Norma Anderson
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| Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate | |
Acting | |
| In office June 22, 2005 – August 22, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Hillman |
| Succeeded by | Andy McElhany |
| Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – January 7, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Thiebaut |
| Succeeded by | Mark Hillman |
| Member of the Colorado Senate | |
| In office January 13, 1999 – January 3, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Schroeder |
| Succeeded by | Kiki Traylor |
| Constituency | 22nd |
| Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1997 – January 13, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Foster |
| Succeeded by | Doug Dean |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| In office January 14, 1987 – January 13, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | James Moore |
| Succeeded by | Rob Fairbank |
| Constituency | 52nd (1987–1993) 30th (1993–1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1932-07-06) July 6, 1932 (age 91) Elyria, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 2021) Independent (2021–present) |
| Education | University of Denver |
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Norma Anderson is an American former state legislator from Colorado.[1]ARepublican, she represented Jefferson County in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1987 until 1998.[2]
She served in the Colorado Senate from 1999 until 2006.[3] She was the first woman to serve as majority leader in the Colorado House and Colorado Senate.[4] A pre-school was named for her and she is a member of the Jefferson County Historical Commission Hall of Fame.[5]
She has lived in Lakewood, Colorado, and has three children. She resigned her senate seat in 2006 to spend more time with her family.[6] She was succeeded in the Senate by Kiki Traylor.[4]
An interview with her was recorded in 2011.[7]
In 2021, Anderson left the Republican Party over its support for Donald Trump.[8]
Anderson is a plaintiff on a court case (Trump v. Anderson) seeking to prohibit former President Trump, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, from the Colorado ballot based on the insurrection clause of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[9] Trump was ultimately disqualified from the Colorado Republican primary; it was the first time a presidential candidate had ever been barred from running because of the clause.[10] The court also stayed its ruling, pending review by the US Supreme Court.[10] On March 4, 2024, US Supreme Court ruled that President Trump could not be disqualified by Section 3 of the 14th amendment.
| Colorado House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by |
| Colorado Senate | ||
| Preceded by | Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate 2003–2004 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate Acting 2005 |
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