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<h2>Meet Melat Kiros!</h2>

<small><p></p></small><span class="image image-framed image-left" style="width: 50%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/5c421abd-b5fa-4e5e-9893-40eb7f1ac5f1/0d103943-e248-4cf6-8e34-43a92011553a/0d103943-e248-4cf6-8e34-43a92011553a.jpeg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=26&amp;sat=0&amp;high=-10&amp;shad=-80&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C2725%2C2184&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="50" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Melat was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, just weeks before her father was selected by the United States' Diversity Visa Lottery.</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Seeking out community and support from other Ethiopian immigrants, her family moved to Denver, Colorado.</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Melat grew up watching her parents struggle to navigate an unfamiliar country, working multiple jobs to pay the bills and put her father through pharmacy school.</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>She witnessed the power of community as family and friends would lend a hand with babysitting, groceries, and jobs. Soon, her parents were able to do the same for others.</strong></p>

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<h2>Melat Kiros for Congress</h2>

<h6>Us SenatE - Vermont</h6>

<h4>Senator Bernie Sanders</h4>

<h6>Co State senator district 29</h6>

<h4>Senator Iman Jodeh</h4>

<h6>co state senator district 14</h6>

<h4>Senator Cathy Kipp</h4>

<h6>Co State Rep House District 1</h6>

<h4>Rep. Javier Mabrey</h4>

<h6>Co State Rep House district 27</h6>

<h4>Rep. Brianna Titone</h4>

<h6>Co State Rep House District 33</h6>

<h4>Rep. Kenny Nguyen</h4>

<h6>Co State Rep House District 52<br></h6>

<h4>Rep. Yara Zokaie</h4>

<h6>Democratic nominee for U.S. House of Representatives, PA-200<br></h6>

<h4>Chris Rabb</h4>

<h6>Lafayette Mayor</h6>

<h4>Saul Tapia Vega</h4>

<h6>Westminster mayor</h6>

<h4>Claire Carmelia</h4>

<h6>Arapahoe COunty TReasurer<br></h6>

<h4>Michael Westerberg</h4>

<h6>denver city council member at-large</h6>

<h4>Sarah Parady</h4>

<h6>Denver City council district 8</h6>

<h4>Shontel Lewis</h4>

<h6>Denver Public Schools Board Member Dist. 2</h6>

<h4>Xochitl&nbsp;Gaytan</h4>

<h6>Denver Public School Board District 4</h6>

<h4>Monica Hunter</h4>

<h6>Denver Public school board district 3</h6>

<h4>DJ Torres</h4>

<h6>Aurora public school board director</h6>

<h4>Kristin Mallory Westerberg</h4>

<h6>Westminster City Council</h6>

<h4>Obi Ezedi</h4>

<h6>Thornton City council</h6>

<h4>John Alge</h4>

<h6>Centennial City Council</h6>

<h4>Ashish Vaidya</h4>

<h6>Edgewater city council<br></h6>

<h4>Hannah Gay Keao</h4>

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<h2><strong>This is a people-powered campaign. Join us.</strong></h2><small><p>The <span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Kiros for Congress Fellowship </strong></span>is a hands-on organizing and leadership program for students and young people who want real experience building a people-powered political campaign.</p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Fellows are not observers; they are the campaign.</strong></span></p><p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p><p>As a Fellow, you’ll work directly with the campaign across:</p><ul><li><p>Field &amp; Organizing: Phonebanking, voter outreach, and turnout</p></li><li><p>Communications &amp; Digital: Creating and sharing content, storytelling, and message amplification</p></li><li><p>Campaign Operations: Supporting events, research, and organizing projects</p></li><li><p>Leadership Development: Mentorship from organizers, elected officials, and movement leaders</p></li><li><p>You’ll help shape the campaign and learn how modern campaigns are actually won.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Why This Fellowship Matters</strong></p><p>This program is designed to:</p><ul><li><p>Bring new people into politics, not just the usual insiders</p></li><li><p>Build organizing skills that last beyond one election</p></li><li><p>Expand the electorate in communities too often ignored</p></li><li><p>Create a pipeline of future organizers and leaders</p></li><li><p>No political experience required. If you care about housing, affordability, democracy, and community—you belong here.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Program Structure</strong></p><ul><li><p>Time Commitment: 1–2 sessions per week</p></li><li><p>Format: Virtual (Zoom), with optional in-person opportunities</p></li><li><p>Core Activities: Training + organizing action each session</p></li><li><p>Mentorship: Direct access to campaign staff and guest speakers</p></li><li><p>Fellows will also collaborate through Discord and shared campaign tools.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Who Should Apply</strong></p><ul><li><p>Students, young professionals, and first-time organizers</p></li><li><p>People passionate about progressive change</p></li><li><p>Anyone ready to organize, learn, and take action</p></li><li><p>We especially encourage applications from people historically excluded from politics.</p></li></ul><p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Applications are open on a rolling basis. </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdn3Sf_QRG1-p4oGGwjKtqgWcyUjNuhuN4ghSR9YBcPePBauQ/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Apply Here!</strong></a></span></p></small><p></p>

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<p><strong>"Establishment Democrats are beholden to <em>the same billionaires</em> who keep our prices high, burn our planet, and profit from a genocide. <em>We can change that.</em> It starts by changing who we send to Congress. As the <em>only </em>candidate rejecting all corporate PAC money, I'll always stand for Medicare for All, Housing First, Universal Childcare, and an Arms Embargo."</strong></p><p><a href="/priorities-pdf-final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Downloadable PDF of Candidate Platform</strong></a></p>

<h2>"I'm running for Congress to <br>deliver <u>change</u> for Denver."</h2>

<h6>healthcare is a Human right</h6><small><h6></h6></small><p><strong>Access to healthcare is directly linked to longer life expectancy, better mental health, and greater economic productivity. Yet over&nbsp;<em>27 million Americans</em>&nbsp;remain uninsured, and medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. No one should suffer or go bankrupt because they can’t afford healthcare. It's time we pass Medicare for All.</strong></p>

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<h6>safety is a Human right</h6><p></p><p><strong>At $30 billion, our tax dollars have funded what nearly every human rights organization in the world, including the United Nations, has called a genocide in Palestine. Today, <em>75% of Democrats</em> want to end all military aid to Israel, but our representatives aren't listening. We deserve leaders who stand up for human rights and listen to their constituents.</strong></p>

<h2>End All Wars</h2>

<h6>DIGNITY is a Human right</h6><p></p><p><strong>We must Abolish ICE. Masked agents kidnapping innocent people off the streets and disappearing them into ICE facilities does not make us safer or protect American jobs. We need to hold the politicians who peddle these lies accountable. The agency is operating as a terror apparatus targeting immigrant families, asylum seekers, and long-rooted community members. We need to replace it with a humane, accountable immigration system focused on genuine public safety — not political theater.</strong></p>

<h2>Abolish I.C.E.</h2>

<h6>SUPPORT is a Human right</h6><p></p><p><strong>Opportunity means nothing without reliable childcare, yet parents today face impossible choices: pay the equivalent of a second rent, cut back on work, or rely on a patchwork of favors. Families shouldn’t have to depend on luck to get through the week. Universal childcare would ensure every child has a safe place to grow and everyone has freedom to plan their future.</strong></p>

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<h4>Justice Democrats</h4>

<h4>Democratic Socialists of America</h4>

<h4>Sunrise Movement</h4>

<h4>No One Left Behind</h4>

<h4>EveryTown Gun Safety</h4>

<h4>CO Working Families Party</h4>

<h4>No Dem Left Behind</h4>

<h4>Pro-Animal Colorado</h4>

<h4>Jewish Voice for Peace Action</h4>

<h4>Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption</h4>

<h4>Our Revolution</h4>

<h4>Coalition for Black Trade Unionists</h4>

<h6>Co/Wy Council&nbsp;</h6>

<h4>Comms Workers of America</h4>

<h4>Colorado Palestine Coalition</h4>

<h4>New Era Colorado</h4>

<h4>United Food &amp; Commercial Workers</h4>

<h4>Denver Democratic Socialists of America</h4>

<h4>Sunrise Movement Denver</h4>

<h4>CAIR Action</h4>

<h4>Progressive Change Campaign Committee</h4>

<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Degette’s Top Individual Mega-Donors</strong></h2><p><strong>Among DeGette's biggest contributors are some of the wealthiest in America:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Fisher Family (Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy fortune) — $174,500 across 8 family members</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Sean &amp; Alexandra Parker (Facebook founding president, net worth ~$3B) — $57,600</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Charles &amp; Cantey Ergen (DISH Network/EchoStar founder, CO billionaire, net worth ~$10B) — $54,400</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Pat Stryker (CO billionaire, heir to Stryker medical device fortune) — $32,700</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Norman Brownstein (Denver's most powerful lobbyist; former AIPAC national board member) — $25,700</strong><br></p></li></ul>

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<h2>MELAT'S PRIORITIES</h2>

<p><strong>Immigration is a cornerstone of our national identity. Masked agents kidnapping innocent people off the streets and disappearing them into ICE facilities does not make us safer.&nbsp;It’s time to abolish ICE and build an immigration system grounded in dignity and justice by creating accessible pathways to citizenship, ending inhumane detention practices.&nbsp;We are greater because of immigrants.</strong></p>

<h2>Abolish I.C.E</h2>

<p><strong>Access to healthcare is directly linked to longer life expectancy, better mental health, and greater economic productivity. Yet over&nbsp;27 million Americans&nbsp;remain uninsured, and medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. No one should suffer or go bankrupt because they can’t afford healthcare. It's time we pass Medicare for All.</strong></p>

<p><strong>Opportunity means nothing without reliable child and elder care. Adults today face impossible choices: pay the equivalent of a second rent, cut back on work, or rely on a patchwork of favors. Families shouldn’t have to depend on luck to get through the week. Universal child and elder care would ensure everyone has a safe place to be and everyone has the freedom to plan for the future.</strong></p>

<p><strong>At $30 billion, our tax dollars have funded what nearly every human rights organization in the world, including the United Nations, has called a genocide in Palestine. Today, <em>75% of Democrats</em> want to end all military aid to Israel, but our representatives aren't listening. We deserve leaders who stand up for human rights and listen to their constituents, not their wealthy donors.</strong></p>

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<h2>Date updated: June 23, 2026<br></h2><p><strong>Melat Kiros is the unbought fighter that Denver deserves.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Summary</strong>:&nbsp;<br></p><p>Voters need to see on the go and read that Melat Kiros is <strong><u>endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders </u></strong>and is an immigrant raised in Denver and a lawyer who was fired for defending students' rights to protest the genocide in Gaza. Raised in a working-class, immigrant household, Melat knows firsthand how hard it is to get by in Denver. She is running for Congress to bring in a new generation of leadership to fight back against an economy rigged for the wealthy and big corporations. She'll pass Medicare-for-All and fight to end Israel's genocide in Gaza and Trump’s war in Iran, and abolish ICE.</p><p>Voters need to see on the go, read, and see that Diana DeGette is an establishment Democrat who has been in DC for decades, and has taken money from<a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00311639&amp;contributor_name=C00083535&amp;contributor_name=C00107771&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2000&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2002&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2004&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2006&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2008&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2010&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2012&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2016&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2018&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2020&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2022&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2024&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2026&amp;line_number=F3-11C"> fossil fuel </a>companies, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00311639&amp;contributor_name=C00109017&amp;contributor_name=C00185124&amp;contributor_name=C00211318&amp;contributor_name=C00224105&amp;contributor_name=C00248716&amp;contributor_name=C00384099&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2026&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2024&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2022&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2020&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2018&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2016&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2012&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2010&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2008&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2006&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2004&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2002&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2000&amp;two_year_transaction_period=1998">ICE contractors</a> and <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00311639&amp;contributor_name=AMERISOURCEBERGEN&amp;contributor_name=C00010983&amp;contributor_name=C00016683&amp;contributor_name=C00040279&amp;contributor_name=C00108035&amp;contributor_name=C00251876&amp;contributor_name=C00543371&amp;contributor_name=ELI+LILLY++COMPANY+PAC&amp;contributor_name=MERCK+PAC&amp;contributor_name=SANOFI-AVENTIS+US+INC+EMPLOYEES%27+PAC&amp;contributor_name=ZENECA+AZ+PAC&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2026&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2024&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2022&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2020&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2018&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2016&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2012&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2010&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2008&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2006&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2004&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2002&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2000&amp;two_year_transaction_period=1998">Big Pharma</a>. It’s no surprise she has <a href="https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/118-2/32">voted to fund ICE</a> and send <a href="https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/118-2/152">billions</a> of <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll028.xml">dollars </a>and weapons to Israel's military as they wage a genocide. In this critical moment, we can’t trust the same leaders who are bankrolled by corporate interests to get us out of the mess they created.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Proof Points:</strong></p><p>ICE</p><ul><li><p>Melat Kiros is the daughter of immigrants, who grew up in a community much like the ones ICE has&nbsp; been terrorizing and will fight to end&nbsp; their abuse. Not only will she push to&nbsp; hold ICE agents and the heads of ICE&nbsp; criminally accountable for their illegal&nbsp; actions, but she will also fight to abolish&nbsp; ICE entirely so no one can use the agency to terrorize our communities.&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Diana DeGette has voted repeatedly to protect Trump's ICE budget because she is&nbsp; being bankrolled by ICE contractors, taking more than $145,000 in corporate PAC money&nbsp; from companies that make millions in government contracts off of helping Trump terrorize our communities (<a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00311639&amp;contributor_name=C00109017">AT&amp;T</a>, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00311639&amp;contributor_name=C00426775">Charter</a>, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00311639&amp;contributor_name=C00100321">L3Harris</a>, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00311639&amp;contributor_name=C00248716">Comcast</a>, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00311639&amp;contributor_name=C00171330">Holland and Knight</a>) . DeGette's <a href="https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/118-2/32">votes</a> have also armed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/117-2/549">ICE agents</a> are terrorizing&nbsp; and abducting people in cities across the country and raiding schools, hospitals, and places of worship</p></li></ul><p>Gaza</p><ul><li><p>Melat Kiros knows what it means to stand up against war. As a lawyer, Melat was fired by her law firm for defending students' right to protest against the Gaza genocide, proving we can trust her to end our country's involvement in violent, costly wars overseas. She will fight to end Israel's genocide in Gaza and Trump's and Netanyahu's war in Iran. She will redirect the $3.8 billion in military aid to build affordable housing, provide healthcare for low-income children, create over 30,000 teaching jobs, and fully fund the expanded Child Tax Credit to help end childhood poverty.</p></li><li><p>Diana DeGette has voted repeatedly to send <a href="https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/118-2/152">billions</a> of <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll028.xml">dollars</a> and weapons to Israel's military as they wage a genocide against the Palestinian people. Earlier this year when Trump asked for more than <a href="https://x.com/AIPAC/status/2011568638378082387/photo/2">$3B</a> in additional funding for Israel, <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll028.xml">DeGette voted yes</a>. She even <a href="https://x.com/sunrisemvmt/status/2034728846067466515">got caught</a> telling a college student that if they care about this issue then quote "don't vote for me."&nbsp;<br></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Core goals:<br></strong></p><ul><li><p>Voters under 50 need to turn out in this election.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>All Voters</p><ul><li><p>Need to see on the go <strong>both</strong> positive messages about Melat and negative messages about Degette, <strong>not contrast.</strong></p></li><li><p>Need to read <strong>contrast messaging</strong></p></li><li><p>Need to see <strong>negative message</strong>s on broadcast and cable.</p></li></ul></li><li><p>All communications should peak in weeks 3-2 to align with universal VBM ballots dropping on June 8th.</p><ul><li><p>In weeks 6 - end voters need to see our message on the go.</p><ul><li><p>In weeks 2 - end likely voters searching for Melat Kiros should know she is <a href="https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/06/19/bernie-sanders-endorses-degette-challenger-melat-kiros-in-colorados-1st-cd-democratic-primary/">endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders</a> and stands for Medicare for All and fighting Trump.</p></li><li><p>In weeks 2 - end likely voters searching for Diana Degette should know <a href="https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/19/diana-degette-melat-kiros-pac-spending/">super PACs have dropped over a million dollars into this race</a> to protect her.</p></li></ul></li><li><p>In weeks 6 - 2, voters need to read our message.</p></li><li><p><strong>In the final week voters need to see our message, with <u>emphasis that Melat is endorsed by Senator Sanders.&nbsp;</u></strong></p></li><li><p><strong>If resources become available (without taking away from seeing on the go), voters should also see our message on 1) KUSA NBC and 2) KMGH ABC.</strong></p></li></ul></li><li><p>The campaign will focus its resources on broadcast.</p><p></p></li></ul><p><strong>Key Targets:<br></strong></p><ul><li><p>Mobilization</p><ul><li><p>Voters under 50 years old&nbsp;<br></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Persuasion&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>Voters up to 65 years old&nbsp;&nbsp;<br></p></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Assets:</strong><br></p><ul><li><p>Photographs&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Videos&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Validators&nbsp;<br><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T8dakzhE5OwMonNQ1nmezRdE36iOEN2t">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T8dakzhE5OwMonNQ1nmezRdE36iOEN2t</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://f.io/VhdMS8Ea">https://f.io/VhdMS8Ea</a></p></li></ul></li></ul>

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<p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong>"When I spoke out against the genocide in Gaza, powerful people told me to stay silent or it would cost me my job."</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong>"I didn't back down. Now I'll do the same in Congress."</strong></span><strong><br></strong></p>

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<h4 style="text-align: center;">Degette’s Biggest Corporate Donors by Industry</h4><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Rep. Diana DeGette has held this seat for 30 years. Nearly two-thirds of her campaign money comes from corporate PACs, with Big Pharma and corporate healthcare lobbies making up the bulk of that, while she sits on the very subcommittee that is supposed to regulate the industry. She pretends to support Medicare for All while being bankrolled by the very lobbies trying to stop it from passing. Even the National Nurses United said about her: “To win Medicare for All and finally end corporate control over our health care, candidates and elected officials must refuse to be bought and paid for by the pharmaceutical, hospital, and insurance industries.”</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>She also directly takes tens of thousands of dollars from real estate, big tech, and ICE contractors.&nbsp;</strong></p>

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<h2 style="text-align: center">Privacy Policy &amp; Terms of Service</h2><p><em>Last updated: July 8, 2025</em></p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">1. INTRODUCTION</span></h6><p>This website, KirosforCO.com, (the “Site”) is operated by Kiros for Congress (“We” or “Us”).</p><p>We are committed to protecting your privacy online. By providing Personal Information to us, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">2. UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY</span></h6><p>Please review this privacy policy periodically because we modify it from time to time. Please take a look at the “LAST UPDATED” legend at the top of this page to see when this Privacy Policy was last revised. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site. Each time you visit this Site or provide us with information through the Site, by doing so you are accepting practices described in the Privacy Policy in effect at that time.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">3. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION</span></h6><p>“Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual, such as:</p><ul><li><p>Name</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Postal address</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Telephone number</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Email address</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Credit and debit card number</p></li></ul><p>We collect information you give us when you register on our site, contact us, or make an online contribution. For example, when making a contribution to our organization, in addition to providing us your name, address, occupation and name of employer, you will need to provide us with a billing address and credit card or bank account information, and answer a series of brief questions to make sure we may legally accept your contribution.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">4. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION</span></h6><p>We may use Personal Information:</p><ul><li><p>To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests, such as to send you updates by e-mail.&nbsp; For information about how to unsubscribe from certain e-mails, please see the “Choices and Access” section below.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To communicate with you.&nbsp; For information about how to unsubscribe from campaign-related telephone contacts, please see the “Choices and Access” section below.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To send you important information regarding the Site, changes to our terms, conditions, and policies and/or other administrative information.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To process your donation or payment.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To comply with campaign finance laws.&nbsp; We are often required to disclose information regarding contributions to our committee to comply with federal, state, or local campaign finance laws.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To send you communications from partners of our organization.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>For our own purposes, such as data analysis, enhancing our website, improving our work, identifying usage trends and determining the effectiveness of our efforts.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, you or others; and (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.</p></li></ul><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">5. HOW PERSONAL INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED</span></h6><p>Your Personal Information may be disclosed:</p><ul><li><p>To third parties when you voluntarily provide such information, or when you use certain services available on the Site (for example, signing petitions). We urge you to be very careful when deciding to disclose your Personal Information, or any other information, on the Site.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To our third-party service providers who provide services such as website hosting, data analysis, donation and payment processing, order fulfillment, infrastructure provision, IT services, customer service, email delivery services, credit card processing, auditing services and other similar services to enable them to provide services.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, you or others; and (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.</p></li></ul><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">6. OTHER INFORMATION</span></h6><ol><li><p>OTHER INFORMATION WE COLLECT</p></li></ol><p>“Other Information” is any information that does not reveal your specific identity or does not directly relate to an individual, such as:</p><ul><li><p>Browser information</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Server log files</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Information collected through cookies, pixel tags and other technologies</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Demographic information and other information provided by you</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Aggregated information</p></li></ul><ol start="2"><li><p>HOW WE COLLECT OTHER INFORMATION</p></li></ol><p>We and our third party service providers may collect Other Information in a variety of ways, including:</p><ul><li><p>Through your browser: Certain information is collected by most browsers, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Macintosh), screen resolution, operating system version and Internet browser type and version.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Through server log files: An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a number that is automatically assigned to the computer that you are using by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and is identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever a user visits the Site, along with the time of the visit and the page(s) that were visited. We use IP addresses for purposes such as calculating Site usage levels, helping diagnose server problems, and administering the Site.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Using cookies: Cookies allow a web server to transfer data to a computer for record keeping and other purposes. We and our service providers use cookies and other technologies to, among other things, better serve you with more tailored information and facilitate your ongoing access to and use of the Site, as well as for online tracking purposes.</p></li></ul><p>If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to decline the use of cookies. To learn more about cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/. If you choose to decline cookies, some or all of the features and functionality of the Site may not be available to you.</p><ul><li><p>Using embedded images, pixel tags and other similar technologies: We may use embedded images or pixel tags (also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) in connection with some Site pages and email messages to, among other things, track the actions of Site users and email recipients, measure the success of our marketing campaigns and compile statistics about Site usage and response rates.&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p>URLs contained in emails contain an ID that enables us to identify Site users who take an action using a page from the Site, and we may use these URLs to simplify the process of signing petitions and completing surveys. We may occasionally present a shortened URL that references a longer URL that contains an ID.&nbsp;</p><p>We do this to simplify the display, to prevent links from becoming broken when copied, and to ensure compatibility with email programs that do not handle long URLs. When a shortened URL is displayed in an email, you will see the full URL in the browser’s address bar when you access the page.</p><ul><li><p>From you: We may collect demographic information such as your location, as well as other information, such as your preferred means of communication, when you voluntarily provide this information to us. Unless combined with Personal Information, this information does not personally identify you or any other user of the Site.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>By aggregating information: We may aggregate Personal Information so that the end-product does not personally identify you or any other user of the Site, for example, by using Personal Information to calculate the percentage of our users who have a particular telephone area code. Aggregated Personal Information does not personally identify you or any other user of the Site.</p></li></ul><ol start="3"><li><p>HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE OTHER INFORMATION</p></li></ol><p>Because Other Information does not personally identify you, we may use and disclose Other Information for any purpose.&nbsp; In some instances, we may combine Other Information with Personal Information (such as combining your name with your zip code). If we combine any Other Information with Personal Information, the combined information will be treated by us as Personal Information as long as it is combined.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">7. SECURITY</span></h6><p>We use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures to protect Personal Information under our control. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.&nbsp;</p><p>If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please immediately notify us of the issue by contacting us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">8. ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION</span></h6><p>We comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. As part of that Act, all users of our Site may make any changes to their information at any time contacting us as described below. Changes to billing and/or credit card information must be made through our staff, or through our payment processor.&nbsp; Please contact us as described below with any questions.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">9. CHOICES AND ACCESS</span></h6><ol><li><p>YOUR CHOICES REGARDING OUR USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION</p></li></ol><p>We give you many choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal Information. You may opt out from:</p><ul><li><p>Receiving campaign or marketing-related emails from us: If you no longer want to receive campaign or marketing-related emails from us on a going-forward basis, you may email info@kirosforco.com.</p></li></ul><p>We will try to comply with your request(s) as soon as reasonably practicable.&nbsp;</p><p>Please note that if you opt out as described above, we will not be able to remove your Personal Information from the databases of unaffiliated third parties with which your Personal Information has already been shared (i.e., to which were already provided your Personal Information as of the date that we implement your opt out request).&nbsp;</p><p>Please also note that if you do opt out of receiving marketing-related emails from us, we may still send important administrative emails to you, and you cannot opt out from receiving administrative messages via email.</p><ol start="2"><li><p>HOW YOU MAY ACCESS OR CHANGE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION</p></li></ol><p>If you would like to review or update your Personal Information that has been previously provided to us, you may contact us at info@kirosforco.com.&nbsp;</p><p>In your request, please make clear what information you would like to have changed. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. We are not responsible for changing information from the databases of third parties with whom we have already shared your Personal Information.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">10. MOBILE MESSAGING POLICY</span></h6><ol><li><p>User Opt-In: Our organization allows users to receive mobile messages by affirmatively opting in. Regardless of the opt-in method you utilized to join our organization, you agree that these Terms apply to your participation.<br><br><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)"><strong>By participating in our organization’s activities, you agree to receive autodialed or prerecorded marketing mobile messages at the phone number associated with your opt-in.</strong></span> This includes text messages for informational, product, or service-related purposes (e.g., donation requests, advocacy actions, etc.). While you consent to receive messages sent using an autodialer, not all of Our mobile messages are sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. <strong>Message and data rates may apply.</strong></p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p><strong>User Opt Out</strong>: If you do not wish to continue participating in our organization or no longer agree to these Terms, you agree to reply “STOP,” “QUIT,” “END,” “CANCEL,” “UNSUBSCRIBE,” or “STOP ALL” to any mobile message from Us in order to opt out.&nbsp; Message frequency varies, and standard message and data rates may apply.</p></li></ol><ol start="3"><li><p>We will not be liable for any delays or failures in the receipt of any mobile messages connected with this Program. Delivery of mobile messages is subject to effective transmission from your wireless service provider/network operator, and is outside of our control. T-Mobile is not liable for delayed or undelivered mobile messages.</p></li><li><p><strong>MMS Disclosure</strong>: We will send SMS TMs (terminating messages) if your mobile device does not support MMS messaging.</p></li></ol><ol start="5"><li><p><strong>Support Instructions: For support, email us at </strong><a href="mailto:info@kirosforco.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>info@kirosforco.com</strong></a><strong>.<br></strong><br>Please note that the use of this email address is not an acceptable method of opting out.&nbsp; Opt outs must be submitted in accordance with the User Opt Out procedures set forth above. The above excludes text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.</p></li></ol><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">11. THIRD-PARTY SITES</span></h6><p>This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information or other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any site to which this Site contains a link. The inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site by us or by any related organization.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">12. DONATIONS</span></h6><p>We use a third-party service provider (the “Payment Service”) to process your donations. If you wish to make a donation using the Site, you will be directed to a webpage that is hosted by the Payment Service (or its service providers) and not by us (the “Payment Service Page”).&nbsp;</p><p>Any Personal Information that you provide through the Payment Service Page will be collected by the Payment Service rather than by us, and will be subject to the Payment Service’s privacy policy rather than this Privacy Policy.&nbsp;</p><p>Please note that this policy does not address the collection and use of information through the Payment Service Page or the privacy or information practices of the Payment Service. We have no control over, and shall not be responsible for, the Payment Service’s use of information collected through the Payment Service Page.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">13. USE OF SITE BY MINORS</span></h6><p>The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of thirteen, and we request that these individuals do not provide Personal Information through the Site.</p><p>We do not knowingly, directly or passively, collect information from children under the age of 13. To respect the privacy of children and to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, children under the age of 13 should not provide any Personal Information on this Site. We ask that parents supervise their children while online.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">14. JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES</span></h6><p>The Site is controlled and operated by us from the United States and is not intended to subject us to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than that of the United States.&nbsp; This website is intended for United States individuals only.</p><h6><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">15. CONTACTING US</span></h6><p>If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@kirosforco.com.</p><p>Please note that email communications are not always secure, so please do not include sensitive information in your messages to us.</p><h6><br></h6>

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