Nancy Spence
State Senator District 27
nancyspence@qwest.net
6330 South Olathe Street
Centennial, CO 80016

Website: www.nancyspence.org
Phone 303-690-5106,   FAX 303-690-5131

Denver native; graduated South Denver High School; attended Colorado State University.

Husband - Peter Spence D.D.S., four adult children and six grandchildren.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member, Board of Education, Cherry Creek School District 1980-1993
   Served as Board President for five years, Board Treasurer for two years
Galleria Metropolitan District Board of Directors, 1993 - 1999.
Cherry Creek Schools Foundation, Founding Director
Developmental Pathways Board of Directors, 1993 - 1999
Denver School of the Arts - Founding Member
Greater Denver Chamber of Commerce "Leadership Denver" 1991 graduate
HeadFirst Colorado - Member of Editorial Board - 2002 - 2006
Craig Hospital Board of Directors, 2005 - present

REPUBLICAN PARTY EXPERIENCE
Republican National Convention - Delegate 1996
Republican National Convention - Alternate Delegate 1992
Cherry Creek Republican Women - President 1992 and 1993
Republican Leadership Program graduate - 1991 class
Colorado Leadership Forum graduate - 1992 class

LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION
Re-elected to CO State Senate - Nov. 2008
Elected Minority Caucus Whip Nov. 2008
Elected to Colorado State Senate Dist. 27 in 2004
Elected Assistant Senate Minority Leader 2006
Elected to Colorado House of Representatives in 1998, 2000, and 2002 from House District 39
62nd General Assembly - House Appropriations, Education, and Judiciary Committees
63rd General Assembly - Chairman House Education Committee and member of Criminal Justice Committee.
64th General Assembly - Chairman House Education Committee, member of Transportation and Energy Committee.
65th General Assembly - Member of the Senate Education, Transportation, and Energy, Audit and Legislative Council Committees
66th General Assembly - Assistant Minority Leader,Member of the Senate Education, Transportation, and Energy, Audit and Legislative Council Committees
Advisory Committee Member - Colorado Commission on Higher Education, 2000 - 2005
Member - WICHE Legislative Advisory Committee, 2000 - present

Governor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Higher Education 2001-2002
Executive Board of the Alliance for Quality Teaching, 2002 - present
Member of the Interstate Migrant Education Council, 1996 – 2006
Member Colorado Council on the Arts for the Fitzsimmons project – 2004
Governor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on K-16 Alignment - 2005
Co-chair - State Board of Education Online Advisory Comm 2007
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Education Task Force Chair - 2007 to present
Advisory Committee - Covering All Children by 2010

RECOGNITION

Legislator of the Year – American Heart Association - 1999

Friend of Business - Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry – 2000

Guardian of Small Business – National Federation of Independent Business – 2000, 02, 03, 04

Legislator of the Year – Colorado Association of Community Centered Boards – 2001

Alumni Legislative Recognition Award - Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center - 2001

President’s Award – Univ. of Colorado School of Dentistry Alumni Association - 2002

National Legislative Award – The College Board 2002

Student Voice Award – Colorado Student Association – Higher Education 2003

National Legislative Award – Education Testing Service – 2003

Legislative Award – Colorado Association of Libraries – 2003

Common Sense in the Courtroom award – Colorado Civil Justice League – 2003, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08

Legislator of the Year – Colorado Alliance for Reform in Education – 2004

Defender of the American Dream Award – CO Home Builders Association – 2005

Colorado Dental Association Leadership Award – 2005

Center for Education Reform – One of 13 National Award Winners - 2006

American Legislative Exchange Council - Legislative Education Award - 2007

Southeast Business Partnership - Legislator of the Year - 2007

Public Policy Award - CO League of Charter Schools - 2007

Legislator of the Year - Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented - 2008

Colorado Lawmaker Award - The Denver Women's Commission and Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce - 2008