Issue Position: Expanding Economic Opportunity and Access to the American Dream

Issue Position

We believe in the American Dream--the idea that if you work hard and play by the rules, you ought to be able to do better than your parents did. The current system is rigged. We believe in equality of opportunity and understand that economic justice requires a level playing field. We will fight for an economy that works for everyone and grows from the middle out, not just a system that repeatedly transfers wealth from workers to a privileged few. We understand that investing in our educational and healthcare systems and our energy and transportation infrastructure are integral to fueling a just economy.

We also understand the struggle of living paycheck to paycheck and therefore fight for workers, equal pay, balanced trade laws, paid family leave, fair taxation, and affordable housing. We support the idea of an honest day's pay for an honest day's work and understand that the best customer of American industry is the well-paid worker. Workers must have the right to organize, and we must repeal the Orwellian-named Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, the Gallagher Amendment, and other obstacles that prevent us from investing in Colorado's future.

This session I had the opportunity to co-sponsor HB20-1153, The Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act. I also voted down "right to work" for teachers and other workers. I am the only candidate in the race endorsed by the CO AFL-CIO, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, and the Colorado Education Association.

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