Colorado

• Register to vote in Colorado.
• Learn more about voting in Colorado.
• Ballot initiative: Amendment 42 (Minimum Wage)
  AFL-CIO recommends: VOTE YES
• Explore the AFL-CIO congressional voting record for Colorado.
• Go to the Colorado AFL-CIO website.
• Colorado Gubernatorial Race.
• Colorado, House District 3.
• Colorado, House District 4.
• Colorado, House District 7.
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  	Colorado Gubernatorial Race		Colorado, District 3
  	Colorado, District 4		Colorado, District 7

Key Voting Dates in Colorado

		Primary Voter Registration Deadline:		Jul 10
		Primary Election:		Aug 8
		General Election Voter Registration Deadline:		Oct 10
		Early Voting Begins (General):		Oct 23
		Absentee Voting Begins:		Oct 23
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (Mail):		Oct 27
		Early Voting Ends (General):		Nov 3
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (In Person):		Nov 3

2006 Candidates

Gubernatorial Race

Open race
Candidate(s):	Bill Ritter (D)
	Go to Bill Ritter’s campaign website.
	Bob Beauprez (R) Clyde Harkins (ACP) Dawn Winkler-Kinateder (L) Paul Fiorino (U)
	Learn more about the Colorado gubernatorial race.

House Races

CO-1	Incumbent:	Diana DeGette (D)
		Diana DeGette has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to Diana DeGette’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Thomas Kelly (G)
CO-2	Incumbent:	Mark Udall (D)
		Mark Udall has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 91 percent of the time.
		Go to Mark Udall’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Rich Mancuso (R) Norm Olsen (L) J.A. Calhoun (G)
CO-3	Incumbent:	John Salazar (D)
		John Salazar has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 80 percent of the time.
		Go to John Salazar’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Scott Tipton (R) Bert Sargent (L)
		Learn more about the CO-3 House race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
CO-4	Incumbent:	Marilyn Musgrave (R)
		Marilyn Musgrave has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 91 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Angie Paccione  (D)
		Go to Angie Paccione’s campaign website.
		Eric Eidsness (REF.)
		Learn more about the CO-4 House race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
CO-5	Open race
	Candidate(s):	Jay Fawcett (D)
		Go to Jay Fawcett ’s campaign website.
		Doug Lamborn (R)
CO-6	Incumbent:	Tom Tancredo (R)
		Tom Tancredo has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 82 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Bill Winter (D)
		Go to Bill Winter’s campaign website.
		Jack Woehr (L)
CO-7	Open race
	Candidate(s):	Ed Perlmutter (D)
		Go to Ed Perlmutter’s campaign website.
		Rick O'Donnell (R) Roger McCarville (ACP) Dave Chandler (G)
		Learn more about the CO-7 House race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.

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