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Incumbent U.S. Representative Diana DeGette is seeking re-election in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. DeGette, a lawyer, is Colorado’s most senior national legislator and the dean of its nine-member delegation. DeGette is the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee.

A lifelong Denverite, DeGette is a graduate of Denver's South High School, Colorado College, and earned a J.D. from the New York University School of Law. Rep. DeGette 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 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 the 21st Century Cures Act, legislation that modernized medical research, and spearheading improvements in protecting our nation’s food supply. DeGette has also been an outspoken advocate for enacting commonsense gun safety measures, safeguarding Colorado’s public lands, and protecting American consumers. 

DeGette's Republican opponent, Valdemar Archuleta, is the chairman of the Log Cabin Republicans of Colorado. Archuleta is a graduate of Denver's George Washington High School.

Diana DeGette is one of the state's longest-serving and most effective progressive leaders. If reelected, DeGette will remain the strong, progressive voice that Denver needs in Washington. She is the clear progressive choice for the 1st Congressional District.
 

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse is running for reelection in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District. Neguse, a lawyer and the son of Eritrean refugees, is the first and so far only Black American to serve Colorado in Congress. Prior to his election to Congress, Neguse served as a University of Colorado Regent representing the 2nd District and a legislative aide under Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff.

Rep. Neguse is the former vice-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and currently serves as Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, in addition to serving on the Rules, Natural Resources and Judiciary Committees. Neguse advocates for bold progressive policies to address the most pressing issues facing our nation, such as Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. His priorities to date in Congress have included lowering prescription drug prices, raising workers’ wages, ensuring greater accountability in government, and protecting public lands, which make up over 50% of his district.

In Rep. Neguse's first two-year term in office after election to Congress in 2018, he introduced more legislation than any freshman lawmaker in the country and has had more legislation signed into law than any member of Colorado’s congressional delegation. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Neguse played a key role in holding former President Donald Trump accountable in Trump's second impeachment trial. Before Congress, Neguse fought to expand opportunities for families across Colorado in a variety of roles: as a co-founder of New Era Colorado, the state’s largest youth voter registration and mobilization nonprofit; as a six-term member of CU’s Board of Regents; and as leader of the state’s consumer protection agency for two years.

Neguse is a self-described eternal optimist who will continue to provide Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District with enthusiastic, diligent, and bold representation if reelected.

Rep. Neguse's Republican opponent, Marshall Dawson, is the vice-chairman of the Boulder County Republicans with no elected experience, and is considered a placeholder candidate in a race where Republicans have no realistic chance at winning.

Rep. Joe Neguse has proven himself to be the clear progressive choice for Colorado.

Adam Frisch is running for Congress in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, a seat currently held by one of the most controversial members of Congress, Rep. Lauren Boebert, who announced in December of 2023 she would run in the 4th District rather than face Frisch in a rematch after barely winning the race by 546 votes in 2022. Before running for Congress, Frisch served the residents of Aspen and Pitkin County as an Aspen city councilor and the chairman of the Pitkin County financial review committee. Frisch is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in economics.

If elected, Frisch has promised to lead with the priorities of the Third District first and partisan considerations second, and has vowed to represent stakeholders on all sides of the economic and environmental issues affecting Western and Southern Colorado.

Frisch's Republican opponent Jeff Hurd is an attorney with the Ireland Stapleton firm based in Grand Junction and has no experience in elected office. Hurd has expressed support for Donald Trump's anti-immigrant and natural resource exploitation agenda. Hurd was endorsed in the GOP primary by a number of Republican elected officials over Boebert including former Gov. Bill Owens.

The Third Congressional District is drawn with a significant but not insurmountable Republican advantage. Adam Frisch is without question the better candidate to represent the Third Congressional District.

Trisha Calvarese is running for Congress to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District. Calvarese grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, before graduating from Johns Hopkins University. Calvarese has worked for the AFL-CIO and the National Science Foundation. Calvarese is running on a platform of protecting Medicare and Social Security and championing rural communities in need of support for aging infrastructure and environmental risks like wildfires.

Calvarese's opponent, Rep. Lauren Boebert is one of the most polarizing and least effective members of Congress ever elected by Colorado voters. Rep. Boebert's first two terms in office were virtually devoid of accomplishments for the Third District, with Boebert repeatedly claiming credit for funding she voted against. Dissatisfaction with Boebert's representation and growing personal scandals forced Boebert to switch to run in the 4th Congressional District. After winning the CD-4 primary without majority support, Rep. Boebert has campaigned with controversial and discredited far-right members of Congress like Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida over her own constituents. Rep. Boebert has also been repeatedly cited by campaign finance regulators for use of campaign funds for personal interests.

Trisha Calvarase is the clear moral and ethical choice to represent the 4th Congressional District.

River Gassen is the Democratic candidate running for Congress in Colorado's 5th Congressional District. Gassen is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, currently teaching in the astronomy department. Gassen is a researcher working with the CU BioFrontiers Institute, "a unique interdisciplinary community of scientists driven by the mission of improving global health and welfare through collaborative, boundary-pushing bioscience."

Gassen is running for Congress to protect reproductive rights, essential programs like food assistance and Medicaid, and remediating the effects of human-caused climate change. Gassen offers leadership from a STEM educational background and making the American dream of affordable housing and access to health care a reality for everyone in Colorado's 5th District.

Gassen's opponent, right-wing talk radio host and longtime operative for the billionaire-funded conservative group Americans For Prosperity, Jeff Crank, was recently endorsed by ex-President Donald Trump after defeating the previously Trump-endorsed candidate Dave Williams in the Republican primary. Before that endorsement, Crank was fiercely opposed by MAGA Colorado Republicans over his support for Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential race. Crank's employer Americans for Prosperity said that Trump will "do irreparable damage to the country" if elected President again.

River Gassen is the clear champion for progressive values in the 5th Congressional District.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a lawyer and former Army Ranger who completed three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, is running for reelection in Colorado's 6th Congressional District. In 2018, he defeated longtime Republican incumbent Mike Coffman to become the first Democrat ever to represent this district.

Before serving in Congress, Crow spent years helping veterans like himself who struggled to receive benefits, focusing his work on veteran homelessness and substance abuse issues. Then, during his first term, Crow stepped into the national spotlight as one of the seven impeachment managers who argued for Donald Trump’s removal from office during the Senate trial. Crow made the case that Trump put both Ukraine’s safety and the U.S.’s national security at risk by withholding military aid in exchange for political favors. Today, Rep. Crow is the co-chair of the investigative committee into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

Crow’s district is the most diverse in Colorado, with 1 in 5 residents being born outside the United States; Crow has said this is what makes his community such a special place to live. He supports protecting DREAMers and passing comprehensive immigration reform and has called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end its contracts with private prison companies.

Crow has worked on instituting campaign finance reform. The first bill he sponsored, the End Dark Money Act, would prevent mega-donors from being able to hide their political contributions. His other priorities include preventing gun violence, combatting the effects of climate change, ensuring small businesses are able to thrive, and fighting for a bold investment in America’s infrastructure. Crow has been a key vote in favor of major infrastructure, LGBTQ+ rights, and voting rights legislation passed during the Biden administration.

Rep. Crow's Republican opponent John Fabbricatore is a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent running on an almost exclusively anti-immigrant platform. Fabbricatore has been a principal source of misinformation about the presence of foreign gangs in Aurora, which has been amplified by former President Donald Trump and condemned by fellow Republicans in Aurora city government. Fabbricatore hosted a campaign event with Rep. Lauren Boebert and national Republicans in Aurora to further spread false information about crime in the city.

Rep. Crow has served the residents of the 6th Congressional District with distinction and is the clear progressive choice in this race.

Incumbent Rep. Brittany Pettersen is running for a second term representing Colorado's 7th Congressional District. Pettersen has represented the west Denver suburbs since her original election in 2012 to the Colorado House, then succeeding Sen. Andy Kerr in Senate District 22 in 2019. 

In Congress and her previous career in the Colorado General Assembly, Pettersen has been a leading advocate for criminal justice reform and combating the opioid addiction crisis that threatens communities across the state and nation. Pettersen helped pass landmark Equal Pay for Equal Work legislation which has been modeled in other states. Pettersen was one of the sponsors of the Colorado Option health insurance reform measure intended to reduce premiums on the individual market by up to 20%. In Congress, Petterson has promised to fight for the repeal of the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and a fairer tax policy for all Americans. Pettersen currently serves on the House Financial Services Committee, and is the Vice Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions.

Pettersen faces a range of minor candidates with little experience. Pettersen's Republican opponent is business owner Sergei Matveyuk. Former state Sen. Ron Tupa, who allied himself with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s failed presidential campaign, is an unaffiliated candidate in this race.

Pettersen is far and away the superior candidate to continue to provide strong progressive leadership to the 7th Congressional District.

Rep. Yadira Caraveo is the incumbent running for re-election in Colorado's 8th Congressional District, one of the most evenly-divided and competitive congressional districts in the nation. After narrowly defeating her Republican opponent state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer in 2022, the 8th District is once again one of the most important congressional races of 2024.

Dr. Caraveo is a pediatrician who graduated from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Caraveo was raised in Adams County and is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. In Congress, Rep. Caraveo serves on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Agriculture Committees. In the Colorado House, Caraveo played a major role in the passage of health coverage, prescription drug affordability, education, economic development, and legislation to reduce toxic air pollution. Caraveo is a proven supporter of abortion rights, helping pass legislation to protect abortion rights in Colorado ahead of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Rep. Caraveo's opponent, freshman state Rep. Gabe Evans, is a far-right conservative endorsed by Donald Trump running on an unapologetic anti-abortion, anti-worker, and anti-public education campaign. The product of homeschooling and the right-wing Patrick Henry University, is has attempted to conceal his extreme background and agenda in order to run for Congress in Colorado's most competitive congressional district. Evans says that the right to abortion is "ridiculous," and falsely claimed "Aurora Has Fallen" to appease Trump at Colorado's expense. Evans recently fired his top political director after her record of racist and violent rhetoric was exposed by local media.

Yadira Caraveo represents the very best in elected leadership in Colorado today, and is the easy progressive choice for Colorado's 8th Congressional District.
 

Rhonda Solis is the Democratic incumbent running for re-election to the Colorado State Board of Education representing Colorado's 8th Congressional District. Solis formerly served on the Greeley-Evans Board of Education, is a graduate of Greeley West High School, and co-founded the Latino Coalition of Weld County. Solis served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate in Weld County. Solis is running to protect and invest in Colorado's public schools.

Solis' Republican opponent, Yazmin Navarro of Johnstown, is a graduate of the ideologically conservative Grand Canyon University, and is running on an platform of "expanded school choice," and is endorsed by the far-right incumbent members of the State Board of Education who support funding private religious schools at the expense of public education.

Rhonda Solis has a solid record of advocacy for Colorado's public schools and students and should be re-elected to represent the 8th Congressional District on the Colorado State Board of Education.

Democrat Jennifer Brady is running for election to State Senate District 2. In 2006, before moving to Colorado, Brady served one term as a representative in the Ohio legislature after flipping a highly conservative district represented by a Republican for the previous 50 years. Brady wants to bring people together and advocates for an expansion of passenger rail, varied affordable housing, and common-sense gun safety measures. Protecting Colorado's water and retaining teachers in our schools are also among Brady's top priorities.

Brady's Republican opponent, incumbent Rep. Lisa Frizell, will fight for TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights), Second Amendment rights, and an extremist education agenda in choice. Frizell seeks to deregulate certain industries and minimize the role of the government in providing public services. As a representative, Frizell sponsored dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that would require children to participate in sports teams based on their biological sex.

Also running is Libertarian Caryn Ann Harlos.

Jennifer Brady is the clear progressive in the race for for District 2.

Democrat Cole Buerger is running to represent Colorado Senate District 5. As a Western Slope native, 5th generation rancher, and long-time resident of Glenwood Springs, Buerger will champion rural communities struggling with the economy, growth, and Western Slope water. Buerger is a dedicated community member, serving on the Garfield County Planning and Zoning Board, the Middle Colorado Watershed Council, and Colorado River Valley Economic Development Partnership.

As a business owner himself, Buerger will champion economic development to helping small businesses grow. Buerger will focus will on increasing funding for rural infrastructure and to help build natural disaster resilience from wildfires. He will to work to lower the cost of living, and fight to protect civil rights and public land.

Buerger is running against Republican Marc Catlin - the current State Representative for House District 58. Catlin has voted against environmental regulations and gun safety measures.

Cole Buerger is the progressive choice for Colorado Senate District 5.

Vivian Smotherman is running for Colorado's 6th Senate District. She is a Navy veteran, former farmer, and oil field worker.

Smotherman's priorities include addressing the housing crisis, improving rural healthcare access, and public education. As a former farmer herself, Smotherman is committed to sustainable agricultural growth. Smotherman has pledged to champion abortion rights and protect access to reproductive care in the legislature. Smotherman would make history as the first openly trans legislator in the Colorado Senate.

Anti-abortion former coal miner Republican Senator Cleave Simpson is running for re-election in Colorado Senate District 6. Simpson voted against capping the consumer price for insulin despite a high rate of diabetes in Senate District 6, and later voted against capping the price of EpiPens. Simpson also voted against numerous wildfire prevention bills.

Vivian Smotherman would bring progressive values and
diverse experience essential to representing Senate District 6.

Rep. Marc Snyder is running for State Senate District 12. For the past six years, he has represented House District 18 at the state legislature. Snyder is an attorney and the former Mayor of Manitou Springs. Snyder has spent two decades leading his community to improve local transportation, health, economic development, sustainability, restorative justice, and military care.

Snyder is a champion for working families and small businesses at the state house, fighting to increase access to affordable housing and create a small business recovery loan program. Snyder is an effective leader in the legislature, working to make Colorado more affordable, environmentally resilient, and safe.

Donald Trump-enthusiast Stan VanderWerf is running against Snyder. Libertarian John Michael Angle is also running.

Vote Rep. Marc Snyder is the progressive running for Senate District 12.

Matt Johnston is running for State Senate District 13. Johnston serves on the Brighton City Council, where he has been an advocate for government transparency and diversity, equity, and inclusion with the Latino community in Colorado.

Johnston will focus on economic development, affordable housing, health care access, quality education, environmental safety, and agricultural protections. He has been vocal about his support of farmers and ranchers and fought for clean water during his time on the Brighton City Council.

Johnston is running against Republican Scott Bright. Bright holds extreme anti-abortion views and has spread fringe conspiracy theories denying the legitimacy of the 2020 election and the existence of climate change. Bright seeks to repeal magazine capacity limits and other common sense gun safety legislation.

Matt Johnston is the progressive choice for Colorado Senate District 13.

Rep. Cathy Kipp is running for Senate District 14. Kipp has served in the Colorado State House since 2019 and is the chair of the House Energy and Environment Committee and is a member of the House Finance Committee.

Prior to serving in the State House, Kipp served on the Poudre School District School Board from 2011 to 2019. She has focused on supporting public education— working to elevate Colorado students for success.

Kipp has championed affordable housing and solutions to homelessnessas well as efforts to protect communities from wildfires. She will continue to advocate for all Coloradans by addressing climate change, prioritizing education, and fighting for working families.

Phoebe McWilliams is the Republican candidate, and Jeffry Brosius is the Libertarian running for Senate District 14.

Rep. Cathy Kipp is the progressive choice for Senate District 14.

Sen. Chris Kolker is seeking reelection to Senate District 16. He lives in Arapahoe County with his family and has served in the State Senate since 2021.

Sen. Kolker will continue to fight for funding for Colorado schools, gun safety, improving Colorado's transportation, and taking action on climate change. He has fought for criminal justice reform and is endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood, the Sierra Club, and several unions. Sen. Kolker joined picket lines in support of healthcare workers and the Service Employees International Union.

Donald Trump enthusiast Robyn Carnes is the Republican running on a platform of election denial and conspiracy theories. Bennett Rutledge is running also as the Libertarian candidate.

Sen. Chris Kolker is the progressive choice for Senate District 16.

Rep. Judy Amabile is running for Senate District 18. A longtime activist, innovative business owner, and 50-year Colorado resident, Amabile has worked in the House to bring about livable wages for working families, access to mental health resources, and action on climate change.

Rep. Amabile has championed important legislation ranging from gun safety to criminal justice reform— including support for alternative sentencing options for pregnant and postpartum individuals. She supports climate action, working to help transition oil and gas jobs and to incentivize electric lawn equipment.

Unity Party member, Gary Swing, is running against Amabile for SD 18.

Amabile is the progressive choice for Senate District 18.

Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet is seeking reelection to Colorado Senate District 21. Michaelson Jenet, an award-winning author, previously served in the Colorado State House representing Commerce City.

Michaelson Jenet has been a leading advocate for behavioral health legislation, school nutrition, and protecting children from discrimination and conversion therapy. In 2021, Sen. Michaelson Jenet was the prime sponsor of legislation requiring health insurance policies to cover mental health wellness examinations.

Republican, Frederick Alfred Jr, is running to bolster oil and gas drilling as well as uranium mining.

Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet has tirelessly served her constituents and is the progressive running for Senate District 21.

State Sen. Jeff Bridges is a legislator that District 26 — and progressives — can be proud of. In the legislature, Bridges has worked to champion hard-working Colorado families, achieve health care for all, addressing climate change, and supporting abortion rights and reproductive freedom.

Since taking office, Sen. Bridges has supported full-day kindergarten, lowering the cost of health care, ensuring that working Coloradans can receive paid sick leave, and legislation to reinvest money in public transportation.

Additionally, Sen. Bridges has been a leader on many issues including expanding vocational programs, reproductive rights, bolstering small businesses, and a fully funded Colorado Water Plan.

Conservative Republican, Bob Lane, is running to "empower law enforcement" and repeal the state income tax which would cut off funding for the state government. An anti-immigration, anti climate resilience candidate, Lane is among Colorado's most extreme Republicans. Meredith A. Ryan of the Unity Party is also running

Sen. Jeff Bridges is the progressive running for Senate District 26.

Representative Mike Weissman is running for Senate District 28. Rep. Weissman has served House District 36 since 2016. Weissman serves as chair of the Colorado House Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Legal Services.

Weissman is a proven, dedicated legislator who has tirelessly led the way on economic and housing justice, fighting climate change, protecting public education, and reforms to the criminal justice system. He has worked to fight human trafficking to rent price gouging.

Republican, Pedro Espinoza, a conservative law enforcement professional, who opposes gender affirming care and other reproductive freedoms, is also running. Espinoza espouses the extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric of the Colorado Republican party.

Representative Mike Weismann is the clear progressive running for Senate District 28.

Sen. Chris Hansen is seeking reelection in Colorado Senate District 31. Sen. Hansen is an environmental engineer. A bold and astute legislator, Hansen has worked to fight climate change and stand up for Colorado working families. Hansen has championed Red Flag and Universal Background Check legislation as well as public education funding.

Libertarian David Aitken of the Libertarian Party is also running.

Chris Hansen is the progressive running for Senate District 31.

Rep. Javier Mabrey is seeking reelection as State Representative for Colorado House District 1. Prior to serving in the legislature, Mabrey worked as an eviction defense attorney and progressive advocate. Raised by a single mother in Southwest Denver, he has been devoted to keeping Coloradans housed. During the pandemic, Mabrey founded the COVID Eviction Defense Fund, providing hundreds of families with eviction prevention services and legal aid.

In the legislature, Mabrey has been a committed leader, working to expand access to affordable health care, fighting for affordable housing, climate justice, criminal justice reform, and reproductive rights. He has also led efforts to improve public education funding and economic security for Colorado's working families. Mabrey sponsored and passed legislation to lower prescription drug costs and increase access to restorative justice.

Representative Javier Mabrey is running unopposed and is considered the progressive champion for House District 1.

Rep. Steven Woodrow is running for reelection in House District 2. In the legislature, Woodrow is described as a "fierce advocate for the voiceless" and a "tireless public servant." He has served in the State House since 2020. Prior to his legislative career, Woodrow worked as a consumer protection attorney.

During his tenure in the legislature, Woodrow has co-sponsored bills to repeal Colorado's death penalty, allow collective bargaining for state employees, and implement comprehensive police reform. He has also supported tax reform, family economic security, state funding for child tax credits, and Medicaid expansion for postpartum individuals.

Republican Michael F. DiManna, a Donald Trump delegate, is also running for this seat.

Steven Woodrow is considered the progressive choice for House District 2.

Progressive champion, Rep. Meg Froelich is seeking reelection to House District 3. A proven leader on women’s rights, children’s welfare, education, community leadership, and environmental protection, Froelich has served in the legislature since 2019. She has sponsored and passed legislation ranging from public-sector collective bargaining, to law enforcement accountability, to Medicaid expansion.

Rep. Froelich was one of the primary sponsors for the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which made abortion a right for all Coloradans. She has championed environmental justice and has worked to ban anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.

Republican write-in candidate, Republican Marla Fernandez, is also running. Backing extreme conspiracy theories, staunchly anti-abortion, and opposed to climate legislation, Fernandez has run a campaign based on extreme and deeply racist ideals— having used racist epithets during the course of her campaign.

Representative Meg Froelich is the progressive choice for House District 3.

Cecelia Espenoza is seeking election to the Colorado House of Representatives in District 4. Espenoza was the first Mexican-American to serve as an Appellate Immigration Judge. Espenoza has also worked as an attorney and educator.

Espenoza aims to bring her experience into the State House of Representatives by focusing on affordable housing and the unhoused, climate resilience, and reproductive justice.

Republican candidate Jack Daus is running against Espenoza and is clear in his opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion in education. Daus seeks to bring about expansion of private education and homeschooling.

Cecelia Espenoza is the more progressive candidate for House District 4.

Sean Camancho is running for State House District 6. Camancho is an attorney and the son of immigrants. He attended the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and served four active tours before pursuing his law deegree through the GI Bill. Camancho currently serves in the Air Force reserve.

Camancho wants to invest in blue collar and union workers, support sustainability, and reproductive rights. He also takes a strong stance on stopping gun violence and domestic violence. Camancho will work to support and advocate for Colorado's elderly population, to preserve dignity and affordable retirement for older Coloradans.

Kyle Witter is the Republican candidate running for House District 6.

Sean Camancho is the Progressive choice for HD-6.

Rep. Jennifer Bacon is running for reelection to Colorado House District 7. A longtime educator and civil rights lawyer, Bacon previously served on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education. In addition to her commitment to leadership on school funding, Bacon champions Colorado's working families, public education, affordable housing, and social justice reforms.

She has spearheaded multiple criminal justice bills and focused on supporting transportation, housing, and economic justice for Coloradans. Currently, she serves as Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and Assistant House Majority Leader. Bacon has sponsored bills and advocated for Coloradans with disabilities, air quality protections, and law enforcement accountability.

Republican Tom Swift, who opposes abortion rights and LGBTQIA+ rights, is running against Bacon. Raymon Anthony Doane of the Libertarian Party is also a candidate for House District 7.

Representative Jennifer Bacon is the proven progressive candidate for House District 7.

Lindsay Gilchrist is running to represent House District 8. A Denver native, Gilchrist has extensive experience in non-profit and advocacy work. An advocate on global health, Gilchrist has worked for the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health on security and humanitarian issues in Africa. She also worked to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic here in the U.S.

In the legislature, Gilchrist will focus on criminal justice reform, child welfare, and climate regulations. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, she will work to support Colorado's gay and trans youth and ensure protections for LGBTQ+ minors. Gilchrist will also work to protect immigrant rights in Colorado, having worked closely on immigration with the African Community Center of Denver.

Running against Gilchrist is Republican, Philip Borrelli and Unity Party member, Jesse Lashawn Parris.

Lindsay Gilchrist is the progressive choice for House District 8.

Rep. Emily Sirota is seeking re-election to represent House District 9. Before joining the legislature in 2018, Rep. Sirota helped run an early learning center and worked for the Colorado Progressive Coalition where she organized support for paid sick leave policy.

Rep. Sirota has championed state funding for the Child Tax Credit and increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit. She helped pass universal pre-k, gave relief to working families, mandated the teaching of the Holocaust and genocide in public schools, and had Colorado join the National Popular Vote Compact. Rep. Sirota also carried a bill for a task force to analyze how much money Colorado could save by going to a health-care-for-all system. She recently sponsored a bill to incentivize healthy food options.

Opposing Rep. Sirota is Republican Tom Cowhick.

Rep. Sirota is the clear progressive candidate for House District 9.

Rep. Junie Joseph is seeking reelection to House District 10. Rep. Joseph is an attorney and Haitian immigrant. She is a champion for reproductive justice, gun safety, LGBTQ+ rights, affordable housing, and economic stability. Rep. Joseph has sponsored bills for equal representation in courts, employee protections, and rights for youths in facilities operated by the Division of Youth Services.

Rep. Joseph is running against Republican William B. DeOreo. An oil and gas candidate, DeOreo is also opposed to protections against "identity-based discrimination."

Rep. Joseph is the progressive legislator for House District 10.

Rep. Kyle Brown is running for reelection to represent House District 12. Rep. Brown was elected to this seat in 2022. He has a PhD in Genetics, served as a senior advisor for U.S Senators and governors, and sat on the Louisville City Council. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Brown served as an advisor for both the Colorado Dept. of Public Safety and the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment to help create a state testing strategy.

As proven progressive, Rep. Brown has been an outspoken leader in the Marshall Fire recovery effort. Rep. Brown is a fierce advocate for accessible and affordable healthcare. He designed and implemented CO’s public option program to provide free healthcare for low income communities and immigrants. He has continuously defended the Affordable Care Act and supports the expansion of a “Medicare for all.” He has passed prohibitions on assault weapons and assisted the creation of Louisville’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion task force.

Opposing Rep. Brown is Republican candidate Mark Milliman. Milliman is a strong supporter of TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights), repealing property tax, and “less government regulation.”

Rep. Brown is the progressive candidate running for House District 12.

Speaker of the House Julie McCluskie is running for her fourth term to represent Colorado House District 13. Rep. McCluskie’s background assisting local schools with mental health and community engagement has informed her important work at the Capitol where she has helped pass numerous education bills. Her successes include increasing school funding, developing the state’s first Department of Early Childhood, and a nicotine tax that will provide funding for rural schools. She recently sponsored a bill for the creation of a modernized approach to funding public education.

Running against Rep. McCluskie is Republican Dave Williams (a different Dave Williams than the controversial head of the Colorado GOP). Williams is a "freedom from government" conservative attempting to unseat Speaker McCluskie.

Rep. McCluskie is the progressive candidate running for House District 13.

Jeff Livigston is challenging extreme Christian-Nationalist incumbent Scott Bottoms to represent House District 15.

Livingston is an IT professional and veteran of the U.S Army. Central to Livingston’s platform is the support for education, schools, and educators in Colorado. He is a strong advocate for voting rights and government accountability.

Incumbent, Rep. Scott Bottoms is a hateful rightwing politician who regularly takes aim at LGBTQ+ Coloradans. A fervent conspiracy theorist, Bottoms has sponsored extreme anti-abortion legislation and denies that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election along with other strong QAnon sentiments.

Rep. Stephanie Vigil is running for reelection for Colorado House District 16. Rep. Vigil has experienced poverty, child abuse, and disability which served as a catalyst for her to run for office. Therefore, Rep. Vigil has prioritized climate and energy, education, and housing as some of her key issues. Rep. Vigil has sponsored and supported legislation for “Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction” road map, getting Colorado teachers fair wages and resources, and forwarding legislation that will level the power between renters and landlords. Rep. Vigil was a major proponent of successful legislation promoting transparency and fairness for rideshare and delivery drivers.

Rep. Vigil has sponsored bills to support veterans, the use of chosen names for LGBTQ+ youth, public school funding, and access to reproductive healthcare. Rep. Vigil has proven to support and amplify some of the key issues identified by many progressive voters.

Opposing Rep. Vigil is challenger Republican, Rebecca Keltie. Keltie believes in expanding the size and power of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), weakening Colorado's gun safety laws, and undermining public education through diversion of funds away from neighborhood schools.

Rep. Stephanie Vigil has proven to be a progressive leader for District 16.

Rep. Regina English is running for reelection to House District 17. Rep. English has extensive experience in education, specifically providing students with adequate resources and support. A PhD in Management, specializing in Organizational Leadership, Rep. English is a proven non-profit leader and advocate for children of color.

Rep. English is the first Black woman to represent El Paso County in the Colorado General Assembly for House District 17. She supports criminal justice reform— focusing on eliminating punitive justice and advocating for the humane treatment and rehabilitation of incarcerated persons. Rep. English is dedicated to ensuring reproductive healthcare and to improving quality of life for seniors and people with disabilities. She has sponsored bills ranging from animal welfare to social equity in the marajuana industry.

Republican candidate, Elizabeth Riggs is also running for House District 17. She does not have a public platform regarding her candidacy.

Rep. Regina English is the progressive choice for House District 17.

Amy T. Paschal is running for House District 18. Paschal is a software engineer and mother of two. Paschal is running to increase the affordability and accessibility of healthcare in the United States and stop medical bankruptcy. She is also seeking economic justice solutions that serve working Coloradans. Paschal is committed to advancing reproductive freedom, education funding, and developing infrastructure in Colorado. She is a Gun Sense Candidate endorsed by Moms Demand Action.

Republican, James R. Boelens Jr. is also running. He opposes large scale infrastructure projects such as highways expansions.

Amy Paschal is the progressive voice for House District 18.

Arik Dougherty is running for House District 20. Professionally, Dougherty works as a cybersecurity engineer. Father to five children, he is passionate about public education. Dougherty is a proponent of environmental stewardship, compassionate immigration policy, and the importance of social welfare programs.

Jarvis Caldwell is the Republican candidate. He staunchly supports the second amendment and is running to secure protections for gun owners.

Arik Dougherty is the progressive running for House District 20.

Running for House District 21 is challenger Liz Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum has lived in the Fountain Valley for over 20 years after being brought to the area through her husband's enlistment in the US Army. Rosenbaum has a long history of fighting for clean water and founded the Fountain Valley Clean Water Coalition in 2016 to ensure transparency about water safety and contamination.

Rosenbaum will bring her fierce advocacy for clean and safe drinking water to the state capitol and help the voices of her rural community be heard. She understands the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, invest in solar and wind energy, and the need to address food and hospital deserts in Colorado. Rosenbaum worked as the Regional Organizer for Cobalt Advocates, securing signatures in support of the Colorado constitution recognizing the right to abortion (Prop 89).

Rosenbaum is running to unseat pro-gun Representative Mary Bradfield. Bradfield is an extreme conservative more concerned about fighting against gender neutral language, abortion rights, and assault weapons legislation than she is about safe drinking water for her district.

Liz Rosenbaum is the progressive choice for House District 21.

Michael Pierson is the Democratic candidate running for the Colorado House District 22. Pierson is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran with 20 years of service in public affairs. Pierson served as Chief of Public Engagements for the U.S. Space Force and the U.S. Air Force Space Command.

Pierson is running to unseat Republican Rep. Ken DeGraaf. DeGraaf is one of the most stridently conservative members of the Colorado House, frequently making incendiary racist, homophobic, and misogynist rhetoric speeches on the floor of the Colorado House.

Michael Pierson is the clear progressive running for House District 22 over one of the state's foremost far-right embarrassments.

Majority Leader Monica Duran is running for reelection to House District 23. As a House Representative, Rep. Duran has championed support for domestic violence survivors and working families. Rep. Duran has worked to pass gun safety legislation in Colorado. Rep. Duran believes in helping teachers and students to access the adequate resources and support needed. She also believes in expanding access to health care and protecting reproductive rights.

Republican Cory Ohnesorge is also running for House District 23. Ohnsegore is a right-wing conspiracy theorist running on an anti-immigration platform. Ohnesorge also wants to repeal vote-by-mail and absentee voting in Colorado.

Rep. Monica Duran is a proven progressive voice for District 23.

Rep. Tammy Story is running for reelection to House District 25. Rep. Story has been a dedicated advocate for public safety, public education, and health care throughout her tenure at the legislature.

Rep. Story has passed legislation to make higher education more accessible by fortifying the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship initiative and supported legislation to train a workforce for the energy sector. She also sponsored legislation to increase law enforcement accountability and to prevent the use of excessive force by police officers.

George B. Mumma Jr. is the Republican running against Representative Story. Mumma is an anti-tax, pro-voucher candidate who believes that suicide hotline operators are "grooming children" when they discuss matters of LGBTQ+ issues without parental involvement.

Rep. Tammy Story has the track record of helping Coloradans move forward. She is the clear progressive choice for House District 25.

Rep. Meghan Lukens is running for reelection in House District 26. Rep. Lukens grew up in Routt County and previously worked as a social studies teacher at Steamboat High School. She is also the former captain of the CU Boulder Women’s Ice Hockey team. Rep. Lukens serves on the Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources, Legislative Council, and Education Committees.

Rep. Lukens has worked to support families by promoting access to affordable housing, strengthening our education system, and developing Colorado’s economy. Lukens understands the need to protect public lands and the environment, stand up for reproductive freedom, and support small business. She has supported legislation to provide housing assistance for survivors of abuse, support educators, and to develop more childcare centers.

Challenging Lukens is Republican Nathan Butler. Butler is so pro-gun that he supports Constitutional Carry legislation which would allow for the unregulated purchase and carry of firearms. Butler is also running on a pro-oil and gas and anti-immigrant platform.

Lukens is the progressive running for Colorado House District 26.

State Rep. Brianna Titone is running for reelection to Colorado House District 27. Rep. Titone, first elected to the Colorado State House 2018, has brought her scientific background in technology and geology to public policy. As the first openly transgender woman to be elected to office in the state, she has fought tirelessly against anti-LGBTQ bills and ending discriminatory draconian policies against marginalized groups. Rep. Titone has fought for improved transportation infrastructure and access, equity in per-pupil public school funding, and advancing technology access for all with increased broadband. With a background in science, Titone has sponsored several climate resilience bills to reduce pollution, protect water quality, and boost energy efficiency.

Republican Ed Cox is challenging Rep. Titone.

Rep. Titone’s policies and record combined make her the unequivocal progressive in District 27.

Rep. Sheila Lieder is running for reelection to House District 28. As a long-time labor leader, Rep. Lieder is a champion for working Jefferson County families. Rep. Lieder has been a fixture in her community and the labor movement for years, including as a longtime volunteer for the Colorado Alliance of Retirees.

Rep. Lieder is running to continue her work on making Colorado more affordable for working families, protecting public education, saving Coloradans money on health care. She will protect abortion and reproductive rights and make Jefferson County safer. Rep. Lieder has sponsored legislation on housing accessibility, infrastructure improvements for public schools, and protections for working minors. Rep. Lieder has a proven track record of standing up for Coloradans.

Challenging Rep. Lieder is Republican, Peter Boddie. Boddie is a conservative that supports hateful anti-LGBTQIA+ and anti-diversity policies for schools. He is running on a pro gun, anti-immigration platform.

Rep. Sheila Lieder, will continue to represent working Coloradans in House District 28 and is the progressive choice.

Rep. Shannon Bird is seeking re-election for a fourth term in the Colorado State House District 29. Rep. Bird was first elected to the State House in 2018 after serving on the Westminster City Council, where she lives with her family.

Rep. Bird currently serves as Chair of the Joint Budget Committee and Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee. She has led the way in supporting small businesses through her Small Business Recovery Loan Program; cosponsored the $5.3 billion transportation package; fought for all day kindergarten and preschool; and signed on as a co-sponsor for the Reproductive Health Equity Act. Bird will continue to represent working families and small businesses and protect freedoms in the Colorado legislature.

Extremist right-wing Republican, Evan Hunt is challenging Representative Bird. Hunt opposes public health and seeks to expand the oil and gas industry as well as TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights).

Rep. Bird is the progressive candidate running for House District 29.

Rebekah Stewart is running for House District 30. Stewart is a music therapist and healthcare advocate as well as a member of the Lakewood City Council.

At the legislature, Stewart will advocate for health care, reproductive justice, and renewable energy initiatives. As a therapist, she is a staunch supporter of increasing mental health resources in schools and law enforcement agencies. Stewart understands the vital need for mental health and social work co-responders working with law enforcement in mental health crisis situations. She supports LGBTQ+ rights and reducing gun violence.

Ramey Johnson, an anti-public education and pro-TABOR Republican is also running for House District 30. She also wants to see the expansion of law enforcement and reinstatement of "qualified immunity."

Rebekah Stewart is the progressive choice for House District 30.

Jacque Phillips is running for Colorado House District 31. Phillips knows the challenges faced by working Coloradans. While supporting a child, Phillips waited tables to pay her way through community college, eventually earning a doctorate at the University of Northern Colorado and a law degree at the University of Denver. She is committed to supporting issues such has affordable housing, reproductive freedom, and renewable energy initiatives. Phillips wants to increase the standard of living for all Coloradans and is dedicated to the development of quality jobs and reasonable salaries. She believes in Colorado's betterment through progressive ideas like inclusivity, determination, and acceptance.

Transphobic Republican Heidi Pitchforth is running against Phillips for House District 31. She is an anti-immigrant, police expansion conservative who supports false and racist anti-Latino sentiments.

Jacque Phillipsis the progressive running to represent District 31.

Rep. Manny Rutinel is running for reelection in House District 32. Rep. Rutinel is a strong progressive and is running unopposed. He has sponsored legislation to support communities disproportionately affected by poor air quality, loan forgiveness, and accessibility to meetings held by local public bodies. He stands in support of reproductive rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion regardless of race, sex, age, religion, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Rep. William Lindstedt is seeking reelection to House District 33. Prior to his service in the State House, Lindstedt was a member of the Broomfield City Council, where he was at the forefront of crucial growth planning and environmental protection issues. Since becoming a State Representative, Rep. Lindstedt has sponsored legislation for public transit reform, consumer protection in event ticket sales, and affordable housing programs. He is a proven advocate for House District 33.

Challenging Lindstedt is Michael Martinez of the Republican Party. Martinez supports TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights) and the expansion of law enforcement.

Rep. William Lindstedt is the progressive for House District 33.

Rep. Jenny Willford is seeking reelection in House District 34. The former Mayor Pro Tem of Northglenn, Willford worked to provide family leave benefits to municipal employees while promoting affordable housing and addressing the threat of climate change. Prior to her election to the General Assembly, Rep. Willford was the Executive Director of Emerge Colorado, an organization dedicated to promoting women in elected office.

As a State Representative, Rep. Willford supported legislation to require permits for activities that impact air quality, provided access to child care assistance, and free menstrual products for students.

Pro-gun, anti- immigration, and TABOR expansionist, Craig Sullivan is the Republican running for House District 34. Sullivan supports gun ownership, immigration restrictions, Also running for the HD34 seat are Alexander "Skinny" Winkler of the Center Party and Mark Bromley who is unaffiliated.

Rep. Willford is the progressive leader running for House District 34.

Rep. Lorena Garcia is seeking reelection to Colorado House District 35. Garcia is a long-time nonprofit leader - who continues her work in organization for marginalized communities and standing up for working Colorado families. She is dedicated to celebrating diversity, increasing public school funding from pre-K to higher ed, and strengthening the economy. Rep. Garcia is a 7th generation Coloradan and understands the struggles faced by working Coloradans. She has helped lead the way on renewable energy initiatives and reproductive justice protections.

Rep. Garcia has also sponsored legislation to support birth equity in correctional facilities, integration programs for migrants, and protections for name changes to align with one's gender identity. She is a progressive champion for all Coloradans.

Republican, Lee Knoll is opposing Rep. Garcia, and does not have any public platform information.

Rep. Lorena Garcia is the progressive choice for House District 35.

Michael Carter is running to represent in House District 36. With a law degree from the University of Denver, Carter works as a public defender and a private criminal defense attorney. He has served as a member of the Aurora Public School board since 2021 and will fight for affordable housing, workers and unions, and criminal justice reform. Carter is also dedicated to improving public school education funding and ending gun violence through safe storage mandates and a ban on assault weapons.

Opposing Carter is Eric Mulder of the Forward Party.

Michael Carter is the strong and progressive choice for Colorado House District 36.

Rep. Chad Clifford is running for reelection to Colorado House District 37. Rep. Clifford is a dedicated advocate on issues such as affordable housing, public school education funding, and systemic inequality. He has been and will continue to be a prime sponsor on at least one bill regarding social issues and accessibility each legislative session. He is committed to sustainability, conservation, and equitable resource management. Rep. Clifford has sponsored legislation on protections for juvenile offenders, opportunities for disabled people, and the regulation of money transmitters like Applepay and Paypal.

Kevin Biehl is a write-in unaffiliated candidate for House District 37.

Rep. Clifford is the progressive choice for House District 37.

Gretchen Rydin is running for House District 38. Rydin is a Littleton City Council member, therapist, and social worker. She is an advocate for trauma and addiction recovery as well as for the LGBTQ+ community and refugees. Rydin promises to fight for equitable and accessible housing, small businesses, and arts and education funding. She chaired the Regional Opioid Council and directed more than $49M in funding for substance use prevention, treatment, harm reduction, recovery, and criminal justice programs in Arapahoe County. She also helped pass a inclusive housing ordinance in Littleton to ensure affordable housing as a part of new builds.

Opposing Rydin is a pro-gun candidate and TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights) expansionist Jeffery Patty, of the Republican Party.

Gretchen Rydin is the progressive choice for House District 38.

Incumbent Rep. Iman Jodeh has represented Colorado House District 41 since 2020. Rep. Jodeh is the first Muslim ever elected to the Colorado General Assembly. Prior to winning election in 2020, Rep. Jodeh served as community liaison for the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado. She serves on the House Appropriations and Public & Behavioral Health Committees. The Council of State Governments chose Rep. Jodeh as one of the “20 Under 40” elected officials whose careers in public service show promise.

Rep. Jodeh's Republican opponent, Rob McKenna, has no experience in elective office and little information available other than having signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge to support congressional term limits, which already apply to members of the Colorado General Assembly.

Rep. Jodeh is the clear progressive choice to represent Colorado House District 41.

Rep. Bob Marshall is running for reelection to Colorado House District 43. Rep. Marshall is a former United States Marine Corps attorney who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and later worked helping wounded sailors and Marines returning from combat. He is a strong supporter of common sense gun laws and has stood up to Second Amendment absolutists in the Capitol. Rep. Marshall advocates for environmental protections, law enforcement reforms, veterans, and reproductive rights. He has sponsored legislation to support affordable housing for seniors, accessibility to state grants for rural communities, and legislative accountability and transparency.

Matt Burcham of the Republican Party is challenging Representative Marshall. Burcham is a supporter of TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights), pro-gun, and supports vouchers and individual "parents rights" to dictate public education policies.

Transparency candidate Bob Marshall is the more progressive candidate running for HD43.

Alyssa Nilemo is running to represent Colorado House District 44. Fourth generation Coloradan, Nilemo works at the Auraria Higher Education Center in securing funding for higher ed, performing arts, and community events in Douglas County. She is a a long time board member of the Asian Chamber of Commerce and received the Asian Hero of Colorado Award in 2022. She is a recent Democrat, and long time unaffiliated voter. Her motto is "people before politics."

Nilemo is dedicated to supporting small businesses, accessible housing for all, and living wages for teachers and educators. She supports common sense gun-safety legislation and the conservation of our land and water. Nilemo will work to protect reproductive freedoms and ensure rights for all Coloradans.

Nilemo is challenging incumbent Rep. Anthony Hartsook. Hartsook is an Army veteran and graduate of the far-right and extreme "Leadership Program of the Rockies." Hartsook supports expanding ICE and opposed the ban on assault weapons in Colorado.

Alyssa Nilemo is the progressive for House District 44.

Pueblo native, Rep. Tisha Mauro, is running for reelection to Colorado House District 46. Rep. Mauro was raised on a farm near Boone, graduated from Pueblo County High School and from Colorado State University-Pueblo, and has been in the auto industry for 20 years as a finance manager and sales manager. Rep. Mauro seeks to fight for working families by creating better jobs, addressing public safety, protecting Colorado water, and investing in Colorado highways and roads. Rep. Mauro will continue her advocacy for laborers, having sponsored laws on towing carrier regulations and railroad safety requirements in the House of Representatives. Rep. Mauro is a supporter of reproductive rights and environmental protections.

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners candidate (“Pro 2A all day, everyday!”), Kim Swearington is challenging Representative Tisha Mauro. Swearington is also an anti-LGBTQIA+ candidate.

Rep. Tisha Mauro is the progressive candidate for Colorado House District 46.

Rep. Mary Young is seeking re-election to the Colorado House District 50. Rep. Young was first elected in 2019 and has championed legislation that addresses the needs of working families and small businesses. Rep. Young currently serves as the Vice Chair to the Health and Human Services Committee and as a member of the Education Committee. Prior to joining the State House, Rep. Young spent her career serving as a school psychologist at schools around Greeley.

Rep. Young has spent her time in the State House working to reform education funding while addressing the mental health of students. She has sponsored legislation to provide advocates for children in foster care and state funding for higher education. Rep. Young also worked as part of the solution in providing COVID recovery assistance and support for working families.

Republican candidate Ryan Gonzalez is running again to attempt to unseat Rep. Young. A graduate of the far-right so-called "Leadership Program of the Rockies," Gonzales is pro-oil and gas and an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump.

Rep. Young is the progressive choice for House District 50.

Sarah McKeen is running for House District 51. McKeen is a Social Worker and CSU Graduate living and working in Loveland with a passion for social advocacy. She has served on the Loveland Planning Commission for the past 4 years and volunteers on the Larimer County Behavioral Health Committee. McKeen seeks to increase government and economic support for education, childcare, and senior citizens. She also believes in the need for environmental protections and climate action through renewable energy. McKeen supports laborers in conjunction with each of these issues acknowledging that “Supporting worker's rights also supports affordable & accessible housing, healthcare, childcare, and more.”

McKeen is challenging incumbent Ron Weinberg. Weinberg is a pro-militia, anti-abortion, TABOR (tax payers bill of rights) enthusiast who opposes the expansion of renewable energy in Colorado.

Sarah McKeen is the progressive running in House District 51.