Ruby Dickson Explained

Ruby Dickson
District:37th
Term Start:January 9, 2023
Term End:December 11, 2023
State House:Colorado
Predecessor:Tom Sullivan
Successor:Chad Clifford
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

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

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

  1. Web site: 2022-10-14 . Colorado State House District 37 candidate Q&A . 2023-01-12 . The Denver Post . en-US.
  2. Web site: McCormick-Cavanagh . Conor . Colorado House Campaign Shares Donors With Denver Pandemic Fund Initiative . 2023-01-12 . Westword . en.
  3. Web site: Ruby Dickson . 2023-01-12 . Ballotpedia . en.
  4. News: Wilson . Sara . Colorado state Rep. Ruby Dickson resigns, pointing to difficult political environment . December 1, 2023 . . December 1, 2023.