House Memorial 17-1001 Summary

• Former Representative Betty Virginia Swenson died on December 20, 2016, at age 83 after representing Longmont in the Colorado General Assembly from 1985 to 1992.

• Served as House Majority Whip in 1989 and 1990 and Vice-Chair of the House Health Environment Welfare & Institutions Committee in 1991 and 1992.

• Sponsored legislation making custodial parents financially responsible for child support after divorce and was integral to passage of legislation creating a voter-approved, tax-supported stadium district for Denver's Coors Field.

• Named Colorado Mother of the Year by American Mothers, Inc. in 1985 and remained active in supporting families and politics throughout her lifetime.

• Directs copies of the memorial be sent to her surviving family members: husband Bill Swenson, children Julie Reusser, David Swenson, and Joy Swenson, and sister Marylen Anderson.