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Incumbent State Rep. Chris Kennedy has served House District 23 since first being elected in 2016. He is a former architectural engineer who left that field to pursue “solving public policy problems instead.” This past session, Kennedy was elected by his colleagues to serve as assistant majority leader of the Democratic Caucus. In his time in office, he has proven to be a communicative representative who has his finger on the pulse of an impressively wide array of issues.
Kennedy’s top priorities at the end of this year were drawn to immediate needs: police accountability legislation and coronavirus relief measures for both families and small businesses. He has also been vocal in refuting the Trump administration’s false attacks on Colorado’s vaunted vote-by-mail system, emphasizing how accessible and secure our experiences have been. His yearlong efforts have ranged from health insurance transparency and insurance reform to renters’ rights laws and investment in affordable housing. Kennedy has also been a leader in the battle against the opioid epidemic and for lowering insurance premiums and rates across the state. In his public messaging, he has consistently backed doing more to support mental health access, housing assistance, abortion rights, and a number of approaches to battle climate change, such as carbon pollution limits, infrastructure for electric vehicles, and steps toward 100% renewable energy.
The clear progressive choice in this race is Kennedy.
Challenging him for the seat are Fred Clifford and Doug Anderson. Clifford is a machinist and Republican activist. Like a lot of other Republican candidates on the ballot this year, Clifford has publicly offered up no ideas of what he wants to do in the legislature. But he does want you to know that he likes the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), which is killing the state’s ability to fund education and transportation like it should. He also doesn’t like red-flag laws, which help protect communities by keeping guns away from violent criminals and domestic abusers. Voters should reject Clifford and his handful of bad ideas.
Anderson, who is a former Lakewood city council member and a Libertarian, is also on the ballot. He has not commented on his positions to the press or on social media, so all we can say is that he’s supportive of the Libertarian Party of Colorado’s idea to privatize public education in the state. A progressive voter should instead support Kennedy’s experience and proven record.Chris Kennedy
El representante estatal titular Chris Kennedy ha trabajado en el distrito 23 de la Cámara desde que fue elegido por primera vez en 2016. Es un exingeniero arquitectónico que dejó ese campo para buscar “resolver problemas de políticas públicas”.
Incumbent State Rep. Chris Kennedy has served House District 23 since first being elected in 2016. He is a former architectural engineer who left that field to pursue “solving public policy problems instead.” This past session, Kennedy was elected by his colleagues to serve as assistant majority leader of the Democratic Caucus. In his time in office, he has proven to be a communicative representative who has his finger on the pulse of an impressively wide array of issues.
Kennedy’s top priorities at the end of this year were drawn to immediate needs: police accountability legislation and coronavirus relief measures for both families and small businesses. He has also been vocal in refuting the Trump administration’s false attacks on Colorado’s vaunted vote-by-mail system, emphasizing how accessible and secure our experiences have been. His yearlong efforts have ranged from health insurance transparency and insurance reform to renters’ rights laws and investment in affordable housing. Kennedy has also been a leader in the battle against the opioid epidemic and for lowering insurance premiums and rates across the state. In his public messaging, he has consistently backed doing more to support mental health access, housing assistance, abortion rights, and a number of approaches to battle climate change, such as carbon pollution limits, infrastructure for electric vehicles, and steps toward 100% renewable energy.
The clear progressive choice in this race is Kennedy.
Challenging him for the seat are Fred Clifford and Doug Anderson. Clifford is a machinist and Republican activist. Like a lot of other Republican candidates on the ballot this year, Clifford has publicly offered up no ideas of what he wants to do in the legislature. But he does want you to know that he likes the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), which is killing the state’s ability to fund education and transportation like it should. He also doesn’t like red-flag laws, which help protect communities by keeping guns away from violent criminals and domestic abusers. Voters should reject Clifford and his handful of bad ideas.
Anderson, who is a former Lakewood city council member and a Libertarian, is also on the ballot. He has not commented on his positions to the press or on social media, so all we can say is that he’s supportive of the Libertarian Party of Colorado’s idea to privatize public education in the state. A progressive voter should instead support Kennedy’s experience and proven record.Chris Kennedy
El representante estatal titular Chris Kennedy ha trabajado en el distrito 23 de la Cámara desde que fue elegido por primera vez en 2016. Es un exingeniero arquitectónico que dejó ese campo para buscar “resolver problemas de políticas públicas”.
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.
Progressives are split on Amendment 77, known as the Allow Voters in Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek Cities to Expand Authorized Games and Increase Maximum Bets Initiative. Please read the arguments from both sides below to help you make your decision on this amendment.