Gloria Travis Tanner was a politician and public figure in Colorado.
12 Facts About Gloria Tanner
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Gloria Tanner was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Gloria Tanner reported for the Denver Weekly News, an African American newspaper, from 1972 to 1976, and worked as a real estate agent.
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Gloria Tanner earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the Metropolitan State University of Denver in 1974 and her master's degree in urban affairs at the University of Colorado in 1976.
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In 1976 Tanner began working as the executive assistant to Colorado lieutenant governor George L Brown.
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Gloria Tanner successfully ran for a seat in the Colorado State House of Representatives for the 7th district in 1985.
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Gloria Tanner became the second African American to fill a leadership position in the house with her election as House Minority Caucus leader in 1987, a position she held until 1990.
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Gloria Tanner retired from the senate as of January 1,2001.
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Gloria Tanner was the instigator and co-founder of Colorado Black Women for Political Action, founded in 1977, and past chair of the Colorado Caucus of Black Elected Officials.
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Gloria Tanner was named "2000 Legislator of the Year" by the Colorado Association of Community Centered Boards, and was a co-winner of "Legislator of the Year" by the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association in 1998.
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Gloria Tanner received the "Leadership Denver" award from the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce.
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Gloria Tanner was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2002.