What are your top three priorities for the next legislative session?
Improving quality of life through access to behavioral health services.
Protect access to abortion care in Colorado.
Improve equitable access to quality education.
The chamber may see split Democrat-Republican control next year. On what issues do you see common ground with the opposite party?
There is some common ground around mental health care services and I look forward to continuing that bipartisan work.
What perspective or background would you bring to the chamber that is currently missing?
I believe our family experience with mental health and positive school experiences is critical to helping others feel comfortable to ask questions and bring their own stories to light so we may work together to support our children.
What more can the state legislature do to ease housing costs across Colorado?
Strong support for the distribution and implementation of the American Rescue Act dollars that have been allocated to housing in particular. The Housing Transformation Committee has allocated $450M to this issue and I believe we will start seeing success with the strategies from that committee that will improve our housing costs.
Do you support the current law on fentanyl possession and resources for treatment?
Yes
What are your top three priorities for the next legislative session?
1. Public safety. Colorado is seeing record crime rates since my competitor has been in office due to soft on crime policies. We need to return to a law-and-order state.
2. Making Colorado more affordable. By reducing inflation, home prices, and fuel prices.
3. Parental choice in our schools. I will battle against “woke” education and the teaching of nonacademic concepts. Our children’s academic performance is declining. Parents should have the choice of where their child receives their education, and the money should follow the child.
The chamber may see split Democrat-Republican control next year. On what issues do you see common ground with the opposite party?
We live in a purple state where the large majority of voters are Independents. People are tired of the division. We should be working together to find middle ground on every issue instead of the far extremes.
What perspective or background would you bring to the chamber that is currently missing?
Common sense.
What more can the state legislature do to ease housing costs across Colorado?
Reduce the red tape regulations and provide incentives for smart development. Regulations are increasing home costs. Inflation is increasing home building materials and can be reduced by lowering the fuel prices that are being passed on to the consumer. We need to open up Colorado’s energy potential for all energy.
Do you support the current law on fentanyl possession and resources for treatment?
No. Fentanyl is a poison pill. It is the No. 1 killer of people 18-40 years old and Colorado is No. 2 in overdoses. It needs to be recriminalized for any amount.
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.
