Office and District sought: State Senate District 11
Name: John Morse
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Website: www.MorseForSenate.com
E-mail: john@MorseForSenate.com
Age: 47
Last degree earned: Ph.D. in Public Affairs
Occupation: Most recently, non-profit President/CEO
Hobbies: Reading, running, hiking, and sightseeing
Family: Divorced, no children, oldest of 10 children
How long have you lived in Colorado? Where did you live before? I have lived in Colorado for 38 years. My father was in the military, so for the first nine years of my life, I lived all over the United States and in Germany.
Last book read: “God’s Politics, Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It,” Jim Wallis
Civic Involvement: Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police and Legislative Affairs Committee; Colorado Organization of Victim Advocates Public Policy Committee; Community Corrections of Colorado Springs, Inc. Board of Directors; El Paso County Justice Advisory Council, Special Populations Subcommittee Chair, and Steering Committee; National Alliance of the Mentally Ill Advisory Board.
Why are you running? I care about the hard-working people in this district and will do everything I can to guarantee their freedom, their opportunity, and their security.
What are the top three challenges facing Colorado or the institution you seek to represent?
1. We lack affordable, accessible health care for all our citizens.
2. Too many of our children are not getting enough education to ensure that they have the opportunity to pursue their own version of the American dream.
3. Colorado’s growth continues to challenge the quantity and quality of our water supply.
What is your top priority in the next session if you should win? My top priority will be re-establishing that the middle class has adequate access to education for its children and health care for all its members.
What proposal in the last session did you oppose the most? There were several bills that tired to earmark specific sources of revenue to fund specific special interests. This restricts the legislature’s ability to govern.
What proposal in the last session did you agree with the most? Referenda C and D were critical to the economic viability of our state. I most supported the implementation of them in the last session.
