Candidate for Colorado State Senate - District 11 in 2022 Colorado General Election.
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Get StartedGet Repeat Offenders Off the Street: Releasing repeat offenders back onto our streets puts our communities at risk. That’s a nonstarter for me. I support a criminal justice system that is fair, but also tough. Violent repeat offenders belong behind bars not in our neighborhoods. Learn more
Make Law Enforcement Funding a Priority: The defund the police movement has had dire consequences nationally and here in Colorado. Crime rates are spiking. I will defend the police and work to ensure that law enforcement and criminal justice funding is the state’s first and top priority. Learn more
Criminalize fentanyl: A 2019 law signed by Governor Polis decriminalized possession of up to 4 grams of fentanyl. That’s enough to kill thousands. It’s no surprise that fentanyl-related deaths increased 382% in Colorado between 2019 and 2021. I opposed fentanyl decriminalization in 2019, and I will be relentless in working to recriminalize it. Learn more
Competition and Choice: I strongly support our public schools, but I also believe that competition promotes improvement and excellence. Parents and kids should have access to choices and opportunities such as charter schools and non-public schools. It was private schools, after all, that led the way during the COVID pandemic. Learn more
Trade and Vocational Schooling: Kids who choose not to enroll in a four-year institution should have options that prepare them for success in the workplace. Trade and vocational schools are an underutilized option. I strongly support giving kids and young adults access to affordable trade and vocational schooling options. Learn more
Depoliticize the Classroom: Kids should not be punished for articulating unpopular ideas. We need to embrace free expression. Teach kids how to think, not what to think. Let’s get back to basics – reading, writing, arithmetic as well as critical thinking skills – my Parental Bill of Rights bill puts parents back in charge of their children’s education and takes politics out of the classroom. Learn more
Let’s get our energy workers back on the job. Energy development and environmental protection need not be mutually exclusive. Learn more
Quality, Affordable Health Care: Politicians in Washington, D.C. and in Denver have imposed policies that have driven up health insurance costs. They impose requirements on insurers that prevent them from selling affordable plans. We need to give consumers more choice, and require more price transparency. Learn more
Affordable Housing: Whether you are purchasing or renting, housing costs have risen so dramatically the past few years that many people have been priced out of the market. As a member of the Affordable Housing Task Force, I was able to make recommendations designed to increase the supply of worker housing, including less government regulation. My Tiny Home bill this session will give consumers more options and more control of their housing decisions. Two more of my bills focus on more homes and apartments for low wage workers and housing for low-income Coloradans including the disabled and elderly. Learn more
Get Spending Under Control: Colorado’s budget has increased 10 billion dollars, over 30% in the past four years. Government will always spend all the money it collects and only a portion goes to core government services. To reduce government spending we have to reduce taxes and fees. I have a bill this year that will eliminate the state tax on prepared food that every year will leave over 400 million dollars in the pockets of the Coloradans that earned it. They will then have the ability to spend that money on what is important to them. Learn more
I will defend TABOR and oppose any effort to raise “fees” that are, in fact, taxes. Learn more
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