Victoria Buckley
American politician
Victoria Buckley (November 2, 1949 – July 14, 1999) was an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Colorado from 1995 to 1999.
Early life, education, and career
Victoria "Vikki" Buckley was born November 2, 1949, in Denver, Colorado, to Charles and Rubye Bell Buckley. Raised in the Park Hill neighborhood, Buckley graduated from East High School and earned an associate degree in drafting. Buckley began working in the Secretary of State's office as a clerk-typist in 1974, working in the different divisions of the department and being appointed to the position of deputy Secretary of State.
Political career
Buckley announced her candidacy for Colorado Secretary of State following the news of incumbent Natalie Meyer choosing to retire and was a surprise winner in the Republican party primary elections over three other candidates: Denver election commissioner Sandy Adams, state party vice chairman Mary Dambman, and congressional staffer Connie Solomon. In the general election, Buckley challenged Democratic candidate Sherrie Wolf and Constitution Party candidate Douglas Campbell; Daniel Brewer Ward, who had been a candidate in the Democratic primary, was a write-in candidate. Buckley won the election with over 57% of the vote and became the first black woman in Colorado to hold a statewide office.
Buckley quickly began making changes in the Secretary of State's office after being sworn in. A performance audit ordered by the state legislature during that year showed a significant level of employee turnover. The high number of unfilled positions in the department led to two statewide initiatives being added to the ballot by default because the deadline to complete the review for addition to the ballot passed before all of the petition signatures could be reviewed.
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