Democrat Amie Baca-Oehlert, the former head of the state’s largest teachers union, is running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans next year in Colorado’s toss-up 8th Congressional District.

Baca-Oehlert, the fifth Democrat to enter the race, served two terms as president of the Colorado Education Association from 2018 to 2024 and previously was the union’s vice president. Before joining CEA, she taught English at Adams City High School in Commerce City, was a school counselor at Northglenn High School and led the District 12 Educators’ Association.

Amie Baca-Oehlert launched a campaign June 5, 5025, in the Democratic primary in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. (Photo by Ellen Jaskol)

Baca-Oehlert has never held elected office before, but she told The Colorado Sun she has dev

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