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THIS WEEKEND: Candidate Boot Camp! |
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THIS WEEKEND, the Colorado Democratic Party is launching a *free* Candidate Boot Camp for registered Democrats, focused on bringing candidates, potential candidates, campaign workers, and activists together to learn everything one would need to know to run for office!
Who Should Attend? If you're a candidate, a campaign manager, a campaign staffer, a campaign volunteer, a precinct organizer, a county party officer, an active Democrat in your community, or a Democrat who has thought about running for office before, this training is for you!
What Will You Be Learning? From fundraising to field, from messaging to managing a candidate, from time management to campaign timelines, this training will prepare anyone seeking office or seeking to help elect Democrats at any level to take on any race in any corner of the state!
Sounds Awesome! How do I join? You can go to these Mobilize links and sign up there! THIS IS A TWO-DAY TRAINING SESSION. You MUST sign up at BOTH links! |
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For questions, email Tyler McDermott at [email protected]! |
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The American Rescue Plan How is it helping folks? |
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88% of children covered by monthly payments starting in July KKTV
The Treasury Department says 39 million families are set to receive monthly child payments beginning on July 15. The payments are part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
The law expanded the child tax credit for one year and made it possible to pre-pay the benefits on a monthly basis. Nearly 88% of children are set to receive the benefits without their parents needing to take any additional action.
Qualified families will receive a payment of up to $300 per month for each child under 6 and up to $250 per month for children between the ages of 6 and 17. The child tax credit was previously capped at $2,000.
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Remember -- Colorado Republicans like Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, and Doug Lamborn all voted 'No' to helping struggling Colorado families.
Meanwhile, all of Colorado's Democratic members of the Congressional delegation voted 'Yes'!
But how else does the American Rescue Plan specifically help Coloradans, you ask? Click the link to find out! |
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Join ROX Productions THIS SUNDAY! |
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Please join Rox Productions and guests this coming Sunday, 05.23.2021 at 6PM MDT for a fast-paced 1-hour livecast called SAFE, focused on gun safety reform and making our communities safer.
SAFE is not a fundraiser, nor is it for campaigning for candidates. From the folks who produced the Colorado Democratic Party's 4th Annual Obama Gala, join special guest for this livecast to spread awareness about gun safety reform.
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RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/SAFEforAll |
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BILLS TO WATCH IN #COLEG |
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Sustainability Of The Transportation System (SB21-260) Dem Sponsors: Reps. Alec Garnett & Matt Gray, and Sens. Steve Fenberg & Faith Winter
Report Tenant Rent Payment Information To Credit Agencies (HB21-1134) Dem Sponsors: Rep. Naquetta Ricks and Sen. Jeff Bridges
Workers' Compensation Physician (SB21-197) Dem Sponsors: Reps. Steven Woodrow & Andrew Boesenecker, and Sen. Robert Rodriguez
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Opportunities with the Colorado Dems |
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Help Fight Another Republican Sham Recall! |
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Colorado Republicans are at it again. Remember in 2019 when Colorado Republicans launched a series of sham recalls because they can't win elections fair and square? Well, they're at it again, and this time they're targeting Democratic members of the Westminster City Council. Specifically, they're targeting Councilman Jon Voelz (pictured above).
How Can You Help? Go to the Defend Westminster page and chip in to help with the recall defense efforts to stop this attempt to undo the will of the voters in its tracks! |
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JOB ALERT! |
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The Democratic Senate Campaign Fund -- our initiative to protect the Democratic majority in the Colorado state senate -- is hiring a full-time finance director!
Colorado is a major target of Republicans in DC, and they're hoping they can flip the Democratic majority in the state senate to stop all the progress Dems have delivered to move our state forward for all! This is a great opportunity to be part of protecting one of the most important statehouse majorities in the entire country!
Interested? Click here to read the job description, and apply right away! |
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COLORADO CONVERSATIONS: June 3, Racial Justice Reforms |
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Accomplishing equity and racial justice goes beyond the criminal justice system. There are a lot of issues to tackle when it comes to racial justice, and we're going to tackle what those issues are, what our elected officials are doing about it, and how you can be part of the change to achieve true equity in this country!
Join us on Thursday, June 3, and sign up here! |
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The Colorado Democratic Party has launched its virtual town hall tour for 2021, with this year’s theme being “Colorado Conversations”!
Each town hall is free admission, and will feature expert panelists and elected officials to discuss issues impacting our communities, what elected officials are doing about them, and how you can make a difference!
Go to https://coloradodems.org/coconvos/ to learn more! |
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Initiative and County Party News! |
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The Stonewall Democrats of Colorado will host their monthly membership meeting TOMORROW, Thursday, May 20th starting at 6:30PM.
At this meeting... Special Guest Speaker Former Colorado Senator and House Representative Moe Keller Director of Advocacy at Mental Health Colorado |
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If you would like to attend the May 20th 2021 Stonewall Monthly meeting, please register for the Zoom link. |
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UPCOMING LGBTQIA+ DATES
May 22 Harvey Milk Day In memory of Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist and politician in California, assassinated in 1978.
May 24 Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day Promotes visibility and awareness of pansexual and panromantic identities. |
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Support for Democratic School Board Candidates |
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As an initiative, Democratic Education Initiative of the Colorado Democratic Party (CoDEI) has played a leadership role in the examination and discussion of important education policy issues for twenty years! We also serve as a resource for candidates running for education positions or on education issues.
The CoDEI is asking all county party chairs and members of the State Central Committee to help us identify Democrats who are running for school boards this year. The CoDEI is happy to advise, coach, and support these candidates. The sooner we know who is running – or who is thinking of running – the sooner we can be of assistance. Additionally, each odd-numbered year, the CoDEI holds an event in late August to give Democratic candidates for school boards around the state an opportunity to speak to fellow Democrats.
Please email us at [email protected] with names and contact information of any Democrat you know is a candidate or is contemplating becoming one for their local school board. |
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WHAT: Progressive Democrats Initiative 4th Thursday Monthly Meeting – May 27, 2021
"Not all Gun laws are the same” Please join us for our monthly membership meeting on Thursday, May 27, at 7pm. Eileen McCarron, President of Colorado Ceasefire Legislative Action, will discuss not only current gun laws and loopholes, but also a growing frustration that gives more press coverage to mass-shooting incidents while more people, usually in minority communities, are killed in single-incident handgun events.
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUoduysqjguG9wPc1g2CTgylv7s99qmcYud
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. |
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ANNOUNCING NEW PUEBLO COUNTY CHAPTER!
Vice-Chair of the state Initiative, Dennis Obduskey, is proud to announce that a county chapter has been approved by State Party Chair Morgan Carroll and State Initiative Chair Terry Tucker!
Obduskey lives in Pueblo and looks forward to more Progressive Voices being active in Southern Colorado. |
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Join the Denver Dems for their Annual Fundraiser! |
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Join the Garfield County Dems for: "Harvest the Vote"! |
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How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America, With Activist & Author Jane Kleeb
Tickets available here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/harvestvote
Jane Kleeb is a leader who truly understands the need for Democrats to listen and engage with people in rural communities.
In 2010, she founded the grassroots group Bold Nebraska, leading an unlikely alliance of farmers, ranchers, environmentalists, and Native Americans in an effort to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline. She currently serves as Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and a board member of Our Revolution.
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#DemsDeliver |
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Amid threats to members, House to vote on new security The Denver Post
Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, a former Army Ranger who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, says it took time for him to stop constantly scanning his environment for threats when he returned from war 15 years ago. But after the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, he says he’s picked the habit up again.
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Biden drives electric vehicle and touts it as the "future of the auto industry" CBS News
President Biden traveled Tuesday to Dearborn, Michigan, to visit Ford's electric vehicle plant as his administration continues to push for alternative forms of energy and transportation. Mr. Biden also drove the Ford F-150 Lightning truck, an electric vehicle, while at the facility.
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CBS Denver
Sen. Michael Bennet announced his re-election campaign for U.S. Senate on Monday. The Democrat was endorsed by Gov. Jared Polis, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, Attorney General Phil Weiser along with fellow Sen. John Hickenlooper, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Joe Neguse and Rep. Ed Perlmutter.
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Opinion: This year brings a fresh chance to protect special lands across the West Colorado Sun
In February, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act, a package of bills which would protect special lands across the West, including just over 2 million acres here in Colorado via two bills: The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act and the Colorado Wilderness Act.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette’s Colorado Wilderness Act would designate 660,000 acres of wilderness, mostly on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in western Colorado. Different versions of her bill have been introduced since the late 1990s, but were unsuccessful. The CWA has not been endorsed or introduced by either Colorado senator and its path through the Senate remains unclear.
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Congressman Joe Neguse visits Table Mesa business owners, tours Calwood Fire cleanup Boulder Daily Camera
After climbing the twists and turns of a narrow dirt road that wound around the wooded hilltops of Jamestown, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse stepped from an off-road vehicle and strapped on a hard hat to meet with disaster relief volunteers with Team Rubicon.
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Aurora Sentinel
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Crow on Friday introduced a bill that would require states to enact laws outlining investigation protocols related to law enforcement officials who kill or injure people on the job.
Deemed the “Use of Force Accountability Act of 2021,” the proposal would require states that receive federal grant money tethered to policing to codify investigation panels that would probe police who use lethal or injurious force
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CPR News
They stood shoulder to shoulder on the Capitol’s rotunda stairs Tuesday: transportation officials, the head of an environmental group, representatives from business groups, Democrats and even two Republicans.
They were a “historic coalition,” Gov. Jared Polis announced from a podium below, the product of more than 100 meetings meant to build support for the day’s occasion: a long-awaited transportation funding bill.
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GOP Watch |
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SPEAKER BOEBERT? 1st Term Congresswoman Already Eyeing Promotion? Colorado Dems
Continuing her pattern of dodging local press and sticking with far-right media outlets, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert joined Newsmax for an interview yesterday and made another round of interesting comments. At the end of the interview though, the first-term Congresswoman casually mentioned her future ambitions unprompted:
“But, you know, maybe one day when I’m Speaker of the House, my first action will be to take those metal detectors and use them as target practice.”
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The Funnies! |
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