| Su Ryden | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 36th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2009[1] |
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| Preceded by | Morgan Carroll |
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| Political party | Democratic |
Susan "Su" Ryden is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2008, Ryden represents House District 36, which encompasses eastern Aurora, Colorado.[2]
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Ryden graduated from the University of Denver in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in mass communications.[3] She worked for marketing firms in Denver, Colorado, San Diego, California, Pensacola, Florida, and Norfolk, Virginia while her husband, Jerome, served in the U.S. Navy. The couple worked briefly as freelance photojournalists before returning to Colorado in 1974 and founding Ryden & Associates, a marketing firm.[4]
Ryden has served on the boards of the Denver Rotary Club Foundation, the Aurora Historic Preservation Commission, Leadership Aurora and the Aurora Fox Arts Center. She has also worked on the Colorado Kids 1st license plate campaign and the soberRide campaign against drunk driving.[4]
In 2004, Ryden received the Randolph P. McDonough Award for service to alumni of the University of Denver. In 2005, she received the Aurora Chamber’s Women in Business “Unsung Hero” Award and the Elizabeth Johnson Award for her work in the field of historic preservation.[4]
Ryden announced her candidacy for the state legislature in February 2008, after incumbent Rep. Morgan Carroll announced her candidacy for the state senate amidst a scandal that prompted the withdrawal of the previous candidate, Rep. Michael Garcia.[5] Ryden was endorsed by Rep. Carroll,[6] was nominated by unanimous acclamation at the Democratic house district assembly,[7] and saw no opposition in the August Democratic primary.[8]
Ryden faced Republican Kathy Green in the November 2008 general election. Ryden's candidacy was endorsed by the Aurora Sentinel[9] and the Denver Post, [10] and she won with 60 percent of the popular vote.[11]
For the 2009 legislative session, Ryden was named to seats on the House Business Affairs Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.[12]
Representative Ryden Won with 54.7% of the vote.[13] Rep Ryden went on to become the House Minority Deputy Caucus Chair in 2011. Representative Ryden currently serves on the Judiciary Committee and House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee.[14]
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