Endorsements
ENDORSING 'NO' ON AMENDMENTS 47, 49 AND 54:
Elected Officials and Candidates:
- U.S. Senator Ken Salazar
- U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter
- Congressional Candidate Hang Eng
- Governor Bill Ritter
- State Senator Betty Boyd
- State Senator Ken Gordon
- State Senator Lois Tochtrop
- State Senator Mo Keller
- State Senator Suzanne Williams
- State Senate Candidate Joyce Foster
- State Senate Candidate Nathan Wilkes
- State Representative Debbie Benefield
- State Representative Mark Ferrandino
- State Representative Randy Fischer
- State Representative Jerry Frangas
- State Representative Sara Gagliardi
- State Representative Gwyn Green
- State Representative Joel Judd
- State Representative John Kefalas
- State Representative Jeanne Labuda
- State Representative Ann McGihon
- State Representative Mike Merrifield
- State Representative Cherilyn Penniston
- State Representative Dianne Primavera
- State Representative Jim Riesberg
- State Representative Judy Solano
- State Representative John Soper
- State Representative Candidate Lois Court
- State Representative Candidate Mollie Cullom
- State Representative Candidate Rich Flores
- State Representative Candidate Dickey Lee Hulinghorst
- State Representative Candidate Linda Newell
- State Representative Candidate Camille Rykman
- State Representative Candidate John Stevens
- RTD Board Member Bruce Daly
- RTD Board Member Bill McMullen
- Clear Creek County Commissioner Kevin O'Malley
- Douglas County District 3 Commissioner Candidate Shirley Francis-Fraser
- Weld County District 3 Commissioner Candidate Tom Pettit
- Arvada Mayor Bob Frie
- Aurora City Council Member Larry Beer
- Aurora Mayor Ed Tauer
- Bow Mar Mayor Rick Pilgrim
- Broomfield Mayor Pat Quinn
- Castle Pines North Mayor Maureen Shul
- Centennial City Council Member Patrick Anderson
- Centennial Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca McClellan
- Centennial Mayor Randy Pye
- Cherry Hills Village Mayor Mike Wozniak
- Denver City Council Member Doug Linkhart
- Denver City Council Member Paul Lopez
- Denver City Council Member Chris Nevitt
- Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
- Edgewater Mayor Bonnie McNulty
- Englewood Mayor Jim Woodward
- Firestone Mayor Chad Auer
- Foxfield Mayor Doug Headley
- Frederick Mayor Eric Doering
- Glendale Mayor Larry Harte
- Golden Mayor Jacob Smith
- Lafayette Mayor Chris Cameron
- Lakewood City Council Member Karen Kellen
- Lakewood Mayor Bob Murphy
- Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning
- Longmont Mayor Roger Lange
- Louisville Mayor Chuck Sisk
- Northglenn Mayor Kathie Novak
- Sheridan Mayor Mary Carter
- Superior Mayor Andrew Muckle
- Thornton City Council Member Eva Henry
- Thornton Mayor Pro-Tem Steve Lebsock
- Westminster City Council Member Faith Winter
- Westminster City Council Member Mark Kaiser
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Community Leaders and Organizations:
- 9to5 National Association of Working Women - CO
- African American Voter Registration and Information Project
- AFL-CIO
- Airport, Racetrack and Allied Workers
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- American Federation of Teachers
- Amalgamated Transit Union
- American Friends Service Committee of Colorado
- American Postal Workers
- Bell Policy Center
- Catholics United
- Center for Policy Entrepreneurship
- Colorado ACORN
- Colorado Building Trades Council
- Colorado Center on Law and Policy
- Colorado Democratic Party
- Colorado Education Association
- Colorado Environmental Coalition
- Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute
- Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
- Colorado Jobs with Justice
- Colorado Nonprofit Association
- Colorado Professional Fire Fighters
- Colorado Progressive Coalition
- Communication Workers of America
- Denver Area Labor Federation
- Denver City Council
- El Centro Humanitario
- Fraternal Order of Police
- FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities
- IATSE
- International Association of Fire Fighters
- International Association of Machinists
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- International Union of Operating Engineers
- International Union of Painters, Allied Trades
- Laborers International Union of North America
- Metro Organizations for People
- Mi Familia Vota
- National Association of Letter Carriers
- National Education Association
- National Postal Mail Handlers
- National Rural Letter Carriers Association
- New Era Colorado
- Nurse Alliance of Colorado
- Office and Professional Employees International
- Operating Engineers
- Padres Unidos
- Progress Now
- Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
- SEIU
- Sheet Metal Workers International
- Sierra Club
- Transport Workers Union of America
- UNITE-HERE
- United Association of Pipefitters
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jointers of America
- United Food and Commercial Workers
- United Mine Workers of America
- United Steel Workers of America
- United Transportation Union
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Business Leaders and Groups:
- Michael Horstmann, Agency of Credit Control, Inc.
- William Ross, Alpine Plumbing and Heating
- Bob Ferm, American Insurance Association
- Wendy Mitchell, Aurora Economic Development Council
- Doug Ferraro, Bellco Credit Union
- Alan Benjamin, Benjamin West
- Berenbaum Weinshienk & Eason
- Jeff Willis Berkley Homes
- Stephen Roark, Black Hawk Gaming & Dev. Co.
- Dennis Naylor, BMC West
- Blair Richardson, Bow River Capital
- Steve Farber, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
- Stephen Parker, Business Advisor
- Bill Rothacker, Cadence Capital Investments
- Steven Halstedt, Centennial Ventures
- Pam Nicholson, Centura Health
- Marty Schmitz, Citywide Banks
- Luis A. Colon, Colon-Collawn Construction
- Don Childears, Colorado Bankers Association
- Colorado Businesses for Sensible Solutions
- Walter Isenberg, Colorado Concern
- Gail Klapper, Colorado Forum
- Stephen Roark, Colorado Gaming Association
- Steven Summer, Colorado Hospital Association
- Tom Downey, Colorado Nonprofit Association
- John Sadwith Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
- Walt Imhoff, Community Leader
- Dan Ritchie, Community Leader
- Al Yates, Community Leader
- Frank Gandora, Creative Hardscape
- Kate Paul, Delta Dental
- Joe Ellis, Denver Broncos
- Bill Mitchell, Denver Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Greg Stevinson, Denver West Realty
- Charlie Ergen, Dish Network
- Rick Sapkin, Edgemark
- Jeff Selberg, Exempla Health Care
- Charlie Foster, Foster Consulting
- David Foster, Foster Graham Stubbs
- Don Kortz, Fuller Real Estate
- John Baron, GBSM, Inc.
- Jim Johnson, GE Johnson
- Albert Gonzales, Gonzales Consulting Services
- Jeff Dorsey, Health One
- Cole Finnegan, Hogan & Hartson
- Ted Trimpa, Hogan & Hartson
- Roger Hutson, HRM Resources
- Buck Hutchison, Hutchison Inc.
- John Imbergamo, The Imbergamo Group
- George Beardsley, Inverness Properties, LLC
- Stephen Roark, Jacobs Entertainment
- Donna Lynne, Kaiser Permanente
- Scott Smith, La Plata Investments
- Phil Hicks, Lampert Brokerage
- John Freyer, Land Title Guarantee Co.
- Lee Alpert, Lee Alpert & Company Real Estate
- Harry Lewis, Jr., Lewis Investments
- Rocky Scott McWhinney
- Larry Mizel, MDC Holdings
- Bryon White, Milender White Construction
- Trygve Myhren, Myhren Media, Inc.
- Pat Hamill, Oakwood Homes
- Jim Perry, Office Scapes
- John Shaw, Opus Northwest
- Peter Beaupre, PCL Construction
- Jay Perlmutter, Perlmutter and Company
- Ray Pittman, Pittman Development
- Jeff Schwartz, ProLogis
- Chuck Ward, Qwest
- Jeffrey Ross, Ross Aviation
- Walter Isenberg, Sage Hospitality
- Evan Makovsky, Shames-Makovsky Realty Company
- Chetter Latcham, Shea Homes
- Mark Smith, Southwestern Investment Group
- Noel Cunningham, Strings Restaurant
- Ken Tuchman, TeleTech
- Geoff Bailey, The Bailey Co.
- Jim Shmerling, The Children's Hospital
- David Kenney, The Kenney Group
- John Brackney, The South Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Howard Gelt, State of Colorado Economic Dev Commission
- Tim Kilcoyne, Town and Country Title Services
- Heidi Wagner, Tri State
- Dick Hartman, Union Pacific
- Robert Coombe, University of Denver
- Beth McGann, Vail Resorts
- Bruce Alexander, Vectra Bank
- Gary Meggison, Weitz
- C. Alan Peppers, Westerra Credit Union
- Dick Kelly, Xcel Energy
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In addition, the following groups and individuals are opposing individual amendments:
ENDORSING 'NO' ON AMENDMENT 47:
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Business and Community Groups:
- Action 22
- Black Chamber of Commerce
- Club 20
- Colorado Association of Bankers
- Colorado Economic Leadership Council
- Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)
- Colorado Stonewall Democrats
- Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Golden Chamber of Commerce
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Latina Initiative
- Libertarian Party of Colorado
- Progressive 15
- South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce
- Steamboat Springs Resort Association
- The White House Project
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Newspapers:
- Aspen Times
- Aurora Daily Sentinel
- Boulder Weekly
- Cortez Journal
- Denver Post
- Durango Herald
- Durango Telegraph
- Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
- Greeley Tribune
- Sky Hi Daily News
- Telluride Watch
- Wet Mountain Tribune
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ENDORSING 'NO' ON AMENDMENT 49:
Business and Community Groups:
- ACLU Foundation of Colorado
- Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)
- Colorado Stonewall Democrats
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Newspapers:
- Aspen Times
- Aurora Daily Sentinel
- Boulder Weekly
- Cortez Journal
- Durango Herald
- Durango Telegraph
- Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Ouray News
- Summit Daily News
- Wet Mountain Tribune
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ENDORSING 'NO' ON AMENDMENT 54:
Business and Community Groups:
- ACLU Foundation of Colorado
- Club 20
- Colorado Common Cause
- Colorado NARAL
- Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Douglas County Business Alliance
- Elevations Credit Union
- Environment Colorado
- Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Action Fund
- The White House Project
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Newspapers:
- Arvada Press, Golden Transcript, Lakewood Sentinel, Wheat Ridge Transcript [Mile High Newspapers]
- Aurora Daily Sentinel
- Boulder Daily Camera
- Boulder Weekly
- Canon City Daily Record
- Cortez Journal
- Denver Post
- Durango Herald
- Durango Telegraph
- Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
- Longmont Times-Call
- Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Ouray News
- Pueblo Chieftain
- Rocky Mountain News
- Salida Mountain Mail
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If you are not listed and would like to add your organization's name to our endorsement list, please email us at ProtectCOFuture@gmail.com or call 303-937-4971.
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