ENDORSEMENTS

Endorsed by Secretary Ken Salazar

“Growing up, I learned the grit and leadership it takes to make change, and Manny Rutinel has plenty of both. Manny will always fight for our working families and represent everyone.” -Ken Salazar, Former U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator, and Colorado Atty. General

Endorsed by Colorado Teachers

“Manny Rutinel knows that strong public schools and strong communities go hand in hand and will fight for the resources our students and schools deserve.“ - Bernie Jiron, American Federation of Teachers, Colorado president

Latino Victory

314 Action

CHC BOLD PAC

Moms Demand Action

Colorado WINS

SEIU 105

SEIU Colorado

Unrig Washington

YIMBY Denver

YIMBY North Metro

Food and Commercial Workers

New American Leaders Action

Voces Unidas Action

United Auto Workers

United Farm Workers

United for a New Economy Action

Rocky Mountain Equality Action

Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance

AFT Colorado

CWA

UNIDOS US Action

Greeley-Weld Indivisible

  • Rep. Adriano Espaillat

    Rep. Adriano Espaillat

    U.S. Representative for NY-13

    Chair of Congressional Hispanic Caucus

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    Federico Pena

    Former Secretary of Energy, Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of Denver

  • Martin O'Malley

    Martin O'Malley

    Former Social Security Administration Commissioner

    Former Governor of Maryland

  • Cory Booker

    Senator Cory Booker

    U.S. Senator

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    Rep. Emily Randall

    U.S. Representative for WA-6

    Co-Chair of Congressional Equality Caucus

  • A man in a dark pinstripe suit with a white shirt and a colorful striped tie, smiling against a gold background.

    Wellington Webb

    Former Mayor of Denver

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    Julia Marvin

    Former Thornton City Council member and former State Representative

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    ADRIENNE BENAVIDEZ

    Former Colorado Speaker Pro Tempore

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    Wanda James

    CU Regent CD1

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    Senator Mike Weissman

    Colorado State Senator, District 28

    Former Colorado State Representative, District 36

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    David Ortiz

    Former Colorado State Representative, District 38

  • Rep. Robert Garcia

    U.S. Representative

  • Secretary Ken Salazar

    Former U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator, and Colorado Attorney General

  • Rep. Rob Menendez

    U.S. Representative

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    Rep. Javier Mabrey

    Colorado State Representative, District 1

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    Rep. Elizabeth Velasco

    Colorado State Representative, District 57

    • Martin O'Malley, Former Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Former Governor of Maryland

    • Federico Pena, Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Transportation, Former Mayor of Denver

    • Ken Salazar, Former U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator, and Colorado Attorney General

    • Cory Booker, U.S. Senator

    • Gary Hart, Former U.S. Senator for Colorado

    • Adriano Espaillat, U.S. Representative, Chair of Congressional Hispanic Caucus

    • Lou Correa, U.S. Representative

    • Robert Garcia, U.S. Representative

    • Teresa Leger Fernandez, U.S. Representative

    • Rob Menendez, U.S. Representative

    • Emily Randall, U.S. Representative, Co-Chair of Congressional Equality Caucus

    • Luz Rivas, U.S. Representative

    • Linda Sanchez, U.S. Representative, Chair of Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC

    • Pat Ryan, U.S. Representative

    • Scott Kelly, Astronaut

    • Polly Baca, Former State Senator

    • Amie Baca-Oehlert, Former Colorado Education Association President

    • Jennifer Bacon, State Representative, Assistant Majority Leader

    • Adrienne Benavidez, State Senator, Former Speaker Pro Tempore

    • Andrew Boesenecker, State Representative, Speaker Pro Tempore

    • Kyle Brown, State Representative

    • Chad Clifford, State Representative

    • Meg Froelich, State Representative

    • Lorena Garcia, State Representative

    • Lindsay Gilchrist, State Representative

    • Lucia Guzman, Former State Senator

    • Eliza Hamrick, State Representative

    • Wanda James, University of Colorado Board of Regents

    • Jamie Jackson, State Representative

    • Steve Johnson, Former State Representative and State Senator

    • Junie Joseph, State Representative

    • Chris Kolker, State Senator

    • Mandy Lindsay, State Representative, House Democratic Caucus Co-Chair

    • Javier Mabrey, State Representative

    • Janice Marchman, State Senator

    • Bob Marshall, State Representative

    • Matthew Martinez, State Representative

    • Tisha Mauro, State Representative

    • Kenny van Nguyen, State Representative

    • David Ortiz, Former State Representative

    • Amy Paschal, State Representative

    • Naquetta Ricks, State Representative

    • Joe Salazar, Former State Representative

    • Emily Sirota, State Representative

    • Lesley Smith, State Representative

    • Judy Solano, Former State Representative, A4PEP Chair

    • Rhonda Solis, Former Colorado State Board of Education, District 8

    • Katie Stewart, State Representative

    • Brianna Titone, State Representative

    • Elizabeth Velasco, State Representative

    • Mike Weissman, State Senator

    • Jenny Willford, State Representative

    • Yara Zokaie, State Representative

    • John Alge, Thornton City Councilmember

    • Jennifer Allen-Thomas, Former Commerce City Mayor Pro Tem

    • James Amador, Adams 14 School Board Member

    • Rob Andrews, Candidate for Aurora City Council

    • Roberta Ayala, Thornton Council Member

    • Adam Barajas, Westminster City Council Member

    • Karen Bigelow, Thornton Mayor Pro Tem

    • Beverly Benavidez-Ryken, Former 1st Vice Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party

    • Tommy Butler, Greeley City Council Member

    • Brenda Campos-Spitze, UNC Board of Trustees, Greeley-Evans 6 School Board Member

    • Claire Carmelia, Mayor of Westminster

    • Howard Chou, Former 1st Vice Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party

    • Chris Conway, Fort Collins City Council

    • Deb DeBoutez, Greeley City Council Member

    • Sheri Devries, Federal Heights City Council Member

    • Jerry DiTullio, Jefferson County Treasurer

    • Michael Dougherty, Boulder County District Attorney

    • Obi Ezeadi, Westminster City Council

    • Michael Farrington, Candidate for RTD Board

    • Maria Gonzalez, Founder and CEO of Adelante Community Development

    • Nita Gonzales, Long-time Advocate in the Chicano Movement

    • Kelsey Harbert, Women's Rights Activist

    • Amber Hott, Westminster Council Member

    • Alicia Johnson, Evans Council Member

    • Jack Johnson, Westminster City Council Member

    • Jenn Kaaoush, Superior Town Council Member

    • PK Kaiser, Arapahoe County Assessor

    • Craig Kim, Commerce City Councilmember, At-Large

    • Renee Lovato, Adams 14 School Board Member

    • Oscar Madera, Commerce City Councilmember

    • JD Mangat, Mayor of Lafayette

    • Chris Nicholson, RTD Board of Directors

    • Yolanda Ortega, Community Advocate and Former Colorado Board of Regents Candidate

    • Emma Pinter, Adams County Commissioner

    • Tyler Quick, Candidate for Adams County Commissioner

    • Rosemary Rodriguez, Former Denver Council Member

    • Michael Scanlon, Candidate for HD 32

    • Christian Seale, Candidate for El Paso County Commissioner

    • Bonnie Sellers, Federal Heights Council Member

    • Jody Shadduck-McNally, Larimer County Commissioner

    • Tracey Snyder, Former Mayor Pro Tem, Commerce City

    • Manuel Solano, A4PEP Board Member and Community Leader

    • Thomas Swingle, Adams County Chief Deputy Advisor and Candidate for Assessor

    • Saul Tapia Vega, Lafayette City Council Member

    • Austin Ward, Broomfield City Councilmember

    • Wellington Webb, Former Mayor of Denver

    • Audrey Yanos, Westminster Public Schools Board of Education

    • Maria Zubia, Adams 14 School Board Member

Whether you’re a community advocate or an elected official, we’d be honored to have your support. Add your name above!

Manny is grateful to receive the support of elected officials and community leaders across CD-8 and Colorado. We’ll be releasing additional exciting endorsements soon, so stay tuned!