Arapahoe Democrats - Candidates

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Candidates for the 2026 Primary Election

And Ballot Initiatives for the November General

Ballots for the June 30 primary election are on the way. Turn your ballot in early at a 24-hour dropbox: look up your nearest one here. Find out more at arapahoevotes.gov

Our state and local parties do not make endorsements for primary candidates. Get to know the people running to represent you! For YARD SIGNS, contact your favorite candidate campaigns through their websites below.

Seeing petitions at your supermarket or elsewhere? Read Before You Sign from the Bell Policy Center.

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LOOK UP YOUR DISTRICTS

County Candidates

For Countywide Positions

Assessor: PK Kaiser

Clerk & Recorder: Joan López

Coroner: Dr. Casey Bitting

Sheriff: Tyler Brown

Treasurer: Michael Westerberg

For Commissioner District 2

Jessica Campbell

For Commissioner District 4

State Legislative Candidates

SD = State Senate District. HD = State House District.

SD21: Adrienne Benavidez

SD27: Tom Sullivan

SD29: Iman Jodeh

SD32: Emily Sirota

HD3: Gena Ozols

HD9: Monica VanBuskirk

HD36: Michael Carter

HD37: Chad Clifford

HD38: Gretchen Rydin

HD40: Naquetta Ricks

HD41: Jamie Jackson

HD42: Mandy Lindsay

HD61: Eliza Hamrick

Candidates for Congressional District (CD) offices

For State Offices

CU Regent-CD6: Ilana Spiegel

State Board of Education-CD 1: Lisa Escárcega

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For U.S. House - CD 1

For U.S. House - CD 4

Eileen Laubacher

Jenna Preston - approved for write-in

For U.S. House - CD 6

Candidates for Statewide offices

For U.S. Senate

John Hickenlooper

For Governor

For Secretary of State

Amanda Gonzalez

Jessie Danielson

For Attorney General

Michael Dougherty

For State Treasurer

Ballot Initiative Recommendations For November 3, 2026

For initiatives that are gathering signatures to get on the ballot: Read Before You Sign from the Bell Policy Center.

For initiatives already on the November ballot: Colorado Democrats SUPPORT / vote YES on:

Initiative #195 Graduated Income Tax

https://protectcoloradosfuture.com/

SB26-135 to fund K-12 Public Schools

https://coloradoea.org/cut-the-ropes

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Colorado Democrats OPPOSE / vote NO on:

Initiative #85: Increase Fentanyl Penalties, even in cases where the fentanyl content was unknown.

Sponsored by the conservative dark money group Advance Colorado.

http://Getthefactsco.org

http://whoisadvancecolorado.org

Initiative #95: Local Law Enforcement to Report to ICE

For more information, read https://outfrontmagazine.com/pro-ice-initiative-95-added-to-colorado-ballot/

Initiatives #109 and #110: Invading Families' Private Decisions

https://familiesnotpolitics.com/

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