Rep. Neguse visits Granby during Bus to Ballot campaign
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On Sunday morning, Congressman Joe Neguse made a stop in Grand County as part of his Bus to the Ballot campaign. Rep. Neguse is running for reelection for Colorado’s second district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2018; he also serves as house assistant minority leader.
At the event at Brickhouse 40 in Granby, Neguse spoke alongside: U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, State Senator Dylan Roberts, State Representative and Speaker of the House Julie McCluskie, and Democratic county commissioner candidates Meara McQuain (District 1) and Shanna Ganne (District 2).
Left to right: Sen. Dylan Roberts, Sen. Michael Bennet, Shanna Ganne, Meara McQuain, Speaker Julie McCluskie and Rep. Joe Neguse on Oct. 27. At the campaign stop in Granby, Neguse said, “Grand County is very blessed to have some of the most talented public servants representing you.” Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
Sen. Michael Bennet praises Rep. Joe Neguse’s work in congress at a campaign stop in Granby on Oct. 27. He also implored residents to vote against Proposition 131 which, according to Bennet, would negatively impact elections. This proposition seeks to abolish political party primaries in favor of an open primary format. Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
Speaker of the House Julie McCluskie, who is running for reelection, speaks on the importance of women’s voices in politics, from the White House to the local level.Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
State Senator for District 8, Dylan Roberts. At the event, Neguse thanked Roberts for his efforts to reduce the price of insulin in Colorado, a measure which is now being implemented nationally. Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
Left to right: Democratic candidates for county commissioner Shanna Ganne (district 2) and Meara McQuain (district 1). Speaker McCluskie recognized Shanna Ganne and Meara McQuain at the event, saying, “I’m so proud of the fact there are two women right now that are fighting hard to be your voice and your family’s voice in Grand County.”Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
Left: Grand County commissioner candidate Meara McQuain. “It’s been a pleasure running alongside Shanna. I really love the effort we’ve been putting in together, the collaboration with your support,” she said to the crowd at the Oct. 27 event.Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
Grand County commissioner candidate Shanna Ganne. “We’re going to bring magic that’s going to bring this change to Grand County, and I appreciate you so much,” she told the crowd at the Oct. 27 event. Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
Listen to all the speakers from the event at the YouTube link below:
In the interest of fair and balanced elections coverage for both political parties, Sky-Hi News reached out to Republican candidate for Colorado’s second congressional district, Marshall Dawson, for comment and photos of his campaign. This information will be published once received.
U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse, who represents Grand County, as well as a number of other counties in the second district. “I happen to believe that in 10 days, Grand County will do something it hasn’t done since the 1960s, which is select a Democrat for president in Kamala Harris,” he said at the Oct. 27 event. Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
John Riedel, chair of the Grand County Democratic Party, speaks with an attendee at the campaign event in Granby. Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
Attendees could get election signs and buttons at the event. Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News