About this episode

Wanda James discusses her congressional campaign and vision for Colorado's future.

Diana DeGette has been representing Denver in congress since 1997, winning reelection 14 times in nearly 30 years on the job. The 1st Congressional District is comfortably blue, but two challengers have lit a fire in this race that is getting a lot of attention. Today, host Bree Davies sits down with Wanda James – a CU Regent, former navy officer, and the country’s first Black dispensary owner – to learn more about what James sees for Colorado’s future if she’s elected. Please check out our conversation with challenger Melat Kiros earlier in the week and note that we did invite Representative DeGette for an interview but she was not available. James discussed images from the “Tea on THC” campaign that the Colorado School of Public Health published in December 2024. For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm What do you think about Wanda James’ campaign for Congress? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show…

People in this episode

Host: Bree Davies

Guest: Wanda James

Topics covered

• politics
• congressional race
• candidates
• Colorado
• censorship
• cannabis

Keywords

• Wanda James
• Diana DeGette
• congress
• Colorado
• cannabis
• politics
• election

Sponsors

Denver Art Museum, Energy Outreach Colorado, Denver Botanic Gardens, Vail Wine Classic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colorado School of Public Health, City Cast Denver

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