The following table includes our recommended ratings of candidates in five targeted school district races.  Click on the school district name for additional details on survey responses.  An asterisk indicates that the candidate was elected to office.  Advocates and allies who were elected to school boards are highlighted in pink.

In addition to the targeted races listed above, our survey was sent to all candidates for school boards.  Click here to see our ratings for those respondents. 

Rating Key

ADVOCATE.  Received a 90-100% rating on candidate questionnaire administered by Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado.  A candidate or elected official who is an ADVOCATE:

• Supports the teaching of science-based, medically accurate and age-appropriate sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception in public schools.
• Supports ensuring safe learning environments free from bullying and harassment.
• Supports utilization of community resources to aid educators and school districts in providing access to comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education.
• Supports allowing school-based health centers to provide preventative reproductive health care services to students.
• Supports minors’ access to confidential services for reproductive health care.

ALLY.  Received a 50-89% rating on candidate questionnaire administered by Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado.  A candidate or elected official who is an ALLY:

• Likely supports the teaching of science-based, medically accurate and age-appropriate sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception in public schools.
• Likely supports ensuring safe learning environments free from bullying and harassment.
• Likely supports utilization of community resources to aid educators and school districts in providing access to comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education.
• Likely supports allowing school-based health centers to provide preventative reproductive health care services to students.
• Likely supports minors’ access to confidential services for reproductive health care.

DETRACTOR.  Received a 11-49% rating on candidate questionnaire administered by Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado.  A candidate or elected official who is a DETRACTOR:

• May oppose the teaching of science-based, medically accurate and age-appropriate sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception in public schools.
• May oppose ensuring safe learning environments free from bullying and harassment.
• May oppose the utilization of community resources to aid educators and school districts in providing access to comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education.
• May oppose allowing school-based health centers to provide preventative reproductive health care services to students.
• May oppose minors’ access to confidential services for reproductive health care.

OPPONENT.  Received a 0-10% rating on candidate questionnaire administered by Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado.  A candidate or elected official who is an OPPONENT:

• Opposes the teaching of science-based, medically accurate and age-appropriate sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception in public schools.
• Opposes ensuring safe learning environments free from bullying and harassment.
• Opposes the utilization of community resources to aid educators and school districts in providing access to comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education.
• Opposes allowing school-based health centers to provide preventative reproductive health care services to students.
• Opposes minors’ access to confidential services for reproductive health care.

N/R = No response.  Candidate did not return the PPVC questionnaire.

In addition to questionnaire responses, PPVC ratings may take other criteria into consideration, including: incumbents’ voting records while in office, public comments, and/or opposition candidate questionnaire results.