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PICTURES: Snapshots from the Colorado Democrats’ 2019 Obama Dinner

By 03/11/2019 | updated 7 years ago
New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland waves to the crowd after being introduced by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet at the Colorado Democrats' Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland waves to the crowd after being introduced by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet at the Colorado Democrats' Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland waves to the crowd after being introduced by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet at the Colorado Democrats’ Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
In this file photo, Colorado Democratic Party Chair Morgan Carroll, right, visits with Democrats at the party's Obama Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Earlier in the day, Carroll was elected to a second, two-year term heading the party. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
In this file photo, Colorado Democratic Party Chair Morgan Carroll, right, visits with Democrats at the party’s Obama Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Earlier in the day, Carroll was elected to a second, two-year term heading the party. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
Former state Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, shows his Colorado-themed tie to House Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder, at the Colorado Democrats' Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. The handmade tie was made by Knotty Tie, Inc., a Denver company that employs resettled refugees. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
Former state Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, shows his Colorado-themed tie to House Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder, at the Colorado Democrats’ Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. The handmade tie was made by Knotty Tie, Inc., a Denver company that employs resettled refugees. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and state Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, greet arrivals at the Colorado Democratic Party's annual Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and state Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, greet arrivals at the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland delivers the keynote address to the Colorado Democrats' Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. Haaland is one of two Native American women elected to Congress last year, and on March 8 she made history as the first Native American woman to preside over the House of Representatives. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland delivers the keynote address to the Colorado Democrats’ Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. Haaland is one of two Native American women elected to Congress last year, and on March 8 she made history as the first Native American woman to preside over the House of Representatives. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis visits with a very young Democrat at the party's annual Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis visits with a very young Democrat at the party’s annual Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
California Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, addresses the Colorado Democratic Party's annual Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
California Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, addresses the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, center, talks with House Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder, and Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, at the Colorado Democrats' Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. Neguse, who was elected to Congress in November, was named Democrat of the Year at the annual event. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, center, talks with House Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder, and Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, at the Colorado Democrats’ Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. Neguse, who was elected to Congress in November, was named Democrat of the Year at the annual event. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
“The next election will define our country not only for the next four years but for a generation,” says U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, at the state party’s annual Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. Bennet is considering running for president in 2020. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
Democratic political consultant Craig Hughes, a partner at Hilltop Public Solutions, peruses the just-released results of the Des Moines Register/CNN presidential primary poll on his mobile phone moments after arriving at the Colorado Democrats' Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. Hughes' client, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is considering entering the crowded primary, polled in ninth place in the survey. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
Democratic political consultant Craig Hughes, a partner at Hilltop Public Solutions, peruses the just-released results of the Des Moines Register/CNN presidential primary poll on his mobile phone moments after arriving at the Colorado Democrats’ Obama Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. Hughes’ client, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is considering entering the crowded primary, polled in ninth place in the survey. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Secretary of State Jena Griswold talk with fellow Democrats at the state party's annual Obama Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Secretary of State Jena Griswold talk with fellow Democrats at the state party’s annual Obama Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Denver. ((Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics))
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, visits with party-goers at the Colorado Democrats' Obama Dinner on March 9 in Denver. ((File photo by Ernest Luning, Colorado Politics))
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, visits with party-goers at the Colorado Democrats’ Obama Dinner on March 9 in Denver. ((File photo by Ernest Luning, Colorado Politics))
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