November 2025 Election Endorsements
The Denver Area Labor Federation (DALF) represents over 80,000 working Coloradans, through over 114 affiliated unions. Our membership is diverse and includes everyone from teachers, firefighters, and home care workers to electricians and aerospace workers. We come together as the Denver Area Labor Federation because we believe in one simple idea: when working people stand together, we can create positive changes for everyone.
DALF votes to endorse candidates based on how they will impact not only our unions, but all working people in the Denver Area. We carefully consider how each candidate will help us fight for a more equal and secure economy where working people can build power, ensure economic justice for themselves and their families, and combat the influence of corporations and wealthy elites.
Voting is our chance as working people to support those who support us. Who you vote for is your personal decision, but we hope that you will take DALF’s endorsements into consideration as you fill out your ballot.
AS OF September 1st, 2025, THE DENVER AREA LABOR FEDERATION HAS ENDORSED THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES:
ARVADA
City Council District 1: Randy Moorman
City Council At-Large: Michael Griffith
AURORA
City Council Ward I: Gianina Horton
City Council Ward II: Amy Wiles
City Council At-Large: Alli Jackson
City Council At-Large: Rob Andrews
AURORA SCHOOL BOARD (28J)
At-Large: Dr. Anne Keke
At-Large: Gayla Charrier
At-Large: Kristin Mallory
At-Large: Tramaine Duncan
CENTENNIAL
Mayor: Christine Sweetland
City Council District 1: Cindy Sandhu
City Council District 2: Ashish Vaidya
City Council District 4: Durrell Middleton
CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL BOARD
District E: Mike Hamrick
COMMERCE CITY
City Council At-Large: Jennifer Allen-Thomas
DENVER SCHOOL BOARD
District 3: Dr. DJ Torres
District 4: Monica Hunter
At-Large: Amy Klein Molk
DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
District B: Kyrzia Parker
District D: Tony Ryan
District E: Clark Callahan
District G: Kelly Denzler
THORNTON
City Council Ward 1: Cherish Salazar
City Council Ward 2: John Alge
WESTMINSTER
Mayor: Claire Carmelia
City Council At-Large: Obi Ezeadi
WHEAT RIDGE
City Council District III: Pat Quinn
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Trump, Congress Face Huge Economic Decisions Over Aid as Country Is Rocked by Protests
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka argued that the GOP’s reluctance to act quickly on another expansive relief bill would become unsustainable. “The pressure is building on them.
Trump’s OSHA Endangers Workers And The Economic Recovery
Nurses and other health care worker advocates and the labor movement represented by the AFL-CIO filed legal charges against the government to require mandated COVID-19 -related standards.
‘Out of money by early fall’: Postal Unions Press for Pandemic Relief
Postal union officials called for more financial support in upcoming COVID-relief packages on Wednesday, warning that the agency could run out of money by the end of September and disrupt essential services.
We Are Proud to Endorse Joe Biden for President
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