Proven CU Champion.
Experienced, collaborative leader.
Prinicipled fighter.
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A champion for higher education
The University of Colorado is a core institution for our state and it remains a critical part of our identity as a region committed to fostering innovation and education.
As a three-term state legislator from Boulder, I know the importance of CU to our community. As legislator I fought for higher education funding and greater affordability for Colorado’s students. That’s why CU awarded me “State Legislator of the Year.” We must fight to protect higher education funding, academic freedom and university autonomy from a Trump Administration already attacking Colorado.
I will fight to make CU more affordable and to improve our graduation and retention rates. Too many Colorado students can’t afford to attend college or graduate with significant debt. Many of our students, especially students on our Denver and Colorado Springs campuses, do not complete their degree. I want to change that at CU, and I will fight like hell to make it happen.
Endorsements
The elected leaders you trust, trust Edie.
Aaron Brockett, Boulder Mayor
Judy Amabile, State Senator (Boulder County)
Boulder County DA Michael Dougherty
Julie McCluskie, Speaker of the State House, (Chaffee, Grand, Jackson, Lake, Park, and Summit Counties)
Steve Fenberg, Former Senate President
Elliott Hood, CU Regent at Large
KC Becker, Former Speaker of the House
Andy Boesenecker, State Rep (Fort Collins)
Jeni Arndt, Former Fort Collins Mayor
Janice Marchman, State Senator (Larimer County)
Stan Garnett, Former Boulder District Attorney
Brittany Pettersen, U.S. Congress Colorado 7th District
Ashley Stolzmann, Boulder County Commissioner
Linda Shoemaker, Former CU Regent (CD-2)
Holly Rogin, Lyons Mayor
Kyle Brown , State Rep (Louisville)
Meghan Lukens, State Rep (Eagle, Routt, Moffat, Rio Blanco)
Karen McCormick, State Rep (Longmont)
Rollie Heath, former State Senator (Boulder)
Josie Heath, former County Commissioner (Boulder)
Tara Winer, Boulder Mayor Pro Tem
Matt Benjamin, Boulder City Council
Mark Wallach , Boulder City Council
Tina Marquis, Boulder City Council
Jill Grano, Former Boulder City Council
Bob Yates, Former Boulder City Council
Rachel Friend, Former Boulder City Council, Candidate for Boulder County Treasurer
Jake Marsing, Longmont City Council
Joan Peck, Former Longmont Mayor
Brandon Shaffer, Former CO Senate President (Longmont)
Kathy Gebhardt, Colorado Board of Education
Lynn Guissinger, RTD Director
Former Boulder Councilmember Adam Swetlik
William Lindstedt, State Senator (Broomfield)
Kenny Nguyen, State Rep (Broomfield)
Nikhil Mankekar, Vice-Chair Colorado Venture Capital Authority & Former Chair Boulder Human Rights Commission
Shannon Bird, Former State Rep & CD-8 Candidate
Betsy Markey, Former U.S. Congresswoman Larimer & Weld Counties
Raffi Mercuri, Former Boulder County Democratic Party Chair
David Scaggs, Former U.S. Congressman (Boulder)
Audrey DeBarros, Candidate for RTD Commissioner
Jack Rosenthal, Candidate for RTD Commissioner
Chris Nicholson, RTD Director
Jessie Danielson, State Senator, Candidate CO Secretary of State
Senator Jeff Bridges, Candidate for State Treasurer
Alec Garnett, Former Speaker Colorado State House
Dominick Moreno, Former State Senator
Lisa Cutter, State Senator (Jefferson)
Representative Alex Valdez
Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Representative Javier Mabrey
A principled fighter
CU students and employees need leaders who will fight for them—and win. I have been a focused champion for higher education throughout my years of public service.
I will advocate strongly for collective bargaining rights for our workers. When I was a state representative, I had a 97% rating from the AFL-CIO, so I have stood shoulder to shoulder with labor and will continue to do so as regent.
And I will work to end CU’s contract with Key Lime Air, which currently flies some of our athletes to and from games, but also flies charter flights for ICE. We must have the moral courage to end this connection to an inhumane federal agency.
A collaborative Colorado leader
Governing on the Regent’s board is a team sport, not a courtroom theater. I worked closely with colleagues including Andy Boesenecker from Fort Collins on affordability issues like protecting mobile homeowners from eviction and empowering our Attorney General to protect renters. I’ll bring the same approach to Regent to make CU more affordable and accessible.
Regents need to lead with the purpose, collaboration and compassion that we’re missing from Washington D.C. today.
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