Bill Thiebaut

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William Thiebaut, Jr.
District Attorney for Colorado's Tenth Judicial District
In office
January 11, 2005 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byGus Sandstrom
Succeeded byJeff Chostner
Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate
In office
January 10, 2001 – January 11, 2003
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
May 1993 – January 11, 2003
Preceded byLarry E. Trujillo
Succeeded byAbel Tapia
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 45th district
In office
January 13, 1993 – May 1993
Preceded byJohn J. Irwin
Succeeded byMildred Mattingly[1]
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 14, 1987 – January 13, 1993
Preceded byStanley E. Johnson
Succeeded byPeggy Kerns
Personal details
Born
William Thiebaut, Jr.

1947 (age 76–77)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Ann
Children15
ResidencePueblo, Colorado
ProfessionAttorney
[2][3]

Bill Thiebaut is an American attorney and politician from Pueblo, Colorado. He was elected to four two-year terms in the Colorado House of Representatives, serving from 1987 to 1993, when he was appointed to the Colorado Senate to fill a vacancy following the resignation of Larry E. Trujillo. Following his appointment to the senate, he was elected and re-elected to the senate in 1994 and 1998. In the senate, he served as majority leader in the 2001-2002 session.

In 2002, Thiebaut was a candidate for lieutenant governor of Colorado, running with gubernatorial candidate Rollie Heath. In the general election, Bill Owens and Jane Norton defeated Heath and Thiebaut.[3][4][5]

Following his service as a legislator, Thiebaut was elected district attorney of Colorado's Tenth Judicial District, which comprises Pueblo County, for two four-year terms, holding the office from January 2005 to January 2013.

In November 2023, Thiebaut, whose voter registration was recorded as independent, was elected to an at large seat on the Pueblo School District 60 school board, for a four-year term.[6]

Prior to serving in elected office, Thiebaut served as the public trustee of Pueblo County from 1979 to 1986. After leaving the DA's office, Thiebaut has continued to serve on various committees, including the eleven-member State Transportation Commission, which he chaired.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Thiebaut was born in 1947 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but when he was very young, his family moved to Pueblo, where he was raised. He attended high school in Cañon City, Colorado.[7] He and his wife Mary Ann have 15 children.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mattingly carries first bill on House floor". The Pueblo Chieftain. March 22, 1994. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bill Thiebaut". Pueblo District Attorney. Pueblo County, Colorado. 2012. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2022. Bill Thiebaut was installed as the District Attorney, Tenth Judicial District, Colorado on January 11, 2005. First Elected: Tuesday, November 2, 2004 Current term ends: Monday, January 7, 2013{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "William Thiebaut (D)". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Pueblo attorney & former state legislator Bill Thiebaut appointed to State Transportation Commission" (Press release). Denver, Colorado: State of Colorado. Colorado Department of Transportation. August 21, 2013. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  5. ^ Malone, Patrick (August 15, 2010). "Thiebaut recalls ups, downs of campaign trail". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Winfrey, Anna Lynn; Bartolo, James; Perez, Josué (November 10, 2023). "Republicans triumph, incumbents falter, and more takeaways from Pueblo's 2023 election". The Pueblo Chieftain. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Family". Bill Thiebaut. n.d. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Meadow, James B. (June 15, 1997). "A major dad: State Sen. Bill Thiebaut earns the right to 15 Father's Day presents" (PDF). Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

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