Office and district sought: Representative, House District 46
Name: Susan May Pelto
Party affiliation: Republican
Website: www.susan46.org
E-mail: susan.pelto@susan46.org
Age: 54 (by election day)
Last degree earned: Master of Business Administration, University of Colorado at Denver
Occupation: President, Da Vinci Seclorum, Inc.
Hobbies: Needlework, reading, old movies, history.
Family: Husband, Charles (Chuck) Pelto
How long have you lived in Colorado? Where did you live before? Except for a year in Rhode Island and three years in Nebraska, I have always lived in Colorado.
Last book read: “Behold, a Mystery!” By Joan Smith
Civic involvement: President, City of Pueblo’s Historic Preservation Commission; president, neighborhood association; speech judge, Colorado High School Activity Association.
Why are you running? “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke. I decided not to do nothing.
What are the top three challenges facing Colorado or the institution you seek to represent?
Budgeting, especially for prisons.
Water issues.
Getting the Colorado Constitution under control.
What is your top priority in the next session if you should win?
Getting the Colorado Constitution rewritten.
What proposal in the last session did you oppose the most? HB 1056 school vending machines and nutrition. A prime example of the “nanny state” mentality. This should be dealt with locally, not by the state.
What proposal in the last session did you agree with the most? SB0238 – Eminent Domain.
