Bill Ritter

About Bill Ritter

After serving as Denver's District Attorney, this Democratic Party politician was elected as Colorado's 41st Governor. His term was from 2007 to 2011, and he was succeeded by John Hickenlooper, a fellow Democrat.

Bill Ritter before fame

After earning a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University, he received his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law.

Achievement of Bill Ritter

He and his wife served as Catholic missionaries in Zambia in the late 1980s.

Bill Ritter family life

He grew raised on a farm in Aurora, Colorado, with his ten siblings. Tally, Sam, Abe, and August were his children from his marriage to Jeannie Ritter.

Associations of Bill Ritter

In the days following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Ritter served as an adviser to then-United States Attorney General John Ashcrof.

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