Endorsements From Community and Elected Leaders

Representative Yadira Caraveo United States Congress District 8

Joseph Salazar Former Colorado State Representative

Former Thornton City Council Member Ward 2 Val Vigil

Community Leader Sandra Wolfe

Adams County Commissioner Eva Henry, District 1

Colorado State Representative Jenny Willford

Colorado State Senator Kyle Mullica

Colorado State Senator Faith Winter

Thornton City Council Ward 2 Julia Marvin

Thornton City Council Ward 4 Karen Bigelow

Adams County Commissioner Emma Pinter, District 3

Colorado State Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Brian Mason Adams County District Attorney

Adams County Commissioner Lynn Baca, District 5

Board of Directors RTD JoyAnn Ruscha District B

Organizations

Adams County Young Democrats

The Adams County Young Dems provide a forum for Democrats ages 18-35 to talk about politics in an informative way that is entertaining and inspires action.

Latino Victory Fund

Latino Victory is an organization dedicated to building political power in the Latino community so that the voices and values of Latinos are reflected at every level of government and in the policies that drive our country forward.

Conservation Colorado

We work to protect Colorado’s climate, air, land, water, and communities through organizing, advocacy, and elections.

Protecting our environment means preserving what we love about Colorado. Our stunning mountains, open vistas, and rushing rivers inspire us and connect us to the majesty of nature. Unfortunately, our amazing state faces grave threats.

Powerful interests are constantly pushing to put pollution and profit over public health. We are at the front lines working to protect the air, land, water, and people across our state. For over 50 years, we’ve worked with communities statewide to ensure that our quality of life and our environment are protected. We work to elect pro-conservation leaders to public office and then hold our decision-makers accountable to move Colorado forward in protecting our environment.

IBEW Colorado State Conference of Electrical Workers

The IBEW represents approximately 820,000 active members and retirees who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. The IBEW has members in both the United States and Canada and stands out among the American unions in the AFL-CIO because it is among the largest and has members in so many skilled occupations. As union members, we bargain collectively with our employers over wages, benefits, and rights. Most of us have very limited bargaining power as one person, but as a group, we are strong. And, with a good negotiated contract, we have legal protections we would not have otherwise.

CWA Communications Workers of America

Members of the Communications Workers of America are part of one of America’s largest and most diverse unions. We work not just in the communications and information industries, but also in the news media, the airlines, broadcast and cable television, public service, higher education and health care, manufacturing, in high tech and more.

SMART Union Local 9

SMART, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, is one of North America’s most dynamic and diverse unions with 208,000 members. SMART’s members ensure the quality of the air we breathe, promote energy efficiency, produce and provide the vital services that move products to market and passengers to their destinations. We are sheet metal workers, service technicians, bus operators, engineers, conductors, sign workers, welders, production employees and more.

AFSCME Council 18

AFSCME Council 18, also known as the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 18, is a labor union representing public employees in various sectors across the state, advocating for fair wages, workplace conditions, and collective bargaining rights. It plays a crucial role in advancing the interests and rights of government workers in Colorado & New Mexico.

APWU Denver Retiree ChapterAmerican Postal Workers Union

For more than four decades, APWU has fought for dignity and respect on the job for the workers we represent, as well as for decent pay and benefits and safe working conditions. As an AFL-CIO affiliate, the APWU supports the struggle for social and economic justice for all working families.

UFCW Local 7

UFCW Local 7 represents 22,000 members in Colorado and Wyoming in Supermarkets, Packing Houses, Food Processing Plants, Barbers and Cosmetologists, and Healthcare facilities.

UFCW Local 7 represents its members in negotiations with employers on contracts covering wages, benefits, and working conditions. Together we protect the rights, dignity, and safety of our members in the workplace. We advocate for you, the members on public policy issues, and organizing the unorganized for rights, respect, and a voice in the workplace.

CIRC Action Fund

Advocating for the rights of immigrants through civic engagement in Colorado CIRC Action believes in the inherent dignity and human rights of every person, regardless of immigration status. CIRC Action envisions a society in which all persons are treated with dignity and respect , have access to a fair quality of life, and the opportunity to live united with family.