Our rural and urban communities offer incredible Colorado amenities. We must do everything we can to ensure they also offer good places to work, raise families, and start businesses. I have worked hard at the Capitol to support small businesses, protect workers, increase good-paying jobs, and bolster public education. 

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For example, in 2021, I co-sponsored successful Colorado Rural Jump Start legislation to support small business entrepreneurs in our rural communities. In 2022, I co-sponsored a bill to expand hands-on work experiences for Colorado students.   

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Additionally, I advocated for and voted YES on impactful legislation to:

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• Increase resources for unhoused people

• Launch a universal preschool program, 

• Provide tax relief to Colorado families and businesses

• Increase affordable housing

• Infuse public schools with more resources

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Knee-jerk blaming for poor economic indicators by those who caused so much inequality to begin with is disingenuous and counterproductive. We must keep working on pragmatic, common-sense policies to ensure economic progress for ALL Coloradans. 

Read my Economic Action Plan for Colorado