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Barry Noreen, former columnist, Colorado Springs Gazette

Friday, December 11, 2020
Friday, October 2, 2020
Jeff Crank's 2020 Ballot Recommendations
“You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children’s children say of us we justified our moment here. We did all that could be done.” – Ronald Reagan
Never have Ronald Reagan’s words been more true. The 2020 election is, without a doubt, the
most important election of our lifetime.
I would never try to tell you how to vote, but I am often asked how I am
going to vote. I’ve put quite a bit of
research and thought into several of the candidates and ballot issues in 2020.
It is imperative that we re-elect President Trump but there
are also many other very consequential candidates and issues on this year’s ballot. Cory Gardner’s re-election is so important to
have a Senate firewall against the insanity of the left’s war on the rule of
law.
I don’t choose my elected officials based on my feelings but
rather their views on the issues and how they will either advance or inhibit my
freedoms and liberties. I hope you use
that same criteria – and not personality – to make your determinations. These recommendations are my personal
recommendations and do not reflect the position of my employer. Please make sure you vote. If you have any questions about your ballot,
please call the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s office at (719)575-VOTE
(8683) if you live in El Paso county or your local clerk and recorder.
Here are my recommendations:
President of the United States: Donald J.
Trump
U.S. Senator: Cory Gardner
U.S. Representative (5th
District): Doug Lamborn
U.S. Representative (3rd
District): Lauren Boebert
State Senate District 10: Larry Liston
State Senate District 12: Bob Gardner
State Representative District 14: Shane
Sandridge
State Representative District 15: Dave
Williams
State Representative District 16: Andres
G. Pico
State Representative District 17: Rob
Blancken
State Representative District 18: George
M. Rapko
State Representative District 19: Tim
Geitner
State Representative District 20: Teri
Carver
State Representative District 21: Mary
Bradfield
District Attorney – Fourth Judicial
District: Michael Allen
County Commissioner District 2: Carrie
Geitner
County Commissioner District 3: Stan Lee
VanderWerf
County Commissioner District 4: Longinos
Gonzalez, Jr.
Judicial Retentions:
Colorado
Supreme Court:
Melissa Hart: No
Carlos A. Samour: Yes
Colorado
Court of Appeals:
Judge Ted C. Tow III: Yes
Judge Craig R. Welling: No
District
Court Judge – 4th Judicial
Judge
Will Bain: Yes
Judge Jann P. DuBois: Yes
Judge
Thomas Kelly Kane: Yes
Judge
Michael Paul McHenry: Yes
Judge
David Prince: Yes
Judge
Erin L. Sokol: Yes
Judge
Gregory R. Werner: Yes
El
Paso County Court Judge:
Judge
Laura Norris Findorff: Yes
Judge
Shannon Gerhart: Yes
Statewide Ballot Issues:
· Amendment
B – Repeal Gallagher Amendment -
· Amendment
C – Bingo License Changes – Yes
· Amendment
76 – Citizen qualification of electors – Yes
· Amendment
77 – Eliminate gaming limits in casinos – No
· Proposition
EE – Tax on tobacco products – No
· Proposition
113 – Eliminate Electoral College – No
· Proposition
114 – Introduction of wolves in Colorado – No
· Proposition
115 – Prohibition on abortion after 22 weeks – Yes
· Proposition
116 – Reduce state income tax from 4.63% to 4.55% - Yes
· Proposition
117 – Voter approval for fee increases – Yes
· Proposition
118 – Force business to provide paid family and medical leave – No
Colorado Springs Ballot Issues:
· Issue
2A- City to keep $1.9 million instead of returning to taxpayers – No
· Issue
2B – Parkland conveyance in city – No
· Issue
2C – Parkland conveyance in city – Yes
Colorado Springs School District 11 Ballot
Issue 4A:
· School
district to keep additional tax revenue instead of returning to taxpayers – No
Friday, June 26, 2020
Elected Officials Who Are Willing to Support Local Law Enforcement
Here are the elected officials who were willing to sign their name to this statement:
Congressman Doug Lamborn
CU Regent Chance Hill
State Senator Bob Gardner
State Senator Dennis Hisey
State Senator Paul Lundeen
State Representative Terri Carver
State Representative Tim Geitner
State Representative Lois Landgraf
State Representative Larry Liston
State Representative Shane Sandridge
State Representative Dave Williams
District Attorney Dan May
El Paso County Commissioner Cami Bremer
El Paso County Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez
El Paso County Commissioner Stan Vanderwerf
El Paso County Commissioner Mark Waller
El Paso County Commissioner Holly Williams
El Paso Count Clerk & Recorder Chuck Broerman
El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder
El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers
Colorado Springs City Councilwoman Jill Gaebler
Colorado Springs City Councilman Don Knight
Colorado Springs City Councilman Andy Pico
Colorado Springs City Councilman Tom Strand
Colorado Springs City Councilman Wayne Williams
In addition, the following candidates reached out and asked to also be added:
House District 17 candidate Rob Blancken
District Attorney candidate Michael Allen
El Paso County Commissioner candidate Carrie Geitner
Sadly, several elected officials have chosen not to sign onto this statement of support for law enforcement. The following elected officials have refused to respond to our email request. Please email or call them and ask them why they have chosen not to respond to a statement of support for local law enforcement. You might also post a link to this webpage on your Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts to help put grassroots pressure on them:
State Senator Owen Hill, (303)866-2737, owen.hill.senate@state.co.us
State Senator Pete Lee, (303)866-6364, pete.lee.senate@state.co.us
State Representative Tony Exum, (303)866-3069, tony.exum.house@state.co.us
El Paso County Treasurer Mark Lowderman, (719)520-7900, trsweb@elpasoco.com
Colo. Sp. City Councilwoman Yolanda Avila, (719)385-5492, yolanda.avila@coloradosprings.gov
Colo. Sp. City Councilman Richard Skorman, (719)385-5470, richard.skorman@coloradosprings.gov
Colo. Sp. City Councilman Bill Murray, (719)385-5485, bill.murray@coloradosprings.gov