CAMPAIGN NEWS

Reminder that it’s always good to do some research on candidates before voting. (And if you do, have no doubt you will find the current State Rep for Highlands Ranch the clearly best choice).

What's this?! Thousands of handwritten postcards sent out in HD43 using volunteers who live in Highlands Ranch? Not with massive amounts of money from outside the district? And incredible part? All stamps donated by people who actually live in the district, postcard message written by a district resident, and personally stamped by someone in the Highlands Ranch. People of the district v. outsiders trying to buy the seat. Which will win?

Difficult campaign season as duty always calls. Attended an American-Australian business exchange alliance with Lockheed Martin at the Governor’s Mansion last night. LOTS of interesting characters from the cutting edge of technology and even basic scientific research. Several VFW colleagues who passed on actually came to Colorado when Martin moved from MD to CO and knew Glenn Martin. And friend’s dad worked on the F15 during the 1970s. So long history of LM and Colorado wh

Did the Mandy Connell show today with Former GOP Commissioner Lora Thomas in support of moving the Dougco County Commission to five members. Mandy is in full support surprising herself. We’ve had broad support for this good governance initiative. But the entrenched powers that be, of course, are doing everything they can to stop it. Same issue is happening in Boulder County with their same citizen initiative. Not a partisan issue. It’s the people v power as has been the st

Talented supporter made this video. Going to push it out but think will post each one of the three social media ads created for this election campaign and see which people like the most. Maybe post one each day and vote on the final day? Please forward it far and wide

Did conservative commentator and Colorado Union of Taxpayers President Kim Monson's show this morning regarding the effort to go to five commissioners in Douglas County. KIM ENDORSES THE MOVE TO FIVE COMMISSIONERS AND TO ELECT THEM BY DISTRICT. That was not always true but after months of looking at it and understanding how the structure of the government is more important than who is running it, she fully endorses five by district even with the added fiscal cost as it is p

Met Mt. Carmel Executive Director from El Paso County to discuss veterans issues; hung out at my VFW for a couple hours; went to Great Ed's annual luncheon gala/fundraiser; then ran over to Columbine Country Club to accept an award from the Colorado Civil Justice League (CCJL) for "Common Sense in the Courtroom". Sometimes during session not just double booked like yesterday but can be triple or quadruple booked. Now just have to find some time to campaign as I am sure I am

Hmm. Don't agree 100%, but a pretty fair article and assessment: "The bottom line Our read: Marshall is the rare legislator whose record matches his pitch. [His] bills that pass are the dull, competent ones; the bills that die are the ones that would take power from someone." https://discoverdougco.com/news/who-is-bob-marshall-douglas-county-house-district-43-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawVRqAJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR95WM5LrQuuSr8qO_mFPeDrIaxQohp

I nteresting comment from a Third Party Centrist candidate out of Larimer County/Ft Collins: "One Colorado legislator I look up to is Bob Marshall, former Republican and current Democrat." https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/01/steve-yurash-running-for-election-house-district-52-in-colorado/91797562007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z111514p118050c118050u114314e112550v111514&gca-ft=239&gca-ds=sophi&fbclid=IwY2xjawVRpwVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQ

This reporter went back to listen to the Finance Committee hearing where this fiasco was approved and found that there was actually a legislator who informed everyone exactly what would happen. It's actually no fun being Cassandra in the Capitol constantly . . . foresight is resented not appreciated... But hey, $6M+ for free Ebikes . . . yet we couldn't find $300K for disabled kids . . . "Criticism over the program's structural design is not new. When the tax credit was init

Our HD43 air game has been grounded. Just found out my aerial banner man died last month. Sad. Reached out to ask him to help provide air cover for Oktoberfest and our potential 10th combined arms campaign operation. Didn't answer so reached out by phone and spouse said he died. We did get to do the July 4th 250th USA Anniversary flight and the 150th Colorado on August 1. All the naysayers who kept saying it was a waste of money . . . it showed attitude with altitude.

Spent six hours at the medicaid task force meeting on Friday. Was looking to give public comment at the behest of several members of the IDD community who had their reimbursement rates slashed. But they added a last second agenda item to listen to HCPF's brief on their status as we have now apparently overspent almost $150M on Medicaid this year (in a budget year we were already going to have to look at cuts). Horrible. But when I tried to reprogram just $300K from the fi

Very well-done article by one of the few reporters who pays consistent attention to Douglas County and its ongoing shenanigans from the GOP cabal here...OF course they hired their $915/hr attorney the day the citizen petition was certified in order to undermine and squash it. And of course, the same attorney is representing Victor Marx in his campaign finance violation case. (Of course the taxpayers were being billed at over $1600/hr with the extra $700/hr sidekick lawyer t

THE WHITE LINE organization came out to Highlands Ranch to present me an award and thanks for working on traffic laws, in particular being the prime House sponsor for SB26-072 (Increased Penalty for Vehicular Homicide & Assault). Still boggles my mind that it takes FOUR DUIs before it is considered a felony. Served in Japan and the Japanese consider drunk driving to be the functional equivalent of shooting a gun into a crowd. You may not intend to kill or injure someone, but

A little thin from last year but that's because Laubacher pulled a crowd about twice the size and our commissioner candidate was in a separate horse drawn surrey with 5-6. So still growing and expanding.

Busy Sunday. Town Hall - about 10-12 people so medium-low turnout; NAACP monthly membership call; DougCo Pride (rained out after about 3 PM) and Black Legislative Caucus Black Excellence Gala. (So people who asked if I've gotten rest since session ended...)

Poppies! Collecting money with the VFW for Memorial Day. None of the money goes to the post (multiple veterans homes and other veterans causes) and our post (4666) usually raises among the most in the nation. Always great to remind the younger generation about the meaning of the poppy and "In Flanders Field". https://poets.org/poem/flanders-fields

AND the third Memorial Day remembrance event of the day in Highlands Ranch (many pics there as so many poeple I know were there).

You are cordially invited to celebrate the 57th birthday of State Representative Bob Marshall!

For the first time ever the county commissioners elections bill has reached the senate!