What priorities and vision do you have for the office of Colorado State Representative, and how would your personal and professional experience contribute to that?

My priority is simple: protect individual liberty, respect taxpayers, strengthen families and communities, and make Colorado more affordable and accountable to the people. I will continue defending TABOR, parental rights, public safety, agriculture, water, reliable energy, local control, and our constitutional freedoms. My 23 years in the Army, including combat service and command as a colonel, taught me duty, leadership, and accountability. School board service, two terms as a county commissioner, and legislative experience taught me how government decisions affect real people. I listen, I assess, I educate myself, and I pray on the issues before I act. I have made Colorado my home and will protect it.

Colorado's Sunshine Law and Taxpayer Bill of Rights are examples of accountability measures that Colorado's electorate voted into law. What are your beliefs on ethics in government, and how would you seek to improve accountability and transparency as they relate to the office of Colorado State Representative?

Public office is a public trust. Elected officials should conduct the people’s business openly, honestly, and with humility, remembering that government belongs to the citizens, not those who temporarily hold office. I strongly support the principles behind Colorado’s Sunshine Law and TABOR: transparency, public participation, and meaningful limits on government power. I will continue supporting open meetings, accessible public records, recorded votes, clear disclosure of conflicts, and honest accounting of how taxpayer dollars are collected and spent. I also oppose efforts to bypass voter-approved limits through creative fees, enterprises, or procedural maneuvers. Accountability begins with elected officials being willing to explain their decisions, defend their votes, and answer directly to the people they serve.

What are your thoughts on the establishment clause; and if elected, what will you do to protect your constituents' rights to freedom of religion, speech, peaceable assembly, and petitioning the government for a redress of grievances?

The Establishment Clause prevents government from establishing a religion; it does not require government hostility toward faith or exclude people of faith from public life. I believe religious liberty belongs to everyone. Government should neither compel belief nor punish citizens because their sincerely held beliefs are unpopular. I will defend the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, peaceable assembly, and the right to petition government. I oppose compelled speech, viewpoint discrimination, censorship, and policies that force individuals, churches, ministries, or faith-based organizations to abandon their convictions as the price of participating in public life. My Christian faith guides how I serve, while the Constitution requires me to protect these same freedoms for every constituent.

In light of recent Colorado legislation and US Supreme Court's rulings regarding our nation's historical tradition of firearms regulation, what steps would you take to protect the rights of the people while addressing gun violence?

The Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms, and I will continue opposing laws that place unnecessary burdens on law-abiding citizens exercising that right. Protecting constitutional rights does not mean ignoring violent crime. I support enforcing laws against criminals who misuse firearms, strengthening prosecution of violent and repeat offenders, improving school security, addressing trafficking and illegal gun possession, and expanding effective mental-health and crisis intervention without discouraging people from seeking help. Firearms policy should focus on dangerous behavior and criminals rather than creating new barriers for responsible citizens. I will insist that Colorado laws respect the Constitution and controlling Supreme Court precedent while pursuing practical measures that actually improve public safety.

There has been a rise in incidences of anti-Americanism and antisemitism in Colorado and across our nation. What do you view as the causes, and what should be done to address these issues?

I believe anti-Americanism grows when we fail to teach our history honestly, and with a focus on the extraordinary principles of liberty, equality before the law, and self-government that have guided our pursuit of a more perfect union. Antisemitism is fueled by ignorance, conspiracy theories, Islamic extremism, and the dehumanization of people for their faith or heritage. Both must be confronted through education, moral clarity, civil discourse, and enforcement of laws against threats and violence. We must teach young Americans why constitutional liberty is worth preserving, defend the right of Jewish Americans and all people to worship safely, and reject hatred as a response to disagreement. America is strongest when we defend truth and the God-given dignity of every person.

If elected, what initiatives would you champion to improve Colorado's economy, including policies on water, energy, and other resources, and how would you make your office more fiscally responsible?

Colorado should grow by making it easier to work, build, farm, ranch, innovate, and raise a family, by continually increasing taxes, fees, regulations, and energy costs. I will continue to champion regulatory restraint, TABOR, small business, agriculture, workforce development, and infrastructure supporting rural communities. On water, we must protect water rights, expand storage, modernize infrastructure, oppose “buy and dry,” and respect local groundwater management. On energy, Colorado needs reliable, affordable production, including natural gas and advanced nuclear, while allowing innovation to compete. Fiscal responsibility begins with prioritizing core functions, measuring results, eliminating waste, and resisting new programs without sustainable funding. Government should live within its means just as Colorado families and businesses must.

If elected, how would you help improve the educational outcomes for Colorado's students, and what is your position on parental authority in K-12 education, including school choice and parental notification?

Parents are the primary authority in their children’s education, and schools should treat them as partners, not obstacles. I support strong academic standards, classroom discipline, transparency, access to curriculum and records, and a renewed focus on literacy, mathematics, science, civics, and career preparation. Families should have meaningful educational choices, including traditional public schools, charter schools, homeschooling, and other options that best meet a child’s needs. I support parental notification and meaningful consent regarding significant health, counseling, and other sensitive matters involving their children. State government should set high expectations while respecting local control and educators’ professional expertise. Our goal should be straightforward: every child leaves school prepared for citizenship, employment, higher education, or skilled trades.

If elected, how will you seek to protect the lives of the most vulnerable in our community, including the unborn, victims of trafficking and abuse, senior citizens, and those experiencing mental illness?

A just society is measured in part by how it protects those who cannot easily protect themselves. I believe every human life has inherent dignity, including unborn children, and I support protecting life while helping mothers and families facing difficult circumstances. We must aggressively pursue human traffickers and abusers, protect children and victims, and provide meaningful paths to safety and recovery. Seniors deserve dignity, affordable care, caregiver support, and access to services, especially in rural communities. Those experiencing mental illness need accessible treatment, crisis intervention, and community support before problems become tragedies. Government should partner with families, churches, charities, health providers, and local organizations, recognizing that government alone cannot meet every human need.

What are your priorities for addressing crime in Colorado, including issues such as cybercrime and the slavery of human trafficking, and how do you view the role of state policy in addressing immigration-related challenges and coordination with federal authorities? Also, what is your opinion regarding sanctuary city (or county) policies?

Public safety begins with the rule of law, consequences for serious and repeat offenders, support for law enforcement, and a justice system centered on protecting victims. Colorado must strengthen its response to cybercrime, online exploitation, trafficking, and organized criminal activity. Immigration is primarily a federal responsibility, but state and local policies should not obstruct lawful federal enforcement or prevent appropriate cooperation with federal authorities. I oppose sanctuary policies that deliberately limit cooperation with immigration authorities. Compassion and the rule of law are not opposites. We can treat every person with dignity while maintaining secure borders, enforcing lawful immigration processes, and protecting Colorado communities from individuals who commit crimes or exploit vulnerable people.

Do you believe that elections should be conducted differently in order to ensure integrity and confidence? Should people be required to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote, and/or be required to show a Government-issued ID to cast their vote?

Election laws should make voting accessible while making every lawful vote secure, auditable, and worthy of public confidence. I support proof of citizenship for voter registration and government-issued photo identification for voting, with reasonable provisions ensuring eligible citizens can obtain identification. I favor paper ballots, strong chain-of-custody requirements, meaningful bipartisan observation, transparent audits, accurate voter rolls, and processes that citizens can understand and verify. Election integrity should never be a partisan issue. Every eligible citizen should be able to vote, no ineligible ballot should dilute a lawful vote, and legitimate questions should be addressed with evidence and transparency. Confidence grows when election systems are simple, observable, accountable, and consistently administered under clear law.

Many Christians are concerned about ideologies that place the state, the collective, or religious law above individual liberty and limited constitutional government. Do you believe socialism, communism, or political movements seeking to impose religious law — including Islamic Sharia law — are compatible with America's constitutional representative democracy? Why or why not?

America’s constitutional system rests on individual liberty, equal protection, private property, religious freedom, representative government, and limits on state power. Neither socialism or communism is compatible with those principles. They subordinate individual rights and private property to centralized state control. Likewise, no religious legal system, including Islamic Sharia law, should supersede the United States or Colorado Constitutions or civil laws enacted under them. Americans are free to practice any faith, or no faith at all, but government may not establish religious law or deny constitutional rights in its name. Religious liberty protects belief and worship; constitutional government ensures that no faith or ideology may use state power to rule others.