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  • Caucus is March 7th at Bison Ridge Rec Center

    Hello Commerce City, Welby, and others in Colorado’s House District 32.

    We have the caucus location set. On March 7th at 11AM, HD32 Democrats will gather at the Bison Ridge Rec Center for our bi-annual caucus.

    Here’s how Claude describes caucus.

    “Colorado’s caucus system is a neighborhood-level gathering where registered voters meet in person to discuss candidates, debate issues, and begin the process of selecting delegates who will eventually help choose party nominees. If you’re registered with the Democratic or Republican party, you’ll attend your party’s caucus at a local venue—in our case, Bison Ridge Rec Center—in your House District. The atmosphere is part town hall meeting, part civic organizing session. You’ll meet your neighbors, hear short speeches from candidate supporters, and participate in discussions about the direction of your party. Unlike a primary where you simply cast a ballot and leave, caucuses require you to stay for a couple of hours and engage in the democratic process.

    “At the caucus, you’ll help elect delegates to your county assembly and potentially volunteer to be a delegate yourself. These delegates will then attend subsequent assemblies – like the Adams County Democratic Party Assembly on March 14th – where they’ll elect delegates to the state convention. You’ll also have the opportunity to submit resolutions on issues you care about, which can influence your party’s platform. First-timers often find caucuses energizing because you’re not just voting in isolation; you’re actively participating in shaping your party’s future alongside your community.”

    If you need a ride to caucus, call us at 720-803-9114 or email us at info@ScanlonForColorado.com and we will be in touch. The campaign will be arranging rides and carpools.

  • Welby Days Recap

    This past Saturday, on September 20th, the Welby Neighbors Association hosted their annual Welby Days get together. They had a rockin’ band. (I’m sucker for any music from the 80’s.) They had some great food trucks. (The one I approached had run out of eggs and couldn’t do any more breakfast burritos.) And they had a ton of booths.

    Huge shoutout to Robin O’Dorisio for putting together a very successful event!

    First, a CD8 Watch update:

    Manny Rutinel was the only candidate to pay the hefty $25 fee and staff a booth at Welby Days. He had at least 4 volunteers and/or staff manning that sucker. And he personally walked the event shaking hands and chatting with folks.

    Shannon Bird’s name was spotted on a sign in sheet, so she apparently walked through early.

    No other candidate was spotted.

    HD32 update:

    There’s a Republican running for HD32. I didn’t catch his name, but interestingly, he’s not White, which probably wasn’t the image you had of a Republican candidate. It certainly wasn’t for me! I didn’t get a chance to talk to him. I salute Adams County Republicans for finding a Republican in Commerce City willing to run. I intend to be his opponent in the general, where I intend to whop his ass.

    As for the Democratic candidates for HD32, yours truly was the only one with a booth at the event. I spoke to 28 individuals about the state of our state and what they’d like to see more (or less!) of from the Colorado legislature.

    My awesome campaign manager, Brian Hewlett, has been lining up volunteers, and I want to thank Cal for taking the time to hang out and staff our booth. I promise to learn his last name!