2026 Primary 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 April 24th, 2026, THE DENVER AREA LABOR FEDERATION HAS ENDORSED THE FOLLOWING COUNTY CANDIDATES:
ADAMS COUNTY
Assessor: Thomas Swingle
Clerk & Recorder: Josh Zygielbaum
Commissioner District 3: Emma Pinter
Treasurer: Jason Anaya-Ledeboer
ARAPAHOE COUNTY
Assessor: PK Kaiser
Clerk & Recorder: Joan Lopez
Commissioner District 2: Jessica Campbell
Commissioner District 4: Leslie Summey
Sheriff: Tyler Brown
Treasurer: Michael Westerberg
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Assessor: Kara Garr
Commissioner District 1: Irene Bonham
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Assessor: Andy Kerr
Clerk & Recorder: Nicole Hensel
Commissioner District 3: Lisa Cutter
Coroner: Nick Lobello
Treasurer: Eric Proctor
AFL-CIO Collaboration Develops Target Date CIT Funds for DC Plans
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AFL-CIO Collaboration Develops Target Date CIT Funds for DC Plans
“This suite of target date CIT funds is a welcome addition to the lineup of financial products which carry the AFL-CIO name,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “Defined benefit plans remain the bedrock of a secure retirement. However, the Labor Movement’s philosophy that all Americans are
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Unions Eager for Swift Action from New Labor Secretary
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Unions Eager for Swift Action from New Labor Secretary
“Millions of workers still do not have the strong COVID-19 protections they need to be safe at work. Marty Walsh’s strong leadership will be needed to urgently issue a strong, comprehensive OSHA COVID-19 emergency temporary standard to set workplace safety rules, accompanied by strong enforcement to
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Senate Confirms Marty Walsh To Be Labor Secretary
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Senate Confirms Marty Walsh To Be Labor Secretary
Walsh's confirmation was a victory for AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who rallied his federation of 56 unions to back the Boston mayor soon after Biden won the election in November. "It's difficult to overstate the importance of this moment," Trumka said. "For four years, working families have
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Women Labor Leaders Meet with Harris
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Women Labor Leaders Meet with Harris
An important meeting was held Thursday at the White House as the first female vice president, Kamala Harris, gathered with women labor leaders. The vice president called together the small group to discuss tackling the pandemic, creating an equitable recovery and getting women back to work
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American Rescue Plan Brings Much-Needed Help to Workers
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American Rescue Plan Brings Much-Needed Help to Workers
Last week, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion investment in our country’s recovery and future success. AFL-CIO affiliate unions released a flurry of statements praising the bill’s enactment and highlighting how the American Rescue Plan will help our members
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The Pandemic Accelerated Job Automation and Black and Latino Workers Are Most Likely To Be Replaced
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The Pandemic Accelerated Job Automation and Black and Latino Workers Are Most Likely To Be Replaced
"When technology comes into a union worksite, we're able to negotiate to get a fair share of the increased productivity and make sure it's healthy and safe — it's called bargaining acquiescence. We bargain to get a fair share for workers. But society as a whole doesn't have that," says Richard
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AFL-CIO Signals Support to Nix Senate Filibuster
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AFL-CIO Signals Support to Nix Senate Filibuster
AFL-CIO on Thursday called for the Senate to abolish the filibuster if it prevents Democrats from moving forward with a pro-worker agenda. “For decades, working people have paid the price for corporate-first government,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “Time and again, the Senate’s arcane
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House Democrats Pass Bill That Would Protect Worker Organizing Efforts
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House Democrats Pass Bill That Would Protect Worker Organizing Efforts
"The PRO Act would protect and empower workers to exercise our freedom to organize a bargain," Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, told NPR in a recent interview. "It's a game changer. If you really want to correct inequality in this country — wages and wealth inequality, opportunity and
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Biden Answers AFGE’s Call to Revoke Trump’s Anti-Worker Memo for DoD Employees
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Biden Answers AFGE’s Call to Revoke Trump’s Anti-Worker Memo for DoD Employees
President Biden proved once again he’s a champion of his own workforce. AFGE members asked Biden to revoke a memo former President Trump had issued in January 2020 that gave the secretary of defense, or their designee, the authority to eliminate collective bargaining rights for civilian workers in
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In Biden, Labor Leaders See a President Who ‘Is Not Playing’
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In Biden, Labor Leaders See a President Who ‘Is Not Playing’
“He got it,” Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, said of Biden. “Many times you go into meetings like that and you have to start with the basics about why collective bargaining is important, and then you get to the end, and they still really don’t get it,” Trumka, whose organization represents the
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Women organizing to win: 9to5 yesterday; the PRO Act today
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Women organizing to win: 9to5 yesterday; the PRO Act today
If you’ve never had to make coffee for your boss, it’s thanks to women who organized in the 1970s. And while the electric typewriter is no more, how women of that era organized is relevant—to current battles like organizing big tech, building care infrastructure, and winning labor reform by passing
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Biden Shows Strong Support for Working People with Endorsement of PRO Act
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Biden Shows Strong Support for Working People with Endorsement of PRO Act
A week after releasing the most pro-union statement from a president in decades, President Biden issued a statement of administration policy today that strongly supports the passage of the PRO Act. The administration recognizes that the right to organize a union is a fundamental building block of
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