November 2024 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. To find the Colorado AFL-CIO's endorsements, please visit: https://coaflcio.org/2024-endorsements.
AS OF July 1st, 2024, THE DENVER AREA LABOR FEDERATION HAS ENDORSED THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES:
ADAMS COUNTY
County Commissioner District 1: Julie Duran Mullica
County Commissioner District 2: Kathy Henson
County Commissioner District 5: Lynn Baca
ARAPAHOE COUNTY
County Commissioner District 1: Carrie Warren-Gully
County Commissioner District 3: Scott Brown
County Commissioner District 5: Rhonda Fields
DOUGLAS COUNTY
County Commissioner District 2: Angela Thomas
JEFFERSON COUNTY
County Commissioner District 2: Andy Kerr
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Judicial District 02 (Denver): John Walsh
Judicial District 17 (Adams/Broomfield): Brian Mason
Judicial District 18 (Arapahoe/Douglas/Elbert/Lincoln): Amy Padden
BALLOT INITIATIVES - SUPPORT
Denver Ballot Issue 2Q - Denver Health Funding
Denver Ballot Issue 2R - Affordable Housing
Denver Referred Question 2U - City Worker Collective Bargaining
Denver Referred Question 2V - Firefighter Collective Bargaining
(Multiple Counties) RTD Ballot Issue 7A - RTD Funding
BALLOT INITIATIVES - OPPOSE
Denver Initiated Ordinance 309 - Slaughterhouse Ban
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