The Progressive Voters Guide is an annual project of ProgressNow Colorado and Fuse Washington. We combined the endorsements of Colorado's leading progressive organizations with research about candidates to give you the information you've been searching for to be an informed voter. More than 2,000,000 people have used the Progressive Voters Guide since 2008, and hundreds of thousands come back each and every election for more of our thorough candidate research and trusted recommendations.
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With members in hundreds of professions — from human service workers to librarians, nurses to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public service and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.
AFT Colorado is a union that represents thousands of members in K-12 Education, Higher Education, and Public Service. The mission of the American Federation of Teachers - Colorado, AFL-CIO, is to improve the lives of our members and their families, and to give voice to their legitimate professional, economic, and social aspirations.
Since 2000, the Bell Policy Center has worked to advance economic mobility in Colorado. Today, we seek to answer a critical question: In a state that boasts one of the best economies in the country, why do so many feel unable to get ahead?
Despite our state’s growing prosperity, Coloradans feel stuck. To address this economic anxiety and find answers for families and communities, we have sharpened our vision to meet the moment: Our mission is to ensure economic mobility for every Coloradan.
Cobalt believes nothing should stand between you and your health decisions. We are dedicated to fighting for systems, structures and policies that expand abortion access and protect reproductive rights. Our goal: every Coloradan is able to make health decisions that are right for them, free from stigma, systemic barriers, and politics.
The Colorado AFL-CIO represents approximately 185 affiliate unions, whose membership totals more than 130,000 working Coloradans. We are an expression of the hopes and aspirations of the working families of Colorado.
The Colorado Education Association (CEA) represents 39,000 Colorado educators. By working collectively with education stakeholders, we will provide the best public education for every student and assure Colorado’s standing as an excellent state in which to learn, live, work, and raise a family.
The Colorado Fiscal Institute provides credible, independent and accessible information and analysis of fiscal and economic issues facing Colorado. Our aim is to inform and influence policy debates and contribute to sound decisions that improve the well-being of individuals, communities and the state as a whole.
The Working Families Party is a grassroots, multiracial party of working people coming together across our differences to make our nation work for the many, not the few. We’re electing the next generation of transformational leaders and building durable, independent progressive power in communities across the country.
We work to protect Colorado’s climate, air, land, water, and communities through organizing, advocacy, and elections. We are at the front lines working to protect the air, land, water, and people across our state. For over 50 years, we’ve worked with communities statewide to ensure that our quality of life and our environment are protected. We work to elect pro-conservation leaders to public office and then hold our decision makers accountable to move Colorado forward in protecting our environment.
Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado works to advance access to sexual health care and defend reproductive rights in the political, legislative, and regulatory space.