Bill Ritter
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August William Ritter Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 41st Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the district attorney for Denver before his election to the governorship in 2006.
Ritter speaks during the final day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Ritter visiting with members of the U.S. Armed Forces from Colorado in Iraq, December 2007
The 2006 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Owens was unable to run due to term limits, and the election was won by Democratic nominee Bill Ritter.
