Norma Anderson

Norma Anderson
Norma Anderson
Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate
	Acting
	In office; June 22, 2005 – August 22, 2005
Preceded by	Mark Hillman
Succeeded by	Andy McElhany
Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate
	In office; January 8, 2003 – January 7, 2004
Preceded by	Bill Thiebaut
Succeeded by	Mark Hillman
Member of the Colorado Senate
	In office; January 13, 1999 – January 3, 2006
Preceded by	Bill Schroeder
Succeeded by	Kiki Traylor
Constituency	22nd
Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
	In office; January 1997 – January 13, 1999
Preceded by	Tim Foster
Succeeded by	Doug Dean
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
	In office; January 14, 1987 – January 13, 1999
Preceded by	James Moore
Succeeded by	Rob Fairbank
Constituency	52nd (1987–1993); 30th (1993–1999)
Personal details
Born	July 6, 1932; Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican (before 2021); Independent (2021–present)
Education	University of Denver

Norma Anderson is an American former state legislator from Colorado.[1] A Republican, she represented Jefferson County in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1987 until 1998.[2]

She served in the Colorado Senate from 1999 until 2006.[3] She was the first woman to serve as majority leader in the Colorado House and Colorado Senate.[4] A pre-school was named for her and she is a member of the Jefferson County Historical Commission Hall of Fame.[5]

She has lived in Lakewood, Colorado, and has three children. She resigned her senate seat in 2006 to spend more time with her family.[6] She was succeeded in the Senate by Kiki Traylor.[4]

An interview with her was recorded in 2011.[7]

Opposition to Trump

In 2021, Anderson left the Republican Party over its support for Donald Trump.[8]

Anderson is a plaintiff on a court case (Trump v. Anderson) seeking to prohibit former President Trump, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, from the Colorado ballot based on the insurrection clause of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[9] Trump was ultimately disqualified from the Colorado Republican primary; it was the first time a presidential candidate had ever been barred from running because of the clause.[10] The court also stayed its ruling, pending review by the US Supreme Court.[10] On March 4, 2024, US Supreme Court ruled that President Trump could not be disqualified by Section 3 of the 14th amendment.

References

https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=6942
"Women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives |".
"Vote Smart | Facts For All". Vote Smart.
"Norma Anderson". Colorado Legislators Past and Present. Colorado General Assembly Legislative Council Staff. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
https://historicjeffco.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/hof-norma-anderson.pdf
"After 19 years, Sen. Anderson retires from "the game"". January 3, 2006.
"Interview with Norma Anderson, September 28, 2011 · Jeffco Stories". jeffcostories.omeka.net.
Friednash, Doug (February 25, 2021). "Two prominent Coloradans jump their parties' ships. What does that say about our two-party system?". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
Young, Quentin (September 6, 2023). "Lawsuit seeks to bar Trump from presidential ballot in Colorado". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
Joseph, Cameron (December 29, 2023). "Why did Maine and Colorado disqualify Trump from their ballots?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

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[1] ttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=6942

[2] "Women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives |".

[3] "Vote Smart | Facts For All". Vote Smart.

[CO_Leg_Past_Present-4] "Norma Anderson". Colorado Legislators Past and Present. Colorado General Assembly Legislative Council Staff. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[5] ttps://historicjeffco.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/hof-norma-anderson.pdf

[6] "After 19 years, Sen. Anderson retires from "the game"". January 3, 2006.

[7] "Interview with Norma Anderson, September 28, 2011 · Jeffco Stories". jeffcostories.omeka.net.

[8] Friednash, Doug (February 25, 2021). "Two prominent Coloradans jump their parties' ships. What does that say about our two-party system?". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

[9] Young, Quentin (September 6, 2023). "Lawsuit seeks to bar Trump from presidential ballot in Colorado". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

[scotus-10] Joseph, Cameron (December 29, 2023). "Why did Maine and Colorado disqualify Trump from their ballots?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 31, 2023.