Colorado AFL-CIO Announces First Round of 2018 Candidate Endorsements
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