Joan Fitz-Gerald is an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado Senate, representing the 16th district from 2001 until 2007.
11 Facts About Joan Fitz-Gerald
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Joan Fitz-Gerald served as President of the Senate, the first woman to hold that office.
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Joan Fitz-Gerald was the first woman ever elected as Jefferson County clerk and recorder, where she pioneered the use of mail ballots.
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Until November 2007, Joan Fitz-Gerald represented the 16th Legislative District in the Colorado State Senate.
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Joan Fitz-Gerald represented 7 counties in the Legislature: Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson and Summit.
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Joan Fitz-Gerald was the chair of, and served on, the Executive Committee of Legislative Council, Legislative Council, and Senate Services.
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Joan Fitz-Gerald was elected as the President of the Colorado Senate in 2005, where several GOP state senators broke with the tradition of endorsing the majority party's pick after the Democrats fired a clerk.
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Joan Fitz-Gerald was considered to be one of several possible Democratic candidates for Governor of Colorado in 2006, but chose not to run.
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In November 2007, Joan Fitz-Gerald announced her retirement from the Colorado Senate to campaign full-time for the US House.
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In November 2008, Joan Fitz-Gerald was mentioned as a possible successor to Mike Coffman in the Secretary of State of Colorado's office.
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In December 2008, Joan Fitz-Gerald was mentioned as a possible successor to Ken Salazar in the US Senate after Salazar was chosen by President-Elect Barack Obama for Secretary of the Interior.