Betsy Markey
Template:TOCnestleft Betsy Markey is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 4th district of Colorado.
Abortion
Planned Parenthood
Markey received $6000 in lobbying funds from Planned Parenthood in 2008.
EMILY's List
Markey has been supported by EMILY's List during her campaigning.
Supported by Council for a Livable World
The Council for a Livable World, founded in 1962 by long-time socialist activist and alleged Soviet agent, Leo Szilard, is a non-profit advocacy organization that seeks to "reduce the danger of nuclear weapons and increase national security", primarily through supporting progressive, congressional candidates who support their policies. The Council supported Betsy Markey in her successful 2008 House of Representatives run as candidate for Colorado.[1] She has also been previously supported by the Council.[2]
The Council supported Markey in her 2010 Congressional election campaign.[3]
21st Century Democrats support
21st Century Democrats is a Political Action Committee that has stood for Progressive causes for over 20 years. Founded in 1986 by Institute for Policy Studies affiliate, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, Democratic Socialists of America affiliates, former Texas Agriculture Secretary Jim Hightower, and former Illinois Congressman Lane Evans. Its three main goals are to help elect progressive candidates, train young people about grassroots organizing, and lastly, to continue to support our elected officials after Election Day "through our comprehensive progressive network".
Long time Board chair was Democratic Socialists of America member Jim Scheibel, a former Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The mission of 21st Century Democrats is to build a "farm team" of progressive populists who will be the future leaders of the Democratic Party.
- In each election cycle, we endorse a diverse array of candidates who exemplify our values and show unusual promise to advance our progressive goals. We invest in some of the most competitive races as well as in some of the most challenging – those in which the candidates are outstanding but the traditional Democratic supporters are most reticent. We back candidates in primaries as well as general election races, and we focus the bulk of our resources on electing challengers and protecting vulnerable incumbents.[4]
Markey was one of 71 key progressives endorsed by 21st Century Democrats in the 20o8 election cycle, second round. [5]