Weiser has earned the support of more current and former state and local elected officials than any other candidate in the race.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 2, 2026

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Denver, CO – Today, Attorney General Phil Weiser’s campaign for Governor of Colorado announced that it has officially secured more than 200 endorsements, earning the support of more current and former state and local elected officials than any other candidate in the race. The announcement marks a major milestone for the campaign and comes exactly one year after Weiser announced his bid for governor.

Since the campaign’s launch, support for Weiser has surged, growing from 89 endorsements in March 2025 to more than 200 in less than a year. Today, Weiser has more endorsements from current and former governors, state legislators, mayors, county commissioners, law enforcement officials, and council members than his Democratic primary opponent, U. S. Senator Michael Bennet.

“I’m honored to have the trust and support of more state and local leaders from across Colorado than any other candidate in the governor’s race,” Phil Weiser said. “As Attorney General, I’ve always showed up and fought for communities in every corner of our state, and the growing support for our campaign from the public servants on the front lines in their communities is a testament to my track record of serving and delivering for the people of Colorado. As governor, I’ll continue to fight and show up for Coloradans every day.” 

The campaign also highlighted other key milestones from the past year, which included:

• Pushing back at every step against the Trump Administration’s lawlessness 
• Receiving 23,500+ total individual donations
• Securing the endorsements of four sitting governors, including Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
• Launching a statewide tour and engaging directly with thousands of Coloradans
• Releasing a comprehensive future-looking policy blueprint

The entire list of endorsers are as follows: 

Honorary Campaign Chair

• The Honorable Roy Romer, former Governor, State of Colorado

Campaign Co-Chairs

• Jeni Arndt, Mayor, City of Fort Collins
• Omar Montgomery, former mayoral candidate, City of Aurora
• Meg Porfido, former chief of staff, Colorado Governor’s Office
• Ed Perlmutter, former member, U.S. House of Representatives

Honorary Campaign Steering Committee

• Polly Baca, Former State Senator; Former State Representative
• Bernie Buescher, Former Secretary of State
• Terrance Carroll, Former Speaker of the House
• Jeff Chostner, Pueblo County District Attorney
• Lois Court, Former State Senator; Former State Representative
• Lisa Cutter, State Senator
• Lucia Guzman, Former Senate Democratic Leader
• Edie Hooton, Former State Representative
• Robert Jackson, Alamosa County Sheriff
• Barbara McLachlan, State Representative
• Dafna Michaelson Jenet, State Senator
• Brandon Shaffer, Former Senate President
• Marc Snyder, State Senator
• John Stulp, Former Commissioner of Agriculture; Former Water Policy Advisor to the Governor; Former Prowers County Commissioner
• Carrie Warren-Gully, Arapahoe County Commissioner
• Rachel Zenzinger, Jefferson County Commissioner; Former State Senator

Endorsements

• Jeffrey Ackermann, Former Colorado PUC Chairman
• Marlo Alston, Councilperson, City of Centennial
• Norma Anderson, Former State Senate Majority Leader; Former State Representative 
• Judy Amabile, State Senator
• Jorge Amaya, Former Commissioner, Alamosa County
• Joe Ayala, Mayor, City of La Junta
• Amira Assad Luca, Vice President, Adams 12 School Board
• Karen Bigelow, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Thornton
• Lynn Baca, County Commissioner, Adams County
• LeAnn Baca Bartlett, Colorado Springs School District 11 School Board Member 
• Bob Bacon, Former State Senator
• Scott Baldermann, Former Denver Public Schools Board Member
• Keith Baker, Former County Commissioner, Chaffee County
• Cindy Baroway, Former Councilperson, City of Lakewood
• Steve Barr, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Littleton
• Tara Beiter-Fluhr, Mayor, City of Sheridan
• Erika Brown, Vice President of the Durango 9-R Board of Education
• Kristin Bronson, Former City Attorney, City and County of Denver
• Bruce Brown, Former District Attorney, Summit, Lake, Clear Creek and Eagle Counties
• Tyler Brown, Sheriff, Arapahoe County
• Betty Boyd, Former State Senator
• Barbara Bynum, Former Mayor, City of Montrose
• Bennett Boeschenstein, Former Mayor Pro Tem, City of Grand Junction
• Tom Boyd, County Commissioner, Eagle County 
• Mike Callihan, Former Lieutenant Governor
• Guyleen Castriotta, Mayor, City and County of Broomfield
• Jessica Campbell-Swanson, Commissioner, Arapahoe County
• Sean Camacho, State Representative
• Michael Carrigan, Former Chair, Board of Regents, University of Colorado
• Chad Clifford, State Representative
• Morgan Carroll, Former President, Colorado Senate; Former Chair, CO Democratic Party
• Claire Carmelia, Councilperson, City of Westminster
• Todd Cohen, Councilperson, City and County of Broomfield
• Stephanie Copeland, Former Executive Director, Office of Economic Development and International Trade
• Kathleen Curry, Former State Representative
• Lesley Dahlkemper, County Commissioner, Jefferson County
• Lindsey Daugherty, State Senator; Former State Representative
• Sharon Davis, Councilperson, City of Arvada
• Kelly Denzler, Board Member-elect, Douglas County School Board
• Jamie Dominguez, City Councilperson, City of Alamosa
• John Doyle, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Aspen
• Jean Dubofsky, Former Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
• Leslie Durgin, Former Mayor, City of Boulder
• Josh Epel, Former Chair, Public Utilities Commission
• Lisa Escárcega, State Board of Education, Congressional District 1
• Karla Esser, State Board of Education
• Patty Evans, City Councilor, City of Golden
• Mike Feeley, Former Minority Leader, Colorado Senate
• Jill Fellman, Former Board Member, Jefferson County Board of Education
• Ken Fellman, Former Mayor, City of Arvada
• Lisa Feret, State Representative
• Bob Ferguson, Governor of Washington 
• Jaime FitzSimons, Sheriff, Summit County
• Dennis Flores, City Councilperson, City of Pueblo
• Mike Foote, Former State Senator; Former State Representative
• Emily Francis, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Fort Collins
• Meg Froelich, State Representative
• Bill Furman, Councilperson, City of Lakewood
• Deb Gardner, Former Commissioner, Boulder County; Former State Representative
• Angela Giron, Former State Senator
• Lori Goldstein, Board President, Adams 12 Five Star Schools Board 
• John Graham, Mayor of Manitou Springs
• Irene Griego, Former Regent–CD 7, University of Colorado
• Geoffrey Grimmer, Councilperson, Town of Eagle
• Hillary Hall, Former Clerk and Recorder, Boulder County
• Chris Hansen, Former State Senator; Former State Representative
• Eliza Hamrick, State Representative
• Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts
• Nancy Henjum, Councilperson, City of Colorado Springs
• Heidi Henkel, Councilperson, City and County of Broomfield
• Nicole Hensel, Candidate for Jefferson County Clerk & Recorder
• Abe Herman, Mayor, City of Grand Junction
• Bill Holen, Former County Commissioner, Arapahoe County
• Dietrich Hoefner, Councilperson, City of Louisville
• Amy Hoeven, City Council Member, City of Fort Collins
• Sandy Hollingsworth, County Commissioner, Gilpin County
• Gianina Horton, Councilperson, City of Aurora
• Alli Jackson, Councilperson, City of Aurora
• Nancy Jackson, Former County Commissioner
• Ken Jaray, Former Mayor, Manitou Springs
• Stan Jezierski, Councilperson, City and County of Broomfield
• Junie Joseph, State Representative
• Josh Joswick, Former La Plata County Commissioner
• PK Kaiser, County Assessor, Arapahoe County
• Andy Kerr, Commissioner, Jefferson County; Former State Senator; Former Assistant House Majority Leader
• Moe Keller, Former State Senator
• Cathy Kipp, State Senator
• Xóchitl Gaytán, District 2 Director, DPS Board of Education
• Amy Klein Molk, School Board Member, Denver Public Schools
• David Knight, Mayor, Town of Basalt
• Tracy Kraft Tharp, Former County Commissioner, Jefferson County; Former State Representative
• Jacob LaBure, City Councilperson, City of Lakewood
• Mark Lacis, Mayor, Town of Superior
• Dottie Lamm, Former Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate; Former First Lady, State of Colorado
• Pete Lee, Former State Senator; Former State Representative 
• Chris Leh, Mayor, City of Louisville
• Kevin Leung, Board Member, South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District
• Javier Mabrey, State Representative
• Alice Madden, Former Colorado House Majority Leader
• Kathleen MacKenzie, Former Councilperson, City and County of Denver
• Kristin Mallory, Aurora School Board Member
• Liza Marron, County Commissioner, Saguache County
• Reggie Marinelli, Sheriff, Jefferson County
• Pastor Thomas Mayes, Candidate for City Council, City of Aurora
• Beth McCann, Former District Attorney, City and County of Denver; Former State Representative
• Gordon McLaughlin, District Attorney, Larimer and Jackson Counties
• Sophia Mayott Guerrero, City Councilperson, City of Lakewood
• Justin Martinez, Councilperson, City of Thornton
• Tony Martinez, Former Chief of Staff, Secretary of State’s Office
• Melanie Potyondy, Councilmember, City of Fort Collins
• Pat Meyers, Former Chief of Staff, Governor’s Office
• Sean Murray, District Attorney, Archuleta, La Plata, San Juan Counties
• Jill Mihelich, Treasurer and Public Trustee, Ouray County
• Diane Mitsch Bush, Former State Representative; Former County Commissioner, Routt County
• Emilie Mitcham, Mayor, Town of Mountain View
• Dr. Syl Morgan-Smith, Colorado Black Hall of Fame Member
• Jeanne Nicholson, Former State Senator
• Barbara Noseworthy, Former Durango Mayor
• Anthony Nunez, Former Commissioner, Pueblo County
• Kelly Ohlsen, Former Mayor; Former City Councilperson, City of Fort Collins
• Federico Peña, Former Mayor of Denver; Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Former U.S. Secretary of Energy
• Peter Padilla, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Brighton
• Pam Patton, Former Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission
• Pat Pascoe, Former State Senator
• Joan Peck, Mayor, City of Longmont
• Elizabeth Philbrick, La Plata County Commissioner
• Tamara Pogue, County Commissioner, Summit County
• Laura Puckett Daniels, County Commissioner, Gunnison County
• Rachael Richards, Mayor, City of Aspen; Former Commissioner, Pitkin County
• Consuelo Redhorse, President, Summit School District Board of Education
• Dave Rein, City Councilperson, City of Lakewood
• Jeanne Robb, Denver City Councilwoman
• Gretchen Rydin, State Representative
• Joe Salazar, Former State Representative
• Matt Salka, County Commissioner, La Plata County
• Amanda Sawyer, Councilperson, City and County of Denver
• Christine Scanlan, Former State Representative
• David Skaggs, Former U.S. Congressman
• Lauren Simpson, Mayor, City of Arvada
• Jeslin Shahrezaei, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Lakewood
• Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania
• Richard Skorman, Former Councilperson, City of Colorado Springs
• Liz Smith, Gunnison County Commissioner
• Rhonda Solis, Former CD-8 Member, State Board of Education
• Ilana Spiegel, Regent–CD 6, University of Colorado
• Karn Stiegelmeier, Former County Commissioner, Summit County
• Debbie Stafford, Former State Representative
• Josh Stein, Governor of North Carolina
• Rebekah Stewart, State Representative; Former Councilperson City of Lakewood
• Tammy Story, State Representative; Former State Senator
• Judy Solano, Former State Representative
• Mary Beth Susman, Former President, Denver City Council
• Amy Tharp, Councilperson, City of Centennial
• Angela Thomas, Former candidate for County Commissioner, Douglas County
• Casey Tighe, Former Commissioner, Jefferson County
• Ben Tisdel, Former County Commissioner, Ouray County
• Bob Troyer, Former U.S. Attorney, District of Colorado
• Max Tyler, Former State Representative
• Jamie Van Leeuwen, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor’s Office
• Stephanie Vigil, Former Colorado State Representative
• John Walsh, District Attorney, City and County of Denver
• Nina Waters, Summit County Commissioner
• Lisa Webster, Vice President, Summit School District Board of Education
• Ken Weil, Former Director of Policy and Initiatives, Governor’s Office
• Laura Weinberg, Mayor, City of Golden
• Mike Weissman, State Senator; Former State Representative
• Suzanne Williams, Former State Senator
• Amy Wiles, Councilperson, City of Aurora
• Barry Wilson, Former Mayor of Windsor
• Roger Wilson, Former State Representative
• Tara Winer, Councilperson, City of Boulder
• Tim Wirth, Former U.S. Senator; Former U.S. Congressman
• Chris Wiseman, Former Pueblo County Commissioner
• Dick White, Former Mayor of Durango
• Wally White, Former La Plata County Commissioner
• PT Wood, Chaffee County Commissioner 
• Steven Woodrow, Colorado State Representative
• Randy Wheelock, County Commissioner, Clear Creek County
• Julie Westendorff, Former Commissioner, La Plata County
• Gilda Yazzie, Mayor, City of Durango
• Elizabeth Velasco, State Representative
• Joel Zink, Councilperson, City of Littleton

For more information, visit https://philforcolorado.com/

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