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On May 7th our slate of Colorado Candidates joined us at Unite America HQ for a FB Live Chat. Viewers asked about their backgrounds, what it means to be an independent and the long term future of the independent movement. 

Slate of five independents collectively raises nearly $130,000 in first filing

Although party deadlines have passed, independents can still get on November ballot; Organization launches statewide marketing campaign to inspire candidates.

Organization continues candidate recruitment via statewide webinar while political parties caucus on March 6 Denver, CO – Unite Colorado today announced its endorsement of Thea Chase in the race to represent House District 54 at the state legislature. Chase became the fifth independent state legislative candidate recruited and endorsed by Unite Colorado.  

DENVER –– Unite Colorado, formerly the Colorado Centrist Project, today announced its first four independent candidate endorsements for the 2018 election cycle. Unite Colorado’s slate of independent state legislative candidates includes strategy consultant Steve Peterson (SD-30), small business owner Maile Foster (HD-18), army veteran and college professor Jay Geyer (HD-33), and Thornton City...

Our political system is not working. From Washington, D.C. to the state capitol in Denver, our elected leaders continue to engage in polarizing policy dialogues that rarely result in compromise or consensus. According to a recent Centrist Project Institute poll, a majority of Colorado voters (53%) believe the two major parties are not working together well in the state legislature to solve pro...

On September 1st, 2017 Kathleen Curry and Mary Parker published a piece in the Denver Post on the paralyzing polarization of the Colorado legislature and the need for Independent candidates to bridge the partisan divide. Drawing on their joint knowledge about the difficulties of being an Independent candidate and the benefits of serving as an Independent representative, Curry and Parker discuss...

The time for independent leaders to change our political system for the better is here. Dissatisfaction with dysfunctional governance is at an all-time high in Colorado, and voters are leaving both major parties in record numbers.