The Democratic National Convention Committee, in partnership with Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. and Kansas Governor and Convention Co-Chair Kathleen Sebelius, has announced a “Convention Captains” program inviting community leaders statewide to engage residents throughout Colorado in this historic regional opportunity. Local activists selected as Convention Captains will encourage residents to participate in the Convention by coordinating watch parties, service projects and other community events. 

Convention Captains will organize and host watch parties where families, friends and neighbors can come together in counties throughout Colorado as Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States on Thursday, August 28. Each Convention Captain will be issued a “playbook” arming them to serve as a local ambassador for the four-day event and providing them with helpful tips for planning and hosting a successful watch party and other events to engage their community in the Convention.