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Colorado US House Dist 4 / Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU.

As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate) and part of the federal government s legislative branch. Representatives are elected to a two-term office serving the people of a specific congressional district.The House has several powers assigned exclusively to it, including the power to initiate revenue bills, impeach federal officials, and elect the President in the case of an electoral college tie. Among other duties, representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees.Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. Según la constitución, la Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. elabora y aprueba leyes federales. La Cámara de Representantes es una de las dos cámaras del Congreso (la otra es el Senado de los EE.UU.) y es parte del poder legislativo del gobierno. Los representantes son elegidos para servir durante dos mandatos y representar a la población de un distrito específico del congreso.La Cámara de Representantes tiene varios poderes exclusivos, incluyendo el poder de iniciar proyectos de ley sobre ingresos financieros, impugnar a oficiales federales, y elegir al Presidente en caso de un empate del colegio electoral. Además de otros deberes, los representantes presentan proyectos de ley y resoluciones, ofrecen enmiendas, y sirven en comités.

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    Frank Atwood
    (AVP)

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    Lauren Boebert
    (Rep)

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    Trisha Calvarese
    (Dem)

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    Paul Fiorino
    (UPA)

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    Hannah Goodman
    (Lib)

Biographical Information

Why do you want to serve now?

What steps should be taken to change current immigration policies, if any?

What will you do to support a vibrant economy within your congressional district?

What is your position on U.S. participation and leadership in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?

What additional protections, if any, are needed regarding energy production?

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Submitted Biography I am an advocate for Approval Voting - On your single ballot vote for one, vote for some, vote for all but one; the candidate with the most votes wins.
Campaign Phone 720-260-1493
Campaign Email Frank.Atwood@Hotmail.com
I want to serve in order to introduce voter to Approval Voting.
Enforce current laws.
Listen to constituents.
We lied to Gorbachev.
Become energy independent again.
Make accessibility as easy as HSD flying.
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Website / Sitio Web http://trisha4colorado.com
Campaign Phone 720-233-7038
Campaign Email trisha@trisha4co.com
Recently, my mom and dad both passed away from cancer within days of each other. I know firsthand that seniors depend on the healthcare programs and benefits that we promised them. I will fight against any proposal that raises the retirement age or cuts Social Security and Medicare benefits. I'm fighting for the people and places often overlooked, to bring investments in generational climate, technology, and workforce legislation here to help our economy grow. As state after state bans abortion, I will fiercely oppose extremists who want to ban contraceptives, fertility treatments, and all abortions nationwide, with no exceptions for rape, incest, or when the life of the woman is at risk. In sharp contrast to Representative Boebert, I am a daughter of Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. And unlike Greg Lopez, I’m not just a “placeholder”, warming a seat for someone else. I’m running to serve the community that raised me. Furthermore, in a poll by Keating Research, the only firm in the country that accurately predicted a coin-flip race in 2022 in Rep. Boebert’s current district, Colorado’s 3rd, which she only won by 546 votes. Keating Research showed that after simulating the election in a back and forth messaging contest, once voters learn more about Rep. Boebert and me, the race flips to 43% in support of my campaign and 34% supporting Rep. Boebert.

Migrants are working for our farmers. They are serving our communities. A migrant worker was a part of my parents’ care team as they were in hospice. They are a critical part of our economy, and immigration is core to the foundation of our country. What I want to do is look at the root causes of this issue, and fix our broken immigration system to create legal pathways to citizenship and support farmers and businesses by ensuring that folks who are already here in our communities have legal pathways to stay, work, and contribute to our economy.

We had an opportunity to pass a bipartisan border bill this year, and Lauren Boebert and other Republicans put former President Trump first and didn’t pass it. I will work hard to support immigration policies that secure our border, protect our economic interests, and provide legal pathways for migrants to citizenship and continue contributing to our communities.

I will work to create more opportunities for the people across District 4 to build their lives and support their families in the towns they love. That starts with supporting our farmers and ranchers and improving American competitiveness in manufacturing and technology to bring the jobs of tomorrow to the district and create more opportunities for working-class families close to home.

I support our participation and leadership in NATO, because it is a joint commitment to defending our European allies, like Ukraine. I strongly support Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression, because this conflict is also a matter of national security for the US and the security of the wider world.

Colorado is among the top ten states in the country for energy production, and our share of renewable electricity production is growing. We can make Colorado a world leader in this area.
I also understand deeply that workers need protections to ensure that they can support their families and stay in the communities they call home with high-paid, stable jobs. Through my roles working for the largest federation of unions in the country and the National Science Foundation, I was able to shape and help pass an anticipated $13 billion to make Colorado a world leader in renewable energy transmission through the Inflation Reduction Act. I’m running to make sure those investments, from the largest climate bill in US history, and the bipartisan CHIPS & Science Act, reach Eastern Colorado communities in the form of union jobs, education, and start-up opportunities in clean energy production.

Colorado’s election system is the gold standard because we’ve deliberately lowered barriers to accessibility to the ballot. I believe strongly in upholding these accessibility measures, such as mail-in voting, early voting, and automatic voter registration. Across the country, however, voting access remains extremely variable, depending on where you live.

I was at the AFL-CIO championing the John Lewis Freedom to Vote Act when it passed the House in 2021.

Congress has tried and failed to restore the protections that were stripped away when parts of the Voting Rights Act were struck down in 2012 by the Supreme Court. Since those rollbacks, states have, in turn, rolled back voter protections by purging voter rolls, implementing onerous registration restrictions, gerrymandering districts, and limiting polling places, registration periods, and early voting. These rollbacks have caused direct and disparate impacts on Black voters, voters of color, student voters, working voters, and older voters, to name a few. In Congress, I’ll work to restore the Voting Rights Act and block any limitations to voter access. We are best represented at all levels of government when all of us who can vote, can do so without barriers.
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