Bill Ritter
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| Bill Ritter | |||
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| Governor of Colorado From: January 9, 2007 – Present | |||
| Predecessor | Bill Owens | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Jeannie Miller | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
August William "Bill" Ritter, Jr. (born 1956-09-06) the former District Attorney for Denver, Colorado, and the current Governor of the State of Colorado. A Democrat and a Catholic, Ritter is generally a liberal position , aside from his centrist views on abortion and his opposition to labor unions. He supports socialized medicine, environmentalism, housing subsidy and welfare increases.
Coming into office Ritter signed legislation requiring utility companies to get 20% of their power from renewable resources by 2020 and in April 2008 signed a bill that established a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado 20% by 2020 and 80% by 2050.