Rector: Political maverick loves local government

Peggy Rector never thought of herself as a trailblazer.
But that’s what she was.
“That really wasn’t even on my mind, to be honest with you,” she said.
Rector was the first woman to serve as mayor of Rangely. She was also the first — and only woman, so far — to serve as a Rio Blanco County commissioner.
“I never really truly, honest to God, gave that a thought,” Rector said of being a…