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Help Out Grand County! |
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Colorado Dems Chair Morgan Carroll was in Grand County, CO over the past few days, and in addition to visiting with the Grand County Democratic Party, Morgan saw firsthand how the 2020 East Troublesome Fire devastated Grand County. Not only that, but she saw how the county is still struggling to recover.
People are still displaced from their homes. Clean-up is still happening. Countless acres of public lands and home for wildlife is still recovering. Grand County needs our help. We need to act on climate change, grow front range allies to protect head water communities (where all of our water comes from), invest in infrastructure to protect their water quality, and make sure their insurance claims are handled promptly and fairly. If you want to help the Grand County Democratic Party, click here!
To learn more about the 2020 East Troublesome Fire, click here to visit a local photographer's website to see striking photographs of the fires. |
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The American Rescue Plan How is it helping folks? |
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Child Tax Credit: When Will Your Second Payment Arrive? CBS Denver
This month’s Child Tax Credit payments will go out this week. Last month’s check from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) arrived on July 15 for those with direct deposit, or soon after for those dependent on the U.S. postal system. ... Advance payments will continue next month and through the end of the year, thanks to the American Rescue Plan passed back in March.
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Remember -- Colorado Republicans like Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, and Doug Lamborn all voted 'No' to helping 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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Local Candidates Corner! |
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Like the late, great Democratic speaker of the house Tip O'Neill famously said, "All Politics is Local". We couldn't agree more -- down ballot races are often where the most local and impactful offices are elected, and we want *you* to be aware of which Democrats are running for your local races! To help us help elect Democrats to every local seat possible, click here to get your very own Vote Local swag!
All proceeds go towards our efforts to elect Democrats up AND down the ticket!
Meet the Candidates Running in Aurora, Colorado! |
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Democrats Running for Aurora City Council! |
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Meet THE Democratic slate of candidates for the Aurora City Council! If we elect these five outstanding candidates (including re-electing council member Crystal Murillo), we can elect a Democratic majority on the Aurora City Council!
Visit their websites, and see how you can help get these folks elected! |
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Democrats Running for Aurora Public School Board! |
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These are the four Democrats running for seats on the Aurora Public Schools board of directors in November 2021! Directors Debbie Gerkin (Board Vice President) and Marques Ivey (Board Secretary) are running for re-election, and if we re-elect them and send Tramaine Duncan and Dr. Anne Keke to the board with her, Aurora Public Schools will have a school board that will fight for equity and equal opportunity for all students across Aurora! |
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Opportunities with Colorado Dems! |
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Join us for the Final Full Candidate Boot Camp of 2021! |
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We are excited to welcome you to the Colorado Democratic Party's Candidate & Campaign Staff Bootcamp! We hope this training provides you with useful information and tools that will benefit your campaign, no matter what office you are seeking, and provide you with the opportunity to practice some of the skills we will be teaching.
Our knowledgeable staff has decades of combined campaign experience and experience in political work from every angle, and we look forward to sharing our knowledge with you over our two-day training session! Feel free to attend one day, both days, or just select training modules you feel will benefit you.
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Climate change is an existential threat to our lives, our planet, and our future. Here in Colorado, as a state that prides itself in its clean water and public lands, we feel the effects of climate change harder through devastating floods and fires. In this Colorado Conversations virtual town hall, we bring together community members, experts, and elected officials to focus on the actions we must take and continue to take to combat climate change, and protect our water and environment. |
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ABOUT: The Colorado Democratic Party has launched its virtual town hall tour for 2021, with this year’s theme being Colorado Conversations!
Each of the 14 town halls are 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! |
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SAVE THE DATE: Grassroots Reunion + Fundraiser on Thursday, Sept. 9 |
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We are excited to announce that we will be back together in person for a grassroots reunion and fundraiser on Thursday, September 9th at ReelWorks (formerly EXDO) in Denver!
This event will be a great way to see people from across the state that you have not seen in a while. Click here to RSVP!
We ask that only those who have been vaccinated attend, in accordance with the most recent CDC guidelines. The event will be indoors and outdoors, so come join us for some food, drink and lots of fun! |
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Join us for a Messaging Training on Monday, August 23! |
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We invite you to join us for an interactive presentation on the Race Class Narrative with Rise Up Colorado and We Make the Future on Monday, August 23, from 6:00-7:00 pm.
The Race Class Narrative is an empirically-tested messaging framework that neutralizes the use of dog-whistle racism by our opposition and demonstrates how to energize and persuade a truly multi-racial cohort to vote for progressive policies.
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County Parties and Initiatives! |
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Join the HD3 for the Return of their Annual Picnic! (Sunday, August 15) |
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House District 3 and Representative Meg Froelich cordially invite you to join us for the Annual Picnic!
WHEN: Sunday, August 15 4:00 pm - Burgers and sides, games, and fun! 5:30 pm - Recognition of Elected Officials & Candidate Introductions 6:00 pm - Musical Stylings of Mark McQuery! WHERE: The Pavilion at Westlands Park - 5701 S. Quebec St, Greenwood Village 80111
RSVP with a $10 ($25 family) suggested donation to
State Rep Meg Froelich: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/hd3picnic
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the Arapahoe Dems of HD3: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/hd3-democrats |
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Join the Gilpin County Dems on Sunday, August 29 for their Art Gallery Fundraiser |
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The Gilpin County Democrats are finally able to have an in-person fundraiser! On Sunday August 29, 2021 we will be hosting Joe Neguse, our US Congressman, Tammy Story, our Colorado Senate Representative, Judy Amabile, our Colorado House Representative and our two County Commissioners, Sandy Hollingsworth and Linda Isenhart at the Central City Art Gallery from 2pm to 5pm. Email [email protected] with questions! |
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Join the JeffCo Dems for the John Noriega Memorial Picnic on Sunday, August 29 |
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Join us for the John Noriega Memorial Picnic on Sunday August 29 from noon to 3 PM at Anderson Park. Children under 12 are free. Please indicate on the ticket how many children you are bringing.
The 17th Annual Friend of Labor Award is being presented to the Honorable Rep. Chris Kennedy. CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS |
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Hello Stonewall Supporters and Members!
This is your last chance to volunteer this Sunday August 15th for the parade and festival booth for Pueblo Pride.
Stonewall is looking for volunteers for the parade at 10:30AM and at our booth from 11AM until 4:00PM.
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Join Stonewall this month (virtually) for our monthly meeting on Thursday August 19th at 6:30PM.
This month bring your questions about the Democratic Party as we host special guest speaker |
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Morgan Carroll, Colorado Democratic Party Chair (CDP)
We will also hear from the LGBTQIA Caucus, get updates on Democratic Party meetings, hear about upcoming Pride Events and volunteer opportunities, and announcement of our Annual Sock Drop / Sock Hop in partnership with Urban Peak - https://www.urbanpeak.org/
If you aren’t already a member, click the link below!
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Support for Democratic School Board Candidates
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. 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.
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. This year, the event will take place via Zoom on Friday, August 20 from 1:30-3:30.
You can register via Mobilize: https://www.mobilize.us/democraticeducationinitiative/event/389078/ |
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#DemsDeliver |
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Hickenlooper, Bennet cheer Senate passage of $1 trillion infrastructure bill Colorado Politics
Colorado's two Democratic senators applauded a Senate vote Tuesday to pass a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, hailing the bipartisan legislation as a "historic investment" with massive benefits for the state and proof that lawmakers can get things done in a sharply divided Washington.
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U.N. climate report reaction: Colorado “scrambling” to endure intensifying heat, calamities Denver Post
Gov. Jared Polis has asked for $116 million to help reopen I-70. And Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse has been pushing the $10 billion launch of a new Civilian Climate Corps to handle work on the front lines.
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Colorado is investigating how Mesa County’s election system passwords ended up on the internet Colorado Sun
Colorado state officials are investigating a county election office after passwords for its voting systems were posted online, the Secretary of State announced Monday.
The breach included specific passwords from Mesa County’s voting equipment, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a statement.
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Summit County officials, Rep. Joe Neguse work to fund new search and rescue facility Summit Daily
Rep. Joe Neguse toured the Summit County Rescue Group’s current facility alongside the Board of Summit County Commissioners and Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons Sunday, Aug. 8, as the group works to open a new facility sometime in the near future.
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Sen. Bennet’s forest restoration proposal included in infrastructure deal Colorado Newsline
A proposal backed by Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet to boost federal funding for forest and grassland restoration projects was approved by the Senate on Wednesday as an amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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AG calls for faster implementation of anti-robocall technology Colorado Springs Business Journal
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined the attorneys general of all 50 states and the District of Columbia in urging the Federal Communications Commission to fight illegal robocalls by moving up the deadline for smaller telephone companies to implement caller ID technology.
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Perlmutter eyes $7.6M of funding for district Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) announced the inclusion of all 10 of his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests, totaling $7.6 million, in initial House appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2022.
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The Daily Mail
Now the lawmakers, led by Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) in the House and Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), are asking Biden to authorize The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act.
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GOP Watch |
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GOP Senate candidate Peter Yu defends ‘This racism thing? It’s a lie' statement Yahoo! News
Republican Senate candidate Peter Yu defended his statement at a campaign event in Golden, Colo., last month, suggesting the #StopAsianHate movement has been “politically exaggerated.” ... Howard Chou, co-founder and chair of Colorado Democrats Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Initiative, later issued a statement criticizing Yu’s comment, saying racism and violence against the AAPI community are real. Chou also called Yu out over how he wants to “perpetuate a myth that racism doesn’t exist and wants to blame survivors and victims.”
“As someone who has experienced hateful violence first hand and seen it expressed toward my whole family, I find Peter’s statements very shameful and shows in volume how out of touch he is. Peter does not speak for me nor many members of our AAPI community and should apologize and retract his statement immediately,” Chou said, adding the political candidate should apologize and retract his statement.
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Volunteer of the Week |
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My name is Tom (T-mo) Morrissey and I’m a volunteer-aholiic! I’m currently managing the new CDP Tech Support System which I set up and configured during the 2020 Election. I am also serving on the Board of Animas Charter High School here in Durango. I have since 2009. I really enjoy, and get great satisfaction, working with people from all over the state, both candidates and counties. VAN is NOT and easy program to learn. Helping you all learn how to use it more efficiently, so you can spend less time on technology and more time campaigning and registering voters, is my way of helping Dems get elected. I’m on my 3rd retirement 😊. I spent 30+ years in IT, including 13 at Microsoft.
My passion for volunteering began as a young boy following along with my Dad as he volunteered with our Church and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). I could see the way his face would light up as he worked with others to help these organizations be more successful. I’m not sure if Dad ever said this directly; but a mantra I carry with me, and have tried to pass on to my sons goes something like:
“… It is your responsibility to give back to the world, but never forget that it is also a privilege ...”
Although I volunteered, sporadically during my career years, it really began in earnest after I retired (the 1st time) in 2008 and moved to Durango. I began volunteering for the Obama Campaign here as a data entry volunteer, here in La Plata County. As I became more proficient in VAN, I ended up overseeing the data entry volunteers and then, usually starting around 10PM, began creating lists and cutting Turfs for the next day’s door knockers and phone callers. Finally, I’d get to leave around 1:30 AM. This was 7 days a week all of October until the election. Weird as it sounds, I really enjoyed those times. The energy in our office was incredibly contagious. I spent 6 years as Communications Chair for La Plata County Dems ,and then began volunteering with CDP last August providing VAN Tech support and helping counties and campaigns implement TextOut.
I guess the let down after the election, left me wanting to do more. I started back up again in January driving the implementation of your Help Desk software and now spend 2-4 hrs daily managing it and working support tickets, even doing a little training from time to time. It is certainly not glamorous, and may sound boring, maybe a little crazy to you, but as I mentioned before, it is what I can best do to help get our candidates elected. I take pride in and get great satisfaction this.
I encourage all of you to engage with your respective County Parties and Candidates to find out how you can “give back” according to your particular skill set. No job is too small, or any less important that others. It’s all about community working together to help improve our environment, our heath care, and most importantly, the quality and equality of our lives and those of our families and neighbors.
Give it a try, I bet you will like it. |
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