What are your top three priorities for the next legislative session?
1. Introducing Defend the Guard legislation
2. Banning civil asset forfeiture participation in Colorado
3. Decriminalizing/legalizing psylocibin statewide for mental health treatment
The chamber may see split Democrat-Republican control next year. On what issues do you see common ground with the opposite party?
Cutting taxes and fees; absolutely no mandates of any kind regarding health choices; full legal accountability for law enforcement officers guilty of excessive force and other abuses; demilitarizing local and state law enforcement agencies; expanding incentivized investment zones for urban renewal; and finding ways to roll back over-reaching laws enacted in previous years.
What perspective or background would you bring to the chamber that is currently missing?
A perspective focused on individual liberty, personal choice, and personal responsibility seems to be completely missing. I would also bring a perspective that wants to reduce or eliminate so many cases of over-reach that seem to constantly come from the statehouse.
What more can the state legislature do to ease housing costs across Colorado?
As a free-market libertarian, I would prefer the legislature do nothing and allow for the market to adjust on its own. But the legislature could also work with municipalities to streamline permitting processes in wise ways (if that is even possible) so that builders and developers can increase the housing inventory.
Do you support the current law on fentanyl possession and resources for treatment?
I especially support treatment resources and support the current law, while I would be more supportive of finding ways to eliminate the sources of fentanyl.
Shana Black and Marc Snyder have not returned the questionnaire.
How candidate order was determined: A lot drawing was held at the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office on Aug. 3 to determine the general election ballot order for major and minor party candidates. Colorado law (1-5-404, C.R.S.) requires that candidates are ordered on the ballot in three tiers: major party candidates followed by minor party candidates followed by unaffiliated candidates. Within each tier, the candidates are ordered by a lot drawing with the exception of the office of Governor and Lt. Governor, which are ordered by the last name of the gubernatorial candidate.
