Vacancy Committee selected Jillaire McMillan as new House District 19 Candidate

Congratulations to Jillaire McMillan on being selected by the members of the House District 19 Vacancy committee to fill the vacancy in nomination created by Representative Jennifer Parenti’s decision to end her campaign for reelection.

The results were 16 votes for Jillaire McMillan and 14 votes for Richard Garcia on the second round of balloting.

“I’m a first-time candidate who’s been considering public office for a long time. While I believe my combination of public service, community relationships, and nonpartisan advocacy have uniquely prepared me to be the candidate and legislator HD19 needs, I don’t think anything can really prepare you for the experience of being a candidate. This condensed process packed so much work and emotion into a short time. I want to thank my kids for telling me to “Go for it!” and my husband for being supportive every time I’ve come home and told him what I just volunteered to do,” Said Jillaire McMillan, House District 19 Candidate. 

“I want to thank the party for this opportunity and the committee members for their dedication to choosing the best candidate for HD19. Special thanks to HD19 chair Jeff Barton for coordinating this unexpected vacancy-in-nomination committee–something he did not expect to be doing during his summer vacation.

Thank you for your votes and for your trust that I will be the hard-working candidate to keep HD19 blue. I promise to be a thoughtful, innovative, and solutions-based legislator for EVERYONE in HD19.

“I want to congratulate Jillaire McMillan and I also want to thank Richard Garcia, Anil Pesaramelli, and Jim Reed for running to fill this vacancy. I look forward to supporting Jillaire’s race to win HD19,” said Shad Murib, Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party. “While we have a strong belief that our nominees are best chosen by the voters at the ballot box, we are committed to transparency and access to the public and media in selecting a new Democratic nominee for this important race.

Colorado Democrats Congratulate Vice President Kamala Harris for Becoming the Presumptive Democratic Nominee for President of the United States of America

DENVER – Today, Vice President Kamala Harris received the support of the majority of Democratic delegates, making her the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

“We are especially proud to be Democrats today. Colorado delegates are thrilled to join their colleagues across the country in nominating Vice President Kamala Harris as our nominee for president, a candidate perfectly suited to prosecute the case against Donald Trump and his dangerous Project 2025 agenda,” said Shad Murib, Colorado Democratic Party Chair. 

“Under the Biden-Harris administration, Colorado has seen hundreds of thousands of jobs created, billions of dollars in funding for infrastructure and renewable energy projects, lower health care costs for nearly one million seniors and Medicare recipients, Space Command kept in Colorado Springs, and Camp Hale designated as a National Monument. This is a record of accomplishment, and we know that Colorado has a friend in Kamala Harris — we’re going to do everything we can to elect her this fall.

A second Donald Trump presidency promises the Project 2025 agenda of more giveaways to the wealthy, a nationwide abortion ban, diminished public lands, and the shuttering of the Department of Education. As the Vice President has said, these are the dangers of another Trump presidency and we are not going back.”