Values

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Colorado's water is vital to our way of life, we need to prioritize how we use it, starting with our food production, our homes, and commercial development. 

I am a Life Member of both the NRA and Gun Owners of America. People have a natural right to defend themselves, their families, and their way of life. I will work to support, defend and restore this right. 

As a 5th generation rancher, this is especially important to me. Private property is just that- property owned by private citizens, and it is often the largest asset a person has. Government and corporations should never have the ability to seize that land without the consent of the owner.

We have a mental health crisis in this country, especially in rural communities, with young people, and with veterans. Having lost two friends that I served with to suicide and almost losing a third, this is one of my top priorities. I will work to expand mental health services and get people in crisis the help that they need. 

Coloradans are not Denver's piggybank. Our state is becoming too expensive to live in and the government has too much control over how and when we can make a living. We need drastic cuts to taxes and wasteful government spending, not locking future generations into debts they can never pay back. I will work to make these cuts and make Colorado affordable again. 

Parents absolutely have the right to know what their kids are learning in school. Adult materials and programs like Critical Race Theory serve to divide our country instead of uniting us. I will work to keep CRT and other harmful programs out of our schools and give more control back to local areas.