Alice Madden

Alice Donnelly Madden (born December 9, 1958) is a politician from Colorado and member of the Democratic party.[2] From 2001 to 2009, she served in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 10th district around Boulder. From 2005 to 2009, she served as Majority Leader.[3]

Alice Madden
Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
January 2005 – January 2009
Preceded byKeith King
Succeeded byPaul Weissmann
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 10th district
14th district (2001–2003)
In office
January 2001 – January 2009
Preceded byRon Tupa
Succeeded byDickey Lee Hullinghorst
Personal details
Born
Alice Donnelly Madden[1]

(1958-12-09) December 9, 1958
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Colorado, Boulder (BA, JD)
OccupationAttorney, politician

Among the first bills Madden sponsored after being sworn in as a member of the Colorado General Assembly was a measure to require health insurance policies to include language indicating that the Colorado Insurance Commissioner has regulatory authority over such policies.[4] During that 2001 session Madden also sponsored a bill that addressed the recycling of cathode-ray tube products. That bill was signed into law by the governor on June 6, 2001.[5]

During the 2005 session of the legislature Madden sponsored a bill that would have amended the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender variance. Gov. Bill Owens vetoed the bill after it cleared both chambers of the legislature.[6]

Between 2009 and 2011, Madden served as climate advisor and deputy chief of staff to Colorado governor Bill Ritter, and then, between 2013 and 2015, as principal deputy assistant secretary for intergovernmental and external affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy.[7]

In 2016, she was a candidate for the University of Colorado Board of Regents, but she lost to Republican Heidi Ganahl in a close, 52%-48% race.[8][9] Madden ran in the Democratic primary in the 2020 United States Senate election in Colorado,[9][10] but she withdrew after former Governor John Hickenlooper joined the race.[11]

References
  1. "Alice Donnelly Madden Profile | Boulder, CO Lawyer | Martindale.com". Martindale.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. Chakrabarty, Gargi (April 23, 2009). "Colorado women making strides in 'green' companies". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. "HD 10 voters to elect new representative". Daily Camera. August 15, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. "HB01-1065" (PDF). Colorado General Assembly. State of Colorado. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. "AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECYCLING OF CATHODE RAY TUBE PRODUCTS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, CREATING A CATHODE RAY TUBE RECYCLING PILOT PROGRAM, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION" (PDF). Colorado General Assembly. State of Colorado. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. "Colorado Legislative Update: Governor Vetoes Democratic-Sponsored Changes To Labor Laws". News & Insights. Holland & Hart. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. Lock, Elizabeth (June 13, 2016). "Alice Madden named executive director of Getches-Wilkinson Center". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  8. Kuta, Sarah (January 25, 2016). "Ex-lawmaker Alice Madden, Camp Bow Wow founder Heidi Ganahl vying for CU regent seat". Daily Camera. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  9. Wingerter, Justin (May 9, 2019). "Alice Madden joins Democratic challengers to U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  10. Paul, Jesse (May 9, 2019). "Alice Madden, former Democratic leader at Colorado Capitol, joins crowded primary to unseat Cory Gardner". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  11. Burness, Alex (October 11, 2019). "Alice Madden exits U.S. Senate race, says avenues closed after Hickenlooper". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 12, 2019.


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