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Howdy, Colorado Democrats!
Happy August, and welcome to DNC Convention Month! A lot has changed in the past few weeks, and we want to thank President Joe Biden for his leadership and service to this country and our Party. The stunning example of courage and patriotism he showed in making this difficult decision and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris is perfectly in line with the grace and boldness he has lended to his public service for decades. We look forward to working with President Biden to continue delivering for Colorado through the end of his term!
The Colorado Democratic Party and the 2024 Democratic Delegation of Colorado is proud to endorse Kamala Harris for President of the United States of America, with the State Central Committee and the Colorado DNC delegation voting to endorse her with 95% of our members in support. State Parties were also the first organizations to collectively endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, with CDP Chair Shad Murib voting in support on behalf of our state at the Association of State Democratic Committees. We’re building an incredibly special campaign that y’all are going to be proud of! Get ready to have some fun this fall.
Party Updates
DEMZEST
Are you ready for a summer road trip? On September 14, the Colorado Democratic Party will be hosting the inaugural DemZest in Pueblo, Colorado! Happening one month before ballots go out, this event will be a celebration of our local candidates, elected officials, unions and advocacy groups, and the Colorado Democratic Party's GOTV efforts.
Following the fun and success of DemFest in Denver and DemWest in Palisade, the Colorado Democratic Party is taking the show on the road and bringing the Party to Pueblo. (PS: [[link removed]] Check out the photo gallery from DemFest and Gala HERE) [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
Our goal is to compete and win everywhere - and Pueblo is one of the key areas we must show up for, compete in, and ultimately win in November.
When : September 14th, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where : Location to be announced
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There is so much at stake this election, and Pueblo is critical to electing Vice President Kamala Harris, electing Adam Frisch to Congress, and ensuring all of our down-ballot Democrats are in a position to be successful.
We hope you all can join us for the celebration. Tickets are limited - so get yours today. [[link removed]]
Chair Shad Murib Update:
We are just a few short days away from the DNC Convention in Chicago, starting on August 19th! If you’re able, please consider donating to the fundraiser created for our delegates to cover travel, hotel, and food costs while they serve our Party and the country! You can find the link to their fundraisers here [[link removed]] .
Please also share this link and ask your friends to help these elected delegates afford their travel and housing for the 2024 Convention. Thank you for your support!
Colorado County Comeback:
The Colorado Democratic Party is proud to launch the Colorado County Comeback, a strategic initiative designed to take the fight to elect community-minded folks to battleground county-level district seats.
This project will prioritize targeted investments into counties and candidates, comprehensive campaign planning, rigorous training, and robust staff support for dynamic campaigns led by both incumbents and challengers. The CDP is providing county commissioner races with the same support we’ve provided for state legislature seats.
The following counties received $30,000 worth of grants to kickstart their campaigns:
Chaffee, Huerfano, Pueblo, Alamosa, Douglas, El Paso, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Ouray, Routt, Park
Colorado Green Wave:
We’ve brought on this year’s Murphy Roberts Rising Star Award winner, Harrison Wendt, to lead the Colorado Green Wave, a program funded with a $100,000 State Party Innovation Fund grant to hire organizers on college campuses with a focus on rural areas. These organizers will share the Democratic Party’s commitment to fighting climate change and protecting public lands with college students.
We’re actively hiring organizers: apply HERE [[link removed]] or send the job description to someone who would be a great fit!
The Challengers:
Candidates running in tough-to-win districts often get less support than battleground districts, and that’s something we’re aiming to fix with our Challengers program.
The Colorado Democratic Party has adopted candidates running to flip red districts running in tough-to-win districts, providing them weekly support calls to hit their financial and field goals, staff assistance on fundraising and political initiatives, and we’ve also provided a how-to-run-for-office manual that can kick start competitive campaigns. These races too often go ignored, and we’re excited to be providing these talented and hardworking candidates with full support from our Party.
Check out and share new job opportunities with the Colorado Democratic Party found on our website here [[link removed]] .
Coordinated Campaign:
We’re hiring and scaling up for our coordinated campaign this fall! Keep an eye out for updates on a big campaign we’re planning for this election in coordination with the Vice President, our Congressional delegation, and our candidates in counties and districts we’re going to flip from red to blue!
The Horizon Project Updates
We had an amazing canvass on July 21st, joined by four esteemed elected officials, Congressman Jason Crow, Attorney General Phil Weiser, Senator Michael Bennet, and Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib! We had an amazing turnout and over 100 conversations!
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One voter told our volunteers that she was not going to vote previously, but now, it’s “game on!”
Another voter shared that she is worried about what would happen with her friend living in Ukraine with a potential Trump presidency.
These are just two of the stories that demonstrate how essential the conversations we have with voters are.
Sign up here [[link removed]] , and keep the momentum going with us!
Content to Uplift
@ColoradoPolitics [[link removed]] : The Democratic nominees in Colorado's two competitive congressional districts head into the fall campaign with enormous cash advantages over their Republican opponents.
@DenverPost [[link removed]] : Colorado Democratic party leaders praised President Joe Biden’s decision to “pass the torch” by stepping out of the race for reelection [[link removed]] on Sunday as many voiced early support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s new nominee.
@RepDianaDeGette [[link removed]] : In April, I joined western Democrats in urging @USDA [[link removed]] for more drought relief, water conservation, and watershed restoration.
Today, thanks to our efforts, @POTUS [[link removed]] is launching a $400M drought funding program to support our agricultural producers and industries.
@RepPettersen [[link removed]] : I joined @RepJoeNeguse [[link removed]] , @SenatorBennet [[link removed]] , & @SenatorHick [[link removed]] to request more resources to fight the #QuarryFire [[link removed]] .
@ColoradoNewsline [[link removed]] : Colorado attorney general backs Biden’s proposed Supreme Court reforms
Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom: State of Campaign: Colorado Repro [[link removed]]
Volunteer of the Month
Susan Glass is our Volunteer of the Month for the month of August! Thank you Susan for your decades of volunteering and unwavering support of the Democratic Party and its values. We thank you for opening up your beautiful home for our 2024 Delegation to be able to socialize before heading off to Chicago in less than 15 days! Susan is always ready to drop what she is doing and help out. We are so grateful for our amazing volunteers!
Thank you to all of our volunteers, we appreciate every one of you! If you would like to nominate a volunteer to be Volunteer of the Month please fill out the nomination form here [[link removed]] .
U.S. Senate Updates
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow Urge VA Rocky Mountain Network to Address Patient Care Concerns [[link removed]] Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Over $16 Million to Expand Apprenticeship Programs in Colorado [[link removed]]
July 11, 2024 July 16, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined Colorado U.S. Representative Jason Crow to urge the Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) to urgently address issues affecting veteran patient care within the Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VA ECHCS) network and Rocky Mountain Regional VA (RMR VA) Medical Center. Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed over $16 million from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for Colorado organizations working to train skilled workers and close critical workforce gaps.
Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Nearly $330 Million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants for Colorado [[link removed]]
July 22, 2024
Denver – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement [[link removed]] that Colorado will receive nearly $330 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and accelerate America’s clean energy transition.
U.S. House Updates
Rep. Caraveo Announces $3.5 Million For New Bus Route Connecting Greeley and Loveland [[link removed]] Assistant Leader Neguse Announces Over $10 Million for Transit Improvements in Eagle County, Loveland, and Fort Collins [[link removed]]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday morning, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) announced that the City of Greeley will receive $3,508,404 from the Federal Transit Administration to buy compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for use on a new bus route between Greeley and Loveland. Funding for the new transit investment comes from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [[link removed]] . July 17, 2024
Reps. Crow, DeGette, Neguse, Pettersen, and Caraveo Introduce Resolution to Designate July 20 as National Heroes Day Marking 12 Years Since the Aurora Theater Shooting [[link removed]] Lafayette, CO — Today, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse announced a total of $10,951,557 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for communities in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District to improve public transit. Funding, which was allocated to Eagle County and the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), come from programs meant to support the developments of new transit systems and improve, maintain, and operate existing systems nationwide.
July 18, 2024 DeGette Celebrates $328 Million Grant To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Denver [[link removed]]
Washington — Today, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, alongside Colorado Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Yadira Caraveo (CO-08), reintroduced a resolution [[link removed](006).pdf] to designate July 20 as "National Heroes Day.” The day honors first responders and medical teams for their heroism on July 20, 2012 when a gunman opened fire at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, CO – killing twelve, wounding 70, and leaving hundreds emotionally traumatized. July 22, 2024
Denver, CO — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two awards to Denver localities as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program. This included $199 million to the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and $129 million to the Colorado Energy Office for their Colorado decarbonization accelerator.
Rep Pettersen's Plans to Improve Colorado Water Infrastructure Passes the House [[link removed]]
July 24, 2024
Washington – U.S . Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) this week passed critical water infrastructure provisions - including a $50 million investment in Fremont County - through the House of Representatives with bipartisan support.
Colorado Senate Updates
LAW TO MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE, REMOVE UNNECESSARY OCCUPANCY LIMITS GOES INTO EFFECT NEW ELECTION PROTECTION LAWS BY COLORADO DEMOCRATS GO INTO EFFECT
July 1, 2024 July 1, 2024
DENVER, CO - On July 1, 2024, legislation goes into effect to prohibit local governments from implementing or enforcing residential occupancy limits except for health and safety reasons. DENVER, CO - On July 1, 2024, legislation will go into effect to protect Colorado’s elections by punishing future attempts at “fake elector” schemes and adding protections against deepfake media that falsely depicts political candidates.
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NEW LAWS GO INTO EFFECT TO MAKE COLLEGE FREE FOR FIRST TWO YEARS, BOLSTER COLORADO’S WORKFORCE BY CONNECTING APPRENTICESHIPS WITH EDUCATION SYSTEM
July 29, 2024
DENVER, CO - On August 7, a bipartisan law goes into effect to save students money on higher education. HB24-1340, the Colorado Promise Act, creates a refundable income tax credit to cover the cost of two years of higher education for every family making under $90,000. SB24-104 will seamlessly connect apprenticeship programs with the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and high school and career technical education (CTE) programs.
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Colorado House Updates
McCluskie Addresses Elevating Rural Colorado Partnership Education Celebration Bipartisan Laws to Save Coloradans Money Go Into Effect
July 22, 2024 August 2, 2024
KEYSTONE, CO – Speaker Julie McCluskie today delivered remarks at the Elevating Rural Colorado Partnership celebration in Keystone, CO, and discussed recent efforts to boost career pathways in rural Colorado and support rural public schools. DENVER, CO - On August 7, two bipartisan bills will go into effect to extend funding to the Opportunity Now Colorado grant program and create more affordable child care opportunities.
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Laws to Extend Federal Indian Boarding School Research Program, Uncover and Define Systemic Racial Inequities in Colorado Go Into Effect
July 29, 2024
DENVER, CO – On August 7, two new laws will go into effect. HB24-1444 will implement History Colorado recommendations to support healing generational trauma in tribal communities, capture oral histories and dive deeper into long-standing inequities faced by tribal communities. SB24-053 will examine racial disparities and the impact of systemic racism on Black Coloradans.
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Upcoming Events
(if you have events you want featured in future Dem Dispatch newsletters, please send to [email protected]!)
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August 10th - The Weld County Democratic Party Roosevelt Dinner and Silent Auction Fundraiser - 5-9pm
August 17th - DWBC summer picnic and election kick off at Foothill Community park in Boulder from 4:00-6:00 PM!
August 24th - BBQ Picnic 2-5 PM at Chipeta Park in Poncha Springs - Chaffee County Dems
August 25th - Gilpin County Fundraiser - 2:00 - 5:00 PM
August 25th - Garfield County Annual Picnic - 4:00 - 5:30 PM
August 28th - Adams County JFK Dinner + Fundraiser
August 28th - Pitkin County Fundraiser
September 7th - Park Dems Fundraiser - 1:00 - 3:00 PM
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Please RSVP for the NOCO Climate Meetup here - [link removed] [[link removed]] - and please indicate in your RSVP comments if you are interested in carpooling either as a driver or as a rider.
We're trying to assemble carpooling for the NoCo climate meetup. But despite our efforts, we're seeing a shortage of drivers coming from Boulder and Denver.
If you're interested in carpooling, add a comment on the RSVP page with your location and number of seats in your car if you're willing to drive.
Anyone interested in carpooling can also email me, Eric DeCourcy, at [email protected]
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