COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Lola Louise   Spradley

Chamber:House
Political Party:Republican
Occupation:Business Person; Rancher
Leadership Position:
House Assistant Majority Leader : 2000
House Majority Leader: 2001 - 02
Speaker of the House -- 1st female Speaker: 2003 - 04


House
Years Served House:1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004
District #:44 (1997 - 2002) ; 60 (2003 - 04)
Number of Years:7 yrs 4 mos
General Assembly #:61st; 62nd; 63rd; 64th
Counties:Custer; Fremont; Pueblo; Teller
Notes:After 2001 reapportionment, also represented Chaffee, Park, Saguache counties as well, Teller County was eliminated from her district
Notes About Member's Term:9/5/1997 -- Appointed to fill House vacancy of Larry Schwarz. 1st female Speaker of the House, 2003 - 04.
Gender:Female
Birth year and Place:1946
Burlington CO

City of Residence:Beulah
Notes:
1st female Speaker of the House, 2003 - 2004.

Committees
House Standing1998 -- Agriculture Livestock & Natural Resources; Business Affairs & Labor
1999 -- Agriculture Livestock & Natural Resources; Business Affairs & Labor
2000 -- Agriculture Livestock & Natural Resources; Civil Justice & Judiciary

Joint/Statutory1999 -- Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.)
2000 -- Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.)
2001 -- Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.); Executive Committee of Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.)
2002 -- Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.); Executive Committee of Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.)
2003 -- Executive Committee of Legislative Council (Vice-chair) (2-3-301, C.R.S.); Legislative Council (Vice-chair)(2-3-301, C.R.S.)  
2004 -- Executive Committee of Legislative Council (Chair) (2-3-301, C.R.S.); Legislative Council (Chair) (2-3-301, C.R.S.)

Interim1999 -- Child Care in Colorado (SJR 99-034)
2000 -- Reforms to the General Assembly (SJR 99-015)
2001 -- Task Force to Evaluate Health Care Needs (Rural & Small Group) (Vice-chair) (S.B. 00-224)
2002 -- Health Care Systems (Co-chair) (HB 02-1003)
2003 -- State Government Expenditures (Chair) (HJR 03-1068); TABOR/Amendment 23/Gallagher (Vice-chair) (HJR 03-1060)

Bill Sponsorship
Prime Sponsor Bills2004051714771.wpd
Spradley.pdf