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Brooks for Colorado Governor

John Brooks Contract with Coloradans

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Why a Contract?

As Governor, I will be reminded each day that all a person has in this world, is their word. Without it, a promise is empty. I will serve every Coloradan with integrity and sincerity. I will be mindful of our state's interest in politics, but I will be your executive. 

How It Works

I will campaign on issues with an eye on tangible results which benefit Coloradans in their everyday lives, being certain to close the gap that has grown. My focus will be on our state and how we'll improve the present, and the next 25 years. 

What it Means to You

Colorado and its families mean everything to me, and once I am Governor you may rest assured the time, motion, and mission of your fresh executive team will return the power and meaning of state government back to its people.   

Our Top Contract Priorities

With so much slipping away from our present, it cannot help but impact Colorado's future. The more mindful we are to the names and faces of our neighbors in every county, the more aggressively energetic we can be about sculpting our vision for a brighter Colorado together.

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And as part of our Contract with Coloradans, we will be the most accessible state government in history. How else will we be empowered to build something that endures? Stay tuned, and in the coming days we will expand upon our campaign's vision, our plans, and how they will benefit you directly!  

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TRANSPORTATION

  • Congestion is worsening

  • Roads in poor shape

  • Projects are reactive

  • Variable tolls highly unpopular and not efficient

  • No plans in play for Mountain Transit

  • Rail system grossly underbuilt

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EDUCATION

  • Colorado schools are failing – 35th in K-12 academic performance

  • Our kids NOT prepared for international workforce competition

  • Kids aren’t held to standards to succeed

  • More rural higher-ed access needed without relocation

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FISCAL ACCOUNTABILTY
 

  • Colorado is spending at higher pace than revenue supports

  • TABOR (consumer inflation % + population growth % = increased spend cap) under constant attack

  • Essential services being cut

  • Many budget line items not being discussed in public forums

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WILDLAND MANAGEMENT
 

  • Wildfire threats grow each year, fires increasing in size and damage

  • Defensible space requirements must be expanded

  • We must drive further funding and actions in COSWAP

  • Continue to improve hardened building codes

  • Increase mitigation funding to private landowners

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PUBLIC SAFETY

  • Rural communities face urbanization challenges as populations age, youth migrate to urban areas

  • Industries are threatened, including agriculture

  • Opportunities that exist in urban areas are not replicated in rural settings

  • Services that exist in urban areas do not exist in rural settings

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ENERGY

  • Energy needs are increasing

  • Some estimates have energy needs at 2x or even 3x current consumption

  • We lack grid, generation, and storage capacity to meet these goals

  • Too much focus on speed to renewables and "clean" sources

  • Costs to Colorado residents by 2050 could exceed $900/month under Polis "clean" energy plans

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RURAL REVITALIZATION

  • Rural communities face urbanization as youth migrate to urban areas

  • Industries threatened, especially agriculture

  • Opportunities exist in urban areas not in rural settings

  • Services in urban areas not in rural settings

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IMMIGRATION

  • Illegal immigration presents risks, crime, and resources

  • DACA needs resolution

  • Colorado industries have significant dependence on immigrant workers

  • Conflict between sanctuary policies and Federal law

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HEALTHCARE

  • Runaway cost of insurance

  • Exorbitant provider fees

  • Availability, especially in rural areas

  • Not enough providers

  • New innovative clinician strategy needed

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AFFORDABILITY

  • Colorado is one of the most expensive states in the US, 43rd in affordability

  • Affordable housing projects scattered into communities don’t achieve scalable success

  • "Enterprise Zones" and "Opportunity Zones" are having minimal, if any, success

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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  • River basins depleting at an alarming rate

  • Colorado cannot use and store water to which it's entitled

  • Population projections indicate shortfalls of 75% 

  • Mineral industries must be revitalized for

  • community economic stability

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STATE REVENUE REFORMS

  • CO faces budget shortfalls in revenues & structural costs

  • Revenue models for transportation and interstate commerce inadequate

  • We will examine Higher Education costs which have risen 400%

  • Homestead Exemptions will need to be more beneficial

  • Tabor needs to be improved

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