Congressional District 1

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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1

Compiled by Ellen Steiner

May 2009

Counties served:

• Arapahoe, Denver, Jefferson

Major cities:

• Denver, Englewood, Sheridan

Table of Contents

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Part 1: Demographics of Congressional District 1

AARP Membership and AARP Chapters

Part 2: Political Information and Data......

Elected Officials’ Contact Information

Boards and Commissions

Voter Registration Political Party Affiliation

Colorado Political Parties

Voter Data

Part 3: Media Contacts and Information for Community Outreach

Media Contacts

Diversity Organizations

Annual Events

Volunteer and Civic Organizations

Food Banks

Foundations

Colleges and Universities

Faith Communities

Public Libraries

Area Agency on Aging

Senior Centers and Community Centers

Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Sites

Senior Advocacy Organizations

Senior Housing Communities

Homeowners Associations and Related Organizations

Part 4: Business and Economic Information

Major Industries in Colorado

Major Employers in Congressional District 1

Employment and Wages

Area Cost of Living Index

Local Chambers of Commerce and Related Business Organizations

Statewide Professional and Trade Associations

Colorado Labor Organizations and Retired Associations

Part 5: Health Care Information and Financial Security Information

Financial Security Data

Social Security Offices & Division of Insurance

Health Care Data

Health Care Contact Information

Health Care Organizations

Part 1: Demographics of Congressional District 1[1]

Total population / 636,476
Gender
Male / 323,106 / 50.8%
Female / 313,370 / 49.2%
Race/Ethnicity
One race / 621,121 / 97.6%
White / 466,001 / 73.2%
Black or African American / 61,612 / 9.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native / 6,833 / 1.1%
Asian / 20,386 / 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander / 1,048 / 0.2%
Some other race / 65,241 / 10.3%
Two or more races / 15,355 / 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) / 208,066 / 32.7%

Note: The federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate and distinct concepts. For Census 2000, the questions on race and Hispanic origin were asked of every individual living in the United States. Thequestion on Hispanic origin asked respondents if they were Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino.

Economic Characteristics
Median household income / $43,519
Families below poverty level / 13.60%
Individuals below poverty level / 17.80%
Age
Median age (years) / 35.1
Under 5 years / 54,448 / 8.6%
18 years and over / 484,406 / 76.1%
65 years and over / 67,381 / 10.6%
Population with a Disability
People over 65 years with a disability / 27,657 / 41%
Grandparents as Caretakers
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years / 12,157
Responsible for grandchildren / 5,767 / 47.40%
Years responsible for grandchildren:
Less than 1 year / 1,183 / 9.70%
1 or 2 years / 936 / 7.70%
3 or 4 years / 1,001 / 8.20%
5 or more years / 2,647 / 21.80%
Population Projection for Colorado Seniors[2]
Year / Total Population of Colorado / Percent Increase Total Population (from 2008) / Number of Persons ages 60+ / Percent Increase 60+ (from 2008) / Number of Persons ages 0-59 / Percent Increase ages 0-59 (from 2008)
2008 / 5,004,990 / 741,319 / 4,263,671
2011 / 5,311,455 / 6% / 851,054 / 15% / 4,460,401 / 5%
2018 / 6,047,354 / 21% / 1,145,932 / 54% / 4,901,422 / 15%
2028 / 7,097,682 / 42% / 1,509,952 / 104% / 5,587,730 / 31%

AARP Membership

Congressional District 1
Population Age 50+ / 173,800
Households with Head Age 50+ / 109,920
AARP Penetration / 42%
AARP Households / 46,705
Population Age 50+ Annual Growth Rate / 2.13%
% AARP Age 50-59 / 30.52%
% AARP Age 60-74 / 41.09%
% AARP Age 75+ / 26.87%
AARP Grassroots Activists / 11,137

Source: AARPMaps, Colorado Congressional Districts, 2007.

AARP Chapters

Chapter / President / Meetings
Bonnie Brae
#2918 / Georgina Olakange
(303) 333-5737 / 4th Friday, 1:00 PM
Kirk of BonnieBraeChurch
1201 S Steele St
North Denver
#984 / Marguerite Kay
(303) 238-6044 / 1st Thursday, 2:00
St Catherine's Church
42nd AveFederal Blvd
Mile High of Denver
#1337 / Mandy Stackhouse / 2nd Thursday, 1:00 PM
Denver Police Dept-Dist 2
3921 Holly St
Greater Denver Rainbow
#4326 / Annie M Walker
(303) 373-4526 / 1st Monday, 2:00 PM
Denver Educ/Sen Citizen Bldg,12th Flr, 1901 E. 13th
QueenCity
#995 / Georgina Olakange
(303) 333-5737 / 2nd Friday, 1:30 PM
Denver Police Dept-Dist 2
3921 Holly St

AARP Diversity Demographics[3]

NOTE: The data has been separated by county and does not necessarily account for the specific Congressional District.

Congressional District 1 AARP Diversity Demographics
ArapahoeCounty / DenverCounty
Population 2008 / 548986 / 573231
Hispanics Age 50+ 2008 / 14384 / 35395
African Americans Age 50+ 2008 / 10622 / 15206
Native Americans Age 50+ 2008 / 706 / 1445
Asians Age 50+ 2008 / 7020 / 4816
Hawaiian Pac Islander Age 50+ 2008 / 110 / 68
White Age 50+ 2008 / 134904 / 122214
Population Age 50+ / 160821 / 162447
Population Age 50-64 / 105210 / 97603
Population Age 65+ / 55611 / 64844
Households Head Age 50+ / 95713.73 / 102188.04
Households Age 50-64 / 62316.73 / 59515.04
Households Age 65+ / 33397 / 42673
Percent 50+ Population White / 84% / 75%
Percent 50+ Population African American/Black / 7% / 9%
Percent 50+ Population Asian / 4% / 3%
Percent 50+ Population Native American / 0% / 1%
Percent 50+ Population Pacific Islander / 0% / 0%
Percent 50+ Population Hispanic Any Race / 9% / 22%
Percent 50+ Households Ages 65+ / 35% / 42%
Percent 50+ Households <$15k Income / 9% / 18%
Percent 50+ Households >$75k Income / 38% / 26%
Percent Population 50+ / 29% / 28%
AARP Accounts (HHs) / 47439 / 42796
AARP HHs Age 50-64 / 25563 / 20247
AARP HHs Age 65+ / 21553 / 22259
Percent of AARP Households Ages 65+ / 45% / 52%
Estimated Individual AARP member persons / 77325.57 / 69757.48
Adjusted AARP penetration estimate -- imputed for out of range values / 50% / 42%
Adjusted AARP penetration Ages 50-64 (set to 100% for raw values > %100%) / 41% / 34%
Adjusted AARP penetration Ages 65+ (set to 100% for raw values > 100%) / 65% / 52%
Estimated Likely African American AARP account (HHs) / 517.77 / 4143.55
Estimated Likely Hispanic AARP accounts (HHs) / 1765.75 / 4830.20
Approximate AA 50+ HHs for Penetration Calculation / 6321.76 / 9565.40
Approximate HL 50+ HHs for Penetration Calculation / 8560.74 / 22265.39
Adjusted estimated AA penetration based on "likely" AA AARP accounts / 8% / 43%
Adjusted estimated HL penetration based on "likely" H/L AARP accounts / 21% / 22%

Part 2: Political Information and Data

Elected Officials’ Contact Information

U.S. Congress

Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D)

600 Grant Street, Suite 202Denver, CO80203

(303) 844-4988
Washington, D.C. Phone: (202) 225-4431

Website:

Committee assignments:

Energy and Commerce

Natural Resources

Senator Mark Udall (D)

999 Eighteenth Street, Suite N1525Denver, CO80202

(303) 650-7820

Washington, D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5941

Committee assignments:

Special Committee on Aging
Armed Services
Energy and Natural Resources

Website:

Senator Michael Bennet (D)

2300 15th Street, Ste. 450Denver, CO80202

(303) 455-7600

Washington, D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5852

Website:

Committee assignment:

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Special Committee on Aging
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Colorado Legislators Contact Information (In-session)

ColoradoState Capitol

200 East Colfax

Room 271 (House) or Room 346 (Senate)

Denver, CO80203

Senate Main Office: (303) 866-2316 House Main Office: (303) 866-2904

Website:

State Senators within Congressional District 1

Senator Joyce Foster (D-35): (303)866-4875

-Committees: Business/Labor, Local Govt./Energy

Senator Chris Romer (D-32): (303)866-4852

-Committees: Education, Transportation

Senator Paula Sandoval (D-34): (303)866-4862

-Committees: Appropriations, Finance

Senator Jennifer Veiga (D-31): (303)866-4861

-Committees: Business/Labor, Transportation

State Representatives within Congressional District 1

Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll (D-7): (303)866-2346

Rep. Lois Court (D-6): (303)866-2346

-Committees: Judiciary, State/Veterans

Rep. Jerry Frangas (D-4): (303)866-2954

-Committees: Finance, Transportation/Energy

Rep. Joel Judd (D-5): (303)866-2925

-Committees: Finance, Appropriations

Rep. Jeanne Labuda (D-1): (303)866-2966

-Committees: Agriculture/Natural Resources, State/Veterans

Rep. Beth McCann (D-8): (303)866-2959

-Committees: Judiciary, Appropriations, State/Veterans

Rep. Daniel Kagan (D-3): (303) 866-2921

-Committees: Health/Human Services, Finance

Rep. Joe Miklosi (D-9): (303)866-2910

-Committees: State/Veterans, Judiciary

Mark Ferrandino (D-2): (303) 866-2911

-Committees: Appropriations, Joint Budget

Municipal and CountyLeadership

ArapahoeCounty

5334 S. Prince St.Littleton, CO80166

Website:

CountyCommissioners: (303) 795-4630

Susan Beckman, Rod Bockenfeld, Jim Dyer, Pat Noonan, and Frank Weddig

Colorado Counties, Inc.

800 Grant St., Suite 500Denver, CO80203

(303) 861-4076

Website:

Colorado Municipal League

1144 Sherman StDenver, CO80203

(303) 831-6411
Website:

DenverCityand County
1437 Bannock St., Rm. 350Denver, CO80202

(720) 913-1311

City Council:(720) 865.9534
E-mail:

Website:

Mayor John Hickenlooper

Denver Regional Council of Governments

1290 Broadway, Suite 700Denver, CO80203
(303) 455-1000

Website:

District Attorneys

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Mr. Mitch Morrissey, District Attorney

201 W. Colfax AveDenver, CO80204

(720) 913-9000

County: Denver

Website:

18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office

Ms. Carol Chambers, District Attorney

7305 S. Potomac Street, #300, Englewood, CO80112

(303) 643-4500

Counties: Elbert, Douglas, Arapahoe

Website:

Elected Officials: Divided We Fail 2008 Pledge Signatures from CD 1

Michael / Carrigan / Member CU Board of Regents
Terrence / Carroll / Speaker of the House
LuVerne / Davenport / Council Member
Diana / DeGette / US Congress District 1
Mark / Ferrandino / State Representative HD 2
Jerry / Frangas / State Representative HD 4
Jeanne / Labuda / State Representative HD 1
Peggy / Lehmann / Council Member
Doug / Linkhart / Council Member
Carla / Madison / Council Member
Anne / McGihon / Former State Representative HD3
Chris / Nevitt / Council Member
Patricia / Opper / Council Member
Federico / Pena / Former Mayor of Denver, Former Sec. of Trans./Energy
Donald / Smith / Council Member

State Departments’ Contact Information

Governor's Office
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-2471 / Bill Ritter, Governor
Lt. Governor's Office
130 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-2087 / Barbara O'Brien, Lt. Governor
Attorney General's Office
1525 Sherman St., 5th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-4500 / John Suthers, Attorney General
Secretary of State's Office
1700 Broadway, Suite 250
Denver, CO80202
(303) 894-2200 / Bernie Buescher, Secretary of State
Treasurer's Office
140 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-2441 / Cary Kennedy , Treasurer
Department of Agriculture
700 Kipling St., Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO80215-5894
(303) 239-4100 / John Stulp, Commissioner
Department of Corrections
2862 S. Circle Dr., Suite 400
Colorado Springs, CO80906
(719) 579-9580 / Ari Zavaras, Executive Director
Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO80203-1799
(303) 866-6600 / Dwight D. Jones, Commissioner
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
1570 Grant Street
Denver, CO80203
(303) 866-2868 / Joan Henneberry, Executive Director
Department of Higher Education
1560 Broadway
Suite 1600
Denver, CO80202
(303) 866-2723 / David Skaggs, Executive Director
Department of Human Services
State Human Services Building
1575 Sherman St.
Denver, CO80203
(303) 866-5700 / Karen Beye, Executive Director
Department of Labor and Employment
633 17th Street, Suite 1200
Denver, CO80202
(303) 318-8000 / Don Mares, Executive Director
Department of Local Affairs
Centennial Building
1313 Sherman St., Suite 323
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-2771 / Susan Kirkpatrick, Executive Director
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
6848 S. Revere Parkway
Englewood, CO 80112
(720) 250-1500 / Major GeneralMichael Edwards, Executive Director
Department of Natural Resources
Centennial Building
1313 Sherman St., Suite 718
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-3311 / Harris Sherman, Executive Director
Department of Personnel and Administration
633 17th Street, Suite 1600
DenverCO80202
(303) 866-6566 / Richard Gonzales, Executive Director
Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Building A, First Floor
Denver, CO& 80222-1530
(303) 692-2000 / James B. Martin, Executive Director
Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Suite 3000
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303) 239-4398 / Peter Weir, Executive Director
Department of Regulatory Agencies
Civic CenterPlaza
1560 Broadway, Suite 1550
Denver, CO80202
(303) 894-7855 / Rico Munn, Executive Director
Department of Revenue
State Capitol Annex
1375 Sherman St., Suite 404
Denver, CO 80261
(303) 866-3091 / Roxanne Huber, Executive Director
Department of Transportation
4201 E. Arkansas Ave., Suite 277
Denver, CO80222
(303) 757-9011
(303) 866-2993 / Russell George, Executive Director
Office of Information Technology
225 E. 16th Ave., Suite 260
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6060 / Michael Locatis, Chief Information Officer
Office of Economic Development and International Trade
1625 Broadway, Suite 1710
Denver, CO80202
(303) 892-3840 / Don Elliman, Director
Governor's Energy Office
225 E. 16th Ave., Suite 650
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-2100 / Tom Plant , Director
Office of State Planning and Budgeting
111 State Capitol
Denver, CO80203
(303) 866-2980 / Todd Saliman, Director
Office of Policy and Initiatives
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-2471 / Ken Weil, Director
Office of Homeland Security
9195 E. Mineral Ave., Ste 200
Centennial, CO80112
(720) 852-6602 / Mason Whitney, Director

Boards and Commissions

Statewide Boards and Commissions

Governor’s Office of Boards and Commissions

136 State Capitol Denver, CO80203

(303) 866-6380

Boards and Commissions Office annually compiles a list of statewide boards and commissions:

Colorado Civil Rights Commission

Number of Members: 7

Length of Terms: 4 years

Pay/Compensation: Per diem, actual expenses Senate Confirmation Required

Frequency of Meetings: Monthly

Contact: Department of Regulatory Agencies

The Commission investigates and conducts hearings concerning complaints alleging illegal discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Two members shall represent the business community, at least one representing small business. Two members shall represent state or local government entities and three shall be members from the community at large. The membership of the Commission shall at all times be comprised of at least four members of groups of people who have been or who might have been discriminated against as defined in C.R.S. 24-34-402 and no more than four members may be from the same political party.

Colorado Commission on Aging

Colorado Department of Human Services/Division of Adult and Family Services

Contact: Jamie Malone (303) 866-2663

Members: 17 volunteer members appointed by the Governor, with consent of the Senate. The Commission is comprised of:

-Two persons from each Congressional District (one from each major political party), one person at-large, one from the Senate, and one from the House of Representatives.

• One of the Congressional District appointees must be from the Western Slope.
• No more than 9 members may be from the same major political party.
• Appointment is for a four-year term.

Website:

Consumer Insurance Council

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies/Division of Insurance

Members: Council members volunteer their time and commit to a one- or two-year term.

Meetings:The Council meets between four and eight times each year.Meetings in 2009 from 10:00-1:30 at the Division of Insurance, Wednesday, February 25; Wednesday, March 25; Wednesday, April 29; Wednesday, June 3

Contact: Peg Brown at 303-894-7501

Website:

Governor’s Commission on Community Service

Number of Members: 15

Length of Terms: 3 years

Frequency of Meetings: At least 6 times per year

Contact: Office of the Lieutenant Governor

Website:

The Commission works to develop a comprehensive national and community service plan for the state that ensures outreach to diverse community-based agencies that serve under-represented populations. One member should represent experience promoting volunteerism among adults over age 55. Currently there are no vacancies.

State Board of Human Services

Number of Members: 9; three members must be county commissioners and remaining must be from the public

Length of Terms: 4 years; terms expire March 1; Senate Confirmation Required

Pay/Compensation: Travel expenses

Frequency of Meetings: Monthly

Contact: Department of Human Services

Utility Consumers Board

Number of Members: 11

Length of Terms: 4 years; terms expire July 1

Pay/Compensation: Travel expenses

Frequency of Meetings: Six times per year

Contact: Department of Regulatory Agencies

Local Boards and Commissions

Denver Board of Human Services

Function: The board is responsible for advising the manager with regard to the policy and operation of the department and shall review and comment on the proposed annual budget for the Department of Human Services.

Qualifications: None.

Meets: Monthly on the first Thursday, 7:30 am at RichardT.CastroHumanServicesBuilding, 1200 North Federal Boulevard, Room 4097.

Contact: Roxane White, 720 944-1700, Fax 720-944-2327

Denver Commission on Aging

Function: The commission is responsible for advising the city on issues and concerns affecting older adults in Denver.

Qualifications: Members shall include eleven over the age of 60 representing council districts, five members representing private service providers serving the elderly and five members representing city agencies that serve the elderly.

Contact Person: Lucia Guzman (303) 913-8453.

Meets: Every 4th Thursday,1-3 pm, locations may vary.

Denver Latino Commission

Purpose: To oversee, recommend, and influence policies that affect the Denver Latino community while maintaining and encouraging a constituent focus.

Contact: Sandra Ramirez(720) 913-8453

Website:

Denver Regional Council of Governments- Regional Aging Committee

Function: Responsible for assessing the needs of older people, identifying available resources, developing plans to address the unmet needs, and allocating funding for direct services to older people.

Meetings: 3rd Friday of the month from 12:00- 3:00pm
Contact: Will Toor, Chair 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 800 Denver, CO 80246 (303) 660-7401 or Sue Bozinovski (303) 480-6736

Northwest Denver Senior Council

“The Northwest Denver Council for Seniors is a group of agencies, businesses and individuals working with and for seniors.”

Visit this website for meeting dates and locations: see Laura Bauman for 2009 Application.

Voter Registration Political Party Affiliation[4]

NOTE: Democrats, Republicans, and Unaffiliated voters make up the top three registrations. Total registration includesvoters that are affiliated with various other Third Party groups. See pie chart for total “other” registration numbers.

Voter Registration by Election Day 2008
Democrats / Republicans / Unaffiliated / Total Registration
Congressional District 1 / 216,210 / 82,163 / 151,381 / 453,483
% of Registration in CD 1 / 47.68% / 18.12% / 33.38%

Colorado Political Parties

Colorado Democratic Party

777 Santa Fe DriveDenver, CO80204

(303) 623-4762

Website:

Colorado Republican Party
5950 S. Willow Drive, Suite 302 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(303) 758-3333

Website:

County Political Parties

Democratic Party
ArapahoeCounty
15445 East Iliff Avenue, Unit C
Aurora, Colorado 80013
303-338-1202 Phone
Website: / DenverCounty
574 S. Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80209
(303) 830-8242
Website:
Republican Party
ArapahoeCounty
5555 DTC Parkway, Suite D2001
Greenwood Village, CO80111
(303) 779-1115
Website: / DenverCounty
1000 N. Speer Boulevard
Denver, CO80204
(303) 782-9555
Website:

Voter Data[5]

CountyResults from the 2008 General Election

NOTE: Due to the overlap in counties and Congressional Districts, information in presidential and senatorial data accounts for the entire county and does not necessarily represent the specific area Congressional District. For instance, JeffersonCounty is considered part of CD 1, but in the last election there were only 3 voters within this county for CD 1.

President
John McCain
& Sarah Palin
Total Votes / % Votes / Barack Obama
& Joe Biden
Total Votes / % Votes
County / Republican / Democrat
Arapahoe / 113866 / 42.78% / 148218 / 55.69%
Denver / 62567 / 23.04% / 204882 / 75.45%
Jefferson / 131627 / 44.61% / 158153 / 53.60%
Total Votes / 308060 / 37.60% / 511253 / 62.40%
U.S.CongressDistrict 1
George C. Lilly Total Votes / % Votes / Diana DeGette Total Votes / % Votes
County / Republican / Democrat
Arapahoe / 9217 / 35.41% / 15449 / 59.34%
Denver / 58126 / 22.60% / 188305 / 73.21%
Jefferson / 2 / 66.67% / 1 / 33.33%
Total Votes / 67345 / 24.84% / 203755 / 75.16%
U.S. Senate
Bob Schaffer Total Votes / % Votes / Mark Udall Total Votes / % Votes
County / Republican / Democrat
Arapahoe / 106553 / 41.39% / 139108 / 54.04%
Denver / 60199 / 22.54% / 196252 / 73.49%
Jefferson / 121888 / 42.32% / 151612 / 52.63%
Total Votes / 288640 / 37.21% / 486972 / 62.79%

AARP Colorado strongly supported Amendment 59 and Referendum O in the 2008 Election:

Amendment 59: “Education Funding”

Amendment 59
County / Yes / % Votes / No / % Votes
Arapahoe / 113298 / 46.05% / 132711 / 53.95%
Denver / 146688 / 59.82% / 98518 / 40.18%
Jefferson / 118648 / 43.06% / 156882 / 56.94%
Total Votes / 378634 / 49.38% / 388111 / 50.62%

Referendum O: “Initiative Petition Requirements”

Referendum O
County / Yes / % Votes / No / % Votes
Arapahoe / 111077 / 47.50% / 122754 / 52.50%
Denver / 126926 / 55.44% / 102024 / 44.56%
Jefferson / 123382 / 46.57% / 141556 / 53.43%
Total Votes / 361385 / 49.66% / 366334 / 49.66%

Exit Polls from the 2008 General Election[6]

Age

Age Groups / % of Voters / Obama / McCain
30-44 / 33% / 53% / 46%
45-64 / 39% / 56% / 42%
65+ / 13% / 44% / 53%

No matter how you voted today, do you think of yourself as:

Groups / % of Voters / Voted for
Obama / Voted for
McCain
Democrat / 30% / 92% / 7%
Republican / 31% / 13% / 87%
Independent or something else / 39% / 54% / 44%

2008 Statewide Voter Turnout:[7]69.8% of eligible voting population

CountyResults from the 2004 General Election[8]

President
George W. Bush
Total Votes / John Kerry
Total Votes
County / Republican / Democrat
Arapahoe / 119,475 / 110,262
Denver / 69,903 / 166,135
Jefferson / 140,644 / 126,558
Total Votes / 330,022 / 402,955
% Votes / 45.02% / 54.98%
U.S. Senate
Pete Coors
Total Votes / Ken Salazar
Total Votes
County / Republican / Democrat
Arapahoe / 105,921 / 120,225
Denver / 60,387 / 169,580
Jefferson / 127,048 / 137,544
Total Votes / 293,356 / 427,349
% Votes / 40.70% / 59.30%
Average Voter Turnout 2004*
Congressional District 1 / 80.15%

*Determined by the amount of votes cast for U.S. Congressional candidates in District 1.

Part 3: Media Contacts and Information for Community Outreach

Media Contacts

CD 1 Media / Website/E-mail
Aurora Sentinel /

Colorado Expression Magazine /

Colorado Real Estate Journal Magazine /

Denver Business Journal /

Denver Daily News /

Denver Magazine /

Denver Voice /

El Hispano de Denver /

Intermountain Jewish News Magazine /

La Voz Nueva de Colorado /

Mile High Sports Magazine /

MetroState Metropolitan /

Out Front Colorado Magazine /

Rocky Mountain Sports Magazine /

UCD Advocate /

Westword /

Radio and Television / Website/E-mail
KBDI TV 12 (PBS) /

KCEC TV 50 /

KCUV FM 102.3 /

KKZN AM 760 /

KRMA TV 6 (PBS) /

KUVO FM 89.3 /

Statewide Media / Website/E-mail
The Denver Post /

KOA AM 850 /

KWGN TV 2 (CW) /

KMGH TV 7 (ABC) /

KDVR TV 31 (FOX) /

KCNC TV 4 (CBS) /

KUSA TV 9 (NBC) /

Electronic Media Outlets: