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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 in Congress for Colorado.

As a vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, 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.

Although he was first elected just two years ago, he has 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. 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.

Running against Neguse is Charles Winn, a radiologist and first-time candidate. Winn asserts that he’s running to change a “false narrative” about the Republican Party, but it’s a challenge to see how he will do that with his public statements on Donald Trump and the coronavirus.

When asked to assess the president’s response to the pandemic, Winn dodged the question and instead said it’s “tragic we need to point fingers.” He later tried to clarify that he thought Trump was “a good commanding officer.” Winn also tried to downplay the threat posed by COVID-19, blaming partisanship for the widespread virus and saying Americans “started politicizing [the pandemic].” Winn also claimed we should open the economy back up because “the risk is less than riding in a car.” He made comparisons to the 1968 flu pandemic to try to prove the U.S. can reopen its schools, but he wasn’t on-point about the facts; he said we should “do what we did in 1968: get on with our lives.”

This kind of thinking has helped get us into the health crisis we’re in today and cannot be elected to office.

Joe Neguse

El representante titular Joe Neguse se postula para la reelección en el 2º distrito congresional de Colorado. Neguse, un abogado e hijo de refugiados eritreos, es el primer y hasta ahora único afroamericano en servir en el Congreso por Colorado.

Como vicepresidente del Caucus Progresista del Congreso, Neguse aboga por políticas progresistas audaces para abordar los problemas más urgentes que enfrenta nuestra nación, como Medicare para Todos y el Green New Deal. Sus prioridades hasta la fecha en el Congreso han incluido reducir los precios de los medicamentos recetados, aumentar los salarios de los trabajadores, garantizar una mayor rendición de cuentas en el gobierno y proteger las tierras públicas, que representan más del 50% de su distrito.

Aunque fue elegido por primera vez hace apenas dos años, ha introducido más legislación que cualquier legislador de primer año en el país y se convertido en ley más legislación que cualquier miembro de la delegación del Congreso de Colorado. Antes del Congreso, Neguse luchó para ampliar las oportunidades para las familias en todo Colorado en una variedad de roles: como cofundador de New Era Colorado, la organización sin fines de lucro de movilización y registro de votantes juveniles más grande del estado; como miembro durante seis términos de la Junta de Regentes de CU; y como líder de la agencia estatal de protección al consumidor durante dos años.

Neguse se describe a sí mismo como un eterno optimista que continuará brindando al segundo distrito del Congreso de Colorado una representación entusiasta, diligente y audaz si es reelegido.

En contra de Neguse se postula Charles Winn, radiólogo y candidato por primera vez. Winn afirma que se postula para cambiar una “narrativa falsa” sobre el partido republicano, pero es un desafío ver cómo lo hará con sus declaraciones públicas sobre Donald Trump y el coronavirus.

Cuando se le pidió que evaluara la respuesta del presidente a la pandemia, Winn eludió la pregunta y, en cambio, dijo que es “trágico que tengamos que señalar con el dedo”. Más tarde intentó aclarar que pensaba que Trump era “un buen oficial al mando”. Winn también trató de restar importancia a la amenaza planteada por COVID-19, culpando al partidismo por el virus y diciendo que los estadounidenses “comenzaron a politizar [la pandemia]”. Winn también afirmó que deberíamos volver a abrir la economía porque “el riesgo es menor que viajar en automóvil”. Hizo comparaciones con la pandemia de gripe de 1968 para tratar de demostrar que EE.UU. puede reabrir sus escuelas, pero no estuvo al tanto de los hechos; dijo que deberíamos “hacer lo que hicimos en 1968: seguir con nuestras vidas”.

Este tipo de pensamiento nos ha ayudado a meternos en la crisis de salud en la que nos encontramos hoy y no puede ser elegido para un cargo.

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Joe Neguse

El representante titular Joe Neguse se postula para la reelección en el 2º distrito congresional de Colorado. Neguse, un abogado e hijo de refugiados eritreos, es el primer y hasta ahora único afroamericano en servir en el Congreso por Colorado.

Como vicepresidente del Caucus Progresista del Congreso, Neguse aboga por políticas progresistas audaces para abordar los problemas más urgentes que enfrenta nuestra nación, como Medicare para Todos y el Green New Deal. Sus prioridades hasta la fecha en el Congreso han incluido reducir los precios de los medicamentos recetados, aumentar los salarios de los trabajadores, garantizar una mayor rendición de cuentas en el gobierno y proteger las tierras públicas, que representan más del 50% de su distrito.

Aunque fue elegido por primera vez hace apenas dos años, ha introducido más legislación que cualquier legislador de primer año en el país y se convertido en ley más legislación que cualquier miembro de la delegación del Congreso de Colorado. Antes del Congreso, Neguse luchó para ampliar las oportunidades para las familias en todo Colorado en una variedad de roles: como cofundador de New Era Colorado, la organización sin fines de lucro de movilización y registro de votantes juveniles más grande del estado; como miembro durante seis términos de la Junta de Regentes de CU; y como líder de la agencia estatal de protección al consumidor durante dos años.

Neguse se describe a sí mismo como un eterno optimista que continuará brindando al segundo distrito del Congreso de Colorado una representación entusiasta, diligente y audaz si es reelegido.

En contra de Neguse se postula Charles Winn, radiólogo y candidato por primera vez. Winn afirma que se postula para cambiar una “narrativa falsa” sobre el partido republicano, pero es un desafío ver cómo lo hará con sus declaraciones públicas sobre Donald Trump y el coronavirus.

Cuando se le pidió que evaluara la respuesta del presidente a la pandemia, Winn eludió la pregunta y, en cambio, dijo que es “trágico que tengamos que señalar con el dedo”. Más tarde intentó aclarar que pensaba que Trump era “un buen oficial al mando”. Winn también trató de restar importancia a la amenaza planteada por COVID-19, culpando al partidismo por el virus y diciendo que los estadounidenses “comenzaron a politizar [la pandemia]”. Winn también afirmó que deberíamos volver a abrir la economía porque “el riesgo es menor que viajar en automóvil”. Hizo comparaciones con la pandemia de gripe de 1968 para tratar de demostrar que EE.UU. puede reabrir sus escuelas, pero no estuvo al tanto de los hechos; dijo que deberíamos “hacer lo que hicimos en 1968: seguir con nuestras vidas”.

Este tipo de pensamiento nos ha ayudado a meternos en la crisis de salud en la que nos encontramos hoy y no puede ser elegido para un cargo.

Read more about Joe Neguse

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), SEIU Colorado

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 in Congress for Colorado.

As a vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, 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.

Although he was first elected just two years ago, he has 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. 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.

Running against Neguse is Charles Winn, a radiologist and first-time candidate. Winn asserts that he’s running to change a “false narrative” about the Republican Party, but it’s a challenge to see how he will do that with his public statements on Donald Trump and the coronavirus.

When asked to assess the president’s response to the pandemic, Winn dodged the question and instead said it’s “tragic we need to point fingers.” He later tried to clarify that he thought Trump was “a good commanding officer.” Winn also tried to downplay the threat posed by COVID-19, blaming partisanship for the widespread virus and saying Americans “started politicizing [the pandemic].” Winn also claimed we should open the economy back up because “the risk is less than riding in a car.” He made comparisons to the 1968 flu pandemic to try to prove the U.S. can reopen its schools, but he wasn’t on-point about the facts; he said we should “do what we did in 1968: get on with our lives.”

This kind of thinking has helped get us into the health crisis we’re in today and cannot be elected to office.

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Joe Neguse

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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 in Congress for Colorado.

As a vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, 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.

Although he was first elected just two years ago, he has 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. 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.

Running against Neguse is Charles Winn, a radiologist and first-time candidate. Winn asserts that he’s running to change a “false narrative” about the Republican Party, but it’s a challenge to see how he will do that with his public statements on Donald Trump and the coronavirus.

When asked to assess the president’s response to the pandemic, Winn dodged the question and instead said it’s “tragic we need to point fingers.” He later tried to clarify that he thought Trump was “a good commanding officer.” Winn also tried to downplay the threat posed by COVID-19, blaming partisanship for the widespread virus and saying Americans “started politicizing [the pandemic].” Winn also claimed we should open the economy back up because “the risk is less than riding in a car.” He made comparisons to the 1968 flu pandemic to try to prove the U.S. can reopen its schools, but he wasn’t on-point about the facts; he said we should “do what we did in 1968: get on with our lives.”

This kind of thinking has helped get us into the health crisis we’re in today and cannot be elected to office.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), SEIU Colorado

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Joe Biden is one of the nation’s most experienced public servants, having served as a U.S. senator from Delaware for 36 years and the U.S. vice president for eight years. Biden is running on a comprehensive progressive platform.

Biden has championed individual rights throughout his career — from spearheading the Violence Against Women Act to passing laws that expanded the definition of hate crimes to include those based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability. Biden led the fight to pass the Brady Bill, which established the national firearms background check system, and helped secure a 10-year ban on assault weapons from 1994-2004. As vice president, Biden oversaw the implementation of one of the largest economic recovery plans in American history in 2009, saving the American automobile industry and millions of American jobs in all sectors of the economy. During the Obama/Biden administration, the United States made significant progress toward a clean energy economy and provided health coverage to millions of Americans via the passage of the Affordable Care Act — a law Biden has vowed to expand and improve.

If elected president, Biden has pledged to work to reverse the damage from the last four years of partisan obstruction and executive branch policies solely benefiting the wealthy and well-connected. Biden supports a $15-per-hour minimum wage and 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for all workers. He also seeks to address the country's racial wealth disparity, equal opportunity, and jobs gaps by empowering small-business creation and expansion in economically disadvantaged areas. On the climate crisis, Biden proposes net-zero CO2 emissions in the U.S. by 2050 and rejoining the Paris climate accords. On the immediate front, Biden has proposed a national crisis response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden’s experience handling the economic recovery with Obama after the Great Recession of 2009 will inform his actions to help individuals, families, small businesses, and local and state governments that are struggling badly as a result of the botched response to the pandemic. Biden will restore the long-standing precedent that public health decisions are best made by public health professionals.

Biden has pledged to defend abortion rights, expand and protect union membership, bring together an equitable and diverse group of experts to handle the nation’s institutional racism crisis, and restore dignity to the office of president of the United States.

Biden is the clear presidential choice for progressive voters.

In this election, he faces Donald Trump — considered by progressives to be the most corrupt, incompetent, anti-progressive president in recent memory and perhaps in American history. Trump’s biggest achievement as president was forcing through a massive tax cut that overwhelmingly favored the wealthiest Americans, making the nation’s historic income-disparity problem even worse. Trump unilaterally withdrew from the Paris Climate Accords, making the U.S. one of very few countries that are not signatories. Trump’s administration has encouraged repeated unsuccessful attempts by Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which has provided health coverage to millions of Americans, including a federal court challenge in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to dismantle the law. Trump has supported racist immigration practices that contravene international law on the treatment of refugees.

Trump’s decisions have trickled into even the most mundane things, affecting Americans on a daily basis. Trump scrapped a bill requiring airlines to disclose bag fees, blocked consumers from suing banks, ignored the growing crisis over student loans, lifted bans on transferring military equipment to local law enforcement which has exacerbated police-citizen conflicts, particularly in relation to Black Lives Matter protests, and has set off a trade war with China that has done tremendous economic damage to American agricultural producers and manufacturers.

Controversies involving Trump’s presidency are too numerous to list here but include lying about mail voting to such a degree that social media platforms have been forced to remove his misinformation, racist, sexist, and defamatory statements against his political opponents, dispatching federal police to attack protesters in unmarked vehicles, installing corrupt and incompetent tools of special interest into every level of government, nominating federal judges and Supreme Court justices who seek to overturn Roe v. Wade, banning transgender Americans from military service, helping spread baseless conspiracy theories, defending the actions of overt white supremacists and racist nationalists, downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic to the public despite detailed foreknowledge of the coming disaster, pursuing diplomacy with dictators while scorning traditional American allies, and changing federal guidelines to undermine racial equality. For a more comprehensive list, we encourage you to visit the Wikipedia page for Trump administration controversies.

Evidence abounds showing that Trump never disassociated himself from his businesses and has used his office for personal enrichment. And let’s not forget he was impeached over revelations he first blocked military aid to Ukraine and then pushed its president to dig up damaging info on his political opponent as a “favor.”

Trump must not only be defeated, but the margin of victory must be so resounding as to prevent him from calling the results of the election into question as he has already pledged to do.

Joe Biden is one of the nation’s most experienced public servants, having served as a U.S. senator from Delaware for 36 years and the U.S. vice president for eight years. Biden is running on a comprehensive progressive platform.

Biden has championed individual rights throughout his career — from spearheading the Violence Against Women Act to passing laws that expanded the definition of hate crimes to include those based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability. Biden led the fight to pass the Brady Bill, which established the national firearms background check system, and helped secure a 10-year ban on assault weapons from 1994-2004. As vice president, Biden oversaw the implementation of one of the largest economic recovery plans in American history in 2009, saving the American automobile industry and millions of American jobs in all sectors of the economy. During the Obama/Biden administration, the United States made significant progress toward a clean energy economy and provided health coverage to millions of Americans via the passage of the Affordable Care Act — a law Biden has vowed to expand and improve.

Joe Biden is one of the nation’s most experienced public servants, having served as a U.S. senator from Delaware for 36 years and the U.S. vice president for eight years. Biden is running on a comprehensive progressive platform.

Biden has championed individual rights throughout his career — from spearheading the Violence Against Women Act to passing laws that expanded the definition of hate crimes to include those based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability. Biden led the fight to pass the Brady Bill, which established the national firearms background check system, and helped secure a 10-year ban on assault weapons from 1994-2004. As vice president, Biden oversaw the implementation of one of the largest economic recovery plans in American history in 2009, saving the American automobile industry and millions of American jobs in all sectors of the economy. During the Obama/Biden administration, the United States made significant progress toward a clean energy economy and provided health coverage to millions of Americans via the passage of the Affordable Care Act — a law Biden has vowed to expand and improve.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Working Families Party, NRDC Action Fund, SEIU Colorado

Joe Biden is one of the nation’s most experienced public servants, having served as a U.S. senator from Delaware for 36 years and the U.S. vice president for eight years. Biden is running on a comprehensive progressive platform.

Biden has championed individual rights throughout his career — from spearheading the Violence Against Women Act to passing laws that expanded the definition of hate crimes to include those based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability. Biden led the fight to pass the Brady Bill, which established the national firearms background check system, and helped secure a 10-year ban on assault weapons from 1994-2004. As vice president, Biden oversaw the implementation of one of the largest economic recovery plans in American history in 2009, saving the American automobile industry and millions of American jobs in all sectors of the economy. During the Obama/Biden administration, the United States made significant progress toward a clean energy economy and provided health coverage to millions of Americans via the passage of the Affordable Care Act — a law Biden has vowed to expand and improve.

If elected president, Biden has pledged to work to reverse the damage from the last four years of partisan obstruction and executive branch policies solely benefiting the wealthy and well-connected. Biden supports a $15-per-hour minimum wage and 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for all workers. He also seeks to address the country's racial wealth disparity, equal opportunity, and jobs gaps by empowering small-business creation and expansion in economically disadvantaged areas. On the climate crisis, Biden proposes net-zero CO2 emissions in the U.S. by 2050 and rejoining the Paris climate accords. On the immediate front, Biden has proposed a national crisis response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden’s experience handling the economic recovery with Obama after the Great Recession of 2009 will inform his actions to help individuals, families, small businesses, and local and state governments that are struggling badly as a result of the botched response to the pandemic. Biden will restore the long-standing precedent that public health decisions are best made by public health professionals.

Biden has pledged to defend abortion rights, expand and protect union membership, bring together an equitable and diverse group of experts to handle the nation’s institutional racism crisis, and restore dignity to the office of president of the United States.

Biden is the clear presidential choice for progressive voters.

In this election, he faces Donald Trump — considered by progressives to be the most corrupt, incompetent, anti-progressive president in recent memory and perhaps in American history. Trump’s biggest achievement as president was forcing through a massive tax cut that overwhelmingly favored the wealthiest Americans, making the nation’s historic income-disparity problem even worse. Trump unilaterally withdrew from the Paris Climate Accords, making the U.S. one of very few countries that are not signatories. Trump’s administration has encouraged repeated unsuccessful attempts by Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which has provided health coverage to millions of Americans, including a federal court challenge in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to dismantle the law. Trump has supported racist immigration practices that contravene international law on the treatment of refugees.

Trump’s decisions have trickled into even the most mundane things, affecting Americans on a daily basis. Trump scrapped a bill requiring airlines to disclose bag fees, blocked consumers from suing banks, ignored the growing crisis over student loans, lifted bans on transferring military equipment to local law enforcement which has exacerbated police-citizen conflicts, particularly in relation to Black Lives Matter protests, and has set off a trade war with China that has done tremendous economic damage to American agricultural producers and manufacturers.

Controversies involving Trump’s presidency are too numerous to list here but include lying about mail voting to such a degree that social media platforms have been forced to remove his misinformation, racist, sexist, and defamatory statements against his political opponents, dispatching federal police to attack protesters in unmarked vehicles, installing corrupt and incompetent tools of special interest into every level of government, nominating federal judges and Supreme Court justices who seek to overturn Roe v. Wade, banning transgender Americans from military service, helping spread baseless conspiracy theories, defending the actions of overt white supremacists and racist nationalists, downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic to the public despite detailed foreknowledge of the coming disaster, pursuing diplomacy with dictators while scorning traditional American allies, and changing federal guidelines to undermine racial equality. For a more comprehensive list, we encourage you to visit the Wikipedia page for Trump administration controversies.

Evidence abounds showing that Trump never disassociated himself from his businesses and has used his office for personal enrichment. And let’s not forget he was impeached over revelations he first blocked military aid to Ukraine and then pushed its president to dig up damaging info on his political opponent as a “favor.”

Trump must not only be defeated, but the margin of victory must be so resounding as to prevent him from calling the results of the election into question as he has already pledged to do.

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Joe Biden is one of the nation’s most experienced public servants, having served as a U.S. senator from Delaware for 36 years and the U.S. vice president for eight years. Biden is running on a comprehensive progressive platform.

Biden has championed individual rights throughout his career — from spearheading the Violence Against Women Act to passing laws that expanded the definition of hate crimes to include those based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability. Biden led the fight to pass the Brady Bill, which established the national firearms background check system, and helped secure a 10-year ban on assault weapons from 1994-2004. As vice president, Biden oversaw the implementation of one of the largest economic recovery plans in American history in 2009, saving the American automobile industry and millions of American jobs in all sectors of the economy. During the Obama/Biden administration, the United States made significant progress toward a clean energy economy and provided health coverage to millions of Americans via the passage of the Affordable Care Act — a law Biden has vowed to expand and improve.

If elected president, Biden has pledged to work to reverse the damage from the last four years of partisan obstruction and executive branch policies solely benefiting the wealthy and well-connected. Biden supports a $15-per-hour minimum wage and 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for all workers. He also seeks to address the country's racial wealth disparity, equal opportunity, and jobs gaps by empowering small-business creation and expansion in economically disadvantaged areas. On the climate crisis, Biden proposes net-zero CO2 emissions in the U.S. by 2050 and rejoining the Paris climate accords. On the immediate front, Biden has proposed a national crisis response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden’s experience handling the economic recovery with Obama after the Great Recession of 2009 will inform his actions to help individuals, families, small businesses, and local and state governments that are struggling badly as a result of the botched response to the pandemic. Biden will restore the long-standing precedent that public health decisions are best made by public health professionals.

Biden has pledged to defend abortion rights, expand and protect union membership, bring together an equitable and diverse group of experts to handle the nation’s institutional racism crisis, and restore dignity to the office of president of the United States.

Biden is the clear presidential choice for progressive voters.

In this election, he faces Donald Trump — considered by progressives to be the most corrupt, incompetent, anti-progressive president in recent memory and perhaps in American history. Trump’s biggest achievement as president was forcing through a massive tax cut that overwhelmingly favored the wealthiest Americans, making the nation’s historic income-disparity problem even worse. Trump unilaterally withdrew from the Paris Climate Accords, making the U.S. one of very few countries that are not signatories. Trump’s administration has encouraged repeated unsuccessful attempts by Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which has provided health coverage to millions of Americans, including a federal court challenge in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to dismantle the law. Trump has supported racist immigration practices that contravene international law on the treatment of refugees.

Trump’s decisions have trickled into even the most mundane things, affecting Americans on a daily basis. Trump scrapped a bill requiring airlines to disclose bag fees, blocked consumers from suing banks, ignored the growing crisis over student loans, lifted bans on transferring military equipment to local law enforcement which has exacerbated police-citizen conflicts, particularly in relation to Black Lives Matter protests, and has set off a trade war with China that has done tremendous economic damage to American agricultural producers and manufacturers.

Controversies involving Trump’s presidency are too numerous to list here but include lying about mail voting to such a degree that social media platforms have been forced to remove his misinformation, racist, sexist, and defamatory statements against his political opponents, dispatching federal police to attack protesters in unmarked vehicles, installing corrupt and incompetent tools of special interest into every level of government, nominating federal judges and Supreme Court justices who seek to overturn Roe v. Wade, banning transgender Americans from military service, helping spread baseless conspiracy theories, defending the actions of overt white supremacists and racist nationalists, downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic to the public despite detailed foreknowledge of the coming disaster, pursuing diplomacy with dictators while scorning traditional American allies, and changing federal guidelines to undermine racial equality. For a more comprehensive list, we encourage you to visit the Wikipedia page for Trump administration controversies.

Evidence abounds showing that Trump never disassociated himself from his businesses and has used his office for personal enrichment. And let’s not forget he was impeached over revelations he first blocked military aid to Ukraine and then pushed its president to dig up damaging info on his political opponent as a “favor.”

Trump must not only be defeated, but the margin of victory must be so resounding as to prevent him from calling the results of the election into question as he has already pledged to do.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Working Families Party, NRDC Action Fund, SEIU Colorado

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John Hickenlooper

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Former Colorado Gov. and incumbent U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper did not take the usual path into public office. After being laid off from his job as a geologist, he opened a successful brewpub. But as a small-business owner, he became involved in his community, and he ran for office. He served two terms each as mayor of Denver and governor of Colorado, using his unique perspective to bring people together to get things done.

When Hickenlooper was sworn in as governor in 2010, Colorado ranked 40th among the states in job creation. By the time Hickenlooper left office eight years later, Colorado had the #1 economy in the nation. Under Hickenlooper, when he was governor, Colorado’s economy grew without leaving Coloradans behind. Hickenlooper expanded Medicaid to cover an additional 400,000 Coloradans and cut the uninsured rate by nearly two-thirds. He signed three landmark gun safety laws in 2013 that banned high-capacity magazines and required background checks for any firearm transfer. On the environment, Hickenlooper made Colorado the first state to limit methane pollution from oil and gas wells. Working with the General Assembly, Hickenlooper signed legislation to ensure every eligible registered voter in Colorado gets a mail-in ballot, made voter registration more accessible, and pushed for numerous other election reforms that have made Colorado a model for election innovation. He also signed historic legislation granting in-state tuition to DREAMers.

Hickenlooper has vowed to improve and build on the Affordable Care Act and supports a federally administered public health coverage option. Hickenlooper recognizes the existential threat of climate change and favors a bold, science-based approach. He supports commonsense policies on gun violence, including restoring an assault weapons ban. Hickenlooper was the first governor of Colorado to apologize for the Sand Creek Massacre and has committed to listening to the voices of marginalized communities and rooting out systemic racism where it lurks in our society, from police brutality to immigration laws to racial disparities in economic status to access to quality education.

Hickenlooper is the progressive voter’s best choice for U.S. senator.

He faces incumbent U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in this election. While in the Senate, Gardner has been a reliable Republican vote on the overwhelming majority of issues. He has supported Donald Trump’s position on votes 89% of the time, and Politico notes that Gardner is “reliably conservative on most issues.” In 2014, Gardner promised in a campaign ad to speak out when his party is wrong and called on Donald Trump to pull out of the race for president in October of 2016. Since then, however, Gardner has fully embraced Trump and was one of the first senators to endorse Trump’s reelection.

From his earliest votes in Congress, Gardner has consistently sought to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He has voted to repeal the ACA and to replace it with a bill that would dramatically decrease health care coverage and increase the cost of coverage. He was quoted at a private luncheon that failing to repeal the ACA would result in fewer donations to Republicans, suggesting he is not motivated by the common good.

Gardner has rejected most gun safety legislation throughout his career and is a top recipient of donations from the National Rifle Association. He has voted against expanding background checks to include gun show sales, which has been the law in Colorado since just after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. He even voted against banning gun sales to people on the terrorist watch list.

In a historic change of heart, The Denver Post editorial board declared in 2019 they made a mistake in their 2014 endorsement of Gardner, stating he “has been too busy walking a political tight rope to be a leader.”

This race also has a Libertarian candidate: Raymon Doane. Doane is a Denver native who currently works for the Colorado Department of Revenue as a property tax specialist and business analyst. He previously ran for the state senate in 2016 as a Republican, and in 2018, he first filed to run for state treasurer and then for Congress against Democrat Diana DeGette as a Libertarian.

Doane’s few public statements should give voters pause. While the country has been dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, Doane was quoted as saying, “The federal government should not have to intervene on behalf of local municipalities and states that make poor decisions during a pandemic.” He also has said he thinks public health mandates should be more like “suggestions.” Additionally, among the four policy positions Doane takes on his website, one statement endorsing an unregulated Second Amendment stands out: “The government should NEVER have a monopoly on force. The U.S. Senate must … refuse to vote for any legislation which limits an American’s right to self-defense.” These kinds of statements don’t represent Colorado progressives.

Former Colorado Gov. and incumbent U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper did not take the usual path into public office. After being laid off from his job as a geologist, he opened a successful brewpub. But as a small-business owner, he became involved in his community, and he ran for office. He served two terms each as mayor of Denver and governor of Colorado, using his unique perspective to bring people together to get things done.

When Hickenlooper was sworn in as governor in 2010, Colorado ranked 40th among the states in job creation. By the time Hickenlooper left office eight years later, Colorado had the #1 economy in the nation. Under Hickenlooper, when he was governor, Colorado’s economy grew without leaving Coloradans behind. Hickenlooper expanded Medicaid to cover an additional 400,000 Coloradans and cut the uninsured rate by nearly two-thirds. He signed three landmark gun safety laws in 2013 that banned high-capacity magazines and required background checks for any firearm transfer. On the environment, Hickenlooper made Colorado the first state to limit methane pollution from oil and gas wells. Working with the General Assembly, Hickenlooper signed legislation to ensure every eligible registered voter in Colorado gets a mail-in ballot, made voter registration more accessible, and pushed for numerous other election reforms that have made Colorado a model for election innovation. He also signed historic legislation granting in-state tuition to DREAMers.

Former Colorado Gov. and incumbent U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper did not take the usual path into public office. After being laid off from his job as a geologist, he opened a successful brewpub. But as a small-business owner, he became involved in his community, and he ran for office. He served two terms each as mayor of Denver and governor of Colorado, using his unique perspective to bring people together to get things done.

When Hickenlooper was sworn in as governor in 2010, Colorado ranked 40th among the states in job creation. By the time Hickenlooper left office eight years later, Colorado had the #1 economy in the nation. Under Hickenlooper, when he was governor, Colorado’s economy grew without leaving Coloradans behind. Hickenlooper expanded Medicaid to cover an additional 400,000 Coloradans and cut the uninsured rate by nearly two-thirds. He signed three landmark gun safety laws in 2013 that banned high-capacity magazines and required background checks for any firearm transfer. On the environment, Hickenlooper made Colorado the first state to limit methane pollution from oil and gas wells. Working with the General Assembly, Hickenlooper signed legislation to ensure every eligible registered voter in Colorado gets a mail-in ballot, made voter registration more accessible, and pushed for numerous other election reforms that have made Colorado a model for election innovation. He also signed historic legislation granting in-state tuition to DREAMers.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, NRDC Action Fund, SEIU Colorado

Former Colorado Gov. and incumbent U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper did not take the usual path into public office. After being laid off from his job as a geologist, he opened a successful brewpub. But as a small-business owner, he became involved in his community, and he ran for office. He served two terms each as mayor of Denver and governor of Colorado, using his unique perspective to bring people together to get things done.

When Hickenlooper was sworn in as governor in 2010, Colorado ranked 40th among the states in job creation. By the time Hickenlooper left office eight years later, Colorado had the #1 economy in the nation. Under Hickenlooper, when he was governor, Colorado’s economy grew without leaving Coloradans behind. Hickenlooper expanded Medicaid to cover an additional 400,000 Coloradans and cut the uninsured rate by nearly two-thirds. He signed three landmark gun safety laws in 2013 that banned high-capacity magazines and required background checks for any firearm transfer. On the environment, Hickenlooper made Colorado the first state to limit methane pollution from oil and gas wells. Working with the General Assembly, Hickenlooper signed legislation to ensure every eligible registered voter in Colorado gets a mail-in ballot, made voter registration more accessible, and pushed for numerous other election reforms that have made Colorado a model for election innovation. He also signed historic legislation granting in-state tuition to DREAMers.

Hickenlooper has vowed to improve and build on the Affordable Care Act and supports a federally administered public health coverage option. Hickenlooper recognizes the existential threat of climate change and favors a bold, science-based approach. He supports commonsense policies on gun violence, including restoring an assault weapons ban. Hickenlooper was the first governor of Colorado to apologize for the Sand Creek Massacre and has committed to listening to the voices of marginalized communities and rooting out systemic racism where it lurks in our society, from police brutality to immigration laws to racial disparities in economic status to access to quality education.

Hickenlooper is the progressive voter’s best choice for U.S. senator.

He faces incumbent U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in this election. While in the Senate, Gardner has been a reliable Republican vote on the overwhelming majority of issues. He has supported Donald Trump’s position on votes 89% of the time, and Politico notes that Gardner is “reliably conservative on most issues.” In 2014, Gardner promised in a campaign ad to speak out when his party is wrong and called on Donald Trump to pull out of the race for president in October of 2016. Since then, however, Gardner has fully embraced Trump and was one of the first senators to endorse Trump’s reelection.

From his earliest votes in Congress, Gardner has consistently sought to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He has voted to repeal the ACA and to replace it with a bill that would dramatically decrease health care coverage and increase the cost of coverage. He was quoted at a private luncheon that failing to repeal the ACA would result in fewer donations to Republicans, suggesting he is not motivated by the common good.

Gardner has rejected most gun safety legislation throughout his career and is a top recipient of donations from the National Rifle Association. He has voted against expanding background checks to include gun show sales, which has been the law in Colorado since just after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. He even voted against banning gun sales to people on the terrorist watch list.

In a historic change of heart, The Denver Post editorial board declared in 2019 they made a mistake in their 2014 endorsement of Gardner, stating he “has been too busy walking a political tight rope to be a leader.”

This race also has a Libertarian candidate: Raymon Doane. Doane is a Denver native who currently works for the Colorado Department of Revenue as a property tax specialist and business analyst. He previously ran for the state senate in 2016 as a Republican, and in 2018, he first filed to run for state treasurer and then for Congress against Democrat Diana DeGette as a Libertarian.

Doane’s few public statements should give voters pause. While the country has been dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, Doane was quoted as saying, “The federal government should not have to intervene on behalf of local municipalities and states that make poor decisions during a pandemic.” He also has said he thinks public health mandates should be more like “suggestions.” Additionally, among the four policy positions Doane takes on his website, one statement endorsing an unregulated Second Amendment stands out: “The government should NEVER have a monopoly on force. The U.S. Senate must … refuse to vote for any legislation which limits an American’s right to self-defense.” These kinds of statements don’t represent Colorado progressives.

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John Hickenlooper

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Former Colorado Gov. and incumbent U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper did not take the usual path into public office. After being laid off from his job as a geologist, he opened a successful brewpub. But as a small-business owner, he became involved in his community, and he ran for office. He served two terms each as mayor of Denver and governor of Colorado, using his unique perspective to bring people together to get things done.

When Hickenlooper was sworn in as governor in 2010, Colorado ranked 40th among the states in job creation. By the time Hickenlooper left office eight years later, Colorado had the #1 economy in the nation. Under Hickenlooper, when he was governor, Colorado’s economy grew without leaving Coloradans behind. Hickenlooper expanded Medicaid to cover an additional 400,000 Coloradans and cut the uninsured rate by nearly two-thirds. He signed three landmark gun safety laws in 2013 that banned high-capacity magazines and required background checks for any firearm transfer. On the environment, Hickenlooper made Colorado the first state to limit methane pollution from oil and gas wells. Working with the General Assembly, Hickenlooper signed legislation to ensure every eligible registered voter in Colorado gets a mail-in ballot, made voter registration more accessible, and pushed for numerous other election reforms that have made Colorado a model for election innovation. He also signed historic legislation granting in-state tuition to DREAMers.

Hickenlooper has vowed to improve and build on the Affordable Care Act and supports a federally administered public health coverage option. Hickenlooper recognizes the existential threat of climate change and favors a bold, science-based approach. He supports commonsense policies on gun violence, including restoring an assault weapons ban. Hickenlooper was the first governor of Colorado to apologize for the Sand Creek Massacre and has committed to listening to the voices of marginalized communities and rooting out systemic racism where it lurks in our society, from police brutality to immigration laws to racial disparities in economic status to access to quality education.

Hickenlooper is the progressive voter’s best choice for U.S. senator.

He faces incumbent U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in this election. While in the Senate, Gardner has been a reliable Republican vote on the overwhelming majority of issues. He has supported Donald Trump’s position on votes 89% of the time, and Politico notes that Gardner is “reliably conservative on most issues.” In 2014, Gardner promised in a campaign ad to speak out when his party is wrong and called on Donald Trump to pull out of the race for president in October of 2016. Since then, however, Gardner has fully embraced Trump and was one of the first senators to endorse Trump’s reelection.

From his earliest votes in Congress, Gardner has consistently sought to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He has voted to repeal the ACA and to replace it with a bill that would dramatically decrease health care coverage and increase the cost of coverage. He was quoted at a private luncheon that failing to repeal the ACA would result in fewer donations to Republicans, suggesting he is not motivated by the common good.

Gardner has rejected most gun safety legislation throughout his career and is a top recipient of donations from the National Rifle Association. He has voted against expanding background checks to include gun show sales, which has been the law in Colorado since just after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. He even voted against banning gun sales to people on the terrorist watch list.

In a historic change of heart, The Denver Post editorial board declared in 2019 they made a mistake in their 2014 endorsement of Gardner, stating he “has been too busy walking a political tight rope to be a leader.”

This race also has a Libertarian candidate: Raymon Doane. Doane is a Denver native who currently works for the Colorado Department of Revenue as a property tax specialist and business analyst. He previously ran for the state senate in 2016 as a Republican, and in 2018, he first filed to run for state treasurer and then for Congress against Democrat Diana DeGette as a Libertarian.

Doane’s few public statements should give voters pause. While the country has been dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, Doane was quoted as saying, “The federal government should not have to intervene on behalf of local municipalities and states that make poor decisions during a pandemic.” He also has said he thinks public health mandates should be more like “suggestions.” Additionally, among the four policy positions Doane takes on his website, one statement endorsing an unregulated Second Amendment stands out: “The government should NEVER have a monopoly on force. The U.S. Senate must … refuse to vote for any legislation which limits an American’s right to self-defense.” These kinds of statements don’t represent Colorado progressives.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, NRDC Action Fund, SEIU Colorado

Congress

Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below congressional districts on your ballot.

1st Congressional District

U.S. Representative

Democrat
Diana DeGette

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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is seeking reelection for what would be her 13th term representing Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. DeGette, a lawyer, is Colorado’s most senior national legislator, the dean of its nine-member delegation, and the state’s only woman in Congress.

A lifelong Denverite, she has dedicated her career to protecting the environment, expanding access to health care, and fighting for reproductive justice. Before being elected to Congress, DeGette served two terms in the Colorado House of Representatives, where she authored an important law that protected access to abortion clinics. She continues this work in Congress as co-chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus.

DeGette has been recognized for her ability to work across party lines to deliver results. Some of her biggest achievements include playing an important role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act, co-authoring an influential law that modernized our medical research fields, and spearheading two key pieces of legislation that made big improvements in protecting the safety of our nation’s food supply. As chair of a key oversight panel, DeGette has led the effort to hold the Trump administration accountable for separating undocumented children from their families.

DeGette has also been an outspoken advocate for enacting commonsense gun safety measures, safeguarding Colorado’s public lands, and protecting American consumers. If reelected, DeGette will continue being the strong, progressive voice that Denver needs in Washington.

Her Republican opponent, Shane Bolling, is a management consultant working in energy. He is also a Denver resident and a first-time candidate for office. Bolling has not taken any issue positions except for his unabashed support for Donald Trump. He retweeted a Twitter account called “When Is Trump Gone?” with “Not so fast my friend, 4years plus.” He has also retweeted another account that claimed the recent Black Lives Matter protests are the perfect advertising for Trump, commenting, “It’s why Colorado turns back Red 11.03.20 simple Safety & Security.” Bolling also retweets and comments on coronavirus conspiracy theories. He seems to take no positions on anything else.

Diana DeGette

La representante titular Diana DeGette busca la reelección para lo que sería su decimotercer mandato como representante del 1° distrito congresional de Colorado. DeGette, abogada, es la legisladora nacional más importante de Colorado, la decana de su delegación de nueve miembros y la única mujer del estado en el Congreso.

Tras vivir en Denver toda su vida, ha dedicado su carrera a proteger el medio ambiente, ampliar el acceso al cuidado de salud y luchar por la justicia reproductiva. Antes de ser elegida para el Congreso, DeGette sirvió dos mandatos en la Cámara de Representantes de Colorado, donde fue autora de una importante ley que protegía el acceso a las clínicas de aborto. Continúa este trabajo en el Congreso como copresidenta del Caucus Pro-Elección.

DeGette ha sido reconocida por su capacidad para trabajar a través de las líneas de los partidos para generar resultados. Algunos de sus mayores logros incluyen desempeñar un papel importante en la aprobación de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud Asequible (ACA), ser coautora de una ley influyente que modernizó nuestros campos de investigación médica y encabezar dos piezas de legislación clave que hicieron grandes mejoras en la protección de la seguridad del suministro de alimentos de nuestra nación. Como presidenta de un panel de supervisión clave, DeGette ha liderado el esfuerzo por responsabilizar a la administración Trump por separar a los niños indocumentados de sus familias.

DeGette también ha sido una firme defensora de la promulgación de medidas de seguridad para las armas de sentido común, salvaguardar las tierras públicas de Colorado y proteger a los consumidores estadounidenses. Si es reelegida, DeGette seguirá siendo la voz fuerte y progresista que Denver necesita en Washington.

Su oponente republicano, Shane Bolling, es un consultor de gestión que trabaja en energía. También es residente de Denver y candidato por primera vez a un cargo. Bolling no ha tomado ninguna posición problemática, excepto su apoyo descarado a Donald Trump. Retuiteó una cuenta de Twitter llamada “¿Cuándo se irá Trump?” con “No tan rápido mi amigo, más de 4 años”. También ha retuiteado otra cuenta que afirmaba que las recientes protestas de Black Lives Matter son la publicidad perfecta para Trump, comentando: “Es por eso que Colorado volverá a ser rojo el 11.03.20 simplemente Seguridad”. Bolling también retuitea y comenta sobre las teorías de conspiración del coronavirus. Parece que no toma posiciones sobre nada más.

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Diana DeGette

La representante titular Diana DeGette busca la reelección para lo que sería su decimotercer mandato como representante del 1° distrito congresional de Colorado. DeGette, abogada, es la legisladora nacional más importante de Colorado, la decana de su delegación de nueve miembros y la única mujer del estado en el Congreso.

Tras vivir en Denver toda su vida, ha dedicado su carrera a proteger el medio ambiente, ampliar el acceso al cuidado de salud y luchar por la justicia reproductiva. Antes de ser elegida para el Congreso, DeGette sirvió dos mandatos en la Cámara de Representantes de Colorado, donde fue autora de una importante ley que protegía el acceso a las clínicas de aborto. Continúa este trabajo en el Congreso como copresidenta del Caucus Pro-Elección.

DeGette ha sido reconocida por su capacidad para trabajar a través de las líneas de los partidos para generar resultados. Algunos de sus mayores logros incluyen desempeñar un papel importante en la aprobación de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud Asequible (ACA), ser coautora de una ley influyente que modernizó nuestros campos de investigación médica y encabezar dos piezas de legislación clave que hicieron grandes mejoras en la protección de la seguridad del suministro de alimentos de nuestra nación. Como presidenta de un panel de supervisión clave, DeGette ha liderado el esfuerzo por responsabilizar a la administración Trump por separar a los niños indocumentados de sus familias.

DeGette también ha sido una firme defensora de la promulgación de medidas de seguridad para las armas de sentido común, salvaguardar las tierras públicas de Colorado y proteger a los consumidores estadounidenses. Si es reelegida, DeGette seguirá siendo la voz fuerte y progresista que Denver necesita en Washington.

Su oponente republicano, Shane Bolling, es un consultor de gestión que trabaja en energía. También es residente de Denver y candidato por primera vez a un cargo. Bolling no ha tomado ninguna posición problemática, excepto su apoyo descarado a Donald Trump. Retuiteó una cuenta de Twitter llamada “¿Cuándo se irá Trump?” con “No tan rápido mi amigo, más de 4 años”. También ha retuiteado otra cuenta que afirmaba que las recientes protestas de Black Lives Matter son la publicidad perfecta para Trump, comentando: “Es por eso que Colorado volverá a ser rojo el 11.03.20 simplemente Seguridad”. Bolling también retuitea y comenta sobre las teorías de conspiración del coronavirus. Parece que no toma posiciones sobre nada más.

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Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), SEIU Colorado

Democrat
Diana DeGette

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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is seeking reelection for what would be her 13th term representing Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. DeGette, a lawyer, is Colorado’s most senior national legislator, the dean of its nine-member delegation, and the state’s only woman in Congress.

A lifelong Denverite, she has dedicated her career to protecting the environment, expanding access to health care, and fighting for reproductive justice. Before being elected to Congress, DeGette served two terms in the Colorado House of Representatives, where she authored an important law that protected access to abortion clinics. She continues this work in Congress as co-chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus.

DeGette has been recognized for her ability to work across party lines to deliver results. Some of her biggest achievements include playing an important role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act, co-authoring an influential law that modernized our medical research fields, and spearheading two key pieces of legislation that made big improvements in protecting the safety of our nation’s food supply. As chair of a key oversight panel, DeGette has led the effort to hold the Trump administration accountable for separating undocumented children from their families.

DeGette has also been an outspoken advocate for enacting commonsense gun safety measures, safeguarding Colorado’s public lands, and protecting American consumers. If reelected, DeGette will continue being the strong, progressive voice that Denver needs in Washington.

Her Republican opponent, Shane Bolling, is a management consultant working in energy. He is also a Denver resident and a first-time candidate for office. Bolling has not taken any issue positions except for his unabashed support for Donald Trump. He retweeted a Twitter account called “When Is Trump Gone?” with “Not so fast my friend, 4years plus.” He has also retweeted another account that claimed the recent Black Lives Matter protests are the perfect advertising for Trump, commenting, “It’s why Colorado turns back Red 11.03.20 simple Safety & Security.” Bolling also retweets and comments on coronavirus conspiracy theories. He seems to take no positions on anything else.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), SEIU Colorado

2nd Congressional District

U.S. Representative

Democrat
Joe Neguse

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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 in Congress for Colorado.

As a vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, 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.

Although he was first elected just two years ago, he has 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. 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.

Running against Neguse is Charles Winn, a radiologist and first-time candidate. Winn asserts that he’s running to change a “false narrative” about the Republican Party, but it’s a challenge to see how he will do that with his public statements on Donald Trump and the coronavirus.

When asked to assess the president’s response to the pandemic, Winn dodged the question and instead said it’s “tragic we need to point fingers.” He later tried to clarify that he thought Trump was “a good commanding officer.” Winn also tried to downplay the threat posed by COVID-19, blaming partisanship for the widespread virus and saying Americans “started politicizing [the pandemic].” Winn also claimed we should open the economy back up because “the risk is less than riding in a car.” He made comparisons to the 1968 flu pandemic to try to prove the U.S. can reopen its schools, but he wasn’t on-point about the facts; he said we should “do what we did in 1968: get on with our lives.”

This kind of thinking has helped get us into the health crisis we’re in today and cannot be elected to office.

Joe Neguse

El representante titular Joe Neguse se postula para la reelección en el 2º distrito congresional de Colorado. Neguse, un abogado e hijo de refugiados eritreos, es el primer y hasta ahora único afroamericano en servir en el Congreso por Colorado.

Como vicepresidente del Caucus Progresista del Congreso, Neguse aboga por políticas progresistas audaces para abordar los problemas más urgentes que enfrenta nuestra nación, como Medicare para Todos y el Green New Deal. Sus prioridades hasta la fecha en el Congreso han incluido reducir los precios de los medicamentos recetados, aumentar los salarios de los trabajadores, garantizar una mayor rendición de cuentas en el gobierno y proteger las tierras públicas, que representan más del 50% de su distrito.

Aunque fue elegido por primera vez hace apenas dos años, ha introducido más legislación que cualquier legislador de primer año en el país y se convertido en ley más legislación que cualquier miembro de la delegación del Congreso de Colorado. Antes del Congreso, Neguse luchó para ampliar las oportunidades para las familias en todo Colorado en una variedad de roles: como cofundador de New Era Colorado, la organización sin fines de lucro de movilización y registro de votantes juveniles más grande del estado; como miembro durante seis términos de la Junta de Regentes de CU; y como líder de la agencia estatal de protección al consumidor durante dos años.

Neguse se describe a sí mismo como un eterno optimista que continuará brindando al segundo distrito del Congreso de Colorado una representación entusiasta, diligente y audaz si es reelegido.

En contra de Neguse se postula Charles Winn, radiólogo y candidato por primera vez. Winn afirma que se postula para cambiar una “narrativa falsa” sobre el partido republicano, pero es un desafío ver cómo lo hará con sus declaraciones públicas sobre Donald Trump y el coronavirus.

Cuando se le pidió que evaluara la respuesta del presidente a la pandemia, Winn eludió la pregunta y, en cambio, dijo que es “trágico que tengamos que señalar con el dedo”. Más tarde intentó aclarar que pensaba que Trump era “un buen oficial al mando”. Winn también trató de restar importancia a la amenaza planteada por COVID-19, culpando al partidismo por el virus y diciendo que los estadounidenses “comenzaron a politizar [la pandemia]”. Winn también afirmó que deberíamos volver a abrir la economía porque “el riesgo es menor que viajar en automóvil”. Hizo comparaciones con la pandemia de gripe de 1968 para tratar de demostrar que EE.UU. puede reabrir sus escuelas, pero no estuvo al tanto de los hechos; dijo que deberíamos “hacer lo que hicimos en 1968: seguir con nuestras vidas”.

Este tipo de pensamiento nos ha ayudado a meternos en la crisis de salud en la que nos encontramos hoy y no puede ser elegido para un cargo.

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Joe Neguse

El representante titular Joe Neguse se postula para la reelección en el 2º distrito congresional de Colorado. Neguse, un abogado e hijo de refugiados eritreos, es el primer y hasta ahora único afroamericano en servir en el Congreso por Colorado.

Como vicepresidente del Caucus Progresista del Congreso, Neguse aboga por políticas progresistas audaces para abordar los problemas más urgentes que enfrenta nuestra nación, como Medicare para Todos y el Green New Deal. Sus prioridades hasta la fecha en el Congreso han incluido reducir los precios de los medicamentos recetados, aumentar los salarios de los trabajadores, garantizar una mayor rendición de cuentas en el gobierno y proteger las tierras públicas, que representan más del 50% de su distrito.

Aunque fue elegido por primera vez hace apenas dos años, ha introducido más legislación que cualquier legislador de primer año en el país y se convertido en ley más legislación que cualquier miembro de la delegación del Congreso de Colorado. Antes del Congreso, Neguse luchó para ampliar las oportunidades para las familias en todo Colorado en una variedad de roles: como cofundador de New Era Colorado, la organización sin fines de lucro de movilización y registro de votantes juveniles más grande del estado; como miembro durante seis términos de la Junta de Regentes de CU; y como líder de la agencia estatal de protección al consumidor durante dos años.

Neguse se describe a sí mismo como un eterno optimista que continuará brindando al segundo distrito del Congreso de Colorado una representación entusiasta, diligente y audaz si es reelegido.

En contra de Neguse se postula Charles Winn, radiólogo y candidato por primera vez. Winn afirma que se postula para cambiar una “narrativa falsa” sobre el partido republicano, pero es un desafío ver cómo lo hará con sus declaraciones públicas sobre Donald Trump y el coronavirus.

Cuando se le pidió que evaluara la respuesta del presidente a la pandemia, Winn eludió la pregunta y, en cambio, dijo que es “trágico que tengamos que señalar con el dedo”. Más tarde intentó aclarar que pensaba que Trump era “un buen oficial al mando”. Winn también trató de restar importancia a la amenaza planteada por COVID-19, culpando al partidismo por el virus y diciendo que los estadounidenses “comenzaron a politizar [la pandemia]”. Winn también afirmó que deberíamos volver a abrir la economía porque “el riesgo es menor que viajar en automóvil”. Hizo comparaciones con la pandemia de gripe de 1968 para tratar de demostrar que EE.UU. puede reabrir sus escuelas, pero no estuvo al tanto de los hechos; dijo que deberíamos “hacer lo que hicimos en 1968: seguir con nuestras vidas”.

Este tipo de pensamiento nos ha ayudado a meternos en la crisis de salud en la que nos encontramos hoy y no puede ser elegido para un cargo.

Read more about Joe Neguse

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), SEIU Colorado

Democrat
Joe Neguse

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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 in Congress for Colorado.

As a vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, 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.

Although he was first elected just two years ago, he has 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. 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.

Running against Neguse is Charles Winn, a radiologist and first-time candidate. Winn asserts that he’s running to change a “false narrative” about the Republican Party, but it’s a challenge to see how he will do that with his public statements on Donald Trump and the coronavirus.

When asked to assess the president’s response to the pandemic, Winn dodged the question and instead said it’s “tragic we need to point fingers.” He later tried to clarify that he thought Trump was “a good commanding officer.” Winn also tried to downplay the threat posed by COVID-19, blaming partisanship for the widespread virus and saying Americans “started politicizing [the pandemic].” Winn also claimed we should open the economy back up because “the risk is less than riding in a car.” He made comparisons to the 1968 flu pandemic to try to prove the U.S. can reopen its schools, but he wasn’t on-point about the facts; he said we should “do what we did in 1968: get on with our lives.”

This kind of thinking has helped get us into the health crisis we’re in today and cannot be elected to office.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), SEIU Colorado

3rd Congressional District

U.S. Representative

Democrat
Diane Mitsch Bush

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Diane Mitsch Bush, a former state representative, is now running for Congress. She is a retired sociology professor and previous Routt County commissioner who has lived in the Western Slope — a part of Colorado’s sprawling 3rd Congressional District — for over 43 years. She previously ran for this seat in 2018, when she came closer to winning than any Democrat had in the three prior elections.

Colleagues from her other tenures have commended Mitsch Bush’s extreme attention to detail, her pragmatism, and her willingness to work with all sides. She has shown an ability to lead calmly through disasters, including the Great Recession, wildfires, floods, drought, and the swine flu epidemic. While in the state legislature, Mitsch Bush was a leading advocate for family agriculture, sustainable water infrastructure, and small rural communities. She sponsored many critically important bills, including ones to protect the environment and hold polluters accountable, lower health care and health insurance costs, and increase funding for rural schools. Over 80% of her bills were co-prime sponsored with rural Republicans.

Mitsch Bush has said her family’s early struggles with financial insecurity taught her the importance of helping others through public service. Her goal is to have an America that provides opportunities for all, not just the wealthy and well-connected. She intends to fight to make health care affordable for everyone, to protect the environment for generations to come, and to bring more good-paying jobs to rural communities.

Mitsch Bush is an experienced lawmaker and local leader who, if elected to Congress, will be ready on day one to get to work on policies that will benefit her district.

Running against her is Republican Lauren Boebert. Boebert is the owner of Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado — a restaurant known mainly for the fact that the wait staff openly carry guns on their person. Guns are one of the few things Boebert talks about regularly. She once drove across the state to go to a rally for Beto O’Rourke just to confront him about his gun safety position.

What voters really need to know, however, is that Boebert is a strong proponent of the QAnon conspiracy theory: the wild idea that Donald Trump is waging a secret war against Democrats and movie stars who are running an international child trafficking ring. She has been quoted as saying, “I hope that this is real. … It only means America is getting stronger and better, and people are returning to conservative values and that’s what I’m for.” She later added, “Everything that I have heard of this movement is only motivating and encouraging and bringing people together stronger ... it could be really great for our country.”

Boebert hasn’t explained more of her own positions beyond generic talking points, but it seems clear she is very far from being a progressive choice.

Diane Mitsch Bush

Diane Mitsch Bush, exrepresentante estatal, se postula ahora para el Congreso. Es profesora de sociología jubilada y ex comisionada del condado de Routt que ha vivido en Western Slope, una parte del extenso 3º distrito congresional de Colorado, durante más de 43 años. Anteriormente se postuló para este escaño en 2018, cuando estuvo más cerca de ganar que cualquier demócrata en las tres elecciones anteriores.

Compañeros de sus otros mandatos han elogiado la extrema atención de Mitsch Bush a los detalles, su pragmatismo y su voluntad de trabajar con todas las partes. Ha demostrado su capacidad para liderar con calma en los desastres, incluida la Gran Recesión, incendios forestales, inundaciones, sequías y la epidemia de gripe porcina. Mientras estuvo en la legislatura estatal, Mitsch Bush fue una destacada defensora de la agricultura familiar, la infraestructura hídrica sostenible y las pequeñas comunidades rurales. Patrocinó muchos proyectos de ley de importancia crítica, incluidos algunos para proteger el medio ambiente y responsabilizar a los contaminadores, reducir los costos del cuidado de salud y de los seguros médicos y aumentar los fondos para las escuelas rurales. Más del 80% de sus proyectos de ley fueron patrocinados conjuntamente por los republicanos rurales.

Mitsch Bush ha dicho que las luchas tempranas de su familia con la inseguridad financiera le enseñaron la importancia de ayudar a los demás a través del servicio público. Su objetivo es tener unos Estados Unidos que brinden oportunidades para todos, no solo para los ricos y bien conectados. Tiene la intención de luchar para que el cuidado de salud sea asequible para todos, para proteger el medio ambiente para las generaciones venideras y para traer más empleos bien pagados a las comunidades rurales.

Mitsch Bush es una legisladora experimentada y una líder local que, si es elegida al Congreso, estará lista desde el primer día para ponerse a trabajar en políticas que beneficiarán a su distrito.

Se postula contra de ella la republicana Lauren Boebert. Boebert es la propietaria de Shooters Grill en Rifle, Colorado, un restaurante conocido principalmente por el hecho de que los camareros llevan armas encima abiertamente. Las armas son una de las pocas cosas de las que Boebert habla con regularidad. Una vez condujo por todo el estado para ir a un mitin por Beto O’Rourke solo para confrontarlo sobre su posición sobre el control de armas.

Sin embargo, lo que los votantes realmente necesitan saber es que Boebert es una firme defensora de la teoría de conspiración QAnon: la idea descabellada de que Donald Trump está librando una guerra secreta contra los demócratas y las estrellas de cine que dirigen una red internacional de tráfico de niños. Ha sido citada diciendo: “Espero que esto sea real... Solo significa que los Estados Unidos se están volviendo más fuertes y mejores, y la gente está volviendo a los valores conservadores y eso es lo que yo sostengo”. Más tarde agregó: “Todo lo que he escuchado de este movimiento es solo para motivar, alentar y unir más fuerte a la gente... podría ser realmente grandioso para nuestro país”.

Boebert no ha explicado más de sus propias posiciones más allá de los puntos de conversación genéricos, pero parece claro que está muy lejos de ser una elección progresista.

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Diane Mitsch Bush

Diane Mitsch Bush, exrepresentante estatal, se postula ahora para el Congreso. Es profesora de sociología jubilada y ex comisionada del condado de Routt que ha vivido en Western Slope, una parte del extenso 3º distrito congresional de Colorado, durante más de 43 años. Anteriormente se postuló para este escaño en 2018, cuando estuvo más cerca de ganar que cualquier demócrata en las tres elecciones anteriores.

Compañeros de sus otros mandatos han elogiado la extrema atención de Mitsch Bush a los detalles, su pragmatismo y su voluntad de trabajar con todas las partes. Ha demostrado su capacidad para liderar con calma en los desastres, incluida la Gran Recesión, incendios forestales, inundaciones, sequías y la epidemia de gripe porcina. Mientras estuvo en la legislatura estatal, Mitsch Bush fue una destacada defensora de la agricultura familiar, la infraestructura hídrica sostenible y las pequeñas comunidades rurales. Patrocinó muchos proyectos de ley de importancia crítica, incluidos algunos para proteger el medio ambiente y responsabilizar a los contaminadores, reducir los costos del cuidado de salud y de los seguros médicos y aumentar los fondos para las escuelas rurales. Más del 80% de sus proyectos de ley fueron patrocinados conjuntamente por los republicanos rurales.

Mitsch Bush ha dicho que las luchas tempranas de su familia con la inseguridad financiera le enseñaron la importancia de ayudar a los demás a través del servicio público. Su objetivo es tener unos Estados Unidos que brinden oportunidades para todos, no solo para los ricos y bien conectados. Tiene la intención de luchar para que el cuidado de salud sea asequible para todos, para proteger el medio ambiente para las generaciones venideras y para traer más empleos bien pagados a las comunidades rurales.

Mitsch Bush es una legisladora experimentada y una líder local que, si es elegida al Congreso, estará lista desde el primer día para ponerse a trabajar en políticas que beneficiarán a su distrito.

Se postula contra de ella la republicana Lauren Boebert. Boebert es la propietaria de Shooters Grill en Rifle, Colorado, un restaurante conocido principalmente por el hecho de que los camareros llevan armas encima abiertamente. Las armas son una de las pocas cosas de las que Boebert habla con regularidad. Una vez condujo por todo el estado para ir a un mitin por Beto O’Rourke solo para confrontarlo sobre su posición sobre el control de armas.

Sin embargo, lo que los votantes realmente necesitan saber es que Boebert es una firme defensora de la teoría de conspiración QAnon: la idea descabellada de que Donald Trump está librando una guerra secreta contra los demócratas y las estrellas de cine que dirigen una red internacional de tráfico de niños. Ha sido citada diciendo: “Espero que esto sea real... Solo significa que los Estados Unidos se están volviendo más fuertes y mejores, y la gente está volviendo a los valores conservadores y eso es lo que yo sostengo”. Más tarde agregó: “Todo lo que he escuchado de este movimiento es solo para motivar, alentar y unir más fuerte a la gente... podría ser realmente grandioso para nuestro país”.

Boebert no ha explicado más de sus propias posiciones más allá de los puntos de conversación genéricos, pero parece claro que está muy lejos de ser una elección progresista.

Read more about Diane Mitsch Bush

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, SEIU Colorado

Diane Mitsch Bush, a former state representative, is now running for Congress. She is a retired sociology professor and previous Routt County commissioner who has lived in the Western Slope — a part of Colorado’s sprawling 3rd Congressional District — for over 43 years. She previously ran for this seat in 2018, when she came closer to winning than any Democrat had in the three prior elections.

Colleagues from her other tenures have commended Mitsch Bush’s extreme attention to detail, her pragmatism, and her willingness to work with all sides. She has shown an ability to lead calmly through disasters, including the Great Recession, wildfires, floods, drought, and the swine flu epidemic. While in the state legislature, Mitsch Bush was a leading advocate for family agriculture, sustainable water infrastructure, and small rural communities. She sponsored many critically important bills, including ones to protect the environment and hold polluters accountable, lower health care and health insurance costs, and increase funding for rural schools. Over 80% of her bills were co-prime sponsored with rural Republicans.

Mitsch Bush has said her family’s early struggles with financial insecurity taught her the importance of helping others through public service. Her goal is to have an America that provides opportunities for all, not just the wealthy and well-connected. She intends to fight to make health care affordable for everyone, to protect the environment for generations to come, and to bring more good-paying jobs to rural communities.

Mitsch Bush is an experienced lawmaker and local leader who, if elected to Congress, will be ready on day one to get to work on policies that will benefit her district.

Running against her is Republican Lauren Boebert. Boebert is the owner of Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado — a restaurant known mainly for the fact that the wait staff openly carry guns on their person. Guns are one of the few things Boebert talks about regularly. She once drove across the state to go to a rally for Beto O’Rourke just to confront him about his gun safety position.

What voters really need to know, however, is that Boebert is a strong proponent of the QAnon conspiracy theory: the wild idea that Donald Trump is waging a secret war against Democrats and movie stars who are running an international child trafficking ring. She has been quoted as saying, “I hope that this is real. … It only means America is getting stronger and better, and people are returning to conservative values and that’s what I’m for.” She later added, “Everything that I have heard of this movement is only motivating and encouraging and bringing people together stronger ... it could be really great for our country.”

Boebert hasn’t explained more of her own positions beyond generic talking points, but it seems clear she is very far from being a progressive choice.

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Diane Mitsch Bush

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Diane Mitsch Bush, a former state representative, is now running for Congress. She is a retired sociology professor and previous Routt County commissioner who has lived in the Western Slope — a part of Colorado’s sprawling 3rd Congressional District — for over 43 years. She previously ran for this seat in 2018, when she came closer to winning than any Democrat had in the three prior elections.

Colleagues from her other tenures have commended Mitsch Bush’s extreme attention to detail, her pragmatism, and her willingness to work with all sides. She has shown an ability to lead calmly through disasters, including the Great Recession, wildfires, floods, drought, and the swine flu epidemic. While in the state legislature, Mitsch Bush was a leading advocate for family agriculture, sustainable water infrastructure, and small rural communities. She sponsored many critically important bills, including ones to protect the environment and hold polluters accountable, lower health care and health insurance costs, and increase funding for rural schools. Over 80% of her bills were co-prime sponsored with rural Republicans.

Mitsch Bush has said her family’s early struggles with financial insecurity taught her the importance of helping others through public service. Her goal is to have an America that provides opportunities for all, not just the wealthy and well-connected. She intends to fight to make health care affordable for everyone, to protect the environment for generations to come, and to bring more good-paying jobs to rural communities.

Mitsch Bush is an experienced lawmaker and local leader who, if elected to Congress, will be ready on day one to get to work on policies that will benefit her district.

Running against her is Republican Lauren Boebert. Boebert is the owner of Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado — a restaurant known mainly for the fact that the wait staff openly carry guns on their person. Guns are one of the few things Boebert talks about regularly. She once drove across the state to go to a rally for Beto O’Rourke just to confront him about his gun safety position.

What voters really need to know, however, is that Boebert is a strong proponent of the QAnon conspiracy theory: the wild idea that Donald Trump is waging a secret war against Democrats and movie stars who are running an international child trafficking ring. She has been quoted as saying, “I hope that this is real. … It only means America is getting stronger and better, and people are returning to conservative values and that’s what I’m for.” She later added, “Everything that I have heard of this movement is only motivating and encouraging and bringing people together stronger ... it could be really great for our country.”

Boebert hasn’t explained more of her own positions beyond generic talking points, but it seems clear she is very far from being a progressive choice.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, SEIU Colorado

4th Congressional District

U.S. Representative

Democrat
Ike McCorkle

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Ike McCorkle is challenging the Republican incumbent for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. The single father of three kids believes the people in the district deserve a representative who is dedicated to them, not the elite. In order to get Big Money out of politics, he supports a publicly funded, transparent system of campaign financing and wants to see the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling overturned to limit the influence of special interest groups that are buying much of our governmental leadership.

McCorkle is also an unabashed environmentalist who intends to fight for a Green New Deal not just to address the existential threat of climate change and rapidly transition energy production but to reinvest in rural America and create thousands of good-paying jobs in his district. Other policies he supports are ones that will expand equity and opportunity for everyone, including Medicare for All, tuition-free public college, reducing college debt by imposing a tax on Wall Street speculators, and a universal basic income system.

A retired Marine Corps officer and special operator who served for 18 years, six deployments, and four combat tours, McCorkle seeks to bring dignity and integrity to Congress and restore trust and confidence in government. He is a clear progressive choice who, if elected, plans to bring people with diverse backgrounds and beliefs together to build an American society where we lift each other up so that we all benefit together.

The incumbent he faces is U.S. Sen. Ken Buck, a former prosecutor and district attorney in Weld County who has been in Congress since 2014. His legal career has been marred by numerous ethical scandals, including compromising a case against Republican donors and declining to prosecute a sexual assault, instead blaming the victim. Since he has been in Congress, Buck has toed the party’s extreme right-wing line. He is anti-choice, opposes reasonable gun safety legislation, and has said that being gay is a choice. Buck also voted in favor of the 2017 tax reform bill, which heavily favored the wealthy and corporations while increasing tax burdens on the middle class. With all this in mind, Buck must not remain in office.

Ike McCorkle

Ike McCorkle está desafiando al titular republicano por el 4º distrito congresional de Colorado. El padre soltero de tres hijos cree que la gente del distrito se merece un representante que se dedique a ellos, no a la élite. Para sacar a las grandes cantidades de dinero de la política, apoya un sistema transparente y financiado con fondos públicos de financiamiento de campañas y quiere que se anule el fallo de Citizens United de la Corte Suprema para limitar la influencia de grupos de intereses especiales que están comprando gran parte de nuestro liderazgo gubernamental.

McCorkle también es un ecologista descarado que tiene la intención de luchar por un Green New Deal no solo para abordar la amenaza existencial del cambio climático y hacer una rápida transición de la producción de energía, sino para reinvertir en las zonas rurales de Estados Unidos y crear miles de empleos bien pagados en su distrito. Otras políticas que apoya son las que ampliarán la equidad y las oportunidades para todos, incluido Medicare para Todos, la universidad pública gratuita, la reducción de la deuda universitaria al imponer un impuesto a los especuladores de Wall Street y un sistema de ingresos básicos universales.

Un oficial retirado de la Infantería de la Marina y operador especial que sirvió durante 18 años, seis despliegues y cuatro giras de combate, McCorkle busca traer dignidad e integridad al Congreso y restaurar la confianza en el gobierno. Es una clara elección progresista que, si es elegido, planea unir a personas con diversos antecedentes y creencias para construir una sociedad estadounidense en la que nos ayudemos unos a otros para que todos nos beneficiemos juntos.

El titular al que se enfrenta es Ken Buck, un exfiscal y abogado del distrito en el condado de Weld que ha estado en el Congreso desde 2014. Su carrera legal se ha visto empañada por numerosos escándalos éticos, que incluyen comprometer un caso contra donantes republicanos y negarse a procesar una agresión sexual, culpando a la víctima en su lugar. Desde que está en el Congreso, Buck ha seguido la línea de extrema derecha del partido. Está en contra del derecho a elegir, se opone a la legislación razonable de control de armas y ha dicho que ser gay es una elección. Buck también votó a favor del proyecto de ley de reforma fiscal de 2017, que favoreció en gran medida a los ricos y a las corporaciones al tiempo que aumentó la carga fiscal sobre la clase media. Con todo esto en mente, Buck no debe permanecer en el cargo.

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Ike McCorkle

Ike McCorkle está desafiando al titular republicano por el 4º distrito congresional de Colorado. El padre soltero de tres hijos cree que la gente del distrito se merece un representante que se dedique a ellos, no a la élite. Para sacar a las grandes cantidades de dinero de la política, apoya un sistema transparente y financiado con fondos públicos de financiamiento de campañas y quiere que se anule el fallo de Citizens United de la Corte Suprema para limitar la influencia de grupos de intereses especiales que están comprando gran parte de nuestro liderazgo gubernamental.

McCorkle también es un ecologista descarado que tiene la intención de luchar por un Green New Deal no solo para abordar la amenaza existencial del cambio climático y hacer una rápida transición de la producción de energía, sino para reinvertir en las zonas rurales de Estados Unidos y crear miles de empleos bien pagados en su distrito. Otras políticas que apoya son las que ampliarán la equidad y las oportunidades para todos, incluido Medicare para Todos, la universidad pública gratuita, la reducción de la deuda universitaria al imponer un impuesto a los especuladores de Wall Street y un sistema de ingresos básicos universales.

Un oficial retirado de la Infantería de la Marina y operador especial que sirvió durante 18 años, seis despliegues y cuatro giras de combate, McCorkle busca traer dignidad e integridad al Congreso y restaurar la confianza en el gobierno. Es una clara elección progresista que, si es elegido, planea unir a personas con diversos antecedentes y creencias para construir una sociedad estadounidense en la que nos ayudemos unos a otros para que todos nos beneficiemos juntos.

El titular al que se enfrenta es Ken Buck, un exfiscal y abogado del distrito en el condado de Weld que ha estado en el Congreso desde 2014. Su carrera legal se ha visto empañada por numerosos escándalos éticos, que incluyen comprometer un caso contra donantes republicanos y negarse a procesar una agresión sexual, culpando a la víctima en su lugar. Desde que está en el Congreso, Buck ha seguido la línea de extrema derecha del partido. Está en contra del derecho a elegir, se opone a la legislación razonable de control de armas y ha dicho que ser gay es una elección. Buck también votó a favor del proyecto de ley de reforma fiscal de 2017, que favoreció en gran medida a los ricos y a las corporaciones al tiempo que aumentó la carga fiscal sobre la clase media. Con todo esto en mente, Buck no debe permanecer en el cargo.

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Ike McCorkle

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Ike McCorkle is challenging the Republican incumbent for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. The single father of three kids believes the people in the district deserve a representative who is dedicated to them, not the elite. In order to get Big Money out of politics, he supports a publicly funded, transparent system of campaign financing and wants to see the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling overturned to limit the influence of special interest groups that are buying much of our governmental leadership.

McCorkle is also an unabashed environmentalist who intends to fight for a Green New Deal not just to address the existential threat of climate change and rapidly transition energy production but to reinvest in rural America and create thousands of good-paying jobs in his district. Other policies he supports are ones that will expand equity and opportunity for everyone, including Medicare for All, tuition-free public college, reducing college debt by imposing a tax on Wall Street speculators, and a universal basic income system.

A retired Marine Corps officer and special operator who served for 18 years, six deployments, and four combat tours, McCorkle seeks to bring dignity and integrity to Congress and restore trust and confidence in government. He is a clear progressive choice who, if elected, plans to bring people with diverse backgrounds and beliefs together to build an American society where we lift each other up so that we all benefit together.

The incumbent he faces is U.S. Sen. Ken Buck, a former prosecutor and district attorney in Weld County who has been in Congress since 2014. His legal career has been marred by numerous ethical scandals, including compromising a case against Republican donors and declining to prosecute a sexual assault, instead blaming the victim. Since he has been in Congress, Buck has toed the party’s extreme right-wing line. He is anti-choice, opposes reasonable gun safety legislation, and has said that being gay is a choice. Buck also voted in favor of the 2017 tax reform bill, which heavily favored the wealthy and corporations while increasing tax burdens on the middle class. With all this in mind, Buck must not remain in office.

Endorsed By: Colorado AFL-CIO

5th Congressional District

U.S. Representative

Democrat
Jillian Freeland

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Jillian Freeland, a retired midwife and entrepreneur, is challenging the Republican incumbent in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. She describes herself as a millennial mom “fighting for the future I want for my kids and my fellow humans.”

Some of her top priorities are roundly accessible, complete health care coverage and a bigger shift to domestic energy. As a women’s health care provider, Freeland took on insurance companies to make them cover the services that people pay for. She understands what’s broken in the system and wants to work to fix it. On energy, she supports the federal government’s investment in domestic renewable resources as well as creating good-paying union jobs in the process. She also wants to see funding for the education and pensions of workers transitioning out of the fossil fuel industry to make sure they don't get left behind.

In addition to being a fierce protector of reproductive rights, Freeland backs enacting gun safety regulations and eliminating loopholes in our tax code that allow corporations and the ultra-wealthy to avoid paying their fair share. She also thinks we must move away from a punitive criminal justice system to a rehabilitative one that doesn’t treat addiction and mental illness as crimes.

Freeland’s campaign lays her out as an everyday citizen who has struggled to make student loan payments, used the Medicaid and food stamps systems, and owned a small business but one who has also been highly involved in serving her community. She can bring a perspective to Congress that is not often reflected there, and she is a solid choice to support in this election.

Her opponent is incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Lamborn, a career politician who has served the Colorado Springs area in various roles since his first election to the Colorado House in 1994. Since getting to Congress in 2006, Lamborn has laid low and had only three bills signed into law: a World War I commemorative coin, naming a road in Colorado Springs, and a procedural bill transferring land from the Department of Agriculture. Lamborn has toed the Republican Party line: He’s anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-gun-regulation and thinks raising the minimum wage will force businesses to fire workers. A progressive vote would be wasted on Lamborn.

Jillian Freeland

Jillian Freeland, una partera y empresaria jubilada, está desafiando al republicano en funciones en el 5º distrito congresional de Colorado. Se describe a sí misma como una madre millennial que “lucha por el futuro que quiero para mis hijos y mis semejantes”.

Algunas de sus principales prioridades la cobertura de cuidado de salud completa y totalmente accesible y una mayor transición a la energía doméstica. Como proveedora de salud para mujeres, Freeland se enfrentó a las compañías de seguros para que cubrieran los servicios que paga la gente. Ella comprende lo que está fallando en el sistema y quiere trabajar para solucionarlo. En la energía, apoya la inversión del gobierno federal en recursos renovables nacionales, así como la creación de empleos sindicales bien remunerados en el proceso. También quiere ver fondos para la educación y las pensiones de los trabajadores que salen de la industria de los combustibles fósiles para asegurarse de que no se queden atrás.

Además de ser una feroz protectora de los derechos reproductivos, Freeland respalda la promulgación de regulaciones de seguridad de armas y la eliminación de las lagunas en nuestro código fiscal que permiten que las corporaciones y los ultra ricos eviten pagar su parte justa. También cree que debemos pasar de un sistema de justicia penal punitivo a uno de rehabilitación que no trate la adicción y las enfermedades mentales como delitos.

La campaña de Freeland la presenta como una ciudadana común que ha luchado para hacer los pagos de sus préstamos estudiantiles, ha utilizado los sistemas de Medicaid y cupones de alimentos y es propietaria de una pequeña empresa, pero que también ha estado muy involucrada en el servicio a su comunidad. Puede traer una perspectiva al Congreso que no se refleja a menudo allí y es una opción sólida para apoyar en esta elección.

Su oponente es el titular Doug Lamborn, un político de carrera que ha servido en el área de Colorado Springs en varios roles desde su primera elección a la Cámara de Representantes de Colorado en 1994. Desde que llegó al Congreso en 2006, Lamborn no se ha destacado mucho y solo tres de sus proyectos de ley se convirtieron en leyes: una moneda conmemorativa de la Primera Guerra Mundial, el nombramiento de una carretera en Colorado Springs y un proyecto de ley procesal que transfiere tierras del Departamento de Agricultura. Lamborn ha seguido la línea del partido republicano: está en contra del derecho a decidir, es anti-LGBTQ y está en contra del control de armas y cree que aumentar el salario mínimo obligará a las empresas a despedir trabajadores. Un voto progresista se perdería votando a Lamborn.

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Jillian Freeland

Jillian Freeland, una partera y empresaria jubilada, está desafiando al republicano en funciones en el 5º distrito congresional de Colorado. Se describe a sí misma como una madre millennial que “lucha por el futuro que quiero para mis hijos y mis semejantes”.

Algunas de sus principales prioridades la cobertura de cuidado de salud completa y totalmente accesible y una mayor transición a la energía doméstica. Como proveedora de salud para mujeres, Freeland se enfrentó a las compañías de seguros para que cubrieran los servicios que paga la gente. Ella comprende lo que está fallando en el sistema y quiere trabajar para solucionarlo. En la energía, apoya la inversión del gobierno federal en recursos renovables nacionales, así como la creación de empleos sindicales bien remunerados en el proceso. También quiere ver fondos para la educación y las pensiones de los trabajadores que salen de la industria de los combustibles fósiles para asegurarse de que no se queden atrás.

Además de ser una feroz protectora de los derechos reproductivos, Freeland respalda la promulgación de regulaciones de seguridad de armas y la eliminación de las lagunas en nuestro código fiscal que permiten que las corporaciones y los ultra ricos eviten pagar su parte justa. También cree que debemos pasar de un sistema de justicia penal punitivo a uno de rehabilitación que no trate la adicción y las enfermedades mentales como delitos.

La campaña de Freeland la presenta como una ciudadana común que ha luchado para hacer los pagos de sus préstamos estudiantiles, ha utilizado los sistemas de Medicaid y cupones de alimentos y es propietaria de una pequeña empresa, pero que también ha estado muy involucrada en el servicio a su comunidad. Puede traer una perspectiva al Congreso que no se refleja a menudo allí y es una opción sólida para apoyar en esta elección.

Su oponente es el titular Doug Lamborn, un político de carrera que ha servido en el área de Colorado Springs en varios roles desde su primera elección a la Cámara de Representantes de Colorado en 1994. Desde que llegó al Congreso en 2006, Lamborn no se ha destacado mucho y solo tres de sus proyectos de ley se convirtieron en leyes: una moneda conmemorativa de la Primera Guerra Mundial, el nombramiento de una carretera en Colorado Springs y un proyecto de ley procesal que transfiere tierras del Departamento de Agricultura. Lamborn ha seguido la línea del partido republicano: está en contra del derecho a decidir, es anti-LGBTQ y está en contra del control de armas y cree que aumentar el salario mínimo obligará a las empresas a despedir trabajadores. Un voto progresista se perdería votando a Lamborn.

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Jillian Freeland

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Jillian Freeland, a retired midwife and entrepreneur, is challenging the Republican incumbent in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. She describes herself as a millennial mom “fighting for the future I want for my kids and my fellow humans.”

Some of her top priorities are roundly accessible, complete health care coverage and a bigger shift to domestic energy. As a women’s health care provider, Freeland took on insurance companies to make them cover the services that people pay for. She understands what’s broken in the system and wants to work to fix it. On energy, she supports the federal government’s investment in domestic renewable resources as well as creating good-paying union jobs in the process. She also wants to see funding for the education and pensions of workers transitioning out of the fossil fuel industry to make sure they don't get left behind.

In addition to being a fierce protector of reproductive rights, Freeland backs enacting gun safety regulations and eliminating loopholes in our tax code that allow corporations and the ultra-wealthy to avoid paying their fair share. She also thinks we must move away from a punitive criminal justice system to a rehabilitative one that doesn’t treat addiction and mental illness as crimes.

Freeland’s campaign lays her out as an everyday citizen who has struggled to make student loan payments, used the Medicaid and food stamps systems, and owned a small business but one who has also been highly involved in serving her community. She can bring a perspective to Congress that is not often reflected there, and she is a solid choice to support in this election.

Her opponent is incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Lamborn, a career politician who has served the Colorado Springs area in various roles since his first election to the Colorado House in 1994. Since getting to Congress in 2006, Lamborn has laid low and had only three bills signed into law: a World War I commemorative coin, naming a road in Colorado Springs, and a procedural bill transferring land from the Department of Agriculture. Lamborn has toed the Republican Party line: He’s anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-gun-regulation and thinks raising the minimum wage will force businesses to fire workers. A progressive vote would be wasted on Lamborn.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO

6th Congressional District

U.S. Representative

Democrat
Jason Crow

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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.

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 also focused 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.

Running against him is Steve House, the former chair of the Colorado Republican Party and a one-time gubernatorial candidate. He spent 35 years working in the health care industry, yet the biggest point House has made about problems in the health care system is that “we must face the facts and repeal Obamacare.” House apparently doesn’t realize that recent Republican efforts to repeal and replace what’s officially known as the Affordable Care Act—which has been a lifeline for many Americans struggling with health insurance coverage—have been cited as increasing the cost of health care coverage while also reducing coverage throughout the U.S. This kind of regressive thinking can’t be elected to office.

Jason Crow

El representante titular Jason Crow, abogado y exguardabosques del Ejército que completó tres giras en Irak y Afganistán, se postula para la reelección en el 6º distrito congresional de Colorado. En 2018, derrotó al antiguo titular republicano Mike Coffman para convertirse en el primer demócrata en representar a este distrito.

Antes de servir en el Congreso, Crow pasó años ayudando a veteranos como él que luchaban por recibir beneficios, enfocando su trabajo en los problemas de abuso de sustancias e indigencia de los veteranos. Luego, durante su primer mandato, Crow se convirtió en el centro de la atención nacional como uno de los siete gerentes de juicio político que defendieron la destitución de Donald Trump de su cargo durante el juicio del Senado. Crow argumentó que Trump puso en riesgo tanto la seguridad de Ucrania como la seguridad nacional de EE.UU. al retener la ayuda militar a cambio de favores políticos.

El distrito de Crow es el más diverso de Colorado, con 1 de cada 5 residentes nacidos fuera de los Estados Unidos; Crow ha dicho que esto es lo que hace que su comunidad sea un lugar tan especial para vivir. Apoya la protección de los DREAMers y la aprobación de una reforma migratoria integral y ha pedido al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) que ponga fin a sus contratos con empresas de prisiones privadas.

Crow también se ha centrado en instituir la reforma del financiamiento de campañas. El primer proyecto de ley que patrocinó, la Ley para Acabar con el Dinero Oscuro, evitaría que los mega donantes pudieran ocultar sus contribuciones políticas. Sus otras prioridades incluyen prevenir la violencia armada, combatir los efectos del cambio climático, garantizar que las pequeñas empresas puedan prosperar y luchar por una inversión audaz en la infraestructura de los EE.UU.

Se postula contra el Steve House, ex presidente del partido republicano de Colorado y excandidato a gobernador. Pasó 35 años trabajando en la industria del cuidado de la salud, sin embargo, el punto más importante que House ha hecho sobre los problemas en el sistema de cuidado de la salud es que “debemos enfrentar los hechos y derogar Obamacare”. House aparentemente no se da cuenta de que los recientes esfuerzos republicanos para derogar y reemplazar lo que se conoce oficialmente como la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (que ha sido un salvavidas para muchos estadounidenses que luchan con la cobertura de seguro médico) han sido citados como la causa del aumento del costo de la cobertura de salud y al mismo tiempo reducir la cobertura en todo EE.UU. Este tipo de pensamiento regresivo no puede ser elegido para un cargo.

Read more about Jason Crow

Jason Crow

El representante titular Jason Crow, abogado y exguardabosques del Ejército que completó tres giras en Irak y Afganistán, se postula para la reelección en el 6º distrito congresional de Colorado. En 2018, derrotó al antiguo titular republicano Mike Coffman para convertirse en el primer demócrata en representar a este distrito.

Antes de servir en el Congreso, Crow pasó años ayudando a veteranos como él que luchaban por recibir beneficios, enfocando su trabajo en los problemas de abuso de sustancias e indigencia de los veteranos. Luego, durante su primer mandato, Crow se convirtió en el centro de la atención nacional como uno de los siete gerentes de juicio político que defendieron la destitución de Donald Trump de su cargo durante el juicio del Senado. Crow argumentó que Trump puso en riesgo tanto la seguridad de Ucrania como la seguridad nacional de EE.UU. al retener la ayuda militar a cambio de favores políticos.

El distrito de Crow es el más diverso de Colorado, con 1 de cada 5 residentes nacidos fuera de los Estados Unidos; Crow ha dicho que esto es lo que hace que su comunidad sea un lugar tan especial para vivir. Apoya la protección de los DREAMers y la aprobación de una reforma migratoria integral y ha pedido al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) que ponga fin a sus contratos con empresas de prisiones privadas.

Crow también se ha centrado en instituir la reforma del financiamiento de campañas. El primer proyecto de ley que patrocinó, la Ley para Acabar con el Dinero Oscuro, evitaría que los mega donantes pudieran ocultar sus contribuciones políticas. Sus otras prioridades incluyen prevenir la violencia armada, combatir los efectos del cambio climático, garantizar que las pequeñas empresas puedan prosperar y luchar por una inversión audaz en la infraestructura de los EE.UU.

Se postula contra el Steve House, ex presidente del partido republicano de Colorado y excandidato a gobernador. Pasó 35 años trabajando en la industria del cuidado de la salud, sin embargo, el punto más importante que House ha hecho sobre los problemas en el sistema de cuidado de la salud es que “debemos enfrentar los hechos y derogar Obamacare”. House aparentemente no se da cuenta de que los recientes esfuerzos republicanos para derogar y reemplazar lo que se conoce oficialmente como la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (que ha sido un salvavidas para muchos estadounidenses que luchan con la cobertura de seguro médico) han sido citados como la causa del aumento del costo de la cobertura de salud y al mismo tiempo reducir la cobertura en todo EE.UU. Este tipo de pensamiento regresivo no puede ser elegido para un cargo.

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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.

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 also focused 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.

Running against him is Steve House, the former chair of the Colorado Republican Party and a one-time gubernatorial candidate. He spent 35 years working in the health care industry, yet the biggest point House has made about problems in the health care system is that “we must face the facts and repeal Obamacare.” House apparently doesn’t realize that recent Republican efforts to repeal and replace what’s officially known as the Affordable Care Act—which has been a lifeline for many Americans struggling with health insurance coverage—have been cited as increasing the cost of health care coverage while also reducing coverage throughout the U.S. This kind of regressive thinking can’t be elected to office.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, NRDC Action Fund, SEIU Colorado

7th Congressional District

U.S. Representative

Democrat
Ed Perlmutter

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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is running for reelection in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. The lifelong Jefferson County resident has been active in his representation of this district since 2006 and is well-known for his relentless brand of door-to-door retail politics. He’s held over 100 constituent meetings in local food markets — events that he calls “Government in the Grocery.”

His main priority since taking office has been improving opportunities for the area by way of fighting to make sure good jobs remain at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden and ensuring the completion of the VA Medical Center in Aurora for the benefit of veterans in the Rocky Mountain region.

Another focus of his has been gun safety. As vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, he has supported requiring universal background checks and reinstating the federal ban on assault weapons. He also introduced legislation to address the gaps in federal gun policy by clarifying and expanding existing federal prohibitons related to mental health and other common risk factors in gun violence tragedies.

Perlmutter worked to secure passage of the historic Dodd-Frank Act, which placed much-needed regulations on Wall Street and big banks and established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Other fights he has taken on include comprehensive immigration reform, a sweeping investment in America's infrastructure, and the preservation of Social Security and Medicare.

According to Georgetown University’s index, Perlmutter is one of the most bipartisan members of Congress. He is the preferred candidate in this race.

The Republican candidate he faces is Casper Stockham, who has previously run to represent the 1st and 6th Congressional Districts. His platform is that of the generic conservative Republican these days, which goes along with his parachute campaign style. He is “100% pro-life and supports President Trump’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood.” He is against “red flag” laws that keep guns away from domestic abusers and suspected violent criminals. He thinks Obamacare is “a disaster.” And he is a strong supporter of Trump, “loves his record and results,” and thinks that Trump is “winning for all of us.” These positions take us backward, not forward. We suggest voting for Perlmutter.

Ed Perlmutter

El representante titular Ed Perlmutter se postula para la reelección en el 7º distrito congresional de Colorado. El residente de toda la vida del condado de Jefferson ha estado activo en la representación de este distrito desde 2006 y es bien conocido por su implacable estilo de política minorista de puerta a puerta. Ha llevado a cabo más de 100 reuniones con los constituyentes en los mercados de alimentos locales, eventos que él llama “Gobierno en el supermercado”.

Su principal prioridad desde que asumió el cargo ha sido mejorar las oportunidades para la zona mediante la lucha para asegurarse de que permanezcan los buenos trabajos en el Laboratorio Nacional de Energía Renovable en Golden y garantizar la finalización del Centro Médico VA en Aurora para el beneficio de los veteranos en la región de Rocky Mountain.

Otro enfoque suyo ha sido la seguridad de las armas. Como vicepresidente del Grupo de Trabajo para la Prevención de la Violencia con Armas de la Cámara, ha apoyado el requisito de las comprobaciones de antecedentes universales y el restablecimiento de la prohibición federal de las armas de asalto. También presentó una legislación para abordar las brechas en la política federal sobre armas al aclarar y expandir las prohibiciones federales existentes relacionadas con la salud mental y otros factores de riesgo comunes en las tragedias de violencia con armas.

Perlmutter trabajó para asegurar la aprobación de la histórica Ley Dodd-Frank, que colocó regulaciones muy necesarias a Wall Street y los grandes bancos y estableció la Oficina de Protección Financiera del Consumidor. Otras luchas que ha decidido librar incluyen una reforma migratoria integral, una gran inversión en la infraestructura de los EE.UU. y la preservación del Seguro Social y Medicare.

Según el índice de la Universidad de Georgetown, Perlmutter es uno de los miembros del Congreso más bipartidistas. Es el candidato preferido en esta elección.

El candidato republicano al que se enfrenta es Casper Stockham, quien anteriormente se postuló para representar al 1º y 6º distritos congresionales de Colorado. Su plataforma es la del republicano conservador genérico de estos días, que va de la mano con su estilo de campaña genérico. Él es “100% pro-vida y apoya el esfuerzo del presidente Trump para eliminar el financiamiento de Planned Parenthood”. Está en contra de las leyes de “bandera roja” que mantienen las armas lejos de los abusadores domésticos y presuntos delincuentes violentos. Piensa que Obamacare es “un desastre”. Y es un firme partidario de Trump, “ama su historial y sus resultados” y cree que Trump está “ganando para todos”. Estas posiciones nos llevan hacia atrás, no hacia adelante. Sugerimos votar por Perlmutter.

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Ed Perlmutter

El representante titular Ed Perlmutter se postula para la reelección en el 7º distrito congresional de Colorado. El residente de toda la vida del condado de Jefferson ha estado activo en la representación de este distrito desde 2006 y es bien conocido por su implacable estilo de política minorista de puerta a puerta. Ha llevado a cabo más de 100 reuniones con los constituyentes en los mercados de alimentos locales, eventos que él llama “Gobierno en el supermercado”.

Su principal prioridad desde que asumió el cargo ha sido mejorar las oportunidades para la zona mediante la lucha para asegurarse de que permanezcan los buenos trabajos en el Laboratorio Nacional de Energía Renovable en Golden y garantizar la finalización del Centro Médico VA en Aurora para el beneficio de los veteranos en la región de Rocky Mountain.

Otro enfoque suyo ha sido la seguridad de las armas. Como vicepresidente del Grupo de Trabajo para la Prevención de la Violencia con Armas de la Cámara, ha apoyado el requisito de las comprobaciones de antecedentes universales y el restablecimiento de la prohibición federal de las armas de asalto. También presentó una legislación para abordar las brechas en la política federal sobre armas al aclarar y expandir las prohibiciones federales existentes relacionadas con la salud mental y otros factores de riesgo comunes en las tragedias de violencia con armas.

Perlmutter trabajó para asegurar la aprobación de la histórica Ley Dodd-Frank, que colocó regulaciones muy necesarias a Wall Street y los grandes bancos y estableció la Oficina de Protección Financiera del Consumidor. Otras luchas que ha decidido librar incluyen una reforma migratoria integral, una gran inversión en la infraestructura de los EE.UU. y la preservación del Seguro Social y Medicare.

Según el índice de la Universidad de Georgetown, Perlmutter es uno de los miembros del Congreso más bipartidistas. Es el candidato preferido en esta elección.

El candidato republicano al que se enfrenta es Casper Stockham, quien anteriormente se postuló para representar al 1º y 6º distritos congresionales de Colorado. Su plataforma es la del republicano conservador genérico de estos días, que va de la mano con su estilo de campaña genérico. Él es “100% pro-vida y apoya el esfuerzo del presidente Trump para eliminar el financiamiento de Planned Parenthood”. Está en contra de las leyes de “bandera roja” que mantienen las armas lejos de los abusadores domésticos y presuntos delincuentes violentos. Piensa que Obamacare es “un desastre”. Y es un firme partidario de Trump, “ama su historial y sus resultados” y cree que Trump está “ganando para todos”. Estas posiciones nos llevan hacia atrás, no hacia adelante. Sugerimos votar por Perlmutter.

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Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), SEIU Colorado

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Ed Perlmutter

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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is running for reelection in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. The lifelong Jefferson County resident has been active in his representation of this district since 2006 and is well-known for his relentless brand of door-to-door retail politics. He’s held over 100 constituent meetings in local food markets — events that he calls “Government in the Grocery.”

His main priority since taking office has been improving opportunities for the area by way of fighting to make sure good jobs remain at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden and ensuring the completion of the VA Medical Center in Aurora for the benefit of veterans in the Rocky Mountain region.

Another focus of his has been gun safety. As vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, he has supported requiring universal background checks and reinstating the federal ban on assault weapons. He also introduced legislation to address the gaps in federal gun policy by clarifying and expanding existing federal prohibitons related to mental health and other common risk factors in gun violence tragedies.

Perlmutter worked to secure passage of the historic Dodd-Frank Act, which placed much-needed regulations on Wall Street and big banks and established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Other fights he has taken on include comprehensive immigration reform, a sweeping investment in America's infrastructure, and the preservation of Social Security and Medicare.

According to Georgetown University’s index, Perlmutter is one of the most bipartisan members of Congress. He is the preferred candidate in this race.

The Republican candidate he faces is Casper Stockham, who has previously run to represent the 1st and 6th Congressional Districts. His platform is that of the generic conservative Republican these days, which goes along with his parachute campaign style. He is “100% pro-life and supports President Trump’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood.” He is against “red flag” laws that keep guns away from domestic abusers and suspected violent criminals. He thinks Obamacare is “a disaster.” And he is a strong supporter of Trump, “loves his record and results,” and thinks that Trump is “winning for all of us.” These positions take us backward, not forward. We suggest voting for Perlmutter.

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), SEIU Colorado

Statewide Ballot Measures

Amendment #B

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Vote YES for Amendment B
Amendment B, Repeal Property Tax Assessment Rates

The Gallagher Amendment Repeal and Property Tax Assessment Rates Measure (Amendment B) would repeal the Gallagher Amendment of 1982, which fixed residential and business property tax rates at 45% residential and 55% business. This measure is intended to relieve downward pressure on local public school funding across the state through the repeal of the current property tax assessment formula. The Gallagher Amendment has skewed the tax assessment of residential property in Colorado, resulting in significant shortfalls for school districts reliant on property tax revenue for their funding. Maintaining the Gallagher Amendment’s ratio of residential to business property tax has forced the state to step in with dwindling general fund revenue, causing budget cuts to critical services and an overall proportional reduction in total education funding over time.

Full text on the ballot: Without increasing property tax rates, to help preserve funding for local districts that provide fire protection, police, ambulance, hospital, kindergarten through twelfth grade education, and other services, and to avoid automatic mill levy increases, shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution to repeal the requirement that the general assembly periodically change the residential assessment rate in order to maintain the statewide proportion of residential property as compared to all other taxable property valued for property tax purposes and repeal the nonresidential property tax assessment rate of twenty-nine percent?

Amendment B, Repeal Property Tax Assessment Rates

The Gallagher Amendment Repeal and Property Tax Assessment Rates Measure (Amendment B) would repeal the Gallagher Amendment of 1982, which fixed residential and business property tax rates at 45% residential and 55% business. This measure is intended to relieve downward pressure on local public school funding across the state through the repeal of the current property tax assessment formula. The Gallagher Amendment has skewed the tax assessment of residential property in Colorado, resulting in significant shortfalls for school districts reliant on property tax revenue for their funding. Maintaining the Gallagher Amendment’s ratio of residential to business property tax has forced the state to step in with dwindling general fund revenue, causing budget cuts to critical services and an overall proportional reduction in total education funding over time.

Full text on the ballot: Without increasing property tax rates, to help preserve funding for local districts that provide fire protection, police, ambulance, hospital, kindergarten through twelfth grade education, and other services, and to avoid automatic mill levy increases, shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution to repeal the requirement that the general assembly periodically change the residential assessment rate in order to maintain the statewide proportion of residential property as compared to all other taxable property valued for property tax purposes and repeal the nonresidential property tax assessment rate of twenty-nine percent?

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, COLOR Action Fund, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado WINS, New Era Colorado Action Fund, ProgressNow Colorado, SEIU Local 105

Amendment #C

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Vote YES for Amendment C
Amendment C, Bingo Raffles Allow Paid Help and Repeal Five-Year Minimum

The Charitable Bingo and Raffles Amendment (Amendment C) reduces the time period a charitable organization must exist before receiving a charitable gaming license from five years to three years. It also permits charitable organizations to hire staff to manage gaming activities. Charitable gaming in Colorado includes bingo, lotteries, raffles, and certain other games conducted by charitable organizations for fundraising purposes.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the conduct of charitable gaming activities, and, in connection therewith, allowing bingo-raffle licensees to hire managers and operators of games and reducing the required period of a charitable organization's continuous existence before obtaining a charitable gaming license?

Amendment C, Bingo Raffles Allow Paid Help and Repeal Five-Year Minimum

The Charitable Bingo and Raffles Amendment (Amendment C) reduces the time period a charitable organization must exist before receiving a charitable gaming license from five years to three years. It also permits charitable organizations to hire staff to manage gaming activities. Charitable gaming in Colorado includes bingo, lotteries, raffles, and certain other games conducted by charitable organizations for fundraising purposes.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the conduct of charitable gaming activities, and, in connection therewith, allowing bingo-raffle licensees to hire managers and operators of games and reducing the required period of a charitable organization's continuous existence before obtaining a charitable gaming license?

Endorsed By: COLOR Action Fund, New Era Colorado Action Fund, ProgressNow Colorado

Amendment #76

VOTE NO

Vote NO for Amendment 76
Amendment 76, Citizenship Qualification of Electors

The Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative (Amendment 76) purports to amend Section 1 of Article VII of the Colorado Constitution to state that “only a citizen” of the United States who is 18 years of age or older can vote in federal, state, and local elections in Colorado. Currently, Article VII Section 1 of the Colorado Constitution states that “Every citizen of the United States who has attained the age of eighteen years, has resided in this state for such a time as may be prescribed by law, and has been duly registered as a voter if required by law shall be qualified to vote at all elections.” While the sole change made by the Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative is to replace the word “every” with “only a,” it also would upend current law which allows 17-year-olds who would be 18 by the general election to vote in that cycle’s primary. This seemingly simple change, therefore, has the effect of eliminating an otherwise valid group of young voters from the full election process, to say nothing of the fact that it is a clear attempt to confuse voters into believing that current Colorado law permits noncitizens to vote, which it does not.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution requiring that to be qualified to vote at any election an individual must be a United States citizen?

Amendment 76, Citizenship Qualification of Electors

The Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative (Amendment 76) purports to amend Section 1 of Article VII of the Colorado Constitution to state that “only a citizen” of the United States who is 18 years of age or older can vote in federal, state, and local elections in Colorado. Currently, Article VII Section 1 of the Colorado Constitution states that “Every citizen of the United States who has attained the age of eighteen years, has resided in this state for such a time as may be prescribed by law, and has been duly registered as a voter if required by law shall be qualified to vote at all elections.” While the sole change made by the Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative is to replace the word “every” with “only a,” it also would upend current law which allows 17-year-olds who would be 18 by the general election to vote in that cycle’s primary. This seemingly simple change, therefore, has the effect of eliminating an otherwise valid group of young voters from the full election process, to say nothing of the fact that it is a clear attempt to confuse voters into believing that current Colorado law permits noncitizens to vote, which it does not.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution requiring that to be qualified to vote at any election an individual must be a United States citizen?

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, Cobalt, COLOR Action Fund, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, Colorado Working Families Party, Conservation Colorado, Mi Familia Vota, New Era Colorado Action Fund, One Colorado, Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado, ProgressNow Colorado, SEIU Local 105

Amendment #77

VOTE YES

Vote YES for Amendment 77
Amendment 77, Local Voter Approval of Gaming Limits in Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek

The Allow Voters in Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek Cities to Expand Authorized Games and Increase Maximum Bets Initiative (Amendment 77) would allow voters in these three gambling towns to vote to increase the maximum single bet allowed for any game beyond the current statewide limit of $100. Additionally, Amendment 77 would allow voters to approve games other than those currently allowed by Colorado law; currently allowed games in Colorado casinos include blackjack, craps, poker, roulette, and slot machines. The proposed measure would also change the distribution of gaming tax funds for community colleges to prioritize student retention and credit completion.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution and a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning voter-approved changes to limited gaming, and, in connection therewith, allowing the voters of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek, for their individual cities, to approve other games in addition to those currently allowed and increase a maximum single bet to any amount; and allowing gaming tax revenue to be used for support services to improve student retention and credential completion by students enrolled in community colleges?

Amendment 77, Local Voter Approval of Gaming Limits in Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek

The Allow Voters in Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek Cities to Expand Authorized Games and Increase Maximum Bets Initiative (Amendment 77) would allow voters in these three gambling towns to vote to increase the maximum single bet allowed for any game beyond the current statewide limit of $100. Additionally, Amendment 77 would allow voters to approve games other than those currently allowed by Colorado law; currently allowed games in Colorado casinos include blackjack, craps, poker, roulette, and slot machines. The proposed measure would also change the distribution of gaming tax funds for community colleges to prioritize student retention and credit completion.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution and a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning voter-approved changes to limited gaming, and, in connection therewith, allowing the voters of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek, for their individual cities, to approve other games in addition to those currently allowed and increase a maximum single bet to any amount; and allowing gaming tax revenue to be used for support services to improve student retention and credential completion by students enrolled in community colleges?

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, One Colorado, ProgressNow Colorado

Proposition #EE

VOTE YES

Vote YES for Proposition EE
Proposition EE, Cigarette, Tobacco and Nicotine Products Tax

The Colorado Tobacco and E-Cigarette Tax Increase for Health and Education Programs Measure (Proposition EE) would close a tax loophole on vaping products that currently leaves these products untaxed in Colorado, bringing the tax in line with other tobacco products. The measure would also increase cigarette taxes from $0.84 per pack currently to $2.64 per pack by 2027. The revenue from this measure would provide $375 million to public schools over the next three years to offset budget cuts from COVID-19, with $90 million specifically going to rural school districts. The revenue would also provide access to free, universal preschool to all four-year-olds in Colorado. The measure would also provide $110 million in additional money for smoking and vaping education and cessation programs as well as $35 million for affordable housing and eviction programs over the next three years.

Full text on the ballot: Shall state taxes be increased by $294,000,000 annually by imposing a tax on nicotine liquids used in e-cigarettes and other vaping products that is equal to the total state tax on tobacco products when fully phased in, incrementally increasing the tobacco products tax by up to 22% of the manufacturer's list price, incrementally increasing the cigarette tax by up to 9 cents per cigarette, expanding the existing cigarette and tobacco taxes to apply to sales to consumers from outside of the state, establishing a minimum tax for moist snuff tobacco products, creating an inventory tax that applies for future cigarette tax increases, and initially using the tax revenue primarily for public school funding to help offset revenue that has been lost as a result of the economic impacts related to COVID-19 and then for programs that reduce the use of tobacco and nicotine products, enhance the voluntary Colorado preschool program and make it widely available for free, and maintain the funding for programs that currently receive revenue from tobacco taxes, with the state keeping and spending all of the new tax revenue as a voter-approved revenue change?

Proposition EE, Cigarette, Tobacco and Nicotine Products Tax

The Colorado Tobacco and E-Cigarette Tax Increase for Health and Education Programs Measure (Proposition EE) would close a tax loophole on vaping products that currently leaves these products untaxed in Colorado, bringing the tax in line with other tobacco products. The measure would also increase cigarette taxes from $0.84 per pack currently to $2.64 per pack by 2027. The revenue from this measure would provide $375 million to public schools over the next three years to offset budget cuts from COVID-19, with $90 million specifically going to rural school districts. The revenue would also provide access to free, universal preschool to all four-year-olds in Colorado. The measure would also provide $110 million in additional money for smoking and vaping education and cessation programs as well as $35 million for affordable housing and eviction programs over the next three years.

Full text on the ballot: Shall state taxes be increased by $294,000,000 annually by imposing a tax on nicotine liquids used in e-cigarettes and other vaping products that is equal to the total state tax on tobacco products when fully phased in, incrementally increasing the tobacco products tax by up to 22% of the manufacturer's list price, incrementally increasing the cigarette tax by up to 9 cents per cigarette, expanding the existing cigarette and tobacco taxes to apply to sales to consumers from outside of the state, establishing a minimum tax for moist snuff tobacco products, creating an inventory tax that applies for future cigarette tax increases, and initially using the tax revenue primarily for public school funding to help offset revenue that has been lost as a result of the economic impacts related to COVID-19 and then for programs that reduce the use of tobacco and nicotine products, enhance the voluntary Colorado preschool program and make it widely available for free, and maintain the funding for programs that currently receive revenue from tobacco taxes, with the state keeping and spending all of the new tax revenue as a voter-approved revenue change?

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Colorado Education Association (CEA), One Colorado

Proposition #113

VOTE YES

Vote YES for Proposition 113
Proposition 113, National Popular Vote

The Colorado National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Referendum (Proposition 113) would affirm the Colorado General Assembly’s passage of Senate Bill 19-042, which entered Colorado into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to ensure Colorado's Electoral College votes are awarded to the winner of the nationwide popular vote in presidential elections. Colorado has been carried by the winner of the nationwide popular vote in every presidential election since 2004, and the compact would end the unequal valuation of American votes in presidential elections. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would not take effect until an Electoral College majority of states joins. As of August 2020, 14 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation that would trigger the compact in the event 270 Electoral College votes are achieved.

Full text on the ballot: Shall the following Act of the General Assembly be approved: An Act concerning adoption of an agreement among the states to elect the President of the United States by national popular vote, being Senate Bill No. 19-042?

Proposition 113, National Popular Vote

The Colorado National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Referendum (Proposition 113) would affirm the Colorado General Assembly’s passage of Senate Bill 19-042, which entered Colorado into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to ensure Colorado's Electoral College votes are awarded to the winner of the nationwide popular vote in presidential elections. Colorado has been carried by the winner of the nationwide popular vote in every presidential election since 2004, and the compact would end the unequal valuation of American votes in presidential elections. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would not take effect until an Electoral College majority of states joins. As of August 2020, 14 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation that would trigger the compact in the event 270 Electoral College votes are achieved.

Full text on the ballot: Shall the following Act of the General Assembly be approved: An Act concerning adoption of an agreement among the states to elect the President of the United States by national popular vote, being Senate Bill No. 19-042?

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, Cobalt, COLOR Action Fund, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, Colorado Working Families Party, Conservation Colorado, Mi Familia Vota, New Era Colorado Action Fund, One Colorado, ProgressNow Colorado, SEIU Colorado

Proposition #114

VOTE YES

Vote YES for Proposition 114
Proposition 114, Restoration of Gray Wolves

The Colorado Gray Wolf Reintroduction Initiative (Proposition 114) directs the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to reintroduce and manage the population of gray wolves in specific areas of the state by the end of 2023. The commission would be required to develop a plan to reintroduce gray wolves to locations west of the Continental Divide that it will determine, manage reintroduced wolf populations, and compensate property owners who may be affected. Reintroducing gray wolves in Colorado would restore an unbroken connection of protected wolf populations from Canada to Mexico.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the restoration of gray wolves through their reintroduction on designated lands in Colorado located west of the continental divide, and, in connection therewith, requiring the Colorado parks and wildlife commission, after holding statewide hearings and using scientific data, to implement a plan to restore and manage gray wolves; prohibiting the commission from imposing any land, water, or resource use restrictions on private landowners to further the plan; and requiring the commission to fairly compensate owners for losses of livestock caused by gray wolves?

Proposition 114, Restoration of Gray Wolves

The Colorado Gray Wolf Reintroduction Initiative (Proposition 114) directs the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to reintroduce and manage the population of gray wolves in specific areas of the state by the end of 2023. The commission would be required to develop a plan to reintroduce gray wolves to locations west of the Continental Divide that it will determine, manage reintroduced wolf populations, and compensate property owners who may be affected. Reintroducing gray wolves in Colorado would restore an unbroken connection of protected wolf populations from Canada to Mexico.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the restoration of gray wolves through their reintroduction on designated lands in Colorado located west of the continental divide, and, in connection therewith, requiring the Colorado parks and wildlife commission, after holding statewide hearings and using scientific data, to implement a plan to restore and manage gray wolves; prohibiting the commission from imposing any land, water, or resource use restrictions on private landowners to further the plan; and requiring the commission to fairly compensate owners for losses of livestock caused by gray wolves?

Endorsed By: Colorado Working Families Party, New Era Colorado Action Fund, NRDC Action Fund, ProgressNow Colorado

Proposition #115

VOTE NO

Vote NO for Proposition 115
Proposition 115, Prohibition on Abortions Later in Pregnancy

The Colorado 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative (Proposition 115) would prohibit abortion procedures after 22 weeks of gestational age. Under the rule, an abortion after 22 weeks would only be permitted in an immediate life-threatening emergency with no exceptions for rape, incest, a lethal fetal diagnosis, or the health or medical needs of the patient. Abortion after 22 weeks only accounts for about 1% of total abortion procedures and in many cases is the result of major gestational complications that are found later in pregnancy. Colorado has emerged as a national safe haven for abortion care in these complex circumstances because of gestational bans in other states. Any physician who performs an abortion after 22 weeks would be found in violation of this initiative and face criminal charges and suspension of their medical license by the Colorado Medical Board.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning prohibiting an abortion when the probable gestational age of the fetus is at least twenty-two weeks, and, in connection therewith, making it a misdemeanor punishable by a fine to perform or attempt to perform a prohibited abortion, except when the abortion is immediately required to save the life of the pregnant woman when her life is physically threatened, but not solely by a psychological or emotional condition; defining terms related to the measure including “probable gestational age” and “abortion,” and excepting from the definition of “abortion” medical procedures relating to miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy; specifying that a woman on whom an abortion is performed may not be charged with a crime in relation to a prohibited abortion; and requiring the Colorado medical board to suspend for at least three years the license of a licensee whom the board finds performed or attempted to perform a prohibited abortion?

Proposition 115, Prohibition on Abortions Later in Pregnancy

The Colorado 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative (Proposition 115) would prohibit abortion procedures after 22 weeks of gestational age. Under the rule, an abortion after 22 weeks would only be permitted in an immediate life-threatening emergency with no exceptions for rape, incest, a lethal fetal diagnosis, or the health or medical needs of the patient. Abortion after 22 weeks only accounts for about 1% of total abortion procedures and in many cases is the result of major gestational complications that are found later in pregnancy. Colorado has emerged as a national safe haven for abortion care in these complex circumstances because of gestational bans in other states. Any physician who performs an abortion after 22 weeks would be found in violation of this initiative and face criminal charges and suspension of their medical license by the Colorado Medical Board.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning prohibiting an abortion when the probable gestational age of the fetus is at least twenty-two weeks, and, in connection therewith, making it a misdemeanor punishable by a fine to perform or attempt to perform a prohibited abortion, except when the abortion is immediately required to save the life of the pregnant woman when her life is physically threatened, but not solely by a psychological or emotional condition; defining terms related to the measure including “probable gestational age” and “abortion,” and excepting from the definition of “abortion” medical procedures relating to miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy; specifying that a woman on whom an abortion is performed may not be charged with a crime in relation to a prohibited abortion; and requiring the Colorado medical board to suspend for at least three years the license of a licensee whom the board finds performed or attempted to perform a prohibited abortion?

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, Cobalt, COLOR Action Fund, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, Colorado WINS, Colorado Working Families Party, Conservation Colorado, Mi Familia Vota, New Era Colorado Action Fund, One Colorado, Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado, ProgressNow Colorado

Proposition #116

VOTE NO

Vote NO for Proposition 116
Proposition 116, Decrease Income Tax Rate from 4.63% to 4.55% Initiative

The Decrease Income Tax Rate from 4.63% to 4.55% Initiative (Proposition 116) would reduce the state income tax rate for individuals and corporations, resulting in state budget cuts of over $150 million per year, forever. Large businesses and people with incomes over half a million dollars per year will receive 70% of the benefit from this tax reduction. Meanwhile, the average Colorado family will get a tax cut of only $37 per year. The state is currently facing billions of dollars in budget shortfalls due to economic contraction from the COVID-19 pandemic, and this tax cut would have to be paid for by cuts to education, public safety, health care, and transportation to the tune of over $200 million in just the first year.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes reducing the state income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55%?

Proposition 116, Decrease Income Tax Rate from 4.63% to 4.55% Initiative

The Decrease Income Tax Rate from 4.63% to 4.55% Initiative (Proposition 116) would reduce the state income tax rate for individuals and corporations, resulting in state budget cuts of over $150 million per year, forever. Large businesses and people with incomes over half a million dollars per year will receive 70% of the benefit from this tax reduction. Meanwhile, the average Colorado family will get a tax cut of only $37 per year. The state is currently facing billions of dollars in budget shortfalls due to economic contraction from the COVID-19 pandemic, and this tax cut would have to be paid for by cuts to education, public safety, health care, and transportation to the tune of over $200 million in just the first year.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes reducing the state income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55%?

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, AFT Colorado, COLOR Action Fund, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado WINS, Colorado Working Families Party, Conservation Colorado, New Era Colorado Action Fund, ProgressNow Colorado, SEIU Local 105

Proposition #117

VOTE NO

Vote NO for Proposition 117
Proposition 117, Require Voter Approval of Certain New Enterprises Exempt from TABOR Initiative

The Voter Approval of Certain New Enterprises (Proposition 117) would require a statewide vote on new state enterprises generating over $100 million in revenue within the first five years of operation. Enterprises were authorized by the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) as independent entities that administer fee-based programs for specific goods and services such as unemployment insurance, road and bridge construction, cleaning up chemical waste and oil spills, the sale of hunting and fishing licenses by the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife, higher education institutions, and the Colorado State Fair. This initiative is entirely funded by out-of-state billionaires and corporations who often pay the fees this measure would limit. Proposition 117 is confusing and poorly written and will lead to years of lawsuits, unintended consequences, and future cuts in education, transportation, and health care.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes requiring statewide voter approval at the next even-year election of any newly created or qualified state enterprise that is exempt from the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado constitution, if the projected or actual combined revenue from fees and surcharges of the enterprise, and all other enterprises created within the last five years that serve primarily the same purpose, is greater than $100 million within the first five fiscal years of the creation or qualification of the new enterprise?

Proposition 117, Require Voter Approval of Certain New Enterprises Exempt from TABOR Initiative

The Voter Approval of Certain New Enterprises (Proposition 117) would require a statewide vote on new state enterprises generating over $100 million in revenue within the first five years of operation. Enterprises were authorized by the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) as independent entities that administer fee-based programs for specific goods and services such as unemployment insurance, road and bridge construction, cleaning up chemical waste and oil spills, the sale of hunting and fishing licenses by the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife, higher education institutions, and the Colorado State Fair. This initiative is entirely funded by out-of-state billionaires and corporations who often pay the fees this measure would limit. Proposition 117 is confusing and poorly written and will lead to years of lawsuits, unintended consequences, and future cuts in education, transportation, and health care.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes requiring statewide voter approval at the next even-year election of any newly created or qualified state enterprise that is exempt from the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado constitution, if the projected or actual combined revenue from fees and surcharges of the enterprise, and all other enterprises created within the last five years that serve primarily the same purpose, is greater than $100 million within the first five fiscal years of the creation or qualification of the new enterprise?

Proposition #118

VOTE YES

Vote YES for Proposition 118
Proposition 118, Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Initiative

The Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Initiative (Proposition 118) would establish a paid family and medical leave benefit for most Colorado workers. It would provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave, allowing 2.6 million Coloradans to take time to care for themselves, a new child, or a seriously ill family member. Eight states including California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island have successfully passed or implemented similar, solvent paid family leave programs. Employees and employers fund the program together, each contributing 0.45% of an employee’s wages to the fund, with the average Colorado worker contributing $3.83 per week. When workers need to take leave, they are paid up to 90% of their salary during that time. Employers may optionally contribute up to 100% of the cost of coverage; businesses with fewer than 10 employees are exempt from paying the premium, but their employees are still covered. Employers that offer paid leave benefits equivalent to the state plan may opt out and keep their plans.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the creation of a paid family and medical leave program in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, authorizing paid family and medical leave for a covered employee who has a serious health condition, is caring for a new child or for a family member with a serious health condition, or has a need for leave related to a family member’s military deployment or for safe leave; establishing a maximum of 12 weeks of family and medical leave, with an additional 4 weeks for pregnancy or childbirth complications, with a cap on the weekly benefit amount; requiring job protection for and prohibiting retaliation against an employee who takes paid family and medical leave; allowing a local government to opt out of the program; permitting employees of such a local government and self-employed individuals to participate in the program; exempting employers who offer an approved private paid family and medical leave plan; to pay for the program, requiring a premium of 0.9% of each employee’s wages, up to a cap, through December 31, 2024, and as set thereafter, up to 1.2% of each employee’s wages, by the director of the division of family and medical leave insurance; authorizing an employer to deduct up to 50% of the premium amount from an employee’s wages and requiring the employer to pay the remainder of the premium, with an exemption for employers with fewer than 10 employees; creating the division of family and medical leave insurance as an enterprise within the department of labor and employment to administer the program; and establishing an enforcement and appeals process for retaliation and denied claims?

Proposition 118, Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Initiative

The Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Initiative (Proposition 118) would establish a paid family and medical leave benefit for most Colorado workers. It would provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave, allowing 2.6 million Coloradans to take time to care for themselves, a new child, or a seriously ill family member. Eight states including California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island have successfully passed or implemented similar, solvent paid family leave programs. Employees and employers fund the program together, each contributing 0.45% of an employee’s wages to the fund, with the average Colorado worker contributing $3.83 per week. When workers need to take leave, they are paid up to 90% of their salary during that time. Employers may optionally contribute up to 100% of the cost of coverage; businesses with fewer than 10 employees are exempt from paying the premium, but their employees are still covered. Employers that offer paid leave benefits equivalent to the state plan may opt out and keep their plans.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the creation of a paid family and medical leave program in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, authorizing paid family and medical leave for a covered employee who has a serious health condition, is caring for a new child or for a family member with a serious health condition, or has a need for leave related to a family member’s military deployment or for safe leave; establishing a maximum of 12 weeks of family and medical leave, with an additional 4 weeks for pregnancy or childbirth complications, with a cap on the weekly benefit amount; requiring job protection for and prohibiting retaliation against an employee who takes paid family and medical leave; allowing a local government to opt out of the program; permitting employees of such a local government and self-employed individuals to participate in the program; exempting employers who offer an approved private paid family and medical leave plan; to pay for the program, requiring a premium of 0.9% of each employee’s wages, up to a cap, through December 31, 2024, and as set thereafter, up to 1.2% of each employee’s wages, by the director of the division of family and medical leave insurance; authorizing an employer to deduct up to 50% of the premium amount from an employee’s wages and requiring the employer to pay the remainder of the premium, with an exemption for employers with fewer than 10 employees; creating the division of family and medical leave insurance as an enterprise within the department of labor and employment to administer the program; and establishing an enforcement and appeals process for retaliation and denied claims?

Endorsed By: AFSCME Council 18, Cobalt, COLOR Action Fund, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, Colorado WINS, Colorado Working Families Party, Conservation Colorado, Mi Familia Vota, New Era Colorado Action Fund, One Colorado, Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado, ProgressNow Colorado, SEIU Local 105

Proposition 118, Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Initiative

The Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Initiative (Proposition 118) would establish a paid family and medical leave benefit for most Colorado workers. It would provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave, allowing 2.6 million Coloradans to take time to care for themselves, a new child, or a seriously ill family member. Eight states including California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island have successfully passed or implemented similar, solvent paid family leave programs. Employees and employers fund the program together, each contributing 0.45% of an employee’s wages to the fund, with the average Colorado worker contributing $3.83 per week. When workers need to take leave, they are paid up to 90% of their salary during that time. Employers may optionally contribute up to 100% of the cost of coverage; businesses with fewer than 10 employees are exempt from paying the premium, but their employees are still covered. Employers that offer paid leave benefits equivalent to the state plan may opt out and keep their plans.

Full text on the ballot: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the creation of a paid family and medical leave program in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, authorizing paid family and medical leave for a covered employee who has a serious health condition, is caring for a new child or for a family member with a serious health condition, or has a need for leave related to a family member’s military deployment or for safe leave; establishing a maximum of 12 weeks of family and medical leave, with an additional 4 weeks for pregnancy or childbirth complications, with a cap on the weekly benefit amount; requiring job protection for and prohibiting retaliation against an employee who takes paid family and medical leave; allowing a local government to opt out of the program; permitting employees of such a local government and self-employed individuals to participate in the program; exempting employers who offer an approved private paid family and medical leave plan; to pay for the program, requiring a premium of 0.9% of each employee’s wages, up to a cap, through December 31, 2024, and as set thereafter, up to 1.2% of each employee’s wages, by the director of the division of family and medical leave insurance; authorizing an employer to deduct up to 50% of the premium amount from an employee’s wages and requiring the employer to pay the remainder of the premium, with an exemption for employers with fewer than 10 employees; creating the division of family and medical leave insurance as an enterprise within the department of labor and employment to administer the program; and establishing an enforcement and appeals process for retaliation and denied claims?

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