Adams County

Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee to serve as the 47th President of the United States. The daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, Harris' election would represent a historic achievement for women and underrepresented communities across the nation.

Born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California, Harris attended the historically Black Howard University, then graduating from University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. Harris was elected in 2003 as District Attorney of San Francisco, working to reduce recidivism and combat injustice against vulnerable populations. In 2010, Harris was elected California's Attorney General, winning re-election in 2014 before successfully running for the U.S. Senate in 2016. In 2020, Harris was chosen by now-President Joe Biden to serve as the first woman Vice President of the United States.

During Harris' term in the U.S. Senate, she played a central role in fighting back against Donald Trump's Supreme Court Justice appointments, defending the Affordable Care Act that millions of Americans rely on, and working across the aisle on immigration and criminal justice issues. As Vice President, Harris broke a record number of tie votes to pass critical legislation. Harris has promised to sign in to law legislation restoring the abortion rights protections eliminated by the repeal of Roe v. Wade.

Harris' running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is one of the nation's strongest and most effective progressive chief executives. From humble beginnings as a school teacher and 24 years of enlisted military service, Walz has channeled that experience into tireless advocacy for progressive solutions to the problems faced his state and the nation. As Governor of Minnesota, Walz signed free school meals, abortion rights, and universal background checks for gun purchases into law.

Harris' opponent in the 2024 President race, former President Donald Trump, was ruled ineligible by the Colorado Supreme Court for the presidential ballot on the basis of the 14th Amendment prohibition on candidates for office who have engaged in insurrection. This ruling removing Trump from the ballot was invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the finding that Trump had engaged in insurrection was not addressed in their decision. Trump continues to assert that he won the 2020 presidential election despite no evidence to support that claim ever emerging. As President, Trump appointed three far-right Justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, skewing the court's bias for a generation and directly resulting in the repeal of the historic Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing abortion rights. Massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans signed into law by Trump helped result in historic deficits under his administration and his successor. After losing the 2020 Presidential election, Trump's refusal to admit defeat resulted in the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021, an event Trump hoped would disrupt the peaceful transfer of power.

The 2024 Presidential election represents both the clearest and most important choice for American voters in generations. For the sake of the rule of law and American democracy, Kamala Harris is the progressive choice to be the next President of the United States.
 

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.

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.
 

Krista Holtzmann is the Democratic candidate running for the Colorado State Board of Education to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District. Holtzmann served an assistant state's attorney in Iowa and Illinois, including the position of Director of Operations for the Iowa Child Protective Training Academy, before moving to Colorado to serve as a volunteer attorney at the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center. Holtzmann also served on the Douglas County School District Board of Directors. Holtzmann is running to expand opportunity and meet the educational needs of public school students across Colorado.

Holtzmann's opponent, longtime far-right political activist Kristi Burton Brown, is best known as the spokesperson for the failed "Personhood" abortion ban ballot measures that have appears on Colorado's statewide ballot several times since 2008. A former chairperson of the Colorado Republican Party, Burton Brown tried unsuccessfully to organize a recall election against now-Sen. Tom Sullivan, a leading gun safety advocate whose son was killed in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting. Kristi Burton Brown is one of the state's leading advocates for irresponsible ballot measures to slash revenue to public schools and institute disastrous "voucher" programs to fund religious schools at the expense of public schools.

Krista Holtzmann is the obvious progressive choice to represent the 4th Congressional District on the Colorado State Board of Education over one of the state's foremost threats to public education.

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.

Elliott Hood the Democratic candidate running for an at-large (statewide) seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents. Hood is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Hood currently serves on the Boulder Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Hood is a former fifth-grade teacher who became an attorney for school districts, involved in litigation to defend COVID-19 safety measures and protections against discrimination. Hood served as vice chairman of the Colorado Disability Funding Committee. Hood is running to keep the CU system affordable and fight for the rights of campus workers.

Hood's Republican opponent Eric Rinard is an engineer and graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, and serves as a board member at the Aspen Ridge Preparatory School charter school in Erie.

Elliott Hood is the recommended progressive choice to serve statewide on the University of Colorado Board of Regents.

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. Lindsey Daughtery is running for Senate District 19. Daughtery currently chairs the Health and Human Services Committee in the State House. Prior to serving in the State House, Rep. Daughtery worked in family law as a children's advocate and guardian ad litem.

Rep. Daugherty is a leader on education, housing, and health care. She has helped pass legislation that would support suicide prevention and to help law enforcement prevent human trafficking. Rep. Daugherty has worked to strengthen the job force and introduced legislation to help secure workers compensation and aid for small businesses struggling during the pandemic. Rep. Daugherty firmly supports abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights.

Sam Bandimere is running against Daugherty - supporting conservative causes like the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Ryan Van Gundy is also running as the Libertarian candidate.

Rep. Lindsey Daugherty is the proven progressive candidate for Senate District 19.

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.

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.

Lisa Feret is running to represent Colorado House District 24. Feret is a US Air Force veteran and social worker who has done significant work in disaster relieve and immigrant/refugee services. She currently works for the State of Colorado as a social worker and is an active member of the boards for The Community Table, Foothills Regional Housing Corp, DRCOG, Housing Advisory Committee, Jefferson County Community Corrections Board, and Human Services Advisory Committee.

Feret is an advocate for both crime reduction and law enforcement reform. Having served in the Military Police, Feret brings an important perspective to the matter. She supports alternative approaches to police action such as early intervention, the mental health co-response model, and solving route causes of crime. She believes in furthering healthcare access for all, green policies, and supporting small businesses.

Opposing Feret is Gwen Henderson. Henderson is an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist who supports vouchers and the "rights" of an individual parent to stipulate what children can and should be taught in schools. She is a conservative TABOR supporter seeking to cut "social welfare projects."

Lisa Feret is the progressive choice for House District 24.

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.

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.

Alessandra Navetta is running for Colorado House District 56. Navetta is a retired nurse and attorney, dedicated to public service. She has served as a Trustee for Pines and Plains Library District. Nevetta is dedicated to speaking out for the rural voices of District 56 by advocating for increased healthcare access, high speed internet infrastructure development, and post-secondary education. She supports adding limitations to the Second Amendment and policies against corporate greed.

Republican candidate Chris Richardson also running. Richardson is a pro-gun, anti-government, TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights)-supporter and believes that the Colorado state government should not pass new laws or policies. Richardson has stated that “We should be repealing what we can, amending what we can’t repeal, and only rarely considering any new law.”

Alessandra Navetta is the progressive choice for House District 56.

Julie Mullica is running for Adams County Commissioner District 1. Mullica is a public health professional who has worked in Infection Control and Epidemiology. She served as Co-Chair of Tri-County Health Department and as Councilmember for the Northglenn City Council, Chair of the North Area Transportation Alliance, and Chair of the Adams County Subregional Transportation Alliance. She is ready to continue her public health advocacy for Adams County in conjunction with new Adams County Public Health Department to provide important services from air quality to reproductive health. 

Mullica seeks solutions to the regional housing crisis and will aim to provide affordable options for everyone both young and old. She understands the the changes Adams County will face in the near future and plans to lean in to the power of community and emphasize the importance of mindful and smart growth practices. She is fighting to keep both our neighborhoods and environment safe and healthy. 

Republican Shelly Mcclure is running against Mullica. Mcclure has no previous governance or public service experience. 

Julie Mullica is a proven servant leader dedicated to the people of Adams County. She is the progressive choice for County Commissioner of Adams County District 1. 

Adams County Commissioner candidates come from a specific district, but are elected county-wide or at-large. 
 

Kathy Henson is running for Adams County Commissioner of District 2. Henson is an active community leader and advocate. She has served as a councilmember of the Thornton City Council, member of the Adams 12 School District Finance & Audit Committee, and has directed and choreographed over 50 theatrical productions in the surrounding areas. Henson began her advocacy career 22 years ago as a member of a committee to increase opportunities for Colorado’s professional performing artists. 

Henson will champion families, students, and local businesses as County Commissioner. She will prioritize affordable housing for all, environmental protections, and public safety. Henson supports modernizing and reforming law enforcement practices by championing co-response programs that provide clinicians and mental health experts as alternatives to police force in mental health emergencies. She understands the importance of a mindful transition to 100% renewable energy and decreasing our carbon emissions. Henson will seek market based approaches to housing accessibility and diversification as well as promoting small businesses over corporations. 

Opposing Henson is Bernadette Tedesco of the Colorado Center Party. 

Kathy Henson is a dedicated progressive candidate for Adams County Commissioner District 2. 

Adams County Commissioner candidates come from a specific district, but are elected county-wide or at-large. 
 

Lynn Baca is running for reelection as County Commissioner in Adams County District 5. Baca is an Adams County native with deep roots in the area's agricultural community. She began her journey in public service 20 years ago when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and began volunteering with her church and the 27J school district. Baca served on the Brighton Parks Advisory Board and Brighton City Council. Baca has also served on the Greater Brighton Fire Protection District, the Adams County Sub-Regional Transportation Committee, the Denver Regional Council of Governments, the Smart Commute Metro North, and the North Area Transportation Alliance.

As a commissioner, it is important to Baca to build an economy and community where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. She supports raising minimum wage and requiring living wages for workers. Baca is concerned with lowering housing prices and making home ownership and stable housing a reality for all of Adams County. Baca is dedicated to ensuring clean air and water and fighting back against big polluters to keep our communities safe and healthy. Honoring her family's history in agriculture, Baca is passionate about agrigultural land preservation. In her previous term she helped to preserve nearly 700 acres of farmland in the Historic Splendid Valley. 

Opposing Commissioner Baca is Republican, Jim Wood. Wood is a Colorado transplant with no prior governance or public service experience. A thorough platform is not available to the public, but he has stated he does not support taxation for government programs. 

Baca has proven herself a dedicated leader for working families in Adams County. She is the progressive choice for County Commissioner of Adams County District 5. 

Adams County Commissioner candidates come from a specific district, but are elected county-wide or at-large. 
 

Karen Benker is running to represent RTD District I. Benker has served District and on the Longmont City Council. Her Goal is to bring an RTD Rail Line to Longmont. Benker would like to see RTD focus on safety and budget, while implementing forward-thinking solutions to make commuter rail for Longmont a reality.

Benker is running unopposed for District I.