Office and district sought: Colorado House District 25
Name: Rob Witwer
Party affiliation: Republican
Website: robwitwer.com
E-mail: robwitwer@gmail.com
Age: 35
Last degree earned: JD University of Chicago; BA Amherst College.
Occupation: Business attorney; past assistant director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
Hobbies: Reading, hiking, birding, spending time with my kids.
Family: Married to my wife Heather for 10 years; three boys ages five, three and one.
How long have you lived in Colorado? 32 years. I was raised in Evergreen.
Last book read: “Son of the Morning Star”
Past civic involvement: Board of Directors, Colorado Water Trust; Board of Directors, Audubon Society of Greater Denver; Board of Directors, New Genesis Special Olympics; Board of Directors, New Genesis Homeless Shelter; Church Council, Rockland Community Church.
Major endorsements: Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry; Colorado Conservation Voters; Colorado Medical Society; Colorado Association of Realtors. Colorado Farm Bureau.
Why are you running? I want to do my part to leave the world a better place for my kids and their generation.
What are the top three challenges facing Colorado? 1) Fiscal responsibility, limiting the growth of government to what is essential and keeping taxes in check. 2) Giving our kids the tools they need to compete in an increasingly competitive global economy. 3) The deterioration of civility in politics and a rise in partisanship – to face our shared challenges we need consensus, not conflict.
What is your top priority in the next session if you should win? I’ve agreed to carry legislation allowing volunteer firefighters to be reimbursed for expenses without losing their pension eligibility. This problem is hurting local departments.
What proposal in the last session did you oppose the most? Despite good intentions, some proposals lack common sense. One required 35 square feet of labels on car seats and another criminalized backyard birdfeeders.
What proposal in the last session did you agree with the most? HB 1049 eases access to hiking trails. If landowners allow public access to their property they’re protected from frivolous lawsuits. I was the bill’s sponsor.
