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Gordon McLaughlin is the Democratic candidate in this race and is a current deputy district attorney for Larimer and Jackson counties. He has worked with law enforcement to take down methamphetamine and heroin distribution networks and also worked locally on issues like domestic violence and cyberbullying. As district attorney, he wants to make the criminal justice system more just for all, no matter where a person is on the economic spectrum. He wants to end mass incarceration by finding alternatives to jail and reforming the bail system, which disproportionately affects people of color.
McLaughlin is just the kind of candidate who knows what the job requires and how we more effectively provide justice; the progressive recommendation is for him.
On the Republican side of this race is Mitch Murray, who is the first assistant district attorney in District 8. He represents an unbroken line of Republican leadership in this office for more than 30 years, and in the same time, crime rates have increased in the district. We think it’s time for a change. Voters should elect McLaughlin to the district attorney’s office.Gordon McLaughlin
Gordon McLaughlin is the Democratic candidate in this race and is a current deputy district attorney for Larimer and Jackson counties.
Gordon McLaughlin is the Democratic candidate in this race and is a current deputy district attorney for Larimer and Jackson counties. He has worked with law enforcement to take down methamphetamine and heroin distribution networks and also worked locally on issues like domestic violence and cyberbullying. As district attorney, he wants to make the criminal justice system more just for all, no matter where a person is on the economic spectrum. He wants to end mass incarceration by finding alternatives to jail and reforming the bail system, which disproportionately affects people of color.
McLaughlin is just the kind of candidate who knows what the job requires and how we more effectively provide justice; the progressive recommendation is for him.
On the Republican side of this race is Mitch Murray, who is the first assistant district attorney in District 8. He represents an unbroken line of Republican leadership in this office for more than 30 years, and in the same time, crime rates have increased in the district. We think it’s time for a change. Voters should elect McLaughlin to the district attorney’s office.Gordon McLaughlin
Gordon McLaughlin is the Democratic candidate in this race and is a current deputy district attorney for Larimer and Jackson counties.
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.
Progressives are split on Amendment 77, known as the Allow Voters in Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek Cities to Expand Authorized Games and Increase Maximum Bets Initiative. Please read the arguments from both sides below to help you make your decision on this amendment.