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Democrat
Amie Baca-Oehlert
Democrat
Amie Baca-Oehlert
CO-08 Democratic nominee?
$50.5K
JUL 1, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEducator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationColorado
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BackgroundEducator
EducationClemson University (undergraduate degree)
Notable personal detailsAmie Baca-Oehlert is an educator and labor leader who served as president of the Colorado Education Association from 2018 to 2024. She has worked as a high school English teacher and school counselor, including in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, and previously worked at Adams City High School and Northglenn High School. She ran as a Democrat for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle and later withdrew from the race.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports increasing or preserving revenue for public services and education through changes to tax policy, including opposing state income tax reductions and advocating closing corporate tax loopholes and a fairer, more equitable tax code to fund schools and public services.
Healthcare
Supports creating a single-payer health care system and opposes GOP proposals that would cut Medicaid or shutter hospitals. Emphasizes protecting and expanding access to affordable health care for working families.
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Climate & Energy
Supports provisions of the Green New Deal agenda and progressive climate policies, endorsing aggressive federal action to address climate change and related economic transitions. Positions emphasize investment and systemic policy changes to tackle climate impacts as part of broader progressive platform.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports expanded gun safety measures for schools and communities, including strengthening extreme-risk (red flag) protections and raising the age to purchase firearms, and has pushed for increased school safety and mental-health supports rather than arming teachers. Her public statements and advocacy emphasize common-sense gun reforms to reduce violence while prioritizing student safety.
Polls
CO-08 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$134.6K
$101.0K
$67.3K
$33.7K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$134.6K
$14.1K
$120.5K
$6.7K
Source: FEC
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