Co-Sponsors of The Democracy for The People Initiative

Citizen Co-Sponsors (update pending)

Thanks to everyone who signed up as a co-sponsor in our initial push. If you would like to add your name, please click here.

Phillip Villard, Candidate for Colorado Secretary of State

Christopher E. Otwell, Candidate for Colorado University Regent-at-Large

David Sedbrook, Candidadte for U.S. Congress, Colorado's 1st Congressional District

Mark Williams, Candidate for U.S. Congress, Colorado's 2nd Congressional District

Levi Tillemann, Candidate for U.S. Congress, Colorado's 6th Congressional District

David Aarestad, Candidate for U.S. Congress, Colorado's 6th Congressional District

PK Kaiser, Candidate for County Assessor, Arapahoe County

Julia Varnell-Sarjeant, Candidate for Colorado State Senate, District 30

Peter Smith, Candidate for Colorado State Senate, District 32

Amy Beatie, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 4

Matthew Nadel, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 4

Nicky Yollick, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 5

Louis Irwin, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 5

Gabe Thorn, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 5

Emily Sirota, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 9

Ashley Wheeland, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 9

Luke Bray, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 26

Melissa Martin, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 38

Scott Wagner, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 43

Simone Aiken, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 44

Gbenga Ajiboye, Candidate for Colorado State House, District 48

Mike Albar * Robert Almazan * James Amory * Eleanor Anderson-Miles * John Andreula * Mel Apodaca * Susan Aposhyan * David Arntson * Andrew Arrabaca * Sharon Baker * Charlotta Ball * Kelso Ballantyne * Ratmond Bartlett * Robert Bauer * Nancy Beadle Beadle * Jane Beattie * Elaine Becker * Frank Belcastro * Pamela Benjamin * Karen Berger * Pat Berger * Peter Bertoncini * Lisa Beth * Frances Blair * Richard Blake * Jesse Boeckermann * Lelia Bogard * Mary A Borchers * Patricia Borri * Vic Bostock * Omar Boumali * Jonathan Boyne * Charles Brexel Sr. * James Briggs * Brad Buckner * Robert Burk * Chris Byknish * Andrea Cain * Toni Caldwell Clark * Arna Caplan * Gioia Cardelli * Karen Carr * Carmen Casis * Leslie Cassidy * Candis Cebula Cebula * Doug Cecere * Douglas Chalmers * Jo Chapman * Guy Chavez * Jarrett Cloud * Eleanor Collins * Dave Combs * Sharon Conn * Richard Conolly * S Cook * Heather Cooper * John Cooper * Trina Cooper * Bruce Coston * Karen Cowen * Shelley Dahlgren, PhD * Katherine Dander * Larry Daniell * Carroll Dartez * Scott Davis * Paul Day-Lucore * Kenneth DeBacker * Avis Deck * Carol Devoss * John Devriendt * Mary Ann Dimand * Ruth Dimmitt * Cleo Dioletis * Geoff Dolman * John Doss * Kathleen Doyle * Carolyn Dreeszen * Frank Driscoll * Robert Duke * Samuel Durkin * Mark Earnest * Wolf Edwards * Bernard Elias * Paul Engstrom * John Estes * Joshua Evans * Anne Farrell * Nancy Faust * Jim Ferrimani * Emma Fields * Vicky Fields * Sheilah Fish * Robert Fladger * Daniel Ford * Michael Fox * Frances Frain Aguirre * Matthew Franck * Richard Frichette * Michael Friedman * Rolf Friis * Elizabeth Fryman * Robert Gabriel * Otheniel Garcia * Ben F. Garcia, Ph.D.-ABD * Tara Gartanutti * Candie Glisson * Sheree Goecke * Jacqui Goeldner * Eva Gold * Aaron Goldhamer * MaryEllen Gonzales * William G Gonzalez * F Goodwill * Ronald Goodwin * Jean Gore * Judith Gore * Lyn Gullette * Monique Gurley-Larson * Roxanne Guthmann * Patty Haley * Janice Hallman * Gretchen Hammond * Rick Hamrick * Edward Hanson * Jill Harmer * Clare Harris * David Harris * John Leroy Harris * Chris Harrison * Jeffrey Hemenez * Diane Hendricks * Juliette Hidahl * PJ Hiebert * Larry Holman * Ellen Homsey * Brian Houlehan * Emma Houseman * Celeste Howard * Jan Hughes * Gary Hull * Greg Hurlbert * Sue Hurwitz * Erik Hvoslef * Sharon Hwang * Jill Hyman * Joe Jacks * JoLynn Jarboe * Cindy Jensen * Hezikiah Johnson III * Colin Jones * Elena Kanina * James Keats * Thomas Keller * Doug Kelley * Brian Kelly Kelly * Edward Kern * Paul Kesler * Cindi Kestrel * Gordon Kieft * Tammy Kilgore * Daniel Klein * Jane Klinedinst * Joanne Kondratieff * Rebecca Koo * Bob Kostelecky * Carol Krismann * Rick Kuehn * Lisa La Fave * Phyllis Lager * Jennifer Lake * Candace LaPorte * Erik LaRue * Larry Latta * Doug Laub * Laurie Mcneill * L L'Enfant * Bill Lewis * Ellen Lewis * Judith Lienhard * Nigel Lim Lim * Jean Lipman-Blumen * Joan Loecker *Jeanne & Vern Long * Leland Long * Karen and Will Lozow Cleary * Anita Lynch * John Lynch * Douglas Lyon * Ricj Lyons * Debra MacKillop * Linda Mahan * Janet Maker * Marvin Makinen * Nancy and W Berkeley Mann Jr * Gail Marcus * David Margolis * Eugene Mariani * Catherine Marie * Dominic Marino * James Marsh * Jonathan Marten * Michael Masley * Carolyn Massey * Claudia Matthews * Mark Matthews * Josh Maynard * Daniel McCollum McCollum * Monty Mcintosh * Larry McLaughlin * Michael Mclaughlin * Colleen McMahon * Susan McMillan * Richard Medlock * Mark Mehringer * Jim Melton * Ana Mettler * JoAnne Metzler * Harold Adolph Meyer, Jr * Patricia Michaels * Elizabeth Middleton * Jared Miller * Michelle Miller * Dave Mills * Audrey Minick Minick * Carol Ann Minor * Joan Mitchell * Terri Monley * Dianna Moore * France Morrow * Lauren Murdock * Gladys Murphy * R Nath * Meredith Needham * Jeff Neikirk * Marie Nelson * Laura Newton * JL Nichols * Judith Niemann * Frank Noble * William Nusbaum * Robert Oberdorf * Lenny Obolsky * Ed O'Brien * Edward Ochoa * Denise O'Dell * Chris O'Hara * Debra Oliver * Kata Orndorff * Mary Oster * Ed Parks * Ron Parsons * Richard Passoth * Scott Patton * Susan Perez * Owen Perkins * Patricia Perkins * Vicky Peters * Susan Petra * Joseph Pluta * JoAnne Poole * Susan Posey * Shirley Powell * Jinger Pulkrabek * Saphira Rain * Sandy Reavey * Terri Resley * Gwen Richards * Javier Rivera * Marie Robison * Dave Roehm * Sara Romero * Gabriel Rosas Rosas * John Ruhl * Jennifer Ruth * Joe Salazar * Patricia Santoro * Rachel Scarlata * Corey Schade * Alice Janet Scheevel * John Schenck * Matt Scherr * Ronald Schlesinger * David Schultz * Judy Schwartz * Tracy Scott * Ljubica Sefer-Stefancic * William Semple * Jerry Sharman * Sharon Baker Sharon Baker * Nina Shope * Robin Shuten * Phyllis Simon Simon * Peter Simons * Jon Singleton * Darren Skotnes * Angela Smith * Benita Smith * Diane Smith * The Honorable Tiffany Snyder - Mayor of Ward, Colorado (4-terms, now ret.) * Donald Solomon * John S. Sonin * Libby Sosa * Linda Sparks * Jon Spitz * Karen Spradlin * Douglas Spurlin * Marilyn Standley * Edh Stanley * Michael Stella * KV Stephens * David Stetler * Karen Stimson * Duane Stjernholm * Bruce Stotts * P. Sturm * Mariu Suarez * Ann Sullivan * Linda Szymoniak * Jorge J Tamargo * Rosemary Tann * John Tarin * Kirk Taylor * Donna Thelander * Michael Tomczyszyn * Tim Towns * Mary Turner * Aaron Ucko * R Vald * Robert Vandervennet * R Vanstrien * Robert Veralli * John Vickery * Mare Wahosi * Susan Walp * Dave Walter * Harold Watson * Matt Weatherford * Elyette Weinstein * Becky Wharton * Wyman Whippple * Beulah White * David White * Randi Wickliff * Jan Wilson *Mitch Wilson * Steve Winkler * Janet Wise * Marc Woersching * Tom Wordinger * Armin Wright * Rich Yurman

Testimonials

"We need to get this going for ALL people - The rich should not be the only ones to have access to healthcare - No more profit on others misfortunes."

"Gerrymandering is crippling our nation, preventing many people from voting... We need to be able to vote for the representative of our choice... not stalled by the sidelines by unfair practices."

"Persist and show your grit."

"Stop the insanity."

"Money in Politics is the root cause of corruption. It prevents citizens from controling their government."

"To Be Free Range, One Must Flee The Farm."

"I'm in California, but so with you."

"We must elect officials that will protect the rights of its citizens and be able to work across the aisle to achieve our goals. We must reform or replace the Republican and Democrats hardline deadlocks. We must also start with clean bills. We must also end Secret votes, going Nuclear to get a bill thru that is not the will of the people."

"I support a fair election system that works for all the people of Denver."

"As a longtime supporter of Ken Gordon, I'm signing up as a tribute to him. While I live in North Carolina now, my home will always be Denver. I miss Ken and Denver!"

"The Denver City Council has been taken over by members who were put into office by a small group of development oriented businessmen and lawyers. If we had fairer limits on campaign contributions the average citizen would have a better chance of winning election. Our City Council should not be bought and paid for by wealthy individuals with agendas that only serve their own selfish interests."

"We must deconstruct the kleptocratic oligarchic plutocracy that has replaced our democratic republic and hold accountable all those responsible."

"Yes, and oh, yes please!"

"This is one of our country's biggest problems. If Denver can do this, maybe the rest of the country will follow. Go, Denver, go!!!"

"We must have fair and transparent elections which include every citizen's vote! Thank you for helping to make this possible!"

"Like most American citizens I emphatically agree with limiting special interests spending on elections!"

"Democracy necessitates participation."

"When we all show up, we win."

"The more you can do for your city the more you do for everyone. Thank you"

"Let's protect democracy in Denver!

Glad to hear Ken is still breathing...if only breathing fire."

"Enough is enough! Let's put take back our democracy from the special interests!"

"I've been a strong supporter of public financing of elections...and want my (bordering) state of Iowa to do what you are proposing! Your success will help us!"

"This is what we need. I hope my state follows you."

"I support fair elections and getting money out of elections!"

"100% behind you!"

"Regular people need representation in our governments! Enough with the Koch Brothers and their kind dominating our government."

"I live in Aurora. I absolutely support this effort."

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Resolution Endorsing The Democracy for the People Initiativ

Democratic Party of Denver Resolution to Endorse The Democracy for the People Initiative, 1.27.18

WHEREAS, The Platform of The Democratic Party of Denver, Section 4 (Democracy), states that: “Constitutional civil, political, and religious rights belong to humans not to corporations. We believe that voting is a basic democratic right and call for campaign finance reform to restrict the role of large donations.

“1. We believe that voting is a basic right and oppose any measures that decrease or inhibit access to voting and support extending voting rights by measures such as extensive early voting, mail-in ballots, same day registration, automatic voter registration, and making Election Day a national holiday.

“2. We believe that rights recognized under the U.S. Constitution belong to human beings only, and that money is not protected speech. Corporations do not have Constitutional rights, but only those legal rights and responsibilities given to them by statute. We support legislation and/or constitutional amendments to reverse the effects of Citizens United and related cases.

“3. We support public funding of political campaigns.

“4. We support full disclosure of donors for all political issue spending and support tightening legislation and regulations to restrict political spending by 501(c) (4) and other tax-exempt organizations.

“5. We advocate the inclusion of American government and civics in K-12 curriculum.” And WHEREAS The Democracy for the People Initiative on the 2018 Denver ballot supports those values by introducing the following reforms in Denver municipal campaign finance laws:

Requiring the disclosure of dark money in electioneering
Banning corporations from making direct contributions to campaigns
Lowering Denver’s high campaign contribution limits to be more in keeping with the statewide contribution limits
Providing matching funds for small-dollar donors contributing $50 or less to candidates who choose to turn down special interest money, thereby elevating the voice of everyday voters and limiting the corrupting influence of special interest money;

And WHEREAS communities including states, counties, and municipalities all over the country have seen higher voter turnout and greater participation from minority communities in elections and campaigns when reforms including a publicly financed campaign component are implemented;

And WHEREAS implementing The Democracy For the People Initiative in Denver would take local elections back from the big money and special interests that have dominated campaign spending in recent cycles,

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we, The Central Committee of The Democratic Party of Denver endorse a “YES” vote on The Democracy For The People Initiative on the November 6, 2018 ballot.