Donald G. Brotzman

Donald Glenn Brotzman (June 28, 1922 - September 15, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.

History

Born on a farm in Logan County, Colorado, near Sterling, Colorado, Brotzman was educated in Logan County schools. He graduated from University Colorado School of Business at Boulder, 1949. He graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law, 1949. He was admitted to the bar in 1950 and began practice in Boulder, Colorado. He served as a first lieutenant with the Eighty-first Infantry Division in the South Pacific from 1945 to 1946. He served as member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1952 to 1954. He served as member of the Colorado Senate from 1954 to 1956. He served as Republican caucus leader in 1956. He served as Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1954 and 1956. He was appointed United States attorney for Colorado by President Eisenhower and served from 1959-1961.

Brotzman was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1965). He was an unsuccessful nominee in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress.

Brotzman was elected to the Ninetieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1975). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs from 1975 to 1977. He served as president of Rubber Manufacturers Association and National Rubber Shippers Association. He served as chairman of the Industry Safety Council, Washington, D.C.. He died on September 15, 2004, in Alexandria, Virginia.

References

• United States Congress. "Donald G. Brotzman (id: B000893)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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