Heath was the founding chairman of ProgressNow, a progressive advocacy organization.[2] Term limited, he did not run for re-election in the 2016 elections, so his term ended in January 2017.[3] Heath is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder.
Heath was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2002. He lost to incumbent Republican governor Bill Owens.[4]