Craig Sullivan

Republican | Colorado

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Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Thornton High School, Thornton, Colorado, HS Diploma, 1980

Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, none, 1980-1984

Federal Aviation Administration Academy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Air Traffic Control Certificate, 1987-1987

WORK & MILITARY

Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Control Specialist, 1987-2018

AFFILIATIONS

Arvada Baptist Church, Deacon (chairman 2007-2018), 1999-present

Adams County Republican Committee, Vice-chairman, 2023-2024

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Representative, Colorado State House District 34, 2024-2026

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Chainsaw Caucus PAC

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

State Republican Party Organizations (2026)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

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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?

Preserving the life of the mother. I'm aware that conditions such as ectopic pregnancy or severe preeclampsia that are not considered viable pregnancies, but are instead critical medical interventions, so the true exceptions are rare. Pro-life groups and counselors should be allowed in all circumstances to attempt to preserve innocent human life.

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?

The minimum wage distorts free-market wage determination. While the intention of helping low-income workers is understandable, I believe it restricts opportunity for young or low-skill workers as employers find less value in employing them.

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.

1. Eliminate ineffective programs. Strict performance metrics, use of sunset clauses and zero-based budgeting. 2. Consolidate redundant programs. 3. Privatize or competitively contract government functions. 4. Reform employment rules to reward productivity and eliminate unnecessary or inefficient positions/personnel.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

It means that the state stays out of church business, not that religious people or organizations must stay away from influencing government activity and policy. In the U.S. Constitutions First Amendment we read, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”

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

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

Disagree

I have no problem with anonymous data collection for analytical, public policy and public funding purposes, but as I read this question, it sounds like individual privacy would be compromised if names and specific medical conditions were listed. As we all know, government records are too frequently and easily hacked.


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?

Yes it is. Israel is the only pro-Western democracy in a region dominated by authoritarian regimes. As such, it is vital that we support Israel in its efforts to advance peace in the region. After the Holocaust, establishing Israel in its historical homeland aligns gave us the ally we didn't even realize we would need when Islamic extremism and terrorism became such a disruptive force.


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


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.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Jesus Christ is my Savior and Lord. He is my motivation and example in service: humility, compassion, selflessness, kindness and love. My favorite verse as I run for office is Philippians 2:3, "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves." (ESV) I serve Almighty God, and I believe His direction in doing so is to uphold His values when considering the needs of people in my district and my state.


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?

Natural gas. Colorado has a plentiful supply. I value nuclear as a generation source, and would also like it if regulatory and permitting rules are streamlined to allow it to be developed and implemented more quickly than current regulations allow.


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?

First and foremost should be to ensure public safety by removing criminals from our midst. We need to be more aggressively deterring violent and exploitive crime than we currently are.

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

Agree

The emphasis here should be on the "supply side" so to speak. Parents should monitor their children's online activity, but government should have a role in shutting down bad sites and bad actors when activity is reported and investigated.

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?

I believe that convicted violent felons have given up their right to obtain, possess or use firearms (many of these people should not even be out on the streets). Besides that, the government should not be in the business of telling any of us how to protect our interests, be they persons or property.

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