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'''Rutt Bridges''' is an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] from [[Colorado]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. |
'''Rutt Bridges''' is an [[United States|American]] [[geophysicist]] and [[politician]] from [[Colorado]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. |
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==Business success== |
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In [[U.S. Senate election, 2004|2004]] Bridges ran for [[U.S. Senate]], but stepped aside and supported fellow Democrat and friend [[Ken Salazar]], who went on to win the seat. |
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Bridges began his career with [[Chevron Corporation]], then founded Advance Geophysical in 1980. He achieved success with the software products MicroMAX and ProMAX, both used for the processing of [[reflection seismology|seismic]] data for the [[petroleum]] exploration industry. In recognition of his business accomplishments, he was awarded the Enterprise Award in 1991 by the [[Society of Exploration Geophysicists]] <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mssu.edu/seg-vm/bio_s__rutt_bridges.html |title= S. Rutt Bridges |accessdate=2006-12-17| publisher=Society of Exploration Geophysicists| last=Larner| first=Ken| work=SEG Virtual Museum}}</ref> He is also the chairman of Quest International Management, a private venture capital fund <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.blacktie-colorado.com/haveyoumet/archive2.cfm?id=95 |title=Profile at blacktie-colorado.com| accessdate=2006-12-17}}</ref> |
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Bridges is a think-tank founder and venture capitalist. |
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==Public career== |
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In 1999, Bridges founded the [[Bighorn Center]], to "give Colorado's political middle a credible and legitimate voice in the state's increasingly polarized landscape and more importantly, to get things done." <ref>{{cite web||url=http://www.bighorncenter.org/index.cfm |title=Bighorn Center home page |accessdate=2006-12-17}}</ref> In [[U.S. Senate election, 2004|2004]] Bridges ran for the [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Colorado]], but stepped aside and supported fellow Democrat and friend [[Ken Salazar]], who went on to win the seat. Looking to the 2006 election, he declared his candidacy for [[Colorado gubernatorial election, 2006|Governor]] of Colorado. However, he dropped out of the race on [[2005-08-11]] telling supporters "My passion has always been public policy, not politics."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.demnotes.com/archives/2005/08/breaking_rutt_b.html |title=BREAKING - Rutt Bridges Out of Governor's Race |accessdate=2006-12-17}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 07:29, 17 December 2006
Rutt Bridges is an American geophysicist and politician from Colorado and a member of the Democratic Party.
Business success
Bridges began his career with Chevron Corporation, then founded Advance Geophysical in 1980. He achieved success with the software products MicroMAX and ProMAX, both used for the processing of seismic data for the petroleum exploration industry. In recognition of his business accomplishments, he was awarded the Enterprise Award in 1991 by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists [1] He is also the chairman of Quest International Management, a private venture capital fund [2]
Public career
In 1999, Bridges founded the Bighorn Center, to "give Colorado's political middle a credible and legitimate voice in the state's increasingly polarized landscape and more importantly, to get things done." [3] In 2004 Bridges ran for the U.S. Senate in Colorado, but stepped aside and supported fellow Democrat and friend Ken Salazar, who went on to win the seat. Looking to the 2006 election, he declared his candidacy for Governor of Colorado. However, he dropped out of the race on 2005-08-11 telling supporters "My passion has always been public policy, not politics."[4]
References
- ^ Larner, Ken. "S. Rutt Bridges". SEG Virtual Museum. Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Retrieved 2006-12-17.
- ^ "Profile at blacktie-colorado.com". Retrieved 2006-12-17.
- ^ "Bighorn Center home page". Retrieved 2006-12-17.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "BREAKING - Rutt Bridges Out of Governor's Race". Retrieved 2006-12-17.
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