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Kenny Nguyen (i) Democrat
Residence: Broomfield
Profession: Public Servant, State Employee, State Representative
Education: 2025 Masters of Public Administration (CU Denver), 2016 Political Science & Communication (CU Boulder)
Experience: Former Broomfield City Council Member. Executive Assistant to Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera. State Employee for the State of Colorado. AmeriCorp Service Member at the “I Have a Dream” Foundation.
What are your top three priorities, if elected?
My top three priorities would be addressing the Affordability Crisis in Colorado. Housing, Healthcare, and Infrastructure. My goal is to ensure that Colorado’s most vulnerable communities are protected as well. Nationally, we are facing an erosion of Medicaid and education funding. This wrongfully targets Colorado’s most vulnerable. My belief is that government is by the people and for the people. One of my primary goals as a State Representative is to reduce carbon emissions in Colorado and protect the pristine Rocky Mountain outdoors for generations to come. Colorado has made strides, but there are still more opportunities to invest in sustainability and work toward net-zero carbon emissions.
What specific actions would you support to improve affordability for Coloradans, whether aimed at housing costs, tax burdens or other impacts?
Housing and rent costs are becoming out of reach for too many families. As an elected official of Colorado, my goal and vision is to allow all Coloradans the ability to live and thrive in our community. Increasing affordable housing, allowing for more housing options, and reinvesting state dollars can help us bridge this gap. As a Broomfield City Council Member, I voted on numerous projects such as The Grove, a housing project that focused primarily on residents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Another project I’m proud to have been part of is the Harvest Hill. I believe in a use all the tools in the tool box approach in addressing the affordability crisis.
Whether your party is in the majority or minority next year, where do you see actionable common ground with the opposing party?
I believe the Democrats will have a chance to continue to be in the majority. One of my bills this legislative session was HB26-1095 Digital Publication for Legal Notice which was a bipartisan bill in addressing legal notices. Additionally, I believe that we can find common ground with addressing the Affordability crisis and filling the bridge between urban and rural Colorado.
A new governor will take office next year. What opportunities are there for legislation or other changes that did not gain traction under Gov. Jared Polis?
I believe that Governor Phil Weiser will allow us to implement the Colorado Worker Protection Collective Bargaining Act. Additionally, I would see further bills to address on data privacy and holding social media companies accountable seeing that Attorney General Weiser has taken significant efforts in Colorado’s lawsuit against Facebook.
Nate Jorgensen did not return the questionnaire.
