UFCW Local 7 is proud to share the candidates endorsed through our member-driven endorsement process.
Candidates seeking the support of UFCW Local 7 are interviewed by our Executive Board, which is made up of rank-and-file union members from workplaces and industries across our union. These are members just like you who understand firsthand the issues working families face every day.
Through this process, candidates are asked about the issues that matter to working people, including workers’ rights, good wages and benefits, the right to organize and bargain collectively, and protections for union members and their families.
The candidates listed below have received the endorsement of UFCW Local 7 through this process and have been identified as labor-friendly candidates.
Our members. Our voices. Our union.
Our 2026 Endorsed Candidates
Colorado Statewide Races
Governor & Lieutenant Governor - Phil Weiser/Lesley Dahlkemper (D)
Attorney General - Jena Griswold (D)
Secretary of State - Amanda Gonzalez (D)
U.S. Senate Race
U.S. Senate - John Hickenlooper (D)
U.S. House Races
Congressional District 1 (Denver) - Melat Kiros (D)
Congressional District 8 (Adams/Weld/Northern Metro) - Manny Rutinel (D)
Colorado Senate Races
Senate District 1 (Northeastern & Eastern Colorado) - Jamie Jeffery (D)
Senate District 20 (Jefferson Cty/West Metro) - Sheila Lieder (D)
Senate District 21 (Adams County / North Metro & Eastern Arapahoe County) - Adrienne Benavidez (D)
Senate District 29 (Aurora/Arapahoe Cty) - Iman Jodeh (D)
Senate District 34 (Denver) - Chela Garcia-Irlando (D)
Colorado House Races
House District 3 (South Denver, Englewood, Sheridan & Cherry Hills Village area) - Gena Ozols (D)
House District 5 (Northwest Denver) - Justine Sandoval (D)
House District 6 (Central & Southeast Denver) - Iris Halpern (D)
House District 9 (Southeast Denver / Glendale area) - Monica VanBuskirk (D)
House District 16 (Colorado Springs) - Steph Vigil (D)
House District 18 (Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs & western El Paso County) - Amy Paschal (D)
House District 19 (Erie, Firestone, Frederick, Dacono & portions of Longmont) - Anil Pesaramelli (D)
House District 31 (Commerce City / Adams County area) - Gabriel Cervantes (D)
House District 32 (Northglenn, Thornton & Adams County area) - Chris VanDijk (D)
House District 33 (Broomfield area) - Kenny Van Nguyen (D)
House District 47 (Pueblo West & Southeastern Colorado) - Vic Meyers (D)
House District 48 (Brighton / Fort Lupton / Adams & Weld Counties) - Dez Packard (D)
House District 50 (Greeley / Weld County) - Tommy Butler (D)
House District 51 (Loveland / Larimer County) - Jacki Marsh (D)
House District 52 (Fort Collins / Larimer County) - Yara Zokaie (D)
House District 57 (Western Colorado / Garfield Cty & Roaring Fork Valley) - Elizabeth Velasco (D)
Ballot Measures
Amendment 87: Graduated Income Tax - Yes on 87 | Protect Colorado's Future
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