Former Gov. John Hickenlooper : A Timeline


Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 68 years 11.5 mos.







2020
2021









Nov. 2 - Elected governor, def. Tom Tancredo (C) and Dan Maes (R) by 51.1% to 36.4% and 11.1%.
Jan. 11 - Resigns as Mayor.  Sworn in as Governor.
(July 20 - Shooting at theater in Aurora).
July 31 - Separates from Helen Thorpe (>).

July - Chair of  NGA for 2014-15 (>).
Nov. 4 - Re-elected Governor, def. Bob Beauprez (R) by 49.3% to 46.0%.
Divorces Helen Thorpe.
Jan. 16 - Marries Robin Pringle.
May 24 - Co-auther of The Opposite of Woe (Penguin Press).
June - Considered as running mate by Hillary Clinton.

Sept. - Forms Giddy Up PAC.
(Term limited... Jared Polis (D) elected).
Jan. 8 - Finishes tenure as governor.
Mar. 4 - Announces candidacy in video, media apperances.
Aug. 15 - Announces end of campaign.
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019




Jan. - Marries Helen Thorpe.
May 6 - Running for Mayor of Denver finishes first with 43% of vote.  June 3 - Elected Mayor  in runoff, def. city auditor Don Mares.
July - Son Theodore born.


Feb. 6 - Announces will not run for governor.
May - Re-elected Mayor with 88% of the vote.
(Aug. 25-28 - Democratic National Convention in Denver).
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

 










1990
1991
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1999

 
Master's degree in geology from Wesleyan University.
Moves to Colorado, geologist for Buckhorn Petroleum.




Laid off from position as geologist.

Opens Wynkoop Brewing Company in Lower Downtown.

1980
1981
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1987
1988
1989

 
Graduates from Haverford School



B.A. in English from Wesleyan University.





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Born Feb. 7, 1952 in Narbeth, PA.







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See also: Ryan Lizza.  "The Middleman."  New Yorker, May 13, 2013.


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