Fitz-Gerald, Polis release TV ads

Second Congressional District candidates Joan Fitz-Gerald and Jared Polis are joining Will Shafroth on the air, as both campaigns announced the release of TV advertisements Wednesday.

Fitz-Gerald's ad - her first of the campaign - shows a variety of CD-2 residents talking about why they're voting for Fitz-Gerald.

The ad, called "We're With Joan," will run on a week-to-week basis on broadcast TV, said Fitz-Gerald manager Mary Alice Mandarich.

Mandarich said this week's ad buy cost about $190,000. Broadcast television records about Fitz-Gerald's ad buy were not available Wednesday.

Polis, in his latest ad, advocates turning to renewable energy and energy conservation as ways to curb rising prices for gasoline and other commodities.

The ad, entitled "Prices," began airing this week on Denver-area broadcast and cable TV stations.

Television records show the Polis' campaign's current broadcast ad buy runs through July 20 at a cost of $258,750. The campaign also has a cable TV ad buy running through July 13 at a cost of $50,421, cable records show.

Shafroth's first TV ad began running on cable on Monday.

"We're With Joan" transcript:

[Unknown]: You can count on Joan Fitz-Gerald.

Vi June: I'm for Joan.

Ed Knox: Joan changed Colorado.

Nicholas Vidulich: She'll change America.

Jerome DeHerrera: Thanks to Joan Fitz-gerald, Colorado is a leader in renewable energy.

[Unknown]: She's tenacious.

[Unknown]: She understands what middle-class families are going through.

Bill West: She'll bring a sense of urgency to Congress.

[Unknown]: I'm for Joan!

Bernie Patterson: I'm for Joan because she's for single-payer health care.

Sharon DeCamillis: She'll bring change to Washington.

[Unknown]: Joan's a fighter.

Mark Williams: Joan will work to get us out of Iraq now.

Group: We're with Joan!

Joan Fitz-Gerald: I'm Joan Fitz-Gerald, and I approve this message.

Announcer: Joan Fitz-Gerald, Democrat for Congress.

"Prices" transcript: (see fact sheet)

Jared Polis: We're talking about groceries, we're talking about what's driving that -- oil and gas prices. We're talking about all these cost of living issues.

We need to take on the special interest and the oil companies that are benefiting from this, invest in renewable energies, build our capacity for solar and wind energy and also reduce demand and have incentives for us to use low-energy light bulbs in our homes, low-energy heating and air-conditioning systems.

We can make those simple changes, that will pull down those prices and we'll be paying a lot less for gas at the pump, a lot less for energy needs.

I'm Jared Polis, and I approve this message.