Two top Democrats in the Colorado Senate have endorsed Joe Biden for president, the Biden campaign told The Denver Post on Friday.
Senate President Leroy Garcia of Pueblo and Senate President Pro Tempore Nancy Todd of Aurora endorsed the former vice president. State Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, an Arvada Democrat, did as well.
They were among two dozen new Colorado endorsements rolled out Friday. The campaign had previously announced the support of former U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, former Denver Mayor Federico Peña, and two other state representatives: Adrienne Benavidez and Bri Buentello.
“As we enter 2020, we are excited to grow Team Joe with this latest group of leaders from Colorado,” said Rachel Caine, the Biden campaign’s Colorado state director. “These new endorsers represent the growing support for Joe Biden across the country.”
Coloradans will vote March 3 — also known as Super Tuesday — in the presidential primary. Ballots will be mailed in February.
Within the Democratic field, Biden and Elizabeth Warren have the highest number of endorsements from Colorado state legislators. Warren has been endorsed by Sens. Kerry Donovan, Mike Foote and Faith Winter, along with Reps. Dominique Jackson and Chris Kennedy.
Bernie Sanders, who won Colorado in his 2016 Democratic primary race against Hillary Clinton, has been endorsed by Rep. Emily Sirota, a Denver Democrat whose husband is a Sanders aide. Sirota introduced the liberal candidate at a downtown Denver rally in September.
Among the other Colorado endorsements announced by the Biden campaign Friday are Pueblo County Commissioner Chris Wiseman, Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder Gilbert Ortiz, Pueblo Councilman Ray Aguilera, Grand Junction Councilman Chuck McDaniel and two former executive directors of the Colorado Democratic Party.
Colorado’s most powerful Democrats, including Gov. Jared Polis and four congressmen, have not endorsed a presidential candidate. The state’s Democratic U.S. senator, Michael Bennet, is a candidate for president.