Larimer County

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kathy Gebhardt is a Democrat running for the Colorado State Board of Education to represent Colorado's 2nd Congressional District. Gebhardt currently teaches education law at the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver. Gebhardt formerly served on the Boulder Valley School District Board of Education, District C, and served for 8 years on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Association of School Boards. Gebhardt is running to support public education and improve school finance.

Gebhardt faces only a write-in Libertarian opponent, Ethan Augreen.

Kathy Gebhardt is the clear choice to represent the 2nd Congressional District on the Colorado State Board of Education.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joseph Bobko is the Democratic write-in candidate running for Senate District 23. Pillars of Bobko’s candidacy include lowering property taxes, capping food and grocery prices, increasing minimum wage, and controlling land leases/space rental for people living in mobile or manufactured homes. He is an automotive mechanic and small business owner.

Bobko is running to replace Republican Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer,. Kirkmeyer has earned a reputation for uncompromising anti-abortion grandstanding and total devotion to the oil and gas industry. She helped lead an effort to begin the process of northern Colorado seceding from the state.

Joseph Bobko - write-in candidate - is the progressive candidate running for Senate District 23.

Lesley Smith is running to represent House District 49. Smith has worked as a scientist and educator at CU for thirty years. Having served on the Boulder Valley School Board for eight years, and currently as a CU Regent At-Large, Smith has a long and successful history of leadership and service. After the 2013 floods, she served on the City of Boulder’s Water Resources Advisory Board to help rebuild and secure Boulder’s water infrastructure.

Smith is a fierce advocate for public education and hopes to secure funding for both K-12 and higher education institutions. As a scientist, Smith understands the importance of climate action and aims to help our state transition to renewable energy as well as to increase protections from wildfire, flooding, and drought. Smith supports both the ban on assault weapons and protecting abortion rights and reproductive freedom.

Opposing Smith is Steve Ferrante. Ferrante is a conservative, anti-LGBTQIA+ candidate, opposed to government funding of social welfare programs.

Lesley Smith is the progressive running for House District 49.

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

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

Sarah McKeen is the progressive running in House District 51.

Yara Zokaie is running to represent Colorado House District 52. Zokaie is a tax professional who has advocated for small businesses and now works as the Chief Deputy Assessor for Larimer County. She is a first generation Iranian American who knows the struggles of working families. As an activist, Zokaie worked with local moms and legislators to bring the importance of paid parental leave into the public eye.

Zokaie understands the harm that TABOR (Taxpayer Bill of Rights) has done to Colorado funding and working families. She supports a more a progressive tax code and the ending of tax loopholes for large corporations and the wealthy. Zokaie is also outspoken in her support of reproductive freedoms, LGBTQ+ protections, and criminal justice reform.

Zokaie is facing pro-gun and oil and gas-enthusiast Steve Yurash of the Center Party. The Center Party is made up of moderates who do not take strong stances on political matters.

Yara Zokaie is the progressive running to represent House District 52.

Rep. Andrew Boesnecker is running for re-election to the Colorado State House to represent House District 53. A former teacher and an ordained ELCA minister, Rep. Boesnecker has worked tirelessly for over a decade to bring the Ft. Collins and Larimer County communities together. Rep. Boesnecker has spent his tenure supporting environmental legislation such as SB181, championing public education, comprehensive health care, and recovery from COVID-19. In 2022, Rep. Boesnecker sponsored legislation requiring oil and gas reporting, protections for mobile home park residents, and culturally relevant training for health professionals.

Anti-media Republican Donna Walter is running again to represent House District 52. She has refused to speak to news sources about her platform, though has said on Twitter that she hopes to avoid the "Bidenism" that has failed America.

Rep. Boesnecker is the progressive choice for House District 53.

Mark K. Matthews, a retired physician with nearly four decades of service to Colorado and beyond, is running in House District 64. Now living on a farm in Mead, Matthews often donates surplus harvest to the Weld Food Bank. His platform focuses on expanding healthcare access, protecting reproductive rights, and removing government interference from medical decisions. Matthews also advocates for public schools and teacher unions, while prioritizing affordable housing. As a Gun Sense Candidate for Moms Demand Action, he stands in contrast to his opponent, incumbent Republican Rep. Ryan Armagost.

A former law enforcement professional and self-described Constitutional Conservative, Armagost notably sponsored an attempt to impeach Secretary of State Jenna Griswold. This move came after Griswold complied with the Colorado State Supreme Court's decision to remove Donald Trump from the state ballot, citing his role in the January 6th insurrection and constitutional disqualification.

For a progressive voice in House District 64, voters are encouraged to support Mark K. Matthews.

Will Walters is running for Colorado House District 65. Walters is a software specialist and small business owner— through which he has aided government agencies to deliver critical public services and save tax dollars. Walters is dedicated to ensuring transparency and ethical practice from both the government and large corporations. He understands the importance of flipping District 65 to be represented by a majority candidate. He will stand up for Northern Colorado by increasing education funding, environmental protections, and economic prosperity in the District.

Republican, Lori Garcia Sander of the Republican party is opposing Walters. Sander is a constitutional conservative who champions the Second Amendment and oil and gas industry. Sander is a pro-voucher anti-public education candidate.

Will Walters is the progressive running for House District 65.

Kristin Stephens is seeking reelection to the Larimer County Commission for District 2. She has an extensive public service track record - formerly a member of the Fort Collins City Council and Mayor Pro Tem of Fort Collins. She also served as the Vice Chair of the National Association of Counties Transportation Committee, Vice Chair of the National League of Cities Human Development committee, and as Chair of the Non-Attainment Area Air Pollution Mitigation Enterprise.

Stephens has fought for climate action and environmental protections, pushing back against oil and gas extraction. She understands the need for increased affordable housing. Stephens helped secure funds from the American Rescue Plan in support of housing and childcare needs. She is a strong supporter of infrastructure development from highways to high speed internet. Stephens has taken steps to increase open space and recreational land use as well as promoting economic welfare. She has proven herself to be a dedicated progressive commissioner for the people of Larimer County.

Though Stephens is running unopposed, she is undeniably the progressive choice for County Commissioner of Larimer County District 2.

The Larimer County Commissioner position is elected county-wide or at-large.

Gordon McLaughlin is running for reelection in Colorado's 8th Judicial District. His work as a prosecutor was driven by a strong sense of justice, and he has tried cases "ranging from DUIs to homicides'. During his first term as district attorney, he prioritized improving community safety and increasing outreach and transparency of the district attorney's office.
Challenging him for office is Dawn Downs, an unaffiliated candidate running for the first time.

Gordon McLaughlin is the progressive choice for Judicial District 8.