At Saturday’s Democratic state assembly, 1,411 delegates were in attendance. Eighty-six delegates, who have all pledged their support for President Obama, will be advancing to the national convention in Charlotte, N.C. in August.Denver resident, educator and healthcare reform activist Lydia Guzman, was elected as a party leader and elected official delegate. She has been to three state conventions before, but had never run as a national delegate.

Guzman, who also works as a precinct committeeperson in House District 9, said that voters in her district tell her they will all be voting for Obama, but they don’t show much enthusiasm when it comes to participating in local political functions, such as caucuses and assemblies.

“I tell them it’s really important to stay involved and to participate at the local level because that’s the power,” Guzman said. “That’s where we can make change and support our candidate. We can’t let our energy go down, we need to support Obama.”

Alejandro J. Aguilar, a letter carrier from Colorado Springs, was elected as a national delegate at-large.

He said compared to state conventions he has attended in the past, this year’s could have used “a little more pep.”

“We all know what we’re here to do, and we actually have a battle on our hands,” Aguilar said. “People need to realize that. Where I work, the youngsters don’t get up and fight.

Everything is being handed to them. They need to start getting involved and fighting, that’s what we need to see here.”

Forty-four out of the 1,411 delegates did not pledge for Obama, but their numbers were not substantial enough to be reflected in the final delegate count.

Representatives for the unpledged delegates were allowed five minutes to speak, where they voiced their ultimate support for the president and his “substantial accomplishments,” but not without a list of criticisms.

Among the criticisms of the president was the extension of the Patriot Act, the failure to close Guantanomo Bay, the continuation of the Bush tax cuts, and the lack of leadership to overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling.

Party leader and elected official delegates:Crisanta DuranCecilia FloresFrancisco J. Flores Jr.Lydia Rizo GuzmanSheila LiederMona MerchantMary Kim NguyenDaniel PabonVivian Stovall

At-large delegates:Alejandro J. AguilarAngela “Angie” DickinsonLew Gaiter Jr.Ronald I. GallegosLeslie HerodJarrad JacksonWalter L. JonesGabriel McNally-NakamuraJames D. Peters Jr.Brayden PortilloTyler S. QuickErnest RicehillPolly BacaBrenda EnnisElizabeth A. HarrisAnn L. Schmitt

1st Congressional District delegates:Irene AguilarEdward HallChristopher MartinezElizabeth McCannOwen PerkinsRobert RodriguezHalisi VinsonAngela Williams

2nd Congressional District delegates:Derek KetnerTim KubikSonya Jaquez LewisLindsay LussanWilla PrescottErle SwansonDavid TraskMegan Wilder

3rd Congressional District delegates:Albert BeccoNorma BeccoJayne BilberryGilbert Ortiz Jr.Lisa PadillaMary Beth PyleAlvin Rivera

4th Congressional District delegates:Jonathon DentKathleen EnszSarah MannJoe PerezChristopher RankBeth Anne Thomas

5th Congressional District delegates:Tracy DuCharmeChristine LeLaitMichael MadayJoe MorganLionel Washington

6th Congressional District delegates:Rhonda FieldsMichael HamrickBryan HartmannBarbara JonesJames McClallanMaya WheelerNathaniel Wilkes

7th Congressional District delegates:Odell Carl BarryJulia HicksMonisha MerchantDon QuickDwayne StephensBrittany Wirth

Alternates:Charles H. Bader Jr.Antonio B. EsquibelJoan Garden CooperKatherine “Khadjia” HaynesSheila J SchmittScott D. Wagner

Democratic National Committee members:Anthony GravesLisa PadillaMannie Rodriguez

Presidential Electors:Polly BacaAlvin RiveraAnthony Graves (CD 1)Terry Phillips (CD 2)Gilbert Ortiz Jr. (CD 3)Debra Pilch (CD 4)Thomas Cronin (CD 5)Laurence Steele (CD 6)Rick Swain (CD 7)