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Gigi Dennis
Secretary of State of Colorado
In office
September 26, 2005 – January 11, 2006
GovernorBill Owens
Preceded byDonetta Davidson
Succeeded byMike Coffman
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 11, 1995 – March 30, 2001
Preceded byRobert Pastore
Succeeded byLewis Entz
Personal details
Born
Ginette Davis

(1961-11-28) November 28, 1961 (age 62)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMark Lounsbury
ResidenceMonte Vista, Colorado
ProfessionPublic administrator, politician, customer service manager, city manager
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Ginette E. Dennis (born November 28, 1961) is an American politician from Colorado, U.S. A Republican, she served as Secretary of State of Colorado from 2005 to 2006.[4] She was appointed Secretary of State by Governor Bill Owens and succeeded Donetta Davidson. Previously, she was elected to the Colorado State Senate and served there from 1994 to 2001.

Career

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Dennis began her career by being elected to the Colorado Senate in 1994, representing District 5, which at the time included all or parts of Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache and Custer counties. She was re-elected in 1998 but resigned about halfway through her second term to accept a position in the Bush Administration. She served as the Colorado State Director of USDA Rural Development. She served in this position for four and one-half years.[5]

In September 2005, Colorado Governor Bill Owens appointed her to serve as Colorado Secretary of State following the resignation of Donetta Davidson. She served in this position until January 2006.[5]

Next, she served as Senior Manager of External Affairs for Tri-State Generation and Transmission.[5] In May 2016, she was appointed county administrator for Alamosa County, Colorado.[6] As Alamosa County Administrator, she was involved in bringing a radar for weather information to Alamosa County.[7]

In 2022, she became the city manager for Monte Vista, Colorado.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ginette E. "Gigi" Dennis". Legislator History Database — Colorado legislators past and present. Colorado General Assembly. n.d. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ginette (Gigi) Dennis (R)". Colorado Secretary of State. n.d. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Gigi Dennis (R)". Colorado Secretary of State. n.d. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Warner, Ryan. "Colorado Secretary of State Gigi Dennis on Vote Centers". Colorado Public Radio.
  5. ^ a b c d Waggoner, Priscilla (September 28, 2021). "Alamosa County Administrator Gigi Dennis to be new Monte Vista City Manager". Alamosa Valley Courier. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Former Sen. Gigi Dennis to serve as Alamosa County administrator". The Denver Post. April 24, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Colorado community in a 'weather hole' finally gets its own radar". 9news.com. March 13, 2020.