Westminster, Colorado – Today, Colorado state Rep. Shannon Bird released a video highlighting her growing momentum in the race for Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District. Bird has received more than 90 endorsements to date – more than the four other Democratic candidates combined – including over two dozen elected and community leaders that have coalesced behind Shannon since she entered the race two weeks ago.
Bird also announced that she has raised over $300,000 in the first two weeks of her campaign, a huge sum that is three times higher than what Gabe Evans raised in the first quarter of his 2024 congressional campaign. More than 1,000 individual donors from across Colorado have contributed, and she is not accepting corporate PAC money.
“I’m honored that neighbors and community leaders across our district are uniting behind our campaign,” Bird said. “Voters in Adams, Weld, and Larimer Counties deserve better than Gabe Evans ripping away healthcare coverage and raising our costs. Together, we’ll flip this seat and elect a representative who will do what’s right for Colorado instead of unquestioningly following Donald Trump.”
Watch our latest campaign video HERE.
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.
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