Steering Committee

Chair

Hailey Shea McMoore

Hailey Shea McMoore is committed to advancing progressive policies in Colorado. With a decade of organizing experience, Hailey first joined a union in 2014 as an AFT member. Unions have saved her job, made her wages more livable and ensured fair treatment during pregnancy and maternity leave. As chair she looks forward to professionalizing campaign and aide work, as well as elevating the union’s profile in the Colorado organizing landscape.

Hailey started her career as a teacher and was pulled into politics through student advocacy work. After serving as Chief of Staff for Representative Jennifer Bacon for three legislative sessions, Hailey has stepped away from formal, paid work to be a stay at home mom. Her commitment to making the “world as it should be” a reality is what drives her work. When she needs to refill her cup, you can find Hailey reading nonfiction, going for a walk, doing paper crafts or dancing to Beyonce!

Vice-Chair

Isabela Fe Martinez

PWG is the first union Isabela has ever been part of and she is grateful to serve another year as Vice Chair alongside a dedicated steering committee. As a legislative aide, Bela enjoys working on policy that advocates for language accessibility, immigrant rights, and climate resiliency!

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Isabela hopes that she can be a part of improving members' ability to participate in amplifying our needs collectively and to be someone people trust to be represented in grievances and negotiations. PWG is working with our candidates and elected leaders for the bare minimum of a living wage for our labor and to be treated with respect and dignity in the workplace. Many of our democratic leaders continue to campaign on the values of supporting families and working-class individuals and she hopes that PWG can work with them to ensure they are practicing what they legislate. In her free time, she enjoys watching basketball (esp the Nuggets) and spending time with her family and friends.

Secretary-Treasurer

Alexis Salas

My name is Alexis Salas, I have been a legislative aide for 1 year going on 2. I have also had quite some time working at the Capitol and this would be my 4th year working there. I was initially an intern and worked my way up. I am very glad to have my job, however, there are quite some implications of being in the legislative aide position. Being in my position for a year now and having witnessed the different challenges we face internally and externally, I think there can be great change. We are a growing union that lacks representation. When I first joined the union, I had hesitation to join because the only people who approached me to join the union were white legislative aides. It got me thinking about the lack of representation there is and the hesitation that other legislative aides of color hold. As we know, there are a lot of more implications that legislative aids of color face, we have seen that through the media and other situations that have highlighted these hardships. When I think about my legislative position, I also remember that I have worked very hard to get to where I am, and unfortunately, I face the very ugly side of our pay grade. This job is what pays my bills, takes care of me, and gets me through my day-to-day life. I face hardships in this job because I have to have a degree, my own device, and my own clothes to meet the criteria of this job. Having me on the executive committee would be beneficial because we need stubborn, strong, headed people, and I am one of those. As secretary-treasurer, I will be able to bring changes in a new set of ideas and a different perspective for the union. I also bring a lot of different skills. I am very good at keeping track of everything and have great organization skills, I make a great spreadsheet! Outside of my aide position, I’ve gotten a lot of experience managing and keeping track of a large team and ensuring agendas and other executive communications. I am constantly on top of things are work with tight deadlines and would be a great addition to the executive committee.

Bargaining Committee Chair

Amanda Alvarado

Amanda Alvarado is from Henderson, Colorado. She graduated from the University of Denver in 2023 with majors in International Studies, Spanish, and Political Science. When she first joined PWG, she wanted to make sure the union was truly a place where everyone could feel collective power and felt represented. Power in the collective is sometimes all the power it feels like we have at the end of the day, and as legislative aides and campaign workers we need to maximize that power together. Amanda is very excited to be the bargaining chair this year and listen to the needs of the members to continue to build collective power. 

Ombudsman

Colton Arciniaga

Colton Arciniaga serves as the inaugural Ombudsman of the Political Worker’s Guild. He has served in three sessions of the General Assembly, most recently as Senior Legislative Aide to Representative Jennifer Bacon. As an aide, Colton is passionate about advancing the member’s legislative agenda in the areas of housing, criminal justice, education, and environmental protection while providing the highest-quality service to constituents. Within PWG, Colton ensures that members have an environment in which they can feel empowered to navigate difficulties and conflicts in a restorative manner. 

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Colton is a recent graduate of the University of Denver, where he received a Bachelor of Arts. He will be graduating with a Master of Arts in June 2025, also from the University of Denver. A Colorado native, you can find him hiking, skiing, enjoying a Red Rocks concert, playing Spikeball with friends, or searching for Denver’s best coffee shop in his free time.
 

Chief Steward

Sophia Braman-Sickling

Sophia is a dedicated advocate for worker power in all spaces. After becoming a legislative aide, she quickly became involved in our union’s organizing committee, recognizing real worker power, the power needed for change, is built from the bottom. As part of our union’s first cohort of trained stewards, Sophia gained valuable perspective on organizing, representation, and movement building. She's focused on building our union’s internal capacity through the steward committee, creating pathways for rising workplace leaders and preserving our union's institutional knowledge. Together we bargain and divided we beg - Sophia is building our power with every worker and ensuring our stewards are well-trained, prepared, and confident in their ability to do the same.

Campaign Certification Committee Chair

Chris Crosby

Chris Crosby is from Denver, CO and got his MA at University of Denver. He is committed to helping get both Legislative Aides and Campaign Workers to a point where we can comfortably work in Colorado politics and have the support needed to stay. We have chosen to be here not for the great benefits, high reputation, or the living wage; but for some higher reason. And for as much external pressure there is in political work, it is the internal pressures that force us out. Chris is in PWG because it is important to him to help strengthen our relationships with employers so that we are comfortable at home and at work 1) to help ourselves and 2) to let us serve others better.