REPRESENTING COLORADO'S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Betsy was elected to Congress on November 4th, 2008. She has
represented the people of the Fourth Congressional District since
January 6th, 2009. Betsy is focused on bringing fiscal responsibility back to Washington, rebuilding America’s economy,
creating and restoring jobs in Colorado, strengthening Colorado’s
transportation systems and infrastructure, creating a lasting energy
plan for our country, and keeping
Colorado’s farming and ranching heritage strong.
EXPERIENCED VOICE IN THE 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
From January 2005 to May 2007, Betsy served the people of the 4th
Congressional District as U.S. Senator Ken Salazar’s Regional Director
for northern and eastern Colorado, a region encompassing the
overwhelming majority of the 4th Congressional District’s people and
land. She worked closely with businesses, agricultural groups, elected
leaders, non-profits and individual constituents to represent their
interests.
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN
Betsy is co-founder of Syscom Services, Inc., an Internet
consulting and web site development firm. Betsy helped lead the firm to
a #99 ranking in the Inc. 500 list of America’s fastest-growing private
companies. Syscom currently employs a workforce of over 40 people.
Betsy was also the owner of Huckleberry’s, a popular and successful
coffee and ice cream shop in Old Town Fort Collins.
SKILLED PUBLIC SERVANT
Betsy has extensive governmental experience. In 1978, she was hired
by U.S. Congressman Herb Harris to work as a legislative aide for the
Subcommittee on Post Office and Civil Service. After completing a
Masters in Public Administration in 1983, Betsy was appointed a
Presidential Management Fellow. She earned assignments in the Treasury
Department, as a budget and program analyst, a human resources
specialist, and a staff assistant to the Deputy Commissioner of the
Customs Service.
The U.S. Department of State recruited Betsy in 1984 to develop
computer security policies for the newly-formed Office of Information
Systems Security. She held a top secret security clearance and traveled
extensively to U.S. embassies and consulates. Betsy received the State
Department’s Meritorious Honor Award for creating their first computer
security training program.
ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBER
Betsy is an active community volunteer. She served as President of
the Board of Directors of the Food Bank for Larimer County and has
volunteered in the Poudre R-1 School District.
In 2001, Betsy became involved in local politics for the first time
and, once again, inspired success. She founded the Northern Colorado
Democratic Business Coalition to encourage small business owners to
voice their opinions. In 2002, she was elected to Chair the Larimer
County Democratic Party, a position she held until January 2005.
WIFE AND MOTHER
Betsy has been married to her husband Jim for 25 years. They have three children: Katie, 24, Erin, 22, and Al, 18.
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