Ruby Dickson
Ruby Dickson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
| In office January 9, 2023 – December 11, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Chad Clifford |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Lawrence University (BA) University of Oxford (MPhil) |
Ruby Dickson is an American politician and economist who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 37th district from January to December 2023.
Education
[edit]Dickson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and Chinese from Lawrence University and a Master of Philosophy in economics from the University of Oxford.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2014, Dickson was a legislative assistant for Congressman Jared Polis. From 2016 to 2019, she was a senior consulting analyst at Optum. In 2020 and 2021, she worked as a research assistant at the Blavatnik School of Government. Since 2021, she has worked as a research economist at Rethink Priorities.[2] Dickson was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2022.[3] On December 1, 2023, she announced that she would resign from the legislature effective December 11, citing the "sensationalistic and vitriolic nature of the current political environment".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Colorado State House District 37 candidate Q&A". The Denver Post. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ McCormick-Cavanagh, Conor. "Colorado House Campaign Shares Donors With Denver Pandemic Fund Initiative". Westword. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Ruby Dickson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ Wilson, Sara (December 1, 2023). "Colorado state Rep. Ruby Dickson resigns, pointing to difficult political environment". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved December 1, 2023.