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Colorado AFL-CIO Announces First Round of 2018 Candidate Endorsements

Keara Fenzel
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Delegates from across Colorado gathered on April 28-29, 2018 for the Colorado AFL-CIO’s 33rd biennial Committee on Political Education (COPE) Convention to determine candidate endorsements for the 2018 elections. By the Colorado AFL-CIO Constitution, a two-thirds majority vote is required for endorsement.

“Working people in Colorado need to know that their elected leadership is working hard for them,” said President Josette Jaramillo. “That is why we are thrilled to endorse a slate of union champions that have demonstrated their commitment to our members by expanding collective bargaining rights, raising wages, and making our workplaces safer. We believe that if these candidates win, our state will be more equitable and fair for all families.”

The Colorado AFL-CIO COPE Committee will reconvene after the June primary elections to vote on final endorsements for the 2018 election cycle. The candidates who earned the endorsement of the Colorado AFL-CIO are listed below:

US Congress

Congressional District 1 – Diana DeGette

Congressional District 2 – Joe Neguse

Congressional District 3 – Diane MItsch Bush

Congressional District 4 – Karen McCormick

Congressional District 5 – Stephany Rose Spaulding

Congressional District 6 – Jason Crow

Congressional District 7 – Ed Perlmutter

 

Attorney General

 Joe Salazar

Secretary of State

Jena Griswold

 Treasurer

 Dave Young

State Senate

 SD 3 - Leroy Garcia

SD 5 - Kerry Donovan

SD 11 - Pete Lee

SD 15 - Rebecca Cranston

SD 16 - Tammy Story

SD 20 - Jessie Danielson

SD 24 - Faith Winter

SD 30 - Julia Varnell-Sarjeant

SD 32 - Robert Rodriguez

SD 34 - Julie Gonzalez

 

State House

HD 4 – Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez

HD 9 – Emily Sirota

HD 17 – Tony Exum

HD 21 – Liz Rosenbaum

HD 23 – Chris Kennedy

HD 24 – Monica Duran

HD 25 – Lisa Cutter

HD 27 – Brianna Titone

HD 28 – Kerry Tipper

HD 31 – Yadira Caraveo

HD 33 – Matt Gray

HD 34 – Kyle Mullica

HD 35 – Shannon Bird

HD 36 – Mike Weissman

HD 37 – Tom Sullivan

HD 38 – Chris Kolker

HD 44 – Simone Aiken

HD 46 – Daneya Esgar

HD 47 – Bri Buentello

HD 50 – Rochelle Galindo

HD 59 – Barbara Mclachlan