Organizations that endorse
Groups and committees that took a side in the 2026 city election, plus a few voters often ask about. Each page says who they are, how they pick candidates, where their money comes from, and whom they endorsed.
Committees register with the city clerk and must report their donors. We list them apart from the groups that sponsor them.
Organizations
Better Boulder
Better Boulder advocates on land use, housing, transportation and related local policies.
Boulder Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO
An AFL-CIO area labor council covering six Colorado counties, with roots it traces to the Louisville Labor Council around 1870.
Boulder Association of Firefighters, IAFF Local 900
IAFF Local 900 is the union for Boulder firefighters, formed in 1948.
Boulder Chamber
A nonprofit regional business chamber whose policy council and board take positions on ballot measures.
Boulder County Democratic Party
The county party publishes information about partisan county and state candidates.
Boulder County Democratic Socialists of America
Boulder Reporting Lab lists “Boulder DSA” as a 2026 endorser of Taishya Adams, Jamillah Richmond’s campaign lists it, and the vacancy-tax campaign displays its logo among supporters of 2J.
Boulder Police Officers Association
City records identify the Boulder Police Officers Association as an exclusive bargaining agent for covered police employees.
Boulder Progressives
Boulder Progressives advocates on housing, transportation and social, racial, economic and environmental justice.
Colorado Working Families Party
The Colorado chapter of the Working Families Party.
Downtown Boulder Partnership
Downtown Boulder's business membership organization.
New Era Colorado Action Fund
New Era Colorado Action Fund organizes young voters and has made local-candidate endorsements.
Open Boulder
Open Boulder describes itself as a nonpartisan local-policy organization.
PLAN-Boulder County
A citizen-led Boulder County organization tracing its history to the 1959 Blue Line campaign.
Reimagine South Boulder Recreation Advocacy Group
A logo for this group appears in the organizational endorsement section of Tara Winer’s campaign page.
Run on Climate
Run on Climate provides support to local climate-policy advocates and electoral candidates.
Sierra Club Indian Peaks Group
The Indian Peaks Group is Sierra Club’s Boulder County local group.
Transform RTD
Ryan Schuchard’s campaign lists Transform RTD among its 2026 organizational endorsers.
Registered committees
Boulder Firefighters for a Stronger Boulder
A city-registered ballot committee campaigning for Ballot Question 2L.
Boulder Progressives UCC
Boulder Progressives’ separately registered committee for candidate support.
No on 2K: Demand Fiscal Responsibility
A city-registered committee whose filed name states its opposition to Ballot Issue 2K.
Open Boulder 2026 UCC
The 2026 unofficial candidate committee registered by Open Boulder supports five council candidates.
Open Boulder independent-expenditure-only filer
City-registered independent-expenditure-only filer under the name Open Boulder.
Vacancy to Vitality
A city ballot committee advocating for the residential vacancy excise tax, Ballot Issue 2J.
Newspapers
Boulder Weekly
Boulder Weekly publishes election guides and endorsements.
Daily Camera Editorial Board
Boulder Daily Camera's editorial board.