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Iman Jodeh (i) Democrat
Residence: Aurora
Profession: State Senator
Education: BA in Political Science & MPA from CU Denver
Experience: I bring hands-on experience in policymaking, constituent services, coalition building, and community advocacy, along with a proven record of turning ideas into law.
What are your top three priorities, if elected?
Making healthcare more accessible, and affordable; ending inhumane immigration enforcement and detention; and protecting civil rights.
What specific actions would you support to improve affordability for Coloradans, whether aimed at housing costs, tax burdens or other impacts?
I want to protect healthcare affordability programs housed under the Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise, such as OmniSalud. I also plan to reinvigorate a ban on surveillance pricing and wage-setting, which allows corporations to unfairly price gouge consumers and underpay employees. I also plan to reintroduce the Worker Protection Act. An expansion of good union jobs is critical to combatting the affordability crisis. Finally, I intend to pursue measures to preserve Colorado’s existing forms of affordable housing and prevent our neighbors from being priced out of their communities.
Whether your party is in the majority or minority next year, where do you see actionable common ground with the opposing party?
Considering our immensely constrained state budget, I believe that both parties are interested in cutting administrative costs and increasing efficiency in governmental programming, particularly in healthcare. This does not mean cutting services or putting our most vulnerable populations at greater risk, but rather increasing administrative efficiency and improving program outputs.
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?
Firstly, I would like to reintroduce HB26-1210, which sought to ban surveillance pricing and wage setting. I am also interested in pursuing bold immigration reform by re-imaging ideas presented in HB26-1275, for example. Finally, I plan to reintroduce the Worker Protection Act. Colorado’s union laws are antiquated and anti-worker. In order to combat the affordability crisis and materially improve the lives of everyday Coloradans, we need more good, union jobs across our state.
Robert McKenna did not return the questionnaire.
