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Adams County Commissioner Charles “Chaz” Tedesco is running for reelection in District 2, a role he’s held since 2013.
After graduating from Northglenn High School, Tedesco served six years in the U.S. Navy. He then worked for 26 years as a master mechanic welder fabricator and was president of the United Steelworkers Union for eight years. Tedesco has lived in eight of the different municipalities in Adams County, and his familiarity with these communities helps guide him when he faces difficult decisions regarding their futures.
As a commissioner, Tedesco has worked hard to make sure Adams County is a beautiful place to live and a booming center of commerce. During his time in office, the area has become a center for advanced manufacturing, aviation, aerospace, and the life sciences industry. This has provided residents with incredible job opportunities while forming a solid base for future economic growth.
Tedesco is passionate about supporting the most vulnerable members of the community. He has helped build stronger support systems for marginalized and underserved populations and created unique and affordable housing opportunities for residents of Adams County. Once a foster child himself, Tedesco championed the creation of Homes for Hope, an innovative program that provides emergency foster care for Adams County children.He is also a powerful advocate for veterans. His leadership was key in securing funds for veteran service officers in the state budget as well as in the formation of the Veterans Advisory Commission that works with other county boards and councils on veterans’ interests.
Tedesco is the best choice to continue serving Adams County.
James Treibert is running against Tedesco as a Unity Party candidate. Treibert filed to run in May, but a post on his Twitter account at the end of August said he is still working on a campaign platform. We cannot recommend voting for a candidate who doesn’t know, or is unwilling to say, what he wants to do if elected.Chaz Tedesco
Adams County Commissioner Charles “Chaz” Tedesco is running for reelection in District 2, a role he’s held since 2013.
Adams County Commissioner Charles “Chaz” Tedesco is running for reelection in District 2, a role he’s held since 2013.
After graduating from Northglenn High School, Tedesco served six years in the U.S. Navy. He then worked for 26 years as a master mechanic welder fabricator and was president of the United Steelworkers Union for eight years. Tedesco has lived in eight of the different municipalities in Adams County, and his familiarity with these communities helps guide him when he faces difficult decisions regarding their futures.
As a commissioner, Tedesco has worked hard to make sure Adams County is a beautiful place to live and a booming center of commerce. During his time in office, the area has become a center for advanced manufacturing, aviation, aerospace, and the life sciences industry. This has provided residents with incredible job opportunities while forming a solid base for future economic growth.
Tedesco is passionate about supporting the most vulnerable members of the community. He has helped build stronger support systems for marginalized and underserved populations and created unique and affordable housing opportunities for residents of Adams County. Once a foster child himself, Tedesco championed the creation of Homes for Hope, an innovative program that provides emergency foster care for Adams County children.He is also a powerful advocate for veterans. His leadership was key in securing funds for veteran service officers in the state budget as well as in the formation of the Veterans Advisory Commission that works with other county boards and councils on veterans’ interests.
Tedesco is the best choice to continue serving Adams County.
James Treibert is running against Tedesco as a Unity Party candidate. Treibert filed to run in May, but a post on his Twitter account at the end of August said he is still working on a campaign platform. We cannot recommend voting for a candidate who doesn’t know, or is unwilling to say, what he wants to do if elected.Chaz Tedesco
Adams County Commissioner Charles “Chaz” Tedesco is running for reelection in District 2, a role he’s held since 2013.
Ike McCorkle
Ike McCorkle is challenging the Republican incumbent for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. The single father of three kids believes the people in the district deserve a representative who is dedicated to them, not the elite. In order to get Big Money out of politics, he supports a publicly funded, transparent system of campaign financing and wants to see the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling overturned to limit the influence of special interest groups that are buying much of our governmental leadership.
McCorkle is also an unabashed environmentalist who intends to fight for a Green New Deal not just to address the existential threat of climate change and rapidly transition energy production but to reinvest in rural America and create thousands of good-paying jobs in his district. Other policies he supports are ones that will expand equity and opportunity for everyone, including Medicare for All, tuition-free public college, reducing college debt by imposing a tax on Wall Street speculators, and a universal basic income system.
A retired Marine Corps officer and special operator who served for 18 years, six deployments, and four combat tours, McCorkle seeks to bring dignity and integrity to Congress and restore trust and confidence in government. He is a clear progressive choice who, if elected, plans to bring people with diverse backgrounds and beliefs together to build an American society where we lift each other up so that we all benefit together.
The incumbent he faces is U.S. Sen. Ken Buck, a former prosecutor and district attorney in Weld County who has been in Congress since 2014. His legal career has been marred by numerous ethical scandals, including compromising a case against Republican donors and declining to prosecute a sexual assault, instead blaming the victim. Since he has been in Congress, Buck has toed the party’s extreme right-wing line. He is anti-choice, opposes reasonable gun safety legislation, and has said that being gay is a choice. Buck also voted in favor of the 2017 tax reform bill, which heavily favored the wealthy and corporations while increasing tax burdens on the middle class. With all this in mind, Buck must not remain in office.