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Ian Chapman, an intensive care nurse, is running to represent District 39 after having served two tours for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and retiring in 2015. In a recent campaign social media post, he noted that his baby daughter is the main reason he is running, saying “I couldn’t just stand by and let the world burn. … We all need to fight for our future.”
With his “people-first” view, he wants to end political cultivation of racism and anti-Semitism. He says he’s tired of “obstructionist politicians” who stand in the way of progress and wants to unite people on the big issues. Some of the top issues for him are the COVID-19 response and advancing access to affordable and high-quality health care, particularly in rural areas. He also acknowledges that wildfire safety and mitigation are key for the district and vows to advocate for funding not just for forest programs but for assistance for individual landowners and communities. Other priorities include infrastructure development, working families, and term limits for elected officials.
Chapman is a fresh choice, and his outlook makes him a solid candidate to support in this race.
He is taking on incumbent State Rep. Mark Baisley, who has a “constitutional conservative” platform. In his own words, he believes we need to “recapture our inheritance of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness” by focusing on “the laws of nature and of nature’s god.” His legislative priorities have been to support anti-vaccine policies, defining marriage as between one man and one woman, and restricting the adoption of children to opposite-sex couples only, which would destroy thousands of families in Colorado. Despite his stated priorities of government transparency and “right to life,” he voted against the recent bipartisan law enforcement accountability bill. Progressive voters beware.
Also in the race is Bonnie Pyle. She has little to no political presence, and from what information can be obtained on social media, she has a strictly grassroots campaign. She says choose to run as a Libertarian because her “core beliefs revolve around the rights of the individual.”Ian Chapman
Ian Chapman, an intensive care nurse, is running to represent District 39 after having served two tours for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and retiring in 2015.
Ian Chapman, an intensive care nurse, is running to represent District 39 after having served two tours for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and retiring in 2015. In a recent campaign social media post, he noted that his baby daughter is the main reason he is running, saying “I couldn’t just stand by and let the world burn. … We all need to fight for our future.”
With his “people-first” view, he wants to end political cultivation of racism and anti-Semitism. He says he’s tired of “obstructionist politicians” who stand in the way of progress and wants to unite people on the big issues. Some of the top issues for him are the COVID-19 response and advancing access to affordable and high-quality health care, particularly in rural areas. He also acknowledges that wildfire safety and mitigation are key for the district and vows to advocate for funding not just for forest programs but for assistance for individual landowners and communities. Other priorities include infrastructure development, working families, and term limits for elected officials.
Chapman is a fresh choice, and his outlook makes him a solid candidate to support in this race.
He is taking on incumbent State Rep. Mark Baisley, who has a “constitutional conservative” platform. In his own words, he believes we need to “recapture our inheritance of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness” by focusing on “the laws of nature and of nature’s god.” His legislative priorities have been to support anti-vaccine policies, defining marriage as between one man and one woman, and restricting the adoption of children to opposite-sex couples only, which would destroy thousands of families in Colorado. Despite his stated priorities of government transparency and “right to life,” he voted against the recent bipartisan law enforcement accountability bill. Progressive voters beware.
Also in the race is Bonnie Pyle. She has little to no political presence, and from what information can be obtained on social media, she has a strictly grassroots campaign. She says choose to run as a Libertarian because her “core beliefs revolve around the rights of the individual.”Ian Chapman
Ian Chapman, an intensive care nurse, is running to represent District 39 after having served two tours for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and retiring in 2015.
Ike McCorkle
Ike McCorkle is challenging the Republican incumbent for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. The single father of three kids believes the people in the district deserve a representative who is dedicated to them, not the elite. In order to get Big Money out of politics, he supports a publicly funded, transparent system of campaign financing and wants to see the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling overturned to limit the influence of special interest groups that are buying much of our governmental leadership.
McCorkle is also an unabashed environmentalist who intends to fight for a Green New Deal not just to address the existential threat of climate change and rapidly transition energy production but to reinvest in rural America and create thousands of good-paying jobs in his district. Other policies he supports are ones that will expand equity and opportunity for everyone, including Medicare for All, tuition-free public college, reducing college debt by imposing a tax on Wall Street speculators, and a universal basic income system.
A retired Marine Corps officer and special operator who served for 18 years, six deployments, and four combat tours, McCorkle seeks to bring dignity and integrity to Congress and restore trust and confidence in government. He is a clear progressive choice who, if elected, plans to bring people with diverse backgrounds and beliefs together to build an American society where we lift each other up so that we all benefit together.
The incumbent he faces is U.S. Sen. Ken Buck, a former prosecutor and district attorney in Weld County who has been in Congress since 2014. His legal career has been marred by numerous ethical scandals, including compromising a case against Republican donors and declining to prosecute a sexual assault, instead blaming the victim. Since he has been in Congress, Buck has toed the party’s extreme right-wing line. He is anti-choice, opposes reasonable gun safety legislation, and has said that being gay is a choice. Buck also voted in favor of the 2017 tax reform bill, which heavily favored the wealthy and corporations while increasing tax burdens on the middle class. With all this in mind, Buck must not remain in office.
Progressives are split on Amendment 77, known as the Allow Voters in Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek Cities to Expand Authorized Games and Increase Maximum Bets Initiative. Please read the arguments from both sides below to help you make your decision on this amendment.