John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

March 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM

This campaign ends - but the movement we built together will last a lifetime.

[link removed]   Friend, It is with a heavy heart that I share this with you today. Last weekend, after the results of the Douglas County Assembly, our path to ballot access effectively closed. My opponent, Eileen Laubacher, received 100 percent of the delegates in Douglas County and now carri…

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

March 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM

Ballot access is on the line this weekend!

[link removed] Friend, This weekend will decide the future of our campaign. Right now, our grassroots movement is fighting for ballot access in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. Over the next few days, the Weld County and Douglas County assemblies will award 62% of the remaining delegates in…

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

March 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM

I Hit Rock Bottom. That’s Why I’m Fighting for You.

[link removed] [link removed] Friend, Years ago, a serious car accident changed my life. The injuries led to pain. The pain led to prescriptions. And eventually, I fell into addiction. That road took me to rock bottom. One night I sat in a jail cell thinking about everything I had nearly lost …

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

March 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM

Just Hours Left - Let’s Finish Strong and Win

[link removed] [link removed] Friend, We are just HOURS AWAY from our end of month deadline - and we are getting so close. This race is bigger than Lauren Boebert. Colorado’s Fourth District is filled with cultural and economic diversity - from sprawling cities to growing suburbs, small towns, …

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

February 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM

ILLEGAL WAR. UNCONSTITUTIONAL POWER GRAB. WE MUST ACT.

[link removed] [link removed] Friend, WE WILL NOT BE DRAGGED INTO ANOTHER ILLEGAL WAR. Every day we wake up unsure what horrendous news we are going to hear next. Civil rights being gutted. Constitutionally guaranteed freedoms being stripped away. And now a major escalation toward war with Iran…

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

February 28, 2026 at 12:22 AM

Colorado Deserves Better Than This.

[link removed] [link removed] Friend, I’ve spent years driving across this district and put over 15,000 miles on our family vehicle in the last ten months. Town halls. Living rooms. Farms. Machine shops. Small businesses. I’ve listened to parents worried about healthcare costs. Seniors stretche…

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

February 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM

This Is Basic. And She Still Blew It!

[link removed] [link removed] Friend, Lauren Boebert was just handed a softball question on national television by Piers Morgan: What is inflation? And she botched it. Mumbled. Deflected. Blamed "the green new scam." Could not define it. This is baseline stuff - Economics 101. Inflation is t…

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

February 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM

We Don’t Serve Washington - Washington Serves Us

[link removed] [link removed] Friend, I am not running to play the same partisan game. I am running to use politics as a tool to bring us together. Because when you strip away the noise, most of us agree on the basics. Lower taxes for working families. Affordable healthcare that does not bankr…

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  Padora Task Force · [email protected]

February 23, 2026 at 10:36 PM

We Cannot Walk Into This Election Outgunned

[link removed] Friend, This is a message of real gratitude. If you are reading this, you are one of the people who has already stepped up for this campaign. You have chipped in. You have shared our message. You have believed in something different. I want you to know how much that means to me. …

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  Nate Bundy - John's Political Director · [email protected]

February 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM

Why I Came Back to Politics - And Why I Support John

[link removed] Friend, My name is Nate Bundy, and I am working to elect John Padora to Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. A few years ago, I walked away from politics. Not because I stopped caring - but because I cared too much. I was exhausted by the fear tactics, the fake urgency, the empt…

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

February 10, 2026 at 10:34 PM

We can’t keep doing politics this way

[link removed]- Friend, Let me ask you something honestly. How often lately have you turned off the news because it just feels overwhelming? Every day it’s something new. Another abuse of power. Another headline that makes this country feel more unrecognizable. Another reminder that the rules no…

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

February 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM

I won’t lie to you for a donation - and I won’t lie to you in Congress either

[link removed] Friend, I need to say something plainly, because too much of Democratic politics right now is built on manipulation, and people are fed up. If you are on Democratic email lists, including from some of my own primary opponents, you have probably noticed the same pattern over and ove…

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

January 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM

A Future Worth Fighting For

[link removed]   Friend, I want to share something important. I’m honored to receive the official endorsement from For The Future Victory Fund. This matters not because of a logo or a name, but because it affirms what this campaign truly represents. A fight for the future, not a defense of the…

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  John Padora For Colorado · [email protected]

January 22, 2026 at 11:51 PM

A New ICE Detention Center Is Being Built in Colorado. I Am Fighting It.

[link removed] Friend, Today, Lauren Boebert voted to give ICE even more funding. And here in Colorado’s Fourth District, we are paying the price. Last night, I stood in Hudson, Colorado, alongside neighbors who are furious and afraid. Why? Because a new ICE detention center is being built right…

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  BREAKING NEWS · [email protected]

January 20, 2026 at 8:51 PM

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Lauren Called This the Most Successful Administration Ever

[link removed] Friend, Today marks one year since Donald Trump returned to power. And Lauren Boebert is calling it the most successful administration in history. That claim is a slap in the face to Colorado and ALL Americans. While Boebert cheers, Trump has destabilized the nation, damaged our e…

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  Honor MLK's Legacy · [email protected]

January 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM

MLK’s Legacy Demands Action - Not Silence

[link removed] Friend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often remembered for his words – but far less often for the danger, sacrifice, and disruption that made those words matter. MLK Day is not about comfort. It’s about confrontation. Dr. King understood something that still makes people uneasy to…

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  Citizens Impeachment · [email protected]

December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM

The Constitution Is Under Attack

[link removed] Friend,  I joined Citizens’ Impeachment [ [link removed] ] because the Constitution is not self-enforcing. Democracy does not survive on autopilot. It survives only when people are willing to defend it. Citizens’ Impeachment has one clear mission - to impeach, convict, and remove D…

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  Boebert Scandal Alert! · [email protected]

December 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM

The Washington Times just exposed Boebert again - and Colorado is tired of being embarrassed

[link removed] Friend,  The Washington Times just broke a story that should alarm every voter in Colorado: Lauren Boebert used campaign funds to go to a Kid Rock concert. And while the behavior is disappointing, it is sadly not surprising. Because this is exactly the kind of choice she makes whe…

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  JP · [email protected]

December 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM

A Working Dad’s Journey From Rock Bottom to Congress

[link removed] Friend,  I;m writing to you not just as a candidate, but as someone whose life has been shaped by struggle, loss, second chances, and a deep belief that every person deserves a future worth fighting for. Many people know me as a working dad and an engineer, but my story goes much de…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

December 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM

If we don’t fight now, we may lose the country our kids deserve

[link removed] Friend,  I’m writing this because we are running out of time - as a campaign, as a district, and as a country. America cannot survive three more years of Donald Trump’s unchecked recklessness. We are already living in the consequences: authoritarian abuses of power, economic instab…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

December 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM

While Republicans Consolidate Power, We Build the Firewall They Never Saw Coming

[link removed] Friend,  Republicans just scored a major victory in Texas by pushing through a redistricting map designed to cement their House majority before 2026. It is part of a broader national strategy to lock in power and sidestep the will of the voters. But something important is happening…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM

A quick note after a hike with my family

[link removed] Friend, I know your inbox is probably overflowing with emails from politicians asking for money. I just got back from an amazing hike in the foothills with my family, and it reminded me why this campaign matters so much. This district is our home. It’s where we’re raising our kids. …

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  John Padora · [email protected]

November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM

The story of where I come from – and why I’m running

[link removed] Friend, I want to tell you a story that is not manufactured, not scripted, and not written by political insiders. It is the story of where I come from – and why I am in this fight. I was born in January of 1989 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, right in the heart of working-class America…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM

In a turbulent moment, I’m thankful for you

[link removed] Friend,  Colorado’s 4th District is many things - rugged, proud, resilient - but above all, it is a place where people still believe in each other. And in a moment as turbulent as the one our nation is living through, that belief truly matters.  We are living through chaotic times …

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  John Padora · [email protected]

November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM

In Colorado’s toughest district, we’re building a firewall.

[link removed] Friend,  Colorado’s 4th District isn’t just the reddest district in our state. It’s also Colorado’s most fiercely independent district, where 47 percent of voters are unaffiliated with either political party. They now outnumber both Republicans and Democrats. That tells you everyth…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

November 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM

Boebert Won’t Show Up - So We’re Building a Movement That Will

[link removed]   Friend,  Lauren Boebert refuses to meet her constituents. She hides from the public, ducks tough questions, and treats the people of CO-04 like an inconvenience instead of the backbone of this district. So while she runs from responsibility, we have been showing up everywhere.  …

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  John Padora · [email protected]

November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM

Why this fight matters

[link removed]   Friend,  After days of watching John sprint across this district, I wanted to reach out and share why this fight means so much to us.  Amber Padora here. I wanted to write to you directly because John has barely stopped moving this entire week. He’s been all over the district …

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  John Padora · [email protected]

November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM

Another “deal” for DC - another hit for working people

[link removed]   Friend,  After weeks of a brutal government shutdown, eight Senate Democrats just voted to reopen the government - without a single real win for working families.  No protection for Affordable Care Act subsidies. No relief for the millions struggling with rising food, housing, a…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

November 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM

Lauren Boebert just crossed another line

[link removed]   Friend,  Lauren Boebert just crossed another line Last week, Lauren Boebert and her boyfriend dressed up for Halloween — him as an ICE agent, and her mocking immigrant families. While ICE continues to terrorize immigrant communities and tear families apart, she decided to tur…

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  Team Padora · [email protected]

October 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Standing together when families are hurting

[link removed] Hi folks,  Right now, many families across Colorado are frustrated, worried, and uncertain. Week 3 of the government shutdown has left thousands of Coloradans without paychecks, struggling to cover rent, groceries, and basic necessities. But our history shows us that we are capable…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Colorado has to step up for our children

[link removed] Friend,  The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just agreed to take up a case that could bring conversion therapy, a cruel and discredited practice that targets LGBTQ+ kids, back into legitimacy. This is what a MAGA extremist administration chooses to focus on: not fixing the shut…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

October 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM

How long could you go without a paycheck?

[link removed] Friend,  Let me ask you a question: How long could you go without a paycheck? Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and as we enter Week 3 of this government shutdown, thousands of Coloradans are now missing their first paycheck. Families are worried about paying rent, affordin…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM

You can’t buy groceries with conspiracy theories

[link removed] Friend,  We’re in a position right now where people are refreshing the news just to find out if they’ll be able to buy groceries this week. And while families worry about paychecks and rent, Lauren Boebert launched her reelection campaign by asking: “Are aliens real?!” [link remov…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

October 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM

I’m a Democrat willing to meet the moment

[link removed] Everyone’s saying it, team, and so am I: Democrats have to meet the moment. Extremists are willing to let people suffer just to hold onto power. They’re willing to threaten paychecks, drive up health care costs, create an environment of fear and uncertainty, and make ordinary famil…

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  Team Padora · [email protected]

October 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Boebert calls it “boring.” We call it people’s lives.

[link removed] Friends  – Lauren Boebert says fighting to keep health care affordable for millions of Americans is a “boring performance.” While she mocks efforts to stop a government shutdown and sneers at the idea of helping families afford their premiums, hardworking Coloradans are staring down…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

October 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM

This shutdown didn’t have to happen

[link removed] Hi friend, I want to be clear about what’s happening right now: the government shutdown we’re facing didn’t have to happen. Our government is shut down not because of gridlock, but because extremists in power would rather see people suffer than stand up to their party bosses. Repu…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

September 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM

This is the only way I can talk from the heart

[link removed] Hi friend, I get it — these emails can be annoying. But as a grassroots candidate, this is the only way I can cut through the noise to reach voters and let them know there’s a candidate they can actually count on. I can’t buy TV ads or blanket every screen like my opponent. What I c…

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  Team Padora · [email protected]

September 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM

Mapping the road ahead

[link removed] Folks,  We have the chance to flip a reliably red seat, and it’ll all be thanks to Lauren Boebert.  In 2022, Boebert won C0-4 with less than 54% of the vote, compared to Ken Buck’s 61% in 2022. That shows there’s an opening, and a real chance for Democrats to flip this seat. Here’…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

September 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM

Divisive

[link removed] Team,  When I knock doors and meet neighbors face to face, it’s clear what Coloradans really care about: access to health care, quality public education, rising grocery prices, tariffs, and the issues that affect everyday life. Yet when I look out at Washington, I see bankers, CEOs…

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  Team Padora · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM

They’re hoping we won’t notice

[link removed] Team,  Colorado’s 4th Congressional District has long been a Republican stronghold. That's why Lauren Boebert saw opportunity to abandon her old district which she only won by 546 votes and carpetbag to Eastern Colorado. Extremists are counting on this seat staying red. They’re hop…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

September 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM

Boebert is silent where it counts

[link removed] Friend, have you seen these headlines?  [link removed] While innocent lives were lost in yet another mass shooting in Colorado earlier this month, Lauren Boebert was silent as usual. Silent on the victims, silent on the schoolchildren and teachers who feared the worst – but loud en…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

September 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM

This is my “why”

[link removed] Hi friend, Every so often, I stop and ask myself why I’m doing this. Why I’m running for Congress. Why I’m putting my family and myself through the grind of a campaign against Donald Trump’s MAGA machine. And the answer always takes me back to where I came from. When my dad got si…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

September 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM

This is how we beat Boebert

[link removed] Friend, Let’s be real: Lauren Boebert has turned our district into a punchline. While families here struggle with rising costs, housing shortages, and rural hospitals closing their doors, Boebert is too busy chasing headlines, posting memes, and picking fights on social media.  Sh…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM

What I wish I could tell my kids about this country

Friend, There’s a lot I wish I could tell my kids about this country. I wish I could tell them that hard work still gets rewarded. That doing the right thing means something. That the people in charge are fighting for them. But I can’t say that. Because it wouldn’t be true. We’re ra…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

July 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM

This seat isn’t for sale

Friend, I need to be real with you. I’m being outraised by a candidate who doesn’t even live in this district. And that’s because every cycle, people in D.C. think this seat is for sale. But here’s the truth — I’ve got something they don’t. I’ve got people power. I’ve got the youth.…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

July 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM

What keeps me going

Friend, I stay up most nights later than I should. Sometimes I’m working. Sometimes I’m reviewing our budget. Sometimes I’m just lying there staring at the ceiling, thinking about what this country is going to look like if we don’t get it together. I think about how we’re going to pa…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

July 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM

I’ve lived what most politicians only talk about

Friend, Everywhere I go in this district — from struggling farm towns to fast-growing suburbs — I hear the same thing: “We want leaders who actually understand what we’re going through.” Not just talk about it. Not just tweet about it. Actually live it. I’m not a party insider. I’m …

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  John Padora · [email protected]

July 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Democrats aren’t fighting for us anymore

Friend, Everywhere I go — from Windsor to Loveland, Larkspur to Parker — I hear the same thing: “The Democratic Party isn’t fighting for us anymore.” Not from Republicans — but from lifelong Democrats. Working families. Veterans. Small business owners. People who want a better future…

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  John Padora · [email protected]

July 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM

It’s time for new blood

Friend, Let’s be honest: the people running the Democratic Party right now don’t appear ready for what we’re up against. Donald Trump is openly threatening revenge, promising mass deportations, and pushing the most dangerous agenda in modern American history. Lauren Boebert is marchin…

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  Team Padora · [email protected]

July 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Trump and Boebert just defunded NPR and PBS

Friend, Last night, Lauren Boebert did Donald Trump's bidding and voted to defund NPR and PBS — two of the most trusted sources of news, education, and cultural programming in the country. Add your name letting us know you support NPR, PBS, and public media. ADD MY NAME This i…

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