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Matt Alexander Republican
Residence: Canon City
Profession: Owner of Moon Rock Landscaping
Education:
Experience: Policy Council Chairman for Headstart 3 years, Business owner 20+ years, and School Board Director 3 years
What are your top three priorities, if elected?
1 Fiscal Sanity & Efficiency: Stop wasteful state spending, slash unnecessary bureaucracy, and audit government programs. We must balance the budget, get Colorado back into the black, and protect taxpayer dollars.
2 Economic Freedom & Growth: Cut burdensome regulations that stifle small businesses, encouraging free-enterprise, job growth, and local innovation so hard-working Coloradans can thrive.
3 Constitutional Rights & Government Accountability: Reclaim individual liberties by reining in government overreach, defending fundamental constitutional rights—including the Second Amendment—and restoring accountability, transparency, and personal freedom to state government.
What specific actions would you support to improve affordability for Coloradans, whether aimed at housing costs, tax burdens or other impacts?
To lower living costs, I will fight to protect TABOR refunds and eliminate taxes disguised as fees to keep hard-earned money in pockets. I support eliminating property tax burdens for fixed-income seniors and veterans so nobody loses their home that they own to taxes. To let local businesses drive our economy, I will sponsor legislation creating state tax and fee exemptions for small businesses generating less than $2 million in revenue with under 20 employees. By cutting wasteful state spending and heavy regulations, we can lower costs and empower Coloradans to thrive.
Whether your party is in the majority or minority next year, where do you see actionable common ground with the opposing party?
I will work with anyone, regardless of party, whenever a policy benefits all Coloradans. We must find common ground to right our economy, lower living costs, and support cost-effective education, from four-year degrees to trade apprenticeships that lead to good jobs.
However, common ground requires fairness. For too long, state decisions and funding have catered almost exclusively to Denver and the Front Range. I am running to ensure rural Colorado has a strong seat at the table, securing our fair share of resources while protecting local control for the communities I represent.
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?
A new governor creates a vital opportunity to reset Colorado’s trajectory. Under years of single-party control, state government focused on national political fights while local problems escalated.
Consequently, Colorado now ranks 47th in affordability and 48th in housing cost, while standing among the top ten nationally for violent and property crime. These factors drive net domestic migration losses as families flee state overreach. We must pass common-sense policies that lower taxes, fix housing regulations, strengthen law enforcement, and defend fundamental constitutional rights—specifically our Second Amendment freedoms. By restoring fiscal sanity and public safety, we can reverse the downturn in migration and focus on what is best for building a better Colorado.
Kathryn Kester Green did not return the questionnaire.
