Russ Andrews

Republican | Colorado

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Russ Andrews — State Rep., Dist. 57 (Colorado Republican Primary | June 30, 2026) Russ Andrews — U.S. Rep., Dist. 3 (Colorado Primary | June 25, 2024)
State Rep., Dist. 57 Colorado General | November 3, 2026
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Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

SUNY Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, Bronx, B.E.M.E., 1979-1983

WORK & MILITARY

Financial adviser, Owner, 1987-2026

AFFILIATIONS

CO GOP, Secretary, 2025-2026

Independence Pass Foundation, Board member, 1994-1997

Aspen Camp School for the Deaf, Board Member, 1995-1999

Aspen Ski Co, Chief Gate Judge, 2008-2017

Aspen Ski Co, Ambassador, 2021-2023

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)

Congressman Jeff Hurd

Congressman Jeff Crank

Former Congressman Scott McGinnis

CO Senate Minority Leader Cleave Simpson

Co House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

State Republican Party Organizations (2025)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2017)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

Candidate completed Alliance Defending Freedom's 2026 Candidate Survey.

Candidate video interview. Making Action Happen Podcast YouTube. 12 Jan 2024. 59 min.

Candidate interview. Craig Press. 18 Apr 2023.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Only if the mother's life is at risk and only then if the fetus is younger than 22 weeks.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

Should be set by the private sector.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Eliminate Medicaid spending for illegals and able-bodied, non-working people of working age. Subject all welfare spending to a limited period of time (6-12 months). Maintain closed borders.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

A ridiculous law that was "enacted" by SCOTUS Justice Hugo Black in 1947. It is NONSENSE!

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C. Pls see earlier comments on Medicaid.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East and is our greatest ally.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree

China spends as much as $20,000,000,000 on our university systems annually. As such, they set much of the America-hatred curricula in higher education, which is ridiculous. Chinese enrollment in our universities should be cut by 90%.


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Neutral

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a spiritual Christian, and I wear a cross. I embrace all Christian values.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Nuclear power.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

NO

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

NO


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

Punish and reform criminals. For those who cannot be reformed, prisons should act as "warehouses."

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

ZERO

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