Strokes from Other Pens

Letter to the Editor,

I encourage you to vote for Jessie Vance for House District 63.

Jessie is a rock solid conservative. He is pro-gun (NRA A rating), pro-Life and pro-Trump. I have worked with Jessie for the last few years while he was Chairman of the Yuma County Republicans and I was vice-chair. I know that he is committed to our conservative values, rural Colorado and electing Republicans. Under his leadership we flipped the long held by democrats county commissioner seat in Yuma County.

Jessie has the temperament and spine to be an effective leader in the House for Northeast Colorado. He put together the support needed to solve two long running water and sanitation issues in Eckley while he was Mayor and he single-handedly defeated a recreation marijuana initiative that was on the ballot in Eckley. He is an effective conservative who gets things done.

I still do a little work up at the State capitol and with many of the republicans who are running for office. I can tell you that we desperately need representatives like Jessie. You see, this state has changed a lot since I first ran. In 2002, there were only 3.5 million people in Colorado and we had the majority in both chambers and a great Governor in Bill Owens. Now, there are 6 million people living here and we haven’t controlled the levers of power completely since 2004.

But a conservative with the right temperament can still get things done for our schools, roads, water issues and farms and ranches. Jerry Sonnenberg has proven that, I’d like to think I did too. But I’m long gone and Jerry is retiring. We need a conservative who doesn’t back down, but also doesn’t offend every front range legislator on regular basis.

Jessie Vance is the guy we need right now. I hope you will join me in voting for him.

Greg Brophy,

Wray