The State House of Representatives is made up of 65 members who are elected by voters in their district for a two-year term. They are limited to serving four consecutive terms in office, but after a two-year break, they are eligible to run again. Every two years, all 65 seats are open for election. The legislative branch of the Colorado state government is composed of the State House and the State Senate. Their legislative authority and responsibilities include passing bills related to public policy matters, approving state budget spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold gubernatorial vetoes. Scroll for Spanish Translation. La Cámara de Representantes del Estado está compuesta por 65 miembros que son elegidos por los votantes de su distrito para un mandato de dos años. Están limitados a servir cuatro períodos consecutivos en el cargo, pero después de una pausa de dos años, son elegibles para postularse nuevamente. Cada dos años se convocan elecciones para los 65 escaños. El poder legislativo del gobierno del estado de Colorado está compuesto por la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado. Su autoridad y responsabilidades legislativas incluyen la aprobación de proyectos de ley relacionados con asuntos de política pública, la aprobación del gasto del presupuesto estatal, la subida y bajada de impuestos y la votación para mantener los vetos del gobernador.
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Submitted Biography
Throughout his life, Eric has promoted fair-mindedness. As an undergraduate, he led the Independent Party of the Yale Political Union, looking at the world not as a captive of groupthink but as a free-thinking individual. As a Congressional aide, his closest colleagues were those in the other party who also were active in the House Legislative Assistants Association and Hill Staffers for the Hungry and Homeless. He confronted journalistic bias and misinformation at Colorado Media Matters, and also declined assignments that struck him as unfair. Eric is the founding president of Transcendental Politics and a founding leader and current co-chair of the Douglas County-based chapter of Braver Angels, an organization devoted to “uniting red and blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America.” A Coloradan of 20 years, Eric understands the challenges we face and looks forward to working with decent and sensible people – of all political leanings and none at all – to meet them.
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In the annual Colorado Health Foundation Pulse poll released this past August, 17% of respondents – the second highest response – named housing affordability as the most important issue facing the state. This year Colorado enacted HB24-1313, which galvanizes and provides financial support to local governments to increase the supply of housing and take other steps to promote affordability. I agree with former Denver City Council member Robin Kniech, who has proposed expanding on this landmark legislation with additional legislation to promote inclusionary housing. Under this strategy, developers would designate within an otherwise market rate development a portion for consumers who are at no higher than 60 percent of Area Median Income (AMI).
Housing is among the biggest expenses. I would work to increase general supply as well as inclusive housing that brings greater affordability to the rental market. Child care and education are two other big ones, and the state enacted good legislation (HB24-1223 and HB24-1340, respectively) to address them this year. I will investigate what more ought to be done. In January, Colorado’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) issued its latest annual report. It contained recommendations to help families meet financial burdens, and I will pursue them.
1. Promote national certified, safe affordable Bank On financial services through credit unions, banks, and community coalitions.
2. Encourage financial services companies to offer affordable small-dollar credit to compete with and displace unscrupulous lenders.
3. Support and promote high-quality professional financial coaching and counseling services.
I am running to represent HD39, in Douglas County. This question directly pertains to a lawsuit the county filed in April against the state of Colorado in connection with two state laws, which the county asserts contravene the Colorado constitution and federal law.
HB19-1124 “prohibits a law enforcement officer from arresting or detaining an individual solely on the basis of a civil immigration detainer.” HB23-1100 prohibits state and local governments from entering into or continuing in a contract with a private entity for the purpose of detaining individuals who are in civil violation of federal immigration law.
Colorado overstepped in imposing these policies upon local law enforcement. As for the state itself, discretion is appropriate. Those who commit crimes ought to be arrested no matter their immigration status. Pursuit of otherwise law-abiding individuals ought not be a high state priority. And apart from incarceration, the state does not play a big role in detention.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration ranks Colorado 9th among states for total energy production, 4th for crude oil, 8th for natural gas, and 10th for coal. We are 25th for electricity production, and 39% of it comes from renewable sources.
Fossil fuels will continue to be crucial for years to come. Robust efforts to transition away should not come at the expense of our current and near term economic security. We can improve our production through regulations like minimum setback and groundwater testing requirements that promote public safety and other requirements to address emissions. I would support reasonable compromise legislation, like SB24-229 and SB24-230 enacted this year.
By century’s end, nuclear fusion will be central to electricity generation. Meantime, renewable sources (geothermal, solar, wind, and hydroelectric) and traditional nuclear reactors will continue to grow in capacity and will anchor our energy production. I would help optimize this transition.
Like a solid majority of Americans, I agree with the Supreme Court’s 1992 affirmation of Roe v. Wade. It states:
“Our law affords constitutional protection to personal decisions relating to marriage, procreation, contraception, family relationships, child rearing, and education…Our cases recognize the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion into matters so fundamentally affecting a person as the decision whether to bear or beget a child.”
In the years since the Dobbs decision overturned Roe, we have witnessed nightmares come true of women dying as a result of laws that intimidate doctors and hospitals from providing needed care.
I recommend the article at the link, which relates the heartbreaking story of Amber Thurman. I also support Amendment 79 on the Colorado ballot, which would remove barriers to the reproductive care women often desperately need.
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death
Election integrity is extremely important. I am very glad that Colorado’s elections are secure and reliable. It is a terrible shame that many people have come to believe otherwise, and more shameful still that so many have been deceived into believing otherwise.
I encourage those who have concerns to visit the page on the Colorado Secretary of State website at the link immediately below for more information and for access to forms to file if they would like to report a suspected election law violation. Also visit the election integrity page of the bipartisan Colorado County Clerks Association at the link further below.
https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/ElectionIntegrity/factsVSmyths.html
https://www.clerkandrecorder.org/election-integrity-1