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Andy Kerr, a teacher and former state legislator, is running for Jefferson County commissioner in District 2 to help hardworking families and small businesses struggling during this crisis, support Jeffco’s public schools, and protect Jeffco’s quality of life.
Kerr served for six years in the state House of Representatives, where he was elected to the position of assistant majority leader, and for six years in the state Senate. During all his time in the General Assembly, he was known as a strong public education advocate. He served on the education committees in both chambers, carried bills in the Senate to provide statewide full-day kindergarten three times, and pushed several times for parental leave bills that would allow parents time off to attend their children's school activities. Kerr will continue to be a champion for public education as a commissioner and has pledged to work to make universal pre-K for all families in Jefferson County a reality.
Kerr is also known as a fierce advocate for public lands, and as commissioner, he intends to fight to expand multi-use trails, increase funding for outdoor education programs, increase support for wildfire mitigation, and expand the county’s conservation easement program. He has also said he wants to make Jefferson County a leader in multimodal transportation solutions. If elected, Kerr will work to repair and grow Jeffco’s economy in a way that benefits hardworking families and small businesses by supporting setting a paid sick leave standard, guaranteeing a living wage for every Jeffco employee, and closing corporate tax loopholes.
As an effective fighter for education, the environment, and the needs of working families, Kerr is the recommended choice for progressive voters in this race.
Running on the Republican side is Joni Inman. She has been involved in local Jefferson County politics for a long time, recently opening her own small business consulting on government affairs, and has a lot of establishment Republicans endorsing her. Despite this experience, however, Inman has said very little about what she specifically wants to do as county commissioner.Andy Kerr
Andy Kerr, a teacher and former state legislator, is running for Jefferson County commissioner in District 2 to help hardworking families and small businesses struggling during this crisis, support Jeffco’s public schools, and protect Jeffco’s quality of life.
Andy Kerr, a teacher and former state legislator, is running for Jefferson County commissioner in District 2 to help hardworking families and small businesses struggling during this crisis, support Jeffco’s public schools, and protect Jeffco’s quality of life.
Kerr served for six years in the state House of Representatives, where he was elected to the position of assistant majority leader, and for six years in the state Senate. During all his time in the General Assembly, he was known as a strong public education advocate. He served on the education committees in both chambers, carried bills in the Senate to provide statewide full-day kindergarten three times, and pushed several times for parental leave bills that would allow parents time off to attend their children's school activities. Kerr will continue to be a champion for public education as a commissioner and has pledged to work to make universal pre-K for all families in Jefferson County a reality.
Kerr is also known as a fierce advocate for public lands, and as commissioner, he intends to fight to expand multi-use trails, increase funding for outdoor education programs, increase support for wildfire mitigation, and expand the county’s conservation easement program. He has also said he wants to make Jefferson County a leader in multimodal transportation solutions. If elected, Kerr will work to repair and grow Jeffco’s economy in a way that benefits hardworking families and small businesses by supporting setting a paid sick leave standard, guaranteeing a living wage for every Jeffco employee, and closing corporate tax loopholes.
As an effective fighter for education, the environment, and the needs of working families, Kerr is the recommended choice for progressive voters in this race.
Running on the Republican side is Joni Inman. She has been involved in local Jefferson County politics for a long time, recently opening her own small business consulting on government affairs, and has a lot of establishment Republicans endorsing her. Despite this experience, however, Inman has said very little about what she specifically wants to do as county commissioner.Andy Kerr
Andy Kerr, a teacher and former state legislator, is running for Jefferson County commissioner in District 2 to help hardworking families and small businesses struggling during this crisis, support Jeffco’s public schools, and protect Jeffco’s quality of life.
Diana DeGette
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is seeking reelection for what would be her 13th term representing Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. DeGette, a lawyer, is Colorado’s most senior national legislator, the dean of its nine-member delegation, and the state’s only woman in Congress.
A lifelong Denverite, she has dedicated her career to protecting the environment, expanding access to health care, and fighting for reproductive justice. Before being elected to Congress, DeGette served two terms in the Colorado House of Representatives, where she authored an important law that protected access to abortion clinics. She continues this work in Congress as co-chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus.
DeGette has been recognized for her ability to work across party lines to deliver results. Some of her biggest achievements include playing an important role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act, co-authoring an influential law that modernized our medical research fields, and spearheading two key pieces of legislation that made big improvements in protecting the safety of our nation’s food supply. As chair of a key oversight panel, DeGette has led the effort to hold the Trump administration accountable for separating undocumented children from their families.
DeGette has also been an outspoken advocate for enacting commonsense gun safety measures, safeguarding Colorado’s public lands, and protecting American consumers. If reelected, DeGette will continue being the strong, progressive voice that Denver needs in Washington.
Her Republican opponent, Shane Bolling, is a management consultant working in energy. He is also a Denver resident and a first-time candidate for office. Bolling has not taken any issue positions except for his unabashed support for Donald Trump. He retweeted a Twitter account called “When Is Trump Gone?” with “Not so fast my friend, 4years plus.” He has also retweeted another account that claimed the recent Black Lives Matter protests are the perfect advertising for Trump, commenting, “It’s why Colorado turns back Red 11.03.20 simple Safety & Security.” Bolling also retweets and comments on coronavirus conspiracy theories. He seems to take no positions on anything else.