How cool…primary month is also Pride month! As an out and proud defender of LGBTQ+ rights (and 2024 Colo. LGBTQ Bar Attorney of the Year), I have spent my career fighting discrimination. My campaign is endorsed by LGBTQ+ Victory Fund because I will do the same thing when I’m elected to HD6. 🌈❤️💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈✊

Exciting news: @our-revolution.bsky.social, the grassroots organization founded by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders himself, just endorsed our campaign for House District 6! What an immense honor from an organization that fights every day to get 𝒐𝙡𝒊𝙜𝒂𝙧𝒄𝙝𝒔 and their 𝒅𝙞𝒓𝙩𝒚 𝒎𝙤𝒏𝙚𝒚 out of politics.

A dark money group named "Denver Progressives United" just dumped tons of money into my race to air ads full of false accusations and lies about the only real progressive in this race - me. Voters deserve better than conservative groups that try to buy elections. secure.actblue.com/donate/iris-...

HD6 stretches all the way from the Capitol to Lowry. Here I am at visiting Wings Over the Rockies. We have a lot of great resources in our district, but even more importantly, we have a lot of great people. I would be honored to serve the people of this district as your next state rep.

How do we cut down on crime and keep our communities safe? One major way is to pass gun safety and control laws. I'm proud to be endorsed by Colorado Ceasefire PAC, the longest-running grassroots gun violence organization in the state of Colorado.

Hey House District 6! I am going to be at Fiction Beer Company this Sunday, May 24th, from 3-5 pm to answer voters questions. So grab a beer, support a local Colfax business, and come on by! Iris4Colorado.org.

This endorsement for my race in HD6 is especially meaningful to me. I worked for SEIU as an organizer for years, fighting corporate greed and supporting workers who just wanted fair wages, benefits, and safe working conditions. Thank you SEIU members for entrusting me with continuing this fight.

Both proud and horrified to be living in one of the few states in the U.S. where abortion is constitutionally protected. Thank you Colorado BlueFlower Fund for endorsing me in my race for HD6 and entrusting me to keep fighting for women's bodily autonomy and reproductive rights in this state.

Honored to recieve the endorsement of the CEA in my race for HD6. We entrust our teachers with our most valuable resource- the education of our children. I couldn't be more touched that CEA members have put their faith in me to fight for our public schools, educators, and students. Iris4Colorado.org

It's International Workers' Day! But despite record levels of wealth in this country, workers are being left behind. We need different voices at the table - the voices of workers, unions, and other advocacy organizations - not more Elon Musks. That's why I am running for HD6. Iris4Colorado.org.

I have until midnight to show my campaign for HD6 is on a winning path before I have to file my first disclosures. I don't have large corporate PACs or dark money support. I only have you. Please pitch in. I am the candidate supported by workers and progressives. secure.actblue.com/donate/iris-...

www.iris4colorado.org @irishalpern.bsky.social is running against incumbent Sean Camacho for CO House District 6. Iris is endorsed by the @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social, @workingfamiliesco.bsky.social, @cowinsunion.bsky.social, @coloractionfund.bsky.social, and @momsdemandaction.org. #Iris4Colorado

It's Earth Day, but we are not doing nearly enough to create a sustainable future. Big Polluters rake in record profits while our communities shoulder the costs. I support creating a Climate Superfund in Colorado. One more reason I am running for CO HD6. Iris4colorado.org.

Grateful for the endorsement of Colorado WINS and the hardworking public employees it represents for backing my run for CO House District 6. This campaign is about workers like you, not the mega wealthy. Together, we'll fight for the workers who make Colorado great. Iris4colorado.org.

The Colorado AFL-CIO just endorsed my campaign for HD6! This endorsement is especially meaningful because I’ve spent my entire career fighting for workers’ rights. Thank you to every worker and AFL-CIO member who recognizes how important this race is, and trusts me to fight for them at the Capitol.

I have been fighting for our civil and constitutional rights in court my entire legal career. Now, Colorado House District 6, I want to fight for your rights at the state Capitol too. To learn more about my work visit iris4colorado.org.

I’m proud to announce that I’ve been recognized as a 2026 Gun Sense Candidate by Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund — an award that reflects my commitment to keeping our homes, schools, neighborhoods, and public spaces safe. To learn more visit iris4colorado.org.

I will do everything in my power to repeal TABOR and fund our public schools the way they deserve to be funded. That's why I am running to represent you in House District 6. Iris4Colorado.org.

Out here at Sheridan High School with Scott Baldermann supporting striking teachers. Fair contracts for our educators means stronger schools for our students. Colorado supports its teachers and their unions! Sheridan Educators Association-SEA and the Colorado Education Association.

Putting our students and teachers over profits, and fighting for the health and quality of our public schools - that's why I am honored to be endorsed by DPS Board President Xóchitl Gaytán.

I am grateful to have earned the endorsement of the Communications Workers of America Colorado/Wyoming State(s) Council. In an era in which our politics increasingly caters to the interests of oligarchs and wealthy corporate giants, I will always stand with workers.

I am delighted to recieve the endorsement of the groundbreaking Rep. Elizabeth Velasco in my race for Colorado House District 6. There is no more passionate a fighter for justice, for the disenfranchised, and for her community.

I am running for Colorado House District 6 because we need a Green New Deal, not wars with oil rich countries. Iris4colorado.org

Made the ballot this weekend for House District 6 through Caucus and Assembly! Thank you so much to everyone who stuck it out through a very long day to support me and help me get way over the threshold to reach the primaries ❤️. Onwards we go 💪.

Pleased to announce the support of these powerful advocates for working people and our communities, who fight every day for us at the state Capitol like I intend to - Representatives Meg M. Froelich and Lorena Garcia.

"Medicare for All" Coloradans. One more reason I am running for office in House District 6. www.iris4colorado.org.

And yet, somehow still, health and food assistance for working class and poor folks is the downfall and bane of the country...

Proud to be endorsed by such a progressive, ground-breaking, and inspiring community champion, Representative Brianna Titone. Together we can do this.

Honored to have the endorsement of City Council Member At-Large Sarah Parady, a tireless and fearless fighter for justice, equity, and our Denver community.

Sometimes, you just have to stand your ground when you are right, period...

Democrats of House District 6 (Uptown, Capitol Hill, Cheeseman Park, Congress Park, Hale, Montclair, and Lowry) - if you want an actual choice in the June primaries, I need your help making the ballot through caucusing this Tuesday, March 3rd! Sign up and learn more at iris4colorado.org.

So proud to have the endorsement of David Seligman, @seligmanforag.bsky.social, the leading candidate for Attorney General and a lifelong fighter for working people everywhere against corporate abuses and injustices.

House District 6 should be leading the fight for affordable housing across the state of Colorado, not posing an obstacle to it. That's why we need a change in elected leadership. I am running for HD6 to fix the affordable housing crisis, not entrench it.

Halpern for the House! Launching a campaign. Building a movement. Hope you can join!

You need to know about the SAVE Act, which recently passed in the House. So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans

Trump just stripped the EPA of its power to regulate greenhouse gases. Colorado and HD6 are going to have to lead in environmental protection. That won't happen when elected officials are funded by oil and gas. Unlike my opponent I refuse to accept PAC money or support from the fossil fuel industry.

Proud to be endorsed by the @workingfamiliesco.bsky.social in my race for Colorado House District 6. This campaign is about centering people power and not corporate power at the State House. Together we can do this. iris4colorado.org.

Canada will do something; America never does. Our hearts are with you BC. The mass shooting deaths in schools in our country dwarfs yours. We wish our government would care about children too.

Score: Bad Bunny = 1 / Trump = 0.

Endorsed by one of my favorite clients, Brooky Parks! I am running for HD6 to protect our rights in the State House just like I have in courts across the country. If you care about librararies, freedom to read, and the rights of our LGBTQ+ and BIPOC neighbors, pitch in. share.google/rOuXyaUijLRd...

Testified in front of the Senate Judiciary today in support of SB26-005, which aims to create a private right of action for damages against federal immigration agents who violate Coloradans' constitutional rights. Now, agents get off scot free, and we are witnessing a breakdown in rule of law.

I launched my campaign for HD6 to bring progressive politics back to downtown Denver and to get rid of the corrupting influence of dark money on our politics. My opponent is being supported by a PAC funded by big corporations, oil and gas, and Republican donors. Help me fight back.

Giving the keynote speech this morning to an auditorium full of high schoolers for the Youth Celebrate Diversity Annual Conference was an inspiring experience. My speech was about how ordinary people do extraordinary things to fight for justice. These youth are our future and we are in good hands.

Summer is paying the ultimate career price to protect the rights of her community. And we will be beside her every step of the way fighting for justice and to protect the civil and constitutional rights of Oklahoma students. I could not be more moved by the bravery of my client. Read her story:

I am running for office in Colorado House District 6 because we need to protect our immigrant neighbors, fight discrimination, and halt the steady erosion of our constitutional rights. Americans are saying no to a violent, authoritarian police state. Abolish ICE.

This is what the dark, horrifying descent into fascism looks like. Abolish Ice.

Started my latest book last night. Read "Globalization and Its Discontents" by Stiglitz about a decade ago, and highly recommend it.