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{{short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox Lt Governor
{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Barbara O'Brien
|birthname= Barbara O'Brien
|name = Barbara O’Brien
|image=Barbaraobrien.jpg
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|office= 47th [[List of lieutenant governors of Colorado|Lieutenant Governor of Colorado]]
|caption=Barbara O'Brien
|order= 47th
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|office= Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
|term_start= January 9, 2007
|term_start= January 9, 2007
|term_end=January 11, 2011
|term_end=January 11, 2011
|governor= [[Bill Ritter (politician)|Bill Ritter]]
|governor= [[Bill Ritter]]
|predecessor= [[Jane E. Norton]]
|predecessor= [[Jane E. Norton]]
|successor= [[Joseph Garcia (United States politician)|Joseph A. Garcia]]
|successor= [[Joseph García (U.S. politician)|Joe García]]
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1950|4|18|mf=y}}
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1950|4|18|mf=y}}
|birth_place= [[Brawley, California]]
|birth_place= [[Brawley, California]], U.S.
|death_date=
|death_date=
|death_place=
|death_place=
|party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|profession= Charity president<ref name=dp20131011>{{cite web | url=http://www.denverpost.com/2013/10/11/snapshots-of-denver-public-school-board-candidates/ | title=Snapshots of Denver Public School board candidates | date=October 11, 2013 }}</ref>
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|profession= Charity president{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
|spouse= Richard O'Brien<ref name=dp20131011>{{cite web | url=http://www.denverpost.com/2013/10/11/snapshots-of-denver-public-school-board-candidates/ | title=Snapshots of Denver Public School board candidates | date=October 11, 2013 }}</ref>
|spouse= Rick O'Brien{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}<!-- doesn't seem to be a source for this in the article, nor any info about her personal and family history, which is pretty standard for a BLP -->
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'''Barbara O'Brien''' (born April 18, 1950) was the [[Lieutenant Governor of Colorado|47th Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Colorado]] from 2007 to 2011. She is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].
'''Barbara O'Brien''' (born April 18, 1950) was the [[Lieutenant Governor of Colorado|47th Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Colorado]] from 2007 to 2011. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. She is currently serving her second 4-year term as an elected member of the board of [[Denver Public Schools]].


==Political career==
==Political career==


===Lieutenant Governor of Colorado===
===Lieutenant Governor of Colorado===
She was chosen as running mate by [[Bill Ritter]], the Democratic candidate for governor in the 2006 election.<ref>
She was chosen as running mate by [[Bill Ritter]], the Democratic candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2006 election.<ref>
{{cite news |title=Ritter lauded for savvy decision; Running mate Barbara O'Brien supports abortion rights |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10F409E6A5719A10&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |newspaper=Denver Post |date=January 19, 2006 |accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>
{{cite news |title=Ritter lauded for savvy decision; Running mate Barbara O'Brien supports abortion rights |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10F409E6A5719A10&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |newspaper=Denver Post |date=January 19, 2006 |accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>
The Ritter/O'Brien ticket won with 57% of the vote.<ref>
The Ritter/O'Brien ticket won with 57% of the vote.<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/electionresults2006G/ |title=2006 election results |publisher=Colorado Secretary of State }}</ref>{{full|date=November 2013}}
|url=http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/electionresults2006G/
|title=2006 election results
|publisher=Colorado Secretary of State
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130914171256/http://www.sos.state.co.us/
|archivedate=September 14, 2013
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}}{{full citation needed|date=November 2013}}</ref>
As lieutenant governor she made education her signature issue.<ref>
As lieutenant governor she made education her signature issue.<ref>
{{cite news |title=States Compete for Federal School Dollars |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/education/11educ.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=November 10, 2009 |accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news |title=States Compete for Federal School Dollars |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/education/11educ.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=November 10, 2009 |accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news |title=O'Brien eager for part of school aid; The lieutenant governor says Colorado could receive $5&nbsp;million for education. |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=129A8C15DD0440D0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |newspaper=Denver Post |date=July 24, 2009 |accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>
{{cite news |title=O'Brien eager for part of school aid; The lieutenant governor says Colorado could receive $5&nbsp;million for education. |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=129A8C15DD0440D0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |newspaper=Denver Post |date=July 24, 2009 |accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>
Ritter chose not to run for re-election in 2010,<ref>
Ritter chose not to run for re-election in 2010,<ref>
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Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, she was a speechwriter and policy advisor for Governor [[Richard Lamm]].{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, she was a speechwriter and policy advisor for Governor [[Richard Lamm]].{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}


===Denver School Board director===
===Denver School Board Director===
Barbara O'Brien was elected as the at-large school director of the Denver Public Schools School Board on November 5, 2013, claiming 59.5% of the vote and winning over Michael Kiley and Joan Poston.<ref name=cod20131105>
Barbara O'Brien was elected as the at-large school director of the Denver Public Schools School Board on November 5, 2013, claiming 59.5% of the vote and winning over Michael Kiley and Joan Poston.<ref name=cod20131105>
{{cite web
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{{cite web |title=Final Unofficial Results |url=http://www.denvergov.org/clerkandrecorder/ClerkandRecorder/ElectionsVoting/CurrentElectionResults/tabid/437406/Default.aspx#School |work=Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder |publisher=City of Denver |accessdate=2013-11-22 }}</ref>
|title=Final Unofficial Results
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|url=http://www.denvergov.org/clerkandrecorder/ClerkandRecorder/ElectionsVoting/CurrentElectionResults/tabid/437406/Default.aspx#School
|work=Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder
|publisher=City of Denver
|accessdate=2013-11-22
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110113449/http://www.denvergov.org/clerkandrecorder/ClerkandRecorder/ElectionsVoting/CurrentElectionResults/tabid/437406/Default.aspx
|archivedate=November 10, 2013
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and was reelected in November 2017 to another term.<ref name=denverpost20171108>[http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/county/denver/2017/ http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/county/denver/2017/]</ref>


The ''[[Denver Post]]'' newspaper stated that candidates who promised reform won the majority of local school board elections across Colorado in the November 2013 [[off-year election]], and that O'Brien, as well as her fellow winners for Denver School Board positions, were reform candidates.<ref name=dp20131106>
The ''[[Denver Post]]'' newspaper stated that candidates who promised reform won the majority of local school board elections across Colorado in the November 2013 [[off-year election]], and that O'Brien, as well as her fellow winners for Denver School Board positions, were reform candidates.<ref name=dp20131106>
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==Business career==
==Business career==


{{asof|2012|03}}, O'Brien was a senior fellow at the Piton Foundation, which uses its [[Financial capital|private funding]] to develop, manage, and incubate programs to create opportunities for lower-income families in Denver.<ref>[http://www.piton.org/Staff Piton Staff], retrieved 2 March 2013.</ref>{{full|date=November 2013}}
{{asof|2012|03}}, O'Brien was a senior fellow at the Piton Foundation, which uses its [[Financial capital|private funding]] to develop, manage, and incubate programs to create opportunities for lower-income families in Denver.<ref>[http://www.piton.org/Staff Piton Staff], retrieved 2 March 2013.</ref>{{full citation needed|date=November 2013}}

In 2013, O'Brien was named President of Get Smart Schools, a Denver-based public education reform group.<ref name=dp20131011>{{cite web | url=http://www.denverpost.com/2013/10/11/snapshots-of-denver-public-school-board-candidates/ | title=Snapshots of Denver Public School board candidates | date=October 11, 2013 }}</ref>

==Personal==

O'Brien is married to Richard O'Brien, and has two sons, Jared and Connor.<ref name=dp20131011/>


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==See also==
*[[List of female lieutenant governors in the United States]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{C-SPAN|38956}}

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Barbara O’Brien
47th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
In office
January 9, 2007 – January 11, 2011
GovernorBill Ritter
Preceded byJane E. Norton
Succeeded byJoe García
Personal details
Born
Barbara O'Brien

(1950-04-18) April 18, 1950 (age 74)
Brawley, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRichard O'Brien[1]
ProfessionCharity president[1]

Barbara O'Brien (born April 18, 1950) was the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving her second 4-year term as an elected member of the board of Denver Public Schools.

Political career

[edit]

Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

[edit]

She was chosen as running mate by Bill Ritter, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2006 election.[2] The Ritter/O'Brien ticket won with 57% of the vote.[3] As lieutenant governor she made education her signature issue.[4][5] Ritter chose not to run for re-election in 2010,[6] and O'Brien also stepped down at the end of her term.

Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, she was a speechwriter and policy advisor for Governor Richard Lamm.[citation needed]

Denver School Board Director

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Barbara O'Brien was elected as the at-large school director of the Denver Public Schools School Board on November 5, 2013, claiming 59.5% of the vote and winning over Michael Kiley and Joan Poston.[7] and was reelected in November 2017 to another term.[8]

The Denver Post newspaper stated that candidates who promised reform won the majority of local school board elections across Colorado in the November 2013 off-year election, and that O'Brien, as well as her fellow winners for Denver School Board positions, were reform candidates.[9]

Business career

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As of March 2012, O'Brien was a senior fellow at the Piton Foundation, which uses its private funding to develop, manage, and incubate programs to create opportunities for lower-income families in Denver.[10][full citation needed]

In 2013, O'Brien was named President of Get Smart Schools, a Denver-based public education reform group.[1]

Personal

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O'Brien is married to Richard O'Brien, and has two sons, Jared and Connor.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Snapshots of Denver Public School board candidates". October 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Ritter lauded for savvy decision; Running mate Barbara O'Brien supports abortion rights". Denver Post. January 19, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "2006 election results". Colorado Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013.[full citation needed]
  4. ^ "States Compete for Federal School Dollars". New York Times. November 10, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "O'Brien eager for part of school aid; The lieutenant governor says Colorado could receive $5 million for education". Denver Post. July 24, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "Ritter to withdraw from Colorado governor's race". Denver Post. January 6, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  7. ^ "Final Unofficial Results". Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder. City of Denver. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  8. ^ http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/county/denver/2017/
  9. ^ Lofholm, Nancy (November 6, 2013). "Colorado school boards shift toward reform". Denver Post. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  10. ^ Piton Staff, retrieved 2 March 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
January 9, 2007 – January 11, 2011 		Succeeded by
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