Denver Area Labor Federation Releases Endorsements for 2020 Primary and General Elections
Metro areas largest labor body backs candidates with clear record, bold vision, and a passion for fighting for working people
DENVER – The Denver Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO held its 2020 Committee on Political Education (COPE) Endorsement Convention on Thursday, April 23. Delegates representing unions from across Denver Metro gathered online for this first-ever “virtual” convention to vote on which candidates have earned organized labor’s support for election in June's Primary Election and the Fall General Election. By DALFConstitution, a two-thirds majority vote is needed for endorsement. Below is the full list of DALF endorsements from Thursday. DALF delegates will consider additional endorsements at the June Delegates Meeting and/or at a special COPE Convention that may be convened this summer.
Denver Area Labor Federation President Josh Downey said, “We’re proud to stand with our endorsed candidates because they stand with working families. We are no longer content with candidates who simply provide platitudes to our members. We are demanding that the candidates we support take bold stands on collective bargaining, job creation, higher wages, affordable housing, a just transition for workers, and improving our schools. The workers who make the Denver metro area great deserve leaders who will help them build an economy that works for everyone and not just the wealthy few. And we look forward to working with those newly-elected leaders after the election this fall.”
To receive the Denver Area Labor Federation endorsement each candidate was asked to complete a four-step process which included an apprenticeship tour, a candidate education forum, a candidate questionnaire and a panel interview. “We are confident that the 90,000 plus union members, the 114 local unions, and countless job classifications represented by DALF will be served well by our endorsed candidates,” said Muriel Ponder an APWU member who participated in the endorsement process.
2020 DALF Endorsed Candidates
Eva Henry | Adams County Commissioner District 1 |
Chaz Tedesco | Adams County Commissioner District 2 |
Lynn Baca | Adams County Commissioner District 5 |
Carrie Warren-Gully | Arapahoe County Commissioner District 1 |
Idris Keith | Arapahoe County Commissioner District 3 |
Bill Holen | Arapahoe County Commissioner District 5 |
Lisa Neal-Graves | Douglas County Commissioner District 2 |
Darien Wilson | Douglas County Commissioner District 3 |
Tracy Kraft-Tharp | Jefferson County Commissioner District 1 |
Andy Kerr | Jefferson County Commissioner District 2 |
Alexis King | District Attorney, Judicial District 1 |
Brian Mason | District Attorney, Judicial District 17 |
Amy Padden | District Attorney, Judicial District 18 |
2020 DALF ENDORSED Municipal Ballot Questions
2A- Climate Change and Resiliancy; 0.25% Sales Tax Increase | Denver |
2B-Services for Persons Experiencing or Having Exited Homelessness; 0.25% Sales Tax Increase | Denver |
2C- City Council May Procure Professional Services | Denver |
2E-City Council to Approve Mayoral Appointments | Denver |
The Denver Area Labor Federation is proud to stand with the Colorado AFL-CIO in their 2020 endorsements.
The Colorado AFL-CIO is the state federation made up of 185 labor unions with more than 180,000 union members and working families in both the public and private sectors. Our mission is to help more families enjoy the positive and transformative benefits of a union on the job, to educate our members and the working public about the importance of good jobs, and to stand together for justice, dignity and equality in every aspect of life in our communities, Colorado and our nation. We are proud to make the following endorsements for the 2020 Election.
President
Joe Biden |
United States Senate
John Hickenlooper |
United States Congress
Diana DeGette | U.S. House | 1 |
Joe Neguse | U.S. House | 2 |
Diane Mitsch Bush | U.S. House | 3 |
Ike McCorkle | U.S. House | 4 |
Jillian Freeland | U.S. House | 5 |
Jason Crow | U.S. House | 6 |
Ed Perlmutter | U.S. House | 7 |
Colorado State Senate
Elissa Flaumenhaft | State Senate | 4 |
Karl Hanlon | State Senate | 8 |
Randi McCallian | State Senate | 10 |
Joann Ginal | State Senate | 14 |
Sonya Jaquez Lewis | State Senate | 17 |
Steve Fenberg | State Senate | 18 |
Rachel Zenzinger | State Senate | 19 |
Dominick Moreno | State Senate | 21 |
Sally Boccella | State Senate | 23 |
Paula Jane Dickerson | State Senate | 25 |
Jeff Bridges | State Senate | 26 |
Chris Kolker | State Senate | 27 |
Janet P. Buckner | State Senate | 28 |
James Coleman | State Senate | 33 |
Rhonda Fields | State Senate | 29 |
Colorado State House
Meg Froelich | State House | 3 |
Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez | State House | 4 |
Steven Woodrow | State House | 6 |
Jennifer Bacon | State House | 7 |
Emily Sirota | State House | 9 |
Edie Hooton | State House | 10 |
Karen McCormick | State House | 11 |
Tracey Bernett | State House | 12 |
Judy Amabile | State House | 13 |
Stephanie Vigil | State House | 16 |
Tony Exum | State House | 17 |
Marc Snyder | State House | 18 |
Meg Fossinger | State House | 20 |
Liz Rosenbaum | State House | 21 |
Mary Parker | State House | 22 |
Chris Kennedy | State House | 23 |
Monica Duran | State House | 24 |
Lisa Cutter | State House | 25 |
Dylan Roberts | State House | 26 |
Brianna Titone | State House | 27 |
Kerry Tipper | State House | 28 |
Lindsey Daugherty | State House | 29 |
Dafna Michaelson Jenet | State House | 30 |
Yadira Caraveo | State House | 31 |
Kyle Mullica | State House | 34 |
Matt Gray | State House | 33 |
Shannon Bird | State House | 35 |
Mike Weissman | State House | 36 |
Tom Sullivan | State House | 37 |
David Ortiz | State House | 38 |
Naquetta Ricks | State House | 40 |
Iman Jodeh | State House | 41 |
Dominique Jackson | State House | 42 |
Jennifer Mitkowski | State House | 43 |
Daneya Esgar | State House | 46 |
Bri Buentello | State House | 47 |
Holly Herson | State House | 48 |
Mary Young | State House | 50 |
Cathy Kipp | State House | 52 |
Barbara McLachlin | State House | 59 |
Julie McCluskie | State House | 61 |
Donald Valdez | State House | 62 |
CU Regent
Callie Rennison | CU Regent | 2 |
Ilana Spiegel | CU Regent | 6 |
Colorado State School Board
Lisa Escárcega | Board of Ed | 1 |
Karla Esser | Board of Ed | 7 |
Statewide Ballot Measures
Policy Changes Pertaining to State Income Taxes | Ballot Measure - Initiative 271 |
Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program | Ballot Measure - Initiative 283 |
Repeal of the Gallagher Amendment | Amendment B |
The Colorado AFL-CIO make the following endorsements:
United States Congress
Diana DeGette | U.S. House | 1 |
Joe Neguse | U.S. House | 2 |
Diane Mitsch Bush | U.S. House | 3 |
Jillian Freeland | U.S. House | 5 |
Jason Crow | U.S. House | 6 |
Ed Perlmutter | U.S. House | 7 |
Colorado State Senate
Karl Hanlon | State Senate | 8 |
Joann Ginal | State Senate | 14 |
Sonya Jaquez Lewis | State Senate | 17 |
Paula Jane Dickerson | State Senate | 25 |
Jeff Bridges | State Senate | 26 |
Chris Kolker | State Senate | 27 |
Janet P. Buckner | State Senate | 28 |
James Coleman | State Senate | 33 |
Colorado State House
Meg Froelich | State House | 3 |
Steven Woodrow | State House | 6 |
Jennifer Bacon | State House | 7 |
Karen McCormick | State House | 11 |
Tracey Bernett | State House | 12 |
Judy Amabile | State House | 13 |
Dylan Roberts | State House | 26 |
Lindsey Daugherty | State House | 29 |
Tom Sullivan | State House | 37 |
David Ortiz | State House | 38 |
John Ronquillo | State House | 40 |
Iman Jodeh | State House | 41 |
Jennifer Mitkowski | State House | 43 |
Daneya Esgar | State House | 46 |
Cathy Kipp | State House | 52 |
Barbara McLachlin | State House | 59 |
Matt Martinez | State House | 62 |
CU Regent
Ilana Spiegel | CU Regent | 6 | Endorse |
Colorado State School Board
Lisa Escárcega | Board of Ed | 1 | Endorse |
Karla Esser | Board of Ed | 7 | Endorse |
Ballot Measures
Policy Changes Pertaining to State Income Taxes | Ballot Measure - Initiative 271 |
Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program | Ballot Measure - Initiative 283 |