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Norma Anderson
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Norma Anderson is an American former state legislator from Colorado.[1] She previously represented Jefferson County in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998, and was a member of the Colorado Senate from 1999 until her resignation in 2006 to spend more time with her family.[2][3] A former Republican, she left the party in 2021 over its support for Donald Trump.[4]
Anderson was the first woman to serve as majority leader in the Colorado House and Colorado Senate.[5] A pre-school was named for her and she is a member of the Jefferson County Historical Commission Hall of Fame.[6] She has lived in Lakewood, Colorado, and has three children.[7]
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Opposition to Trump
In 2021, Anderson left the Republican Party over its support for Donald Trump.[8]
Anderson was a plaintiff in Trump v. Anderson, a court case that aimed to bar former President Trump, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, from appearing on the Colorado ballot by invoking the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause.[9]
Trump was ultimately disqualified from the 2024 Colorado Republican presidential primary; marking the first time a presidential candidate had ever been barred from running because of the clause.[10] The court stayed its ruling, pending review by the U.S. Supreme Court.[10] On March 4, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump could not be removed from the ballot, stating that individual states cannot determine eligibility under Section 3 for federal office holders, and that such power is conferred exclusively to the federal government.
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