Dear Friends,

 

From the bottom of our hearts, we at the Colorado Democratic Party want to say thank you to all who attended and participated in the 2021 Obama Gala.

 

While we wish we could have been in-person this year, we are so proud of the this year's Obama Gala, and we hope all who attended and participated enjoyed it alongside us!

 

This was one of our most successful Obama Galas ever! We not only sold nearly 1,000 individual tickets, but we raised a record amount to help fund our win plan, and to protect all the progress we as Democrats have made together both here in Colorado and in Washington, DC!

 

Click here to see the program!

 

If you missed us at the Obama Gala and want to help elect Democrats up and down the ticket, scan these QR codes and jump right in!

SCAN ME TO VOLUNTEER!
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SCAN ME TO DONATE!
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We want to take a moment to especially thank our sponsors again for their generosity:
  • Kathleen Ricker
  • Shaun Egan
  • Steve O'Dorisio
  • Merle Chambers
  • Dean and Rebecca Leffingwell
  • Michael Sawaya
  • Pat Stryker
  • Joe Zimlich
  • American Federation of Government Employees
  • American Federation of Teachers
  • Bennet For Colorado
  • Hickenlooper for Colorado
  • IBEW Local 111
  • Judith Judd
  • Perlmutter for Colorado
  • Gov. Jared Polis
  • RD Sewald
  • Judith Steinberg
  • Judi Wagner
  • Adams County Democratic Party
  • Marilyn Barrett
  • Laurie Bowen Krimbill
  • Rachel Romer Carlson
  • Democratic Party of Denver
  • Diana DeGette for Congress
  • Jennifer Filipowski
  • Dr. Warren Hern
  • Rep. Edie Hooton
  • James Iacino
  • Jason Crow for Congress
  • Jefferson County Democratic Party
  • Theresa Johnson
  • Chris Keating
  • Bradley Kellum
  • Pipefitters Local Union No. 208
  • Pitkin County Democratic Party
  • Linda Shoemaker
  • Jill Soffer
  • AAPI Initiative
  • Joyce Amico
  • Arapahoe County Democratic Party
  • Sandi Ault and Tracy Kerns
  • Ambassador Dan Baer
  • Becky and Kelley Brooks
  • Broomfield Democratic Party
  • Catherine Carlson
  • Debbie Bruel
  • Dennis Eulberg
  • Tom Fellman
  • Barbara Grogan
  • Ellen Hoberman
  • Joe Neguse for Congress
  • LiUNA
  • Dr. Bruce Madison
  • Robert Marshall
  • Linda McKee
  • Fofi Mendez
  • Christine Phillips
  • Pueblo County Democratic Party
  • RMC-CWA, Lu7777, LAC, Labor Initiative
  • Christie Schneider
  • E. William Stetson
  • Summit County Democratic Party
  • Martha Tierney
  • John Walsh
  • Sara Weissman
  • Weld County Democratic Party
  • Colorado AFL-CIO
  • Colorado Education Association
  • Dave Young for Colorado
 

If you missed out on the credits, take a look, and join us in thanking the speakers and producers who made Saturday night's festivities possible!

Master of Ceremonies

Gloria Neal

 

Obama Dinner Committee

  • Larry Cooper, Chair
  • Joyce Amico
  • Sandi Ault
  • Marilyn Barrett & Pensky
  • Morgan Carroll
  • Parker Fiske
  • Tracy Kerns
  • Gloria Neal
  • Corey Nikoloric
  • David Pourshoushtari
  • Halisi Vinson

Colorado Democratic Party Officers

  • Morgan Carroll, Chair
  • Howard Chou, 1st Vice Chair
  • Sandy Baca-Sandoval, 2nd Vice Chair
  • Bob Seay, Secretary
  • Josh Trupin, Assistant Secretary
  • Xochitl Gaytan, Vice Chair Outreach
  • Jeremy Van Hooser, Vice Chair Outreach
  • Lisa Neal Graves, Vice Chair Outreach
  • Patricia Barela Rivera, Vice Chair Communications
  • Rosanna Reyes, Treasurer

Colorado Democratic Party Staff

 

  • Halisi Vinson, Executive Director
  • David Pourshoushtari, Communications & Digital Director
  • Karin Asensio, Volunteer Coordinator
  • Parker Fiske, Finance Director
  • Tyler McDermott, Field Director
  • Berna Hostetter, Regional Field Organizer
  • Kevin Kuns, Regional Field Organizer
  • Noma Thayer, Data & Technology Director
  • Mariela Sanabria Flores, Administrative Assistant

Featured Speakers 

  • Senator Michael Bennet
  • Senator Cory Booker
  • CU Regent Ilona Spiegel
  • Senator Chris Coons
  • Congressman Jason Crow
  • Congresswoman Diana DeGette
  • District Attorney Michael Dougherty
  • State Board of Education Member Karla Esser
  • President Leroy Garcia
  • Speaker Alec Garnett
  • Secretary of State Jena Griswold
  • Vice President Kamala Harris
  • DNC Chair Jaime Harrison
  • Senator Maggie Hassan
  • Senator John Hickenlooper
  • Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
  • Congressman Joe Neguse
  • Senator Jon Ossoff
  • Senator Alex Padilla
  • Congressman Ed Perlmutter
  • Governor Jared Polis
  • Congressman Adam Schiff
  • Senator Elizabeth Warren
  • Attorney General Phil Weiser
  • State Treasurer Dave Young

2021 Obama Gala Award Winners

  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Secretary Salazar
  • Democrat of the Year, Governor Jared Polis
  • Democrat of the Year , Congressman Jason Crow
  • Outreach Award, Lorena Garcia
  • Rural Outreach Award, Hon. Bri Buentello
  • Rural Outreach Award, Senator Kerry Donovan
  • Volunteer of the Year, Rox Productions
  • Murphy Roberts Award, Emi Cooper
  • Rising Star, Representative Iman Jodeh
  • Rising Star, Representative David Ortiz
  • Chairs’ Award, Hon. Evie Hudak
  • Chairs’ Award, Vita Lantz Brown

Music

Chris Daniels & The Kings

 

Poet

Kiya Cockrell

 

Dancers

MoveWest

 

Production Team

Rox Productions

  • Sandi Ault
  • Tracy Kerns
  • Debbie McInnis
  • Jan Berger
  • Steve Berger
  • Deb Schukar
  • Ron Schukar
  • John Miller
  • Gazala Hayes
  • Tyger Roch
  • Toni Tadolini
  • Kiya Cockrell
  • Mike Dorsky
  • Stephanie Courington
  • Tim Courington
  • Butterfly White

 

Obama Impersonator

Reggie Brown
 

Finally! If you want to enjoy the signature cocktail and mocktail recipes that were featured for the evening, here are the recipes below!
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Once again, thank you so much to those attended and participated in the Colorado Dems' annual Obama Gala! Saturday was an incredible evening, and we hope all who attended and participated had as much fun as we did!

 

In Solidarity,

 

Team CDP (Morgan, Halisi, David, Karin, Tyler, Noma, Kevin, Berna, Mariela, and Parker!)
 
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