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National security, foreign policy, and veterans
Candidate positionJeff was born and raised in Southern Colorado and has been working to make El Paso County a stronger community for more than 30 years. You can find Jeff representing Western values in Congress and traveling throughout the district to meet and listen to you, his neighbors, on how best to serve you. Jeff is focused on real results for families across the district and is committed to getting things done. From supporting our military installations and veteran population, to helping make our community more resilient to wildfires, he is constantly working for the Fifth District.
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Jeff was born and raised in Southern Colorado and has been working to make El Paso County a stronger community for more than 30 years. You can find Jeff representing Western values in Congress and traveling throughout the district to meet and listen to you, his neighbors, on how best to serve you. Jeff is focused on real results for families across the district and is committed to getting things done. From supporting our military installations and veteran population, to helping make our community more resilient to wildfires, he is constantly working for the Fifth District.
Support Southern Colorado Military Installations
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PrioritySupport and strengthen military installations in Colorado's Fifth District.
- Treat installation readiness as a district and national-security priority.
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Support Southern Colorado Veterans
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PrioritySupport the district's veteran population through federal representation and services.
- No new benefit formula is inferred.
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Make Communities More Resilient to Wildfires
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityImprove wildfire preparedness, mitigation, recovery, and long-term resilience in Southern Colorado.
- Preserve the campaign's continuing resilience priority.
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Requested a Major Disaster Declaration for 2026 Colorado Fires
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionJoined the Colorado delegation in requesting a presidential major-disaster declaration and federal recovery assistance for communities damaged by the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires.
- Preserve the request as a completed 2026 action.
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Require Disclosure of Member Relationships With House Employees
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyRequire House members to confidentially disclose sexual relationships with House employees to the Ethics Committee unless already prohibited by supervisory rules.
- Use H.Res. 1443 to close the identified ethics-review gap.
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Discourage Costly State Residential Energy Codes
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyUse federal incentives to discourage states from adopting residential energy-code policies the bill defines as costly, burdensome, or unreasonable.
- Use the FRAMER Act as the mechanism.
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Protect Concealed Carry on Department of War Property
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyProtect qualified service members' ability to carry concealed firearms on Department of War property.
- Use the Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act as the mechanism.
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Restore Access to Public-Land Recreation
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyRestore public access to federal recreation areas through the Public Lands Access Restoration Act.
- Preserve the named bill and access objective.
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Secured More Than $12 Million for Colorado Springs Airport
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionHelped secure a $12,320,715 federal grant for Colorado Springs Airport growth.
- Preserve the amount and completed grant record.
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Announced $42.7 Million for a District 20 Elementary School Expansion
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionAnnounced a $42.7 million federal grant to expand a District 20 elementary school; the project is expected to serve 787 students annually after completion.
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Supported Multi-Year Funding for ICE and Border Patrol
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionVoted for a congressional budget framework funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through 2028.
- Preserve this as a completed vote and budget-framework record.
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Requested a Federal Investigation of Violence at Anti-ICE Walkouts
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionAsked the Justice Department to investigate alleged assaults and possible infringements of journalists' and counterprotesters' rights during 2026 Denver demonstrations.
- Preserve the investigation request without adopting disputed factual or political framing.
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