It’s time for a fighter.
When outside money floods our district and country pandering to corporate greed and abusive government practices, it is time to reject the status quo!
I have spent my life fighting for economic and social justice, advocating for the protection of civil rights and liberties, improved economic conditions for workers, consumers, and tenants, and standing up for the working class and communities whose voices are often ignored or pilloried as a political ploy. >>>
Iris Halpern’s ENDORSEMENTS»
Protecting Civil and Constitutional Rights
I have been on the frontlines of fighting the Trump Administration’s assault on our rights, and as an elected representative will continue that fight, including…
Address the Housing Crisis
Crushing housing costs are one of the most pressing challenges facing Denver and Colorado, hurting ordinary people and their families, especially the young, seniors, and communities of color. Lack of affordable housing fuels homelessness, displacement, pollution, and economic and cultural instability. We need an aggressive plan to make our state more affordable, including…
Environmental Sustainability
It’s time to make big polluters pay instead of imposing the cost on our communities to rebuild in the wake of environmental degradation and pay the bills when our own health suffers while they run away with record profits…
Affordable Healthcare
I will fight for a health care system that ensures all of us stay healthy, including…
Improving Educational Outcomes
Colorado public schools are chronically underfunded, ranking 48th out of 50 in the country for per-pupil spending. We need to support our children and educators like they deserve to be treated.
Public Safety and Law Enforcement
If we want to reduce crime, we need to address the root causes, not pump money into for-profit incarceration schemes, and above all, we need to face the gun lobby and implement sensible, meaningful, gun control. I will work to…
Building a Healthy, Worker-Centered Economy & An Environment Supportive of Small Businesses
Stop pitting workers against small businesses. Neither of them is the problem. The real problem is record-high profits for the record the largest corporations and wealthy individuals leading a new Gilded Age. I will fight back by…
Supporting Our Neighbors Against Deportation
The Trump Administration has been all too willing to scapegoat immigrants to fuel a crisis in this country and justify authoritarianism, threatening our rights, our communities, and our values. But I will stand up to him and protect our neighbors and a multi-cultural vision of America by….
Economic and Political Reform
Our public schools, access to healthcare, progress on affordable housing - these are all held back by TABOR and our regressive tax structure. I will work to change that by…
