Nancy E. Dick (born July 22, 1930) was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. She was a

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and served from 1979 to 1987 under Governor Richard Lamm. She was Colorado's first female lieutenant governor.State of Colorado:Lt. Gov. Dick
She was born in

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and attended the

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. She served two terms in the Colorado House of Representatives before being elected Lieutenant Governor. She was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1984, losing to incumbent Republican

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. Dick's grandsons are Tomicah Tillemann and

Levi Tillemann Levi Mills Tillemann-Dick (born November 25, 1981) is an American businessman, academic, and author. Currently managing partner at Valence Strategic, LLC and a fellow at the New America Foundation, he is also the author of the 2015 book, ''The Gre ...

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