BBOULDER – Will Shafroth, a leading Colorado conservationist and education advocate in Boulder, announced today that he had filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission for the Shafroth for Congress Committee.

Shafroth, a Democrat, is seeking the Second Congressional District seat held by Democratic Representative Mark Udall, who is running for the United States Senate.

“As a father of three teenaged children, I feel a deep sense of responsibility to leave our state, nation and world a better place for my children and the world’s children, said