Doug Dean (born December 31, 1960) is an American politician from the state of Colorado.[3]
Doug Dean | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 18th district | |
| In office 1995–2003 | |
| House Majority Leader | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Russell George |
| Succeeded by | Lola Spradley |
| Colorado Insurance Commissioner | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| Colorado Public Utilities Commission Director | |
| In office 2005–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 31, 1960 Story City, Iowa, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Sheila Baughman
(m. 1981, divorced)Gloria Sanak
(m. 2001, divorced)Jenifer Waller (m. 2011) |
| Children | 4; 2 stepchildren[2] |
Dean was born in Story City, Iowa and attended Tennessee Temple University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.[3] A Republican, he represented the 18th district representing north Colorado Springs the Colorado House of Representatives from 1994 to 2003, and served as House Majority leader from 1999 to 2001 and Speaker of the House from 2001 to 2003.
In 1998, Dean was the House sponsor of Senate Bill 171, which created the Metropolitan Football Stadium District for the Denver Broncos. After approval from the voters of the district, it resulted in the demolition of Mile High Stadium and the construction of a new stadium. [4] It is currently known as Empower Field at Mile High.
Dean was a proponent of the state's public charter schools, and in 2001 passed the first bill to fully fund charter schools after a three year battle. [5]
Dean was appointed to serve as Colorado Insurance Commissioner from 2003 to 2005 by Governor Bill Owens.[6] He served as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Chairman of the Collaborative Actions Working Group (CAWG) which led multi-state market conduct examinations of insurance companies. He also chaired the Interstate Compact Implementation Task Force. In 2005, Dean led a multi-state investigation of illegal practices of title insurance companies which led to significant reform in the industry. [7]
He served as Director of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission from February 2005 until his retirement in December 2022.[2][8] During his tenure he was responsible for implementing Colorado's transition towards significant renewable energy resources.
References
edit- ^ "DenverPost.com - Colorado Legislature". extras.denverpost.com.
- ^ a b c "Director of the Public Utilities Commission | Public Utilities Commission". puc.colorado.gov.
- ^ a b "Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly". Colorado Virtual Library. 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "The Denver Post Online: New Broncos Stadium". extras.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "DenverPost.com - Colorado Legislature". extras.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2003/01/06/daily8.html. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ ALTA.org. "Colorado insurance commissioner confirms new title probe". ALTA.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "Doug Dean named to head PUC - 2005-02-28". Archived from the original on 2005-03-06.