Barbara O'Brien

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 Lieutenant Governor of Colorado She was chosen as running mate by Bill Ritter, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2006 election. The Ritter/O'Brien ticket won with 57% of the vote. As lieutenant governor she made education her signature issue. Ritter chose not to run for re-election in 2010, 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.