Here’s a list of elected officials and community organizations opposing Amendment 47, the so-called “right to work” measure that would prevent unions from requiring workers to pay dues as a condition of employment.
Elected officials :
Gov. Bill Ritter
State Sen. Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood
State Sen. Ken Gordon, D-Denver
State Rep. Debbie Benefield, D-Arvada
State Rep. Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver
State Rep. Jerry Frangas, D-Denver
State Rep. Sara Gagliardi, D-Arvada
State Rep. Gwyn Green, D-Golden
State Rep. Jeanne Labuda, D-Denver
State Rep. Anne McGihon, D-Denver
State Rep. Mike Merryfield, D-Colorado Springs
State Rep. Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster
State Rep. Dianne Primavera, D-Broomfield
State Rep. Jim Riesberg, D-Greeley
State Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton
State representative candidate Lois Court
State representative candidate Dickey Lee Hulinghorst
State representative candidate Linda Newell
RTD board member Bruce Daly
RTD board member Bill McMullen
Arvada Mayor Bob Frie
Aurora City Councilman Larry Beer III
Aurora Mayor Ed Tauer
Bow Mar Mayor Rick Pilgrim
Broomfield Mayor Pat Quinn
Castle Pines North Mayor Maureen Shul
Centennial City Councilman Patrick Anderson
Centennial Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca McClellan
Centennial Mayor Randy Pye
Cherry Hills Village Mayor Mike Wozniak
Denver City Councilman Chris Nevitt
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
Edgewater Mayor Bonnie McNulty
Englewood Mayor Jim Woodward
Firestone Mayor Chad Auer
Foxfield Mayor Doug Headley
Frederick Mayor Eric Doering
Glendale Mayor Larry Harte
Golden Mayor Jacob Smith
Lafayette Mayor Chris Cameron
Lakewood City Councilwoman Karen Kellen
Lakewood Mayor Bob Murphy
Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning
Longmont Mayor Roger Lange
Louisville Mayor Chuck Sisk
Northglenn Mayor Kathie Novak
Sheridan Mayor Mary Carter
Superior Mayor Andrew Muckle
Thornton City Councilwoman Eva Henry
Thornton Mayor Pro Tem Steve Lebsock
Westminster City Councilwoman Faith Winter
Westminster City Councilman Mark Kaiser
Community organizations:
9to5 National Association of Working Women — Colorado
African-American Voter Registration and Information Project
American Friends Service Committee of Colorado
Bell Policy Center
Catholics United
Center for Policy Entrepreneurship
Colorado Center on Law and Policy
Colorado Democratic Party
Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute
Colorado Environmental Coalition
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
Colorado Jobs with Justice
Colorado Nonprofit Association
Colorado Professional Fire Fighters
Colorado Progressive Coalition
Democratic Business Coalition
Denver City Council
El Centro Humanitario
Fraternal Order of Police
FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities
International Association of Fire Fighters
Metro Organizations for People
Mi Familia Vota
New Era Colorado
Nurse Alliance of Colorado
Padres Unidos
Progress Now
