Christopher Gates, former State Chair, Colorado Democratic Party May 21, 2005

Christopher Gates is in town for another event, and he has offered to share with our Coalition some of his experiences in winning in a red state!

When: Saturday, May 21, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Where: Ohio Democratic Party Headquarters, 271 E. State Street

Seating is capacity is around 100, so let's fill up the room. (Because of his busy schedule that day, we had to keep the event close to everything else - no other big room was available within a few blocks of Party HQ).

Gates led Colorado Democrats last November, when then-Attorney General Ken Salazar, a moderate Democrat, defeated Republican beer executive Pete Coors for the open seat vacated by Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell. That victory and the win in the 3rd Congressional District by Democrat John Salazar, Ken Salazar's brother, were hailed as among the few bright spots for the party that lost the presidency and lost ground in Congress.

Democrats also seized control of both chambers of the Colorado Legislature for the first time in about four decades. President Bush carried the GOP-leaning state, but his margin of victory narrowed slightly from 2000