Betty I. Overfield was born in Hiawatha, Kan. in 1927. While attending the University of Kansas, she married Dory J. Neale Jr. and worked in the accounting department of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. In 1974, Betty Neale was elected as a republican to the Colorado House of Representatives for House District 10, an office she would hold for almost 30 years. During her tenure as a state representative she served on numerous house committees and in 1977 became the first female representative to serve on the House Joint Budget Committee. Neale sponsored legislation concerning worker's compensation, child support enforcement reform, the omnibus prison package, etc.
From the description of Betty Irene Neale papers, 1974-2006 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 231703125
