Virginia Neal Blue (1910-1970) was an American businesswoman and politician, Colorado State Treasurer from 1967 to 1970, and the first woman elected to executive office in the state.

Early life

Virginia Neal Blue was born in Meeker, Colorado She earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Colorado in 1931.

Virginia Neal Blue

Career

Blue was one of the Regents of the University of Colorado, the governing board of the University of Colorado system, from 1953 to 1959, and chairman of the Colorado Commission on the Status of Women from 1964 to 1966. She was Colorado State Treasurer from 1967 to 1970, and the first woman elected to executive office in the state.

Virginia Neal Blue

Personal life

She married James Elliot Blue (1907-1986). Their sons Neal Blue and Linden Blue took a subsidiary of Chevron private as General Atomics.

Virginia Neal Blue

References

1910 births

1970 deaths

People from Meeker, Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder alumni

State treasurers of Colorado

Colorado Republicans

American real estate brokers

University of Colorado regents