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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.
 

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Sen. James Coleman is seeking reelection to Colorado Senate District 33. Coleman has served in the state legislature since 2017, initially as a state representative.

Working families are Sen. Coleman's top priority. He has fought to make Colorado affordable with an economy that works for everyone and jobs that pay a livable wage. Coleman passed legislation to help high school students succeed, create a $30 million small business startup loan fund, and reform the criminal justice system. He has sponsored bills for racial equity, diversity, and inclusion and helped develop and pass the CROWN Act to stop discrimination against people of color.

Republican Max Minnig is also running for Senate District 33.

Sen. James Coleman is considered a proven progressive candidate for Colorado Senate District 33.

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.

State Rep. Alex Valdez is running for re-election to House District 5. Valdez has been an environmental warrior who founded a residential solar company before his election to the legislature. Valdez has led the way in working to boost use and access to renewable energy, establish stronger protections from air pollution, and to increase access to electric vehicles.

Valdez has supported legislation on gender inclusive language and prescription-free access to life-saving HIV prevention medications. Rep. Valdez is Co-Chair of the Latino Caucus, serves on the LGBTQ Caucus, and on the recently founded Aviation Caucus. His other top priorities include universal access to affordable health care, affordable housing, and an education system that prepares students for the jobs of tomorrow and pays teachers a fair wage.

"Constitutional conservative" and anti-abortionist Johnnie Wesley Johnson is running against Valdez for House District 5.

Rep. Alex Valdez is the progressive running for House District 5.

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.

John Walsh is running unopposed for the 2nd Judicial District vacated by Beth McCann. He has an accomplished legal record in public and private practice and served as the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado from 2010 to 2016.

Walsh is passionate about reducing gun violence and ensuring that our criminal justice system is fair for all Coloradans through close collaboration with city officials and law enforcement. He's committed to fighting violent crime and working with the community to find smarter approaches to law enforcement that build trust instead of increasing criminalization.

John Walsh is the progressive candidate for District Attorney in Judicial District 2.

Matt Larsen is running for Regional Transportation District E. With a background as an economic development consultant, Larsen lives in Southmoor Park and has three daughters. He is running to bring change to RTD - including prioritizing safety, increasing frequency of service and reliability, and expand ridership. Larsen will work to build budget transparency and coverage, while promoting safety on its buses and trains.

Scott Liva is a former RTD driver and seeks a simpler fare structure for riders and users. Liva opposes raising taxes and believes that RTD should advertise situational awareness and preparedness to make buses and trains safer.

Matt Larsen is the more progressive candidate for District E and will work to thoughtfully move RTD forward.

Patrick O'Keefe is running unopposed for RTD District H. O'Keefe is running to bring about transparency and accountability for RTD.