Josie Heath

Josie Heath
Personal details
Born Josephine Ellen Ward
(1937-09-05) September 5, 1937
San Jose, California, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Rollie Heath (1961–present)[1]
Education Eastern Oregon University (BA)
University of Wisconsin,
Madison
(MEd)

Josie Ward Heath (born September 5, 1937)[2] is an American politician. Heath ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1990 as a Democratic candidate.[3][4] She had previously served as Chair of the Board of County Commissioners for Boulder County. Heath served as a U.S. Circuit Judge Nominating Commission member for the 10th District. She is a founder of the Boulder County Clean Air Consortium.[5] She was most recently President of the Community Foundation of Boulder County; she retired in January 2017 after 21 years at the Foundation.

References

  1. "Happy 50th Anniversary, Josie & Rollie!". Colorado Statesman. August 8, 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. "Heath, Josie, 1937-".
  3. Thomas E. Cronin; Robert D. Loevy (1993). Colorado Politics & Government: Governing the Centennial State. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 140–. ISBN 0-8032-1451-0.
  4. Vicki Eaklor; Robert R Meek; Vern L Bullough (12 November 2012). Bringing Lesbian and Gay Rights Into the Mainstream: Twenty Years of Progress. Routledge. pp. 184–. ISBN 978-1-136-57411-5.
  5. "Josie Heath - The Institute of Politics at Harvard University".
Party political offices
Preceded by
Nancy E. Dick
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Colorado
(Class 2)

1990
Succeeded by
Tom Strickland
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