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Brunch at the Mansion

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Swear on a stack of bibles, Gov. insisted, tongue firmly in cheek: “This is the way breakfast looks every day at my house: Champagne, linens, fine china …”
Food-wise, it was a pretty fancy spread that was set out for Colorado’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention — and assorted other party bigwigs — on Sunday morning. It was hosted by the state Democratic Party, and held on the terraced gardens at the Governor’s Mansion.
The menu was planned and executed by the mansion staff and included two varieties of quiche, crispy bacon, croissants, bagels, fresh fruit and assorted pastries. Moet Chandon Champagne was served plain or as the base for mimosas and bellinis; Smirnoff and Ketel One vodkas were mixed into bloody Marys and beer was on ice for those preferring a wake-me-up brewski. Coffee, tea and iced pitchers of orange, grapefruit and tomato juices also were set out under the canopies that dotted the garden terraces.
Guests were welcomed by Elbra Wedgeworth, president of the convention’s Denver Host Committee, and , head of the . U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar; U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette; Lt.Gov. Barbara O’Brien; state Treasurer ; state Rep. Rosemary Marshall; and superdelegate Federico Pe~na were among the early arrivals, along with attorneys Hubert Farbes, Manuel Martinez and Harvey Steinberg; bankers Pat Cortez and Hassan Salem; CH2M Hill boss Ralph Peterson; and ’s Zee Ferrufin.
Delegates, as you’d imagine, were out in force. We spotted Jacqueline St. Joan, Paul Lopez, , Blanca O’Leary, Jonathan Singer, Nathan Vanderschaaf, Jere Kennedy and Rebecca McClellan.
Delegate Marzette Bedford-Billinghurst said she’s staying at the Grand Hyatt hotel and is really enjoying the celebrity sightings there. “The first person I saw when I stepped out of my car was Katie Couric,” she said. “I’ve worked in Washington, D.C., around some very high-profile people, but this is truly exciting.”
Wedgeworth, a vice president at Denver Health Medical Center, predicted this will be “The best convention in the history of the party. I know that when I was working so hard to get it, I kept telling people over and over ‘If we can host the pope, we can certainly host the Democrats.’ ”
And once it’s over, then what? A vacation?
She wishes. “There’s a woman who runs Denver Health, named Dr. Patricia Gabow, who is going to be expecting me back to work very soon.”
In addition to the delegates, other party faithful at the brunch included Tom and Noel Congdon, Chris Gates, Ron and , Selena Dunham, Chris Meza and Brian Jacobson, Rollie Heath and Dr. .

Pictures taken at the Colorado Delegates Brunch can be viewed at denverpost.com/seengallery

Editor Joanne Davidson can be reached at 303-809-1314 or jdavidson@denverpost.com


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