Office and district sought: U.S. House of Representatives, 4th Congressional District
Name: Marilyn Musgrave
Party affiliation: Republican
Website: www.MusgraveForCongress.org
E-mail: info@musgraveforcongress.org
Age: 57
Last degree earned: Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies from Colorado State University
Occupation: Former teacher and small business owner
Hobbies: Family and children
Family: Husband Steve, four children and eight grandchildren.
How long have you lived in Colorado? Where did you live before? I was born in Greeley, and after graduating from high school in Eaton, I moved to Fort Collins where I graduated from Colorado State University. I’ve lived in Fort Morgan since 1976 where my husband and I owned a small ag business for many years.
Last book read: “Expresso Tales” by Alexander McCall
Major endorsements: National Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans Coalition, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), National Small Business Association (NSBA), NRA, National Pro-Life Alliance (NPLA)
Why are you running? I am running to help grow our economy in order to create more jobs and improve the economy, protect our borders and enforce current immigration law and to secure more water for our farms.
What are the top three challenges facing Colorado or the institution you seek to represent?
1. Securing our borders and enforcing current immigration law.
2. Job creation and improving the economy.
3. Providing drought relief.
What steps, if any, do you think the federal government needs to take to address the problem of illegal immigration?
We must work to secure our borders while giving local and state law enforcement the tools and funding necessary to enforce our current immigration laws.
Do you support the continued involvement of American troops in Iraq?
We should keep our troops in Iraq until Iraq is able to handle its own security, then bring our troops home as soon as possible.
