Linda Newell

Fire Fighters, Teachers, Public Employees Endorse
Colorado Senate District 26 Candidate Linda Newell

Littleton, September 14 – Local fire fighters, teachers and public employees have added their names to the growing list of individuals and organizations endorsing Littleton businesswoman Linda Newell in her campaign to represent Colorado Senate District 26.

The latest endorsements came from Littleton Fire Fighters IAFF Local 2086, the Colorado Education Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

“We’re a nonpartisan group,” said Joel Heinemnn, president of the Fire Fighters local. “We’re supporting Linda because she supports us.”

“Education will be one of my top priorities in the Senate,” Newell said. “So I’m especially appreciative of the support of our teachers. Teachers are on the frontlines when it comes to making sure our classrooms are places that foster proficient learning. With our current funding crisis in Colorado, our schools face some big challenges. We need to make sure we give our schools and our teachers the resources they need to provide quality educations to our children. To compete effectively, our companies need an educated workforce. Our citizens need good educations to qualify for good jobs. And statistics show that in any community the higher the education, the lower the crime.”

Newell added that she’s “honored to have the support of our fire fighters, our first responders who put their lives on the line every day to protect the rest of us. They know I’ll work hard to support them in the legislature as they so bravely support us every day. I’m also grateful for the support of the public employees who work for the local, state and federal agencies that provide the many public services we all rely on in one way or another.”

“I am so proud to see the large bipartisan support we’re receiving,” Newell added. “People are recognizing I’m the candidate who knows how to work with citizens and groups representing all viewpoints to find common-sense solutions that work for all of us.”

Newell has also been endorsed by Gov. Bill Ritter, former Littleton Mayor Susan Thornton, Arapahoe County Commissioner Frank Weddig, House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon, Senate President Peter Groff, Littleton Board of Education members Lucie Stanish and Sue Chandler, former Littleton School Board of Education member Diana Holland, State Reps. Joe Rice, Anne McGihon and numerous other legislators, several City Council members from Centennial, Littleton, Cherry Hills and Englewood, and many others.

Newell is a Littleton businesswoman making her first run for public office. “I’m not a professional politician,” Newell said. “The experience I bring to this race is the experience of an ordinary citizen who genuinely cares. We’re neighbors. We live, work, play and pray together. So, let’s stand together and stand up for our values – not Democratic values or Republican values, but Colorado values and American values. I’ll bring my business and community experience to the Legislature to help solve our challenges.”