| Sixty-one current and former Colorado state legislators endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff today. Two days after receiving the backing of two of the state's largest labor groups, today's endorsements are further evidence of Romanoff's growing momentum. An independent poll released last week showed Romanoff gaining ground on Republican front-runner Jane Norton, narrowing her lead to within the margin of error. Romanoff's opponent in the Democratic primary is losing ground in the same survey; he now trails Norton by 14 points.
Romanoff won support from a majority of the Democrats in the state legislature -- including two-thirds of those in the House of Representatives, where he served for eight years and was speaker for four. They're the ones who have worked with Romanoff most closely. "Leadership matters, and Andrew has got it," said Rep. Joe Rice, D-Littleton, a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves.
"I've never met an elected official with more heart, integrity, or a better work ethic," said Rep. Dianne Primavera, D-Broomfield.
"Andrew Romanoff is the epitome of what a United States senator should be: a bright, young, articulate statesman who leads by example," said Rep. Edward Casso, D-Thornton.
At a press conference today, Romanoff contrasted the work he got done in the state legislature to the work that's not getting done in Congress. "Congress doesn't function much like Colorado - or the rest of America, for that matter," Romanoff said. "They don't have to balance a budget. They don't have to worry about their health insurance. They act as if they had all the time in the world." "Well, they don't," he continued. "And we don't. Many of the issues we face - health care, the economy, climate change - are literally matters of life and death. So let me put this as plainly as possible, so that the powerbrokers and party bosses in D.C. can understand: If you won't get this country moving again, then step aside. We will."
Here's the latest snapshot of endorsements:
Current legislators: Representative Dennis Apuan (D-Colorado Springs)
Representative Debbie Benefield (D-Arvada)
Senator Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora)
Representative Edward Casso (D-Thornton)
Representative Lois Court (D-Denver)
Representative Kathleen Curry (U-Gunnison)
Representative Mark Ferrandino (D-Denver)
Representative Randy Fischer (D-Fort Collins)
Representative Sara Gagliardi (D-Arvada)
Senator Mary Hodge (D-Brighton)
Representative John Kefalas (D-Fort Collins)
Assistant House Majority Leader Andy Kerr (D-Lakewood)
Representative Jeanne Labuda (D-Denver)
Representative Wes McKinley (D-Walsh)
Representative Joe Miklosi (D-Denver)
Senate Majority Leader John Morse (D-Colorado Springs)
Senator Linda Newell (D-Littleton)
Representative Sal Pace (D-Pueblo)
Representative Cherilyn Peniston (D-Westminster)
Representative Dianne Primavera (D-Broomfield)
Representative Joe Rice (D-Littleton)
Representative Su Ryden (D-Aurora)
Representative Christine Scanlan (D-Dillon)
Representative Judy Solano (D-Brighton)
Representative John Soper (D-Thornton)
Senator Abel Tapia (D-Pueblo)
Assistant Senate Majority Leader Lois Tochtrop (D-Thornton)
Representative Nancy Todd (D-Aurora)
Representative Ed Vigil (D-Fort Garland)
House Majority Leader Paul Weissmann (D-Louisville)
Senate Majority Caucus Chair Suzanne Williams (D-Aurora) Former legislators:
Former Senator Polly Baca (D-Denver)
Former Representative Dick Bond (D-Greeley)
Former Representative Alice Borodkin (D-Denver)
Former Representative Dorothy Butcher (D-Pueblo)
Former Representative Ben Clarke (D-Denver)
Former Representative Fran Coleman (D-Denver)
Former Senator Jim Dyer (D-Durango)
Former Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon (D-Denver)
Former Representative Gwyn Green (D-Golden)
Former Senator Bob Hagedorn (D-Aurora)
Former Senator Deanna Hanna (D-Lakewood)
Former House Speaker Pro Tempore Cheri Jahn (D-Wheat Ridge)
Former Representative Bryan Jameson (D-Fort Collins)
Former Representative Wayne Knox (D-Denver)
Former Senator Doug Linkhart (D-Denver)
Former Representative Glenda Swanson Lyle (D-Denver)
Former Representative Frana Mace (D-Denver)
Former Representative Rosemary Marshall (D-Denver)
Former Representative Carl Miller (D-Leadville)
Former Senator Pat Pascoe (D-Denver)
Former Senator Ray Peterson (D-Denver)
Former Senator Linda Powers (D-Crested Butte)
Former Senator Jim Rizzuto (D-Swink)
Former Representative Gil Romero (D-Pueblo)
Former Senator Dorothy Rupert (D-Boulder)
Former Senator Gloria Tanner (D-Denver)
Former House Speaker Ruben Valdez (D-Denver)
Former Representative Val Vigil (D-Thornton)
Former Senator Sue Windels (D-Arvada)
Former House Minority Leader Ruth Wright (D-Boulder) This email was sent to: vcmoon@comcast.net To unsubscribe, go to: http://andrewromanoff.com/page/unsubscribe/
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