What do you see as the primary role of the Attorney General?
The Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer in the state. As crime rates in Colorado skyrocket, this is the top issue for Coloradans. The Attorney General must also protect consumers, stand up for our rights and uphold the rule of law.
What are the biggest consumer protection issues facing Coloradans and how would you address them?
Coloradans are bombarded by fraudulent robocalls and texts trying to defraud them. We also saw the state defrauded out of $70+ million in unemployment insurance fraud and it was the responsibility of the Attorney General to recover that money and hold the fraudsters accountable. Unfortunately, because only a few hundred thousand dollars have been recovered, the result may be higher costs to employers and lower paychecks. As Attorney General, I will expand efforts to educate consumers, work with the Federal Communications Commission to identify and prevents scams, and aggressively prosecute those who commit fraud.
Would you defend Colorado’s law protecting abortion access and Gov. Jared Polis’ executive order protecting patients who travel from out of state and the providers who care for them?
The Attorney General is duty bound to uphold the law. Yes, I will uphold my duty and defend Colorado’s law protecting abortion access. I will also defend Colorado’s right to make its own abortion policy, rather than the federal government. I will strongly defend the interstate right to travel for patients as well as health care professionals who provide medical care in our state, in compliance with state law.
How will you use your office to address crime across the state?
Our state is less safe since the current Attorney General was elected four years ago. We have a 25-year high in violent crime, rank No. 1 in car thefts in the country, and fentanyl deaths have skyrocketed. As Attorney General, I will use my experience as a career prosecutor and Marine to advocate for common-sense laws that hold offenders accountable, keep guns out of the hands of criminals, and support our police.
We must aggressively tackle the fentanyl crisis. Unlike our current Attorney General, I will use the statewide grand jury to pursue the poison peddlers across the entire state.
What do you see as the primary role of the Attorney General?
I am committed to serving as an Attorney General who is the People’s Lawyer. This means protecting Colorado citizens from those who violate their rights, improving public safety and our criminal justice system, and protecting our land, air, and water.
What are the biggest consumer protection issues facing Coloradans and how would you address them?
I have protected consumers harmed by irresponsible companies, recovering millions for Coloradans defrauded by bad actors. That includes an $8.4 million action against CenturyLink for misleading fees and actions against for-profit colleges that deceived consumers. In total, we recovered over $230 million in refunds and student debt relief. We also secured over $500 million for Colorado from big pharmaceutical companies to address the opioid crisis. In my second term, we will continue antitrust actions against Google and Facebook, investigations into social media giants for harming youth mental health, and implementing the Colorado Privacy Act.
Would you defend Colorado’s law protecting abortion access and Gov. Jared Polis’ executive order protecting patients who travel from out of state and the providers who care for them?
Yes, I will defend the Reproductive Health Equity Act and the Governor’s executive order. I am committed to ensuring that all who seek it have access to affordable, safe abortion care. I have done this by joining a lawsuit to halt the Texas abortion law, challenging the constitutionality of the “Gag Rule,” and arguing against rules that would have reduced insurance coverage for birth control. In my second term, I will continue to follow the guidance of my mentor, the late Justice Ginsburg, who taught me to be a passionate advocate for equal rights, including protecting access to abortion care.
How will you use your office to address crime across the state?
We must protect victims, advance public safety, and combat fentanyl. I have held accountable those who harm victims—including drug cartels, human traffickers, and clergy who prey on children—and enforced the Victims Rights Act. We must continue to improve police recruitment, provide better mental health services for law enforcement, and improve officer training. We also must continue to advocate for responsible gun safety laws—implementing Colorado’s red flag law, encouraging safe gun storage, and ensuring domestic abusers cannot access firearms. Finally, we must improve re-entry opportunities, so those leaving prison can get jobs and have access to drug treatment rather than reoffend.
William F. Robinson III has not returned the questionnaire.
