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Betsy Markey was born in Cresskill, New Jersey, as the sixth of seven children. [1] Markey attended college at the University of Florida from 1974 through 1978. Her last semester was completed abroad at a university in Poznań, Poland. Markey completed a Masters of Public Administration in 1983 from American University.
In 2008, Musgrave lost reelection to Betsy Markey, who became the first Democrat to represent the district since the early 1970s. Markey was defeated in 2010 by Republican Cory Gardner, and the district was made more Republican in redistricting due to the removal of Fort Collins. George W. Bush received 58% of the vote in this district in 2004.
Gardner further attacked Markey for a variety of votes that she supposedly cast in a television advertisement, but controversy ensued and a local Fox News affiliate yanked the ad off the air when it came to surface that the votes that Congresswoman Markey "cast" were actually cast by Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey. [12]
Betsy Markey: Democratic: 4th: January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 Elected in 2008. Lost re-election to Gardner. John H. Marsalis: Democratic: 3rd: January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 Elected in 1948. Lost re-election to Chenoweth. John Andrew Martin: Democratic: 2nd: March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913 Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Retired. 3rd
Democratic nominee Betsy Markey, businesswoman and regional director for Senator Ken Salazar won against Republican incumbent Marilyn Musgrave, who had represented this district since 2003. Both ran unopposed in the party primary elections.
Betsy Markey, former U.S. representative and nominee for state treasurer in 2014 [20] Shaun McGrath, former mayor of Boulder [ 16 ] Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action [ 20 ] [ 21 ]
Betsy Markey, former U.S. representative from Colorado's 4th congressional district (2009–2011) [72] State officials . Meghan Lukens, state representative for the 26th district (2023–present) [73] Dylan Roberts, state senator for the 8th district (2023–present) [73]
The current dean, or longest-serving member, of the Colorado delegation is Representative Diana DeGette of the 1st district, who has served in the House since 1997. [9] She is the second-longest serving member of Congress in Colorado history, only behind Edward T. Taylor, who served in the House from 1909 to 1941.