Even as the June 26 deadline to count ballots looms, candidates in the primary election are still receiving endorsements from politicians and organizations.

Here are some of the Colorado candidate endorsements announced in recent days:

? The Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance, representing scores of mostly African-American churches in the metro area, has endorsed Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne’s candidacy for governor in the four-way Democratic primary, citing her focus on expanding access to childcare, health care, education and affordable housing.

“In the passion of Donna Lynne, we have found a candidate that aligns with the work of the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance,” said Rev. Dr. Terrence Hughes, the group’s president, in a statement. “The alliance has been a force for social justice and equality for many decades and we believe Donna Lynne is the candidate to best represent our work and focus as the next governor of Colorado.”

? Democrat Bernie Buescher, the former secretary of state and Grand Junction state lawmaker, endorsed Karl Hanlon, one of three Democrats running for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by four-term Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton.

Buescher and his wife, Mary Beth, said Hanlon’s experience won their support.

“Growing up on his family’s ranch, working as a park ranger on our public lands, putting himself through college and law school, developing policies to protect our water, and assisting municipalities in developing modern infrastructure, Karl Hanlon knows the people and the issues of the 3rd Congressional District,” Buescher said in a statement. “His background, his passion for helping others, and his commitment to doing the hard work required to win, make Karl our choice.”

Hanlon is running against former state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush and former Eagle County Commissioner Arn Menconi in the sprawling district.

? The Pueblo Education Association, a union representing around 1,000 teachers in District 60, also endorsed Hanlon. The union recently came out the winner in the first teacher strike in the state in 24 years.

“Karl Hanlon is the clear choice for us in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District,” the PEA said in a statement. “Karl’s commitment to public education has been proven time and again, and his actions have spoken volumes about his commitment to students, teachers, parents and the public education system that binds them.”

? Darryl Glenn, one of four Republicans challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in the 5th Congressional District Republican primary, has won endorsements from El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder and radio host Jeff Crank; the latter ran unsuccessfully against Lamborn twice.

Crank said he was endorsing Glenn for a number of reasons in a video posted to Glenn’s prolific YouTube page: “Darryl’s a good fiscal conservative. I know we can trust him to represent us in Washington. He’s also been a good and loyal friend over the years. He’s also been a man of integrity and character.”

Elder, who is facing a primary election of his own, credited Glenn, an El Paso County commissioner, with helping steer the sheriff’s department in the right direction.

Darryl is a man of high integrity and character,” said Elder, who recalled that he nominated Glenn for the U.S. Senate nomination at the state assembly in 2016. “He understands service to our community, striving for common-sense solutions to problems we face today.”

In addition to Glenn, Lamborn’s challengers include state Sen. Owen Hill, former Green Mountain Falls Mayor Tyler Stevens and retired Texas judge Bill Rhea.

? Lamborn won an endorsement from FRC Action PAC, the political arm of Family Research Council Action, retired Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, the group’s executive vice president, said.

“As a U.S. congressman, you have been a stalwart defender of faith, family, and freedom,” Boykin wrote in a letter to Lamborn. “Since your first election to Congress in 2006, you have been an FRC Action ‘True Blue’ member, scoring 100 percent on our scorecards for each session. Your support for the sanctity of life, family values, and religious liberty has not gone unnoticed.”

? Three unions and a slew of current and former elected officials threw their support behind state Rep. Dave Young, a Democratic candidate for state treasurer.

The unions supporting the Greeley lawmaker include the Communications Workers of America local, the American Postal Workers Union-Denver Metro Area and the Teamsters Local 455. The officials are former Lt. Gov. Gail Schoettler, House Speaker Crisanta Duran, state Sen. Angela Williams, former state Sen. Gloria Tanner, and state Reps. Jonathan Singer, Adrienne Benavidez, KC Becker and Alec Garnett.

“It is my pleasure to endorse Dave Young to be our next state treasurer,” said Schoettler, who served as state treasurer before she was elected lieutenant governor, in a statement. “Dave has the legislative and budgetary experience to keep our taxpayers’ money safe, to make sure we are supporting our state’s retirees and to keep Colorado on a sound financial footing.”

Young is running against mathematician Bernard Douthit for the open seat.

? The Rocky Mountain Gun Owners SuperPAC endorsed state Rep. Justin Everett, a Republican running for state treasurer, saying the Littleton lawmaker “will be one of the most pro-gun treasurers Colorado has ever seen!”

“I personally think Justin Everett is the most qualified person for that job with his accounting background and as an RMGO member,” wrote RMGO director Dudley Brown in a letter to supporters. “But of course the real boost to the Second Amendment comes by electing a solid 100 percent pro-gun, constitutionalist to such an important office. After all, the LAST thing we need is yet another gun-grabber with an ego – in either party – winning statewide simply as a stepping stone to pushing gun control in the governor’s mansion or in Washington.”

Everett is running against real estate mogul Brian Watson and state Rep. Polly Lawrence in the primary.

? Our Revolution, the national progressive organization spun off from the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, endorsed Democrat Levi Tillemann, who’s running in a primary against Jason Crow for the chance to take on five-term Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District.

The group also endorsed Emily Sirota, who is facing Ashley Wheeland in the House District 9 Democratic primary.

? The Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance also endorsed Crow, saying the Democrat will “fight structural inequality in our community, including the overreach of our criminal justice system.”

Pastor Terrance Hughes, the group’s president, and Rev. Tammy Garrett-Williams, the vice president of political affairs, said in a joint statement: “Our clergies, city fathers and families want equality and equity for quality public schools, a pathway to a successful economic development system, and safer communities. That’s the future Jason wants for our congressional district, and we will help him fight for it in Washington.”

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