More than 250 Denver Democrats met on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 to participate in the Central Committee’s biennial reorganization event that elects the officers of the party to serve for the next two years.
Prior to electing new leadership, the Denver Dems paid tribute to our Chair, Marc Kamin, who stepped down after serving in the role for nearly four years. James Reyes, Current Chair and Former DPOD Vice Chair under Marc, Phil Weiser, Colorado Attorney General and Diana DeGette, U.S. House Representative for Colorado’s 1st District, all spoke of Marc’s unwavering commitment not only to the Denver Dems, but also the party as a whole.
County Officers
The first item of business was electing the County Officers. The new slate of DPOD Officers includes:
James Reyes, Chair
Leah Dean, 1st Vice Chair
Jared Bynum, 2nd Vice Chair
Adrian Felix, Secretary
Rita Simas, Treasurer
Subdistrict Leadership
House subdistricts then met to elect their Captain, Co-Captains and Finance Chairs. Here’s the list of elected subdistrict leaders:
House District 1
Tyler VanKirk, 1A Captain
Alison Egbers, 1A Co-Captain
Fran Coleman,1A Finance Chair
Justin Aragon,1B Captain
Lyric McKnight, 1B Co-Captain
House District 2
Emily Parker, 2A Captain
Trevor Jones, 2A Co-Captain
Scott Sloan, 2A Finance Chair
Sandi Berenbaum, 2B Captain
John Wadden, 2B Co-Captain
Betsy Hoover, 2B Finance Chair
House District 3
Nick Assaf, 3A Captain
Jon Cefkin, 3A Co-Captain
Natalie Mozer-Renn, 3A Finance Chair
House District 4
Tim Hernandez, 4A Captain
Gino Furzi, 4A Co-Captain
VACANT, 4A Finance Chair
Cecelia Espenoza, 4B Captain
Joshua Rosenblum, 4B Co-Captain
Kimberly Pena, 4B Finance Chair
House District 5
Tyler Mangin, 5A Captain
Terry Lopez, 5A Co-Captain
VACANT, 5A Finance Chair
Jon Kuhne, 5B Captain
Mike Cerbo, 5B Co-Captain
Stella Yu, 5B Finance Chair
House District 6
Andrew Fischer, 6A Captain
Matthew Ball, 6A Co-Captain
Katie March, 6A Finance Chair
Sean Camacho, 6B Captain
Karen Zazzaretti, 6B Co-Captain
Marc Kamin, 6B Finance Chair
House District 7
Lisa Escarcega, 7A Captain
Isabella Allen, 7A Co-Captain
Kyle Anderson, 7A Finance Chair
Ian Coggins, 7B Captain
Tim Richman, 7B Co-Captain
VACANT, 7B Finance Chair
House District 8
Mary Brice, 8A Captain
Richard Koseff , 8A Co-Captain
Beth Turner, 8A Finance Chair
Pat Morland, 8B Captain
Rosemary Pesko, 8B Co-Captain
Sharron Pettiford, 8B Finance Chair
House District 9
Marjorie Price, 9A Captain
Leora Joseph, 9A Co-Captain
VACANT, 9A Finance Chair
Larry Gallegos , 9B Captain
Geoff Withers, 9B Co-Captain
Cynthia Gallegos, 9B Finance Chair
Referred Measure 2O
The reorg’s agenda also included a motion to take a position on referred measure 2O (two-oh), to authorize the release of the Park Hill Golf Course conservation easement which would allow for commercial and residential development. After a vigorous debate, the central committee voted to not take a position.
Congratulations to the Denver Democrats’ new leadership! Here’s to working together for the next two years to advance the Democratic policies that reflect the values and priorities of the Denver community.