State Senator Chris Kolker and Shad Murib · [email protected]

April 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM

Colorado is showing DC how we fight back.

Hi John,  This week, at the Colorado Senate Education Committee, we sent a message: we will not stand by while Donald Trump and his allies try to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.We hosted fired staffers from the United States Department of Education, civil rights leaders, and Colorado's …

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  Colorado Democrats · [email protected]

April 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Colorado is a battleground state in 2026.

Hi John,  The 2026 midterm election feels far away, but here is the thing—Colorado is shaping up to be a key battleground state in the fight for Congress, and the earlier we’re on the ground, the better.  Last week, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, which rates the competitiveness of elections, released its f…

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  Colorado Democrats · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Help us protect healthcare access for Coloradans

Hi John,  This week, Governor Jared Polis and Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera called on Colorado’s Congressional delegation to protect healthcare access, especially Medicaid, from Republican cuts.  Right now, President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress are working on handing out another…

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  Colorado Democrats · [email protected]

April 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM

INVITE: CO-08 People’s Town Hall next week.

Congressman Greg Casar will be joining us! Hi John,  Real change starts with real conversations. We’re so excited to host a People’s Town Hall with Congressman Greg Casar next Thursday, 04/24, in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District to listen and learn from you!  While Gabe Evans is avoiding those …

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Donald Trump is screwing you over.

John, this is the state of the Trump economy: 👎 A crashing stock market and volatile markets are tanking retirements and destroying paychecks for Coloradans.  👎 Incoming tax cuts for irresponsible corporations and the ultra-wealthy paid for by cuts to programs that research cures for cancer and kee…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

April 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM

🚨 CO-08 is officially a top target in 2026 🚨

Hi John,  This week, our friends at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced which Congressional districts are in play for Democrats in 2026…  Good news: they agreed with us and Colorado’s 8th Congressional District was officially named as a top target on that list.   In 202…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

April 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM

I spoke for over 25 hours straight on the Senate floor

This is a moment where we must all speak up. John, it’s Cory.   Last week, I stepped off the Senate floor after speaking for over 25 hours straight — because I cannot stand idly by while Donald Trump and Elon Musk completely disregard the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American …

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

April 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM

A Trump third term?—It’s a distraction.

We see exactly what he’s doing. John,  You might have seen the headlines from this past week where Trump said he was serious about running for a third term.  He’s done this before. He wants to scare us because he knows this is unconstitutional and he doesn't care.  Trump likes to say crazy shit like…

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

April 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM

What is Gabe Evans so afraid of?

Hi John,  Congressman Gabe Evans announced just yesterday that he is hosting a telephone Town Hall today.  Not only did Gabe Evans give his constituents just one day's notice, he’s hosting the town hall over the phone instead of in-person.  Why exactly is Gabe Evans so afraid of talking to his own …

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  Andy Yaste, CDP Treasurer · [email protected]

March 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Running behind and short on time.

Can you help us catch up before our deadline? Hi John, it’s Andy Yaste, CDP’s Treasurer. We’re running short on time, so I’ll cut right to the chase.  I’m adding up our numbers to see if our party will reach our end-of-quarter fundraising goal by this evening—and right now, it’s looking like we are …

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM

You deserve to know what your donation does…

Your money helps to fund our grassroots efforts throughout 2025 and 2026. Hi John,  Our first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is coming up in just two days. Before we ask for your support in reaching our goal, we want to explain what your dollars do. ✅ You help us pay a professional wage for all…

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  Andy Yaste, CDP Treasurer · [email protected]

March 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Hi John, I want to introduce myself!

Hi John,   I’m Andy Yaste, the Colorado Democratic Party’s newly-elected Treasurer.  I’m incredibly honored that CDP members elected and entrusted me with this responsibility. Prior to becoming our party’s Treasurer, I was the Treasurer for the Larimer County Democratic Party, where I worked to ens…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

March 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM

🚨Our first fundraising deadline of 2025…

Here’s what we’re doing to earn your contribution Hi John,  Our first official fundraising deadline of 2025 is coming up in less than a week—and we have to hit this one out of the park. We’ve heard you loud and clear: you need to see a Democratic Party working for you to earn your contributions. CHI…

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  Shad Murib · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Coloradans continue to lead our nation forward

Our very own Congressman, Jason Crow, will be leading our party’s 2026 efforts. Hi John,  Congressman Jason Crow was recently featured in a New York Times article highlighting his new role in ensuring House Democrats retake the majority in 2026, and I couldn’t be more proud to support him in this fi…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

March 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Today, we stand against oligarchy and fascism.

Join Bernie Sanders and AOC today! Hi John,  With Elon Musk treating the White House lawn as a Tesla showroom, tech bro billionaires altering our news feeds to curry favor from the government, and Donald Trump and his family grifting off the American people with meme coins and cryptocurrency, we are…

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  Colorado Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM

INVITATION: Our 8th Annual Obama Gala

Buy your tickets today and join us on Saturday, May 31st! Hi John,  We’re excited to invite you to our 8th Annual Obama Gala on Saturday, May 31st! The Obama Gala is our biggest annual event of the year, with all proceeds going to support our efforts to elect Democrats up and down the ballot in ever…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

March 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Thank you Senator Bennet, Senator Hickenlooper, and House Dems.

For standing with Colorado. John,  We want to say thank you to our U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, as well as every Colorado Dem in the House. They put Colorado first against a Republican budget bill that will further empower President Trump and Elon Musk to wreak havoc on our g…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM

What Democrats are accomplishing in our state legislature.

Hi John,  Reading the headlines coming out of Washington can be infuriating and demoralizing. It seems President Trump, Congressional Republicans, and Elon Musk are dead set on making the lives of working Americans as hard and expensive as possible, turning the economy upside down and slashing prog…

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  Shad Murib · [email protected]

March 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM

We’ve got our team, and we’re ready to fight.

Howdy John, it’s Shad Murib.  Last weekend, the Colorado Democratic Party re-elected me as their Chair alongside an incredible team of statewide officers to help redesign and rebuild our Party to reclaim our victories across the state. We are incredibly grateful for this vote of confidence, and we …

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Gabe Evans lets Colorado down

John,  In Colorado’s 8th District, Republican freshman Gabe Evans voted to support the House GOP budget plan that would slash funding for Medicaid, doing Trump’s bidding and being a “yes man” for Speaker Johnson. Nearly a quarter of his constituents rely on Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insuran…

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  Colorado Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM

Today’s election

John,  Colorado Democrats just held their bi-annual reorganization event where party members voted for Chair and Vice Chairs to lead the party into the 2025 and 2026 elections.   And today, the Colorado Democratic Party has re-elected: >> Shad Murib, Chair >> Indira Duggirala, 1st Vice …

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

March 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM

Whatever the hell that was.

John,  On Tuesday, President Trump gave his first address to Congress. As expected, we heard a whole bunch of lies, deception, and self-aggrandizement. Even a couple days later, we can’t figure out what the point of the speech could have possibly been other than to divide our country even more and …

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  Shad Murib · [email protected]

March 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM

Wrapping up the month.

Howdy John,  It’s Shad, Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party.  I’m sure you know why I’m reaching out to you. At the end of this email, I’m going to ask for your support in reaching our February end-of-month fundraising goal. But first, let me explain what we've done to earn it.  We all know it h…

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  Brittany Pettersen · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM

I traveled across the country with my newborn son to vote against Medicaid cuts

Hi John, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen here — the Colorado Dems said I could reach out. This week, I traveled across the country with my newborn son to vote against the GOP’s outrageous plan to rip away health care from millions of kids, seniors, pregnant women, and so many more — all so they ca…

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

February 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM

This is how much it costs to organize our communities

We’re the only year-round organization focused on electing Dems… Hi John,  As we wrap up February, we took a look at some of our fundraising numbers for 2025 so far.  Since the beginning of the year, our average ActBlue donation was just $22.77. That may not sound like very much compared to politica…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

February 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM

A party of working-class brawlers.

Hi John,  Since the beginning of the year, we’ve been taking the time to listen and learn from all of you  – and the message has been loud and clear.  The Colorado Democratic Party needs to be the party that fights for our working families.  Trump is using his "flood the zone" strategy to try to ov…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

February 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM

Defunding Medicaid is a death sentence: A nurse’s plea to Gabe Evans + House GOP

John,  Yesterday, Colorado Democrats joined concerned constituents and elected officials outside newly elected Congressman Gabe Evans’s Northglenn office to urge him to protect Medicaid.  One of those constituents was a hospice nurse, Rebecca Miller, who courageously shared her story. Rebecca Mill…

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  Shad Murib · [email protected]

February 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Holding Gabe Evans Accountable

Hi John,   Trump and Republicans in Washington are actively attempting to cut social programs — from Medicaid to Social Security — in order to give their billionaire backers and corporate donors another round of huge tax giveaways. As always, they are putting the financial burden on middle-class fa…

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

February 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Awful update from the Jefferson County GOP.

John,  The Jefferson County Republican Party just elected a new chairman who, in 2022, said, “It’s almost time to switch from ballots to bullets. Because that’s what wins the hearts and minds.” Rich Wyatt, the new chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, is someone frighteningly into poli…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

February 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Hear from our newly-elected DNC Chair, Ken Martin

Hi John,   Firstly, we want to congratulate our newly elected DNC Chair, Ken Martin. Ken previously served as the Chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, where he was nationally recognized for building a party infrastructure that consistently won tough elections in a purple state. Ken…

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  Shad Murib · [email protected]

February 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM

A path forward for Democrats

Howdy John, it’s Shad.  Over the weekend, I published an op-ed outlining a path forward for Democrats that calls on our Party to refocus on working people, the heartbeat of our Party, and being unafraid to champion our pro-freedom values of being able to live a safe and successful life no matter wh…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

February 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM

What CO Democrats are fighting for

John,  Every morning, there is news from D.C. that makes our jaws drop with disbelief. This morning, for instance, the top headlines are: "High-ranking D.C. federal prosecutor resigns in protest" & "Trump nominates January 6 activist to serve as top DC prosecutor" & "How Elon Musk is boosti…

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

February 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM

Some awful stuff from the Jefferson County GOP…

John,  The Jefferson County Republican Party just elected a new chairman who, in 2022, said, “It’s almost time to switch from ballots to bullets. Because that’s what wins the hearts and minds.” Rich Wyatt, the new chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, is someone frighteningly into poli…

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  Colorado Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Know Your Rights on Trump’s Immigration Policies

We’re sharing some resources that can help support our communities. Hi John,  It’s the early days of the Trump administration, and they have already caused chaos and confusion for Coloradans.   The broad executive orders on immigration have been particularly cruel and frightening, and there are repo…

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  Shad Murib · [email protected]

February 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM

We’re in this together.

Howdy John, it’s Shad.  I just wanted to get on here quickly to say thank you.  Thanks to your generosity, the Colorado Democratic Party hit its fundraising target for January. This means we can continue building up for the fights to come.  Listen, I know it’s tough to feel excited, optimistic, and…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

January 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM

How Colorado Democrats are fighting back

And notching us wins. Hi John,  It’s the end of January: President Trump and his Republican Party have been in power for less than two weeks, yet it’s already been a whirlwind of chaos and confusion.  The flurry of executive orders, controversial cabinet nominations, and boundary-testing decisions c…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

January 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Help us strategize for the fights ahead.

Hi John,  At the beginning of this month, we sent out our 2025 Colorado Priorities Survey to hear from you about the most pressing issues facing your family, our state, and our country.  Before the month ends, and with the Trump administration back, we want to give you another opportunity to share …

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

January 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM

We got Trump to back down.

On reckless spending cuts that would’ve hurt Colorado families. Hi John,  Yesterday, President Trump attempted to cut virtually all federal grants and loans, spreading widespread confusion across the government, Congress, state programs, and non-profits that rely on federal funding. Fortunately, eno…

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

January 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM

Cruel cuts target working people

We must fight back John,  Last night, Donald Trump ordered sweeping cuts to popular programs that all Americans rely on, raising costs and putting people's livelihoods at risk. These cuts are devastating to Colorado and are proof that Donald Trump is looking out for his billionaire buddies -- not th…

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

January 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Pueblo Republicans are trying to tax groceries.

Hi John,  Republicans on the Pueblo City Council are trying to impose a new tax on groceries. We thought Republicans were “supposedly” the party trying to bring down the cost of groceries… Well, it looks like they want to make them more expensive.  As Colorado Democrats, we work to protect our work…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

January 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Your chance to fight Trump is tomorrow evening…

We’re training the next generation of Colorado Democrats, and we want you to be one of them. Hi John,  Tomorrow evening, we are hosting our LAST virtual training for our Party’s reorganization process which begins on February 1st in every county across the state.  Reorganization, or ‘Reorg,’ is our…

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  Team CDP · [email protected]

January 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Trump’s back.

And our fight is too. John,  Donald Trump is the President again.   On his first day in office, Trump did not hesitate to put forth divisive and dangerous goals aimed at hurting our economy, putting immigrants in danger, attacking his political opponents, and harming our environment and public lands…

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  Colorado Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM

The start of a new political era.

And a new fight for our future, our rights, and our freedoms. John,  Today, Donald Trump was officially sworn in as our 47th President.  We know this was not the result that many of us worked for, and this is going to be a difficult day for many as we watch Donald Trump and his cabinet of billionai…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

January 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Lauren Boebert puts politics over our national security.

Hi John,  It sadly comes as no surprise that Lauren Boebert would prioritize party loyalty and politics over what’s best for our country’s national security.  She has become a vocal supporter of Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth.  Prior to his nomination, Pete Hegseth was a long-t…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

January 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM

John, we need your take on this.

We’re strategizing for 2025, and we want to know what you have to say. Hi John,  As we get into 2025, we know many Colorado Democrats are eager to know the right path forward politically for us to focus on for 2025, 2026, and beyond.  From honing in on the top issues facing our state to ways we can…

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  Colorado Democrats · [email protected]

January 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Join us tomorrow evening? We want you to join our party…

It’s our FIRST virtual training for our reorganization process. Hi John,  Tomorrow evening will be the FIRST virtual training for our party’s reorganization process.  Reorganization or ‘Reorg’ is our party’s process of electing party leadership at the county, district, and state level. These positio…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

January 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Training the next generation of Democrats – can you join us?

It starts with you. Hi John,  On Saturday, January 25th, the Colorado Democratic Party will be hosting its 2025 Municipal Leadership Workshop. Headed into a new year, with local elections on the horizon, we are asking anyone who has either had curiosity about running for office, or who is ready to…

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  Colorado Dems · [email protected]

January 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Vote on our new 2025 Colorado Democratic Party membership cards!

Help us pick the winning design! Hi John,  We’ve got something exciting to share – we’re coming out with official Colorado Democratic Party membership cards!When you become a member of our Party, you deserve recognition. No matter your role in our Party — you should be recognized for your contribut…

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  Colorado Democrats · [email protected]

January 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM

No rest for the wicked

John,  Yesterday, MAGA Colorado House Republicans attempted to block the certification of the November election results on the first day of the legislative session.  This measure only failed because Coloradans elected Democratic leadership that is focused on delivering on the most pressing issues C…

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  Shad Murib, CDP Chair · [email protected]

January 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM

A very different January 6th

John,  Four years ago, Donald Trump inspired an attack on our Capitol in an effort to stop the peaceful transfer of power for an election that he lost.   Today, Democrats committed to upholding our nation’s institutions and democratic values will peacefully certify the results of the November elect…

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