FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 15, 2025
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001 Endorses Shannon Bird for Congress
Bird Is the Most Labor-Endorsed Congressional Candidate in the West
Westminster, Colorado – Today, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001, representing over 2,500 transit workers in CO-08 and across the region, endorsed Shannon Bird for Congress. They join the International Association of Fire Fighters, Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, Plumbers Local 3, Insulators Local 28, and more than 115 state and local leaders in endorsing Bird, the most labor endorsed non-incumbent congressional candidate in the western U.S.
“Shannon Bird has consistently fought for better roads and transit and to increase public safety resources to keep transit operators safe,” said Lance Longenbohn, President of ATU Local 1001. “In Congress, Shannon will bring home much-needed infrastructure funding and work to lower costs. ATU Local 1001 is honored to support her candidacy.”
“ATU Local 1001 keeps our region moving, and I’m honored to have their support,” Bird said. “I’m looking forward to working with them to secure infrastructure funding for Colorado when I’m in Congress.”
About Shannon Bird
Shannon was raised by a single mom and her grandmother, who dealt blackjack in Reno, Nevada and used her tips to help Shannon get through college. They taught her how to work hard, give back and fight for what’s right.
With a passion for improving education for every student, Shannon started in public service by volunteering in her kids’ classrooms and co-founded an organization that empowers students, parents, teachers and communities to create more equitable local schools. She led a bond measure campaign for the Adams 12 district in 2014 to fix and improve local schools, leading to her serving on the Westminster City Council and then in the Colorado State House where she is the Vice Chair of the Joint Budget Committee.
Prior to serving in public office, Shannon worked in the private sector practicing law in the fields of public and commercial finance, helping to get large community projects like roads, bridges, schools and hospitals off the ground.
Shannon is committed to showing up for the people of Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, and working together to deliver real results for hardworking Coloradans and families – because that’s what she’s always done. Her campaign has earned the endorsement of over 115 leaders in the district and across Colorado, as well as the International Association of Fire Fighters, the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters Association, Plumbers Local Union 3, Heat & Frost Insulators Local 28, and ATU Local 1001.
For more, visit ShannonBird.com and follow her on X, Facebook, Instagram, and BlueSky.
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