Endorsements
Federal and Tribal Leadership
Joe Neguse
US Congressman, Congressional District 2
Brittany Pettersen
U.S. Congresswoman, Congressional District 7
Melvin J. Baker
Chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Andrew Gallegos
Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council Member
Manuel Heart
Chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Mark Udall
Former US Senator
Betsy Markey
Former US Congresswoman
Statewide Elected Officials
Nolbert Chavez
University of Colorado Regent, Former State Representative
Karla Esser
Colorado State Board of Education Member
Kathy Plomer
Colorado State Board of Education Member
Ilana Speigel
University of Colorado Regent
State Legislators
Kyle Brown
Colorado State Representative HD12
Chad Clifford
Colorado State Representative HD 37
James Coleman
President of the Colorado State Senate
Lisa Cutter
Colorado State Senator SD 20
Monica Duran
Majority Leader of the Colorado State House of Representatives
Meg Froelich
Colorado State Representative HD3
Lorena Garcia
Colorado State Representative HD35
Eliza Hamrick
State Representative HD 34
Nick Hinrichsen
Colorado State Senator SD3
Cathy Kipp
Colorado State Senator SD14
Chris Kolker
Colorado State Senator SD16
Sheila Lieder
Colorado State Representative HD 28
Janice Marchman
Colorado State Senator SD 15
Matthew Martinez
Colorado State Representative HD 62
Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Colorado State Senator SD21, Former Colorado House Representative for HD32 and 30
Amy Paschal
Colorado State Representative HD 18
Gretchen Rydin
Colorado State Representative HD 38
Emily Sirota
Colorado State Representative HD9
Tammy Story
Colorado State Representative HD25, Former State Senator SD 16
Tom Sullivan
Colorado State Senator SD 27, Former State Representative HD 37
Elizabeth Velasco
Colorado State Representative 57
Jenny Willford
Colorado State Representative HD 34, Former Northglenn City Councilor
County & Municipal Leaders
Jeni Arndt
Mayor of Fort Collins, Former State Representative
Karen Bigelow
Thornton Mayor Pro Tem
Laura Dennis
Mountain View City Councilor
Obi Ezeadi
Westminster City Councilor
Rhonda Fields
Arapahoe County Commissioner, Former Colorado State Senator, Former Colorado State Representative
Claire Levy
Boulder County Commissioner, Former Colorado State Representative
Regina "Reggie" Marinelli
Jefferson County Sheriff
Tim O'Brien
Denver City Auditor
Sarah Parady
Denver City Councilor
Nathan Ruybal
Conejos County Clerk and Recorder
Jody Shadduck-McNally
Larimer County Commissioner
Kristin Stephens
Larimer County Commissioner
Former Electeds & Community Leaders
Jon Alvino
Union Leader
Ed Augden
Community Leader; Advocate for older Coloradans
Yolanda Avila
Former Colorado Springs City Councilor
Daisy Bluestar
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Community Leader, Member of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Task Force
Betty Boyd
Former State Senator
Trisha Calvarese
Candidate for Congress, Congressional District 4
Mike Cerbo
Former CO AFL-CIO Director, Former State Representative
Vicki Cowart
Former CEO Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Jim Dale
Retired Air Force Colonel; former Golden City Councilor
Patricia Duncan
Sister of late Secretary of State Vikki Buckley, Community Leader, Author
Daneya Esgar
Former Pueblo Commissioner, State Rep, Majority Leader
Maisha Fields
Community Leader; Advocate for gun violence prenvention and healthcare
Joan Fitz-Gerald
Former Jefferson County Clerk and Former State Senator, first female President of the State Senate
Chris Floyd
Lake County Attorney
Maggie Fox
Past National President of America Votes and International Climate Advocate
Sara Gagliardi
Former State Representative
Lori Goldstein
Former Adams 12 Board of Education president, Candidate for State House District 29
Lucia Guzman
Former State Senator SD34
Carl Hamm
Veteran and Veteran Advocate and Author
Khadija Haynes
Community Leader, Former Senate Chief of Staff and Democratic Political Strategist
Max Haynes
Community Leader
Leslie Herod
Former State Representative HD8
Edie Hooton
Former State Representative HD10
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
Former Speaker of the House, State Rep HD10
Dominique Jackson
Former State Representative
Daniel Kagan
Former State Representative
Moe Keller
Former Senator; Advocate for Mental Health
Tracy Kraft-Tharp
Former Jefferson County Commissioner and Former State Representative HD 29
Dottie Lamm
Women's Rights Activist, Former First Lady of Colorado
Pete Lee
Former State Senator, SD11, Former State House Representative HD18
Alice Madden
Former State Representative and Majority leader
Tony Massaro
Environmental Leader
Jenise May
Former State Representative
Eileen McCarron
Gun Violence Prevention Advocate
Teddy McCullough
Director of Colorado Intertribal Policy Alliance, Tribal Affiliation Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Joe Miklosi
Former State Representative HD9
Scott Moss
Community Leader and Advocate
Val Nosler Beck
Former Wheat Ridge City Councilor
Blanca O'Leary
Community Leader
David Ortiz
Former State Representative HD 38 and Veteran
Angie Paccione
Former State Representative and Business Leader
Sal Pace
Former Pueblo County Commissioner and Former Colorado State Representative and House Minority Leader
Rick Palacio
Former Colorado Democratic Party Chair
Raven Payment
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Taskforce Member and Former Co-Chair Denver American Indian Commission
Jennie Peek-Dunstone
Community Leader
Mannie Rodriguez
Community Leader, Former DNC Member, Former Chair CO Democratic Latino Initiative, Vietnam Veteran
Jan Rose
Climate Leader
Lucinda Schneller
Community Leader
Gail Schoettler
Former Lieutenant Governor of Colorado and Former Colorado State Treasurer
Gail Schwartz
Former Colorado State Senator SD5, Former University of Colorado Regent
Danielle SeeWalker
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Task Force Member and Former Co-Chair of Denver American Indian Commission
Monycka Snowbird
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Task Force Member and Program Director for Sweetgrass Advocacy
Judy Solano
Former State Senator and Public Education Advocate
Nancy Todd
Former Colorado State Senator, President Pro Tem and Former State Representative
Vanessa Torres
Former Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council Member
Rick Waters
Community Leader, Tribal Affiliation Kiowa/Cherokee
Wellington Webb
Former Denver Mayor
Suzanne Williams
Former Colorado State Senator and Representative
Rick Williams
American Indian Community Advocate
Danielle Young Kombo
Community Leader
Organizations
Colorado Professional Fire Fighters (CPFF)
Colorado United Steelworkers
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 7
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 12
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 68
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 111
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 113
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 667
Pipefitters Local 208
Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers SMART- Transportation Division
Sheet Metal Air Rail Transportation SMART Local Union 9
Sheet Metal Workers Teamsters Local 455
The Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council
United Association Plumbers Local Union 3
West Metro Professional Firefighters
Western States Carpenters