Naomi Riess

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I have chosen not to answer the abortion-related section because these highly personal and complex issues are frequently reduced to campaign sound bites that do not fairly represent a candidate’s complete position.

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I have chosen not to answer the abortion-related section because these highly personal and complex issues are frequently reduced to campaign sound bites that do not fairly represent a candidate’s complete position.

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I have chosen not to answer the abortion-related section because these highly personal and complex issues are frequently reduced to campaign sound bites that do not fairly represent a candidate’s complete position.

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This is primarily a question of federal statutory interpretation and enforcement, not one that would come before me as a Colorado state legislator. I support the rule of law, appropriate legislative oversight, and policies that protect life while respecting constitutional limits.

Wages should reflect local economic conditions, worker experience, and the ability of small businesses to create and retain jobs. Colorado should avoid one-size-fits-all mandates that disproportionately burden rural employers, raise consumer prices,

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise, individual initiative, and private-property rights are foundations of economic opportunity. Government should provide clear, fair, and predictable rules while allowing families, farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses to succeed.

Require measurable outcomes and regular performance audits. Eliminate duplicative programs and administrative positions. Review mandates that impose costs without clear public benefit. Increase transparency in contracts, grants, and spending. Direct resources toward core services and local needs rather than expanding bureaucracy.

Government may not establish an official religion or coerce religious belief. It also may not exclude people of faith from public life or interfere with the free exercise of religion. The Constitution protects both religious liberty and the right of every person to follow, or not follow, the faith of his or her choosing.

Strongly Disagree

Government must respect sincerely held religious beliefs and constitutional rights of conscience. The Supreme Court has made clear that government may not administer its laws with hostility toward religious beliefs. We should seek lawful, reasonable accommodations that respect both religious liberty and access to essential services.

Medicare and Medicaid provide an important safety net, especially for seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families. I do not support a government takeover of healthcare or eliminating private insurance. We should strengthen rural healthcare, increase price transparency and competition, protect patient choice, reduce administrative costs, and expand access without creating another costly government program.

Strongly Disagree

Government should not maintain a broad, personally identifiable database of people based on their medical conditions. That would create serious privacy, security, and discrimination concerns. Public-health agencies may use anonymized, aggregated data to understand healthcare costs, improve treatment, and plan services, but patients’ identities and confidential medical information must be protected.

Strongly Agree

The Chinese Communist Party presents serious military, cybersecurity, intellectual-property, agricultural, and economic-security concerns. Colorado should protect sensitive infrastructure, personal information, intellectual property, and strategically important land while supporting American workers and domestic production.

Yes. Israel is an important democratic ally in a strategically vital region. Our relationship advances shared security interests, intelligence cooperation, technological innovation, and opposition to terrorism. The United States should support Israel’s right to exist and defend its people while continuing to seek lasting peace.

Strongly Disagree

I oppose sanctuary policies that prevent lawful cooperation with federal immigration authorities, particularly when dangerous offenders are involved. Such policies can endanger citizens, legal immigrants, and undocumented residents alike. We should enforce the law, protect public safety, respect due process, and treat every person humanely.

Agree

Education decisions should be made closer to students, parents, teachers, and local communities. I support substantially reducing the federal education bureaucracy and returning greater authority and resources to states and local school districts. Any restructuring should be thoughtful and preserve essential protections and services for students, including those with disabilities.

Agree

American education should not be influenced by foreign governments, particularly hostile nations seeking access to research, technology, or students’ personal information. Foreign funding should be fully disclosed and subject to strict oversight. Funding that threatens academic independence, national security, or curriculum integrity should be prohibited. Legitimate international academic partnerships should be evaluated carefully rather than banned indiscriminately.

Agree

Parents are ordinarily their children’s primary caregivers and advocates and should direct their education and healthcare. Schools must be transparent and involve parents in consequential decisions. When proper authorities determine that a child is being abused, society must protect that child. Schools must also protect every student from bullying.

Neutral

This question improperly combines two very different matters. I oppose irreversible medical transition procedures for minors. Social exploration alone should not automatically be labeled child abuse. Parents should be informed and involved, children should receive careful counseling, and every student should be protected from bullying.

Disagree

I believe marriage is a sacred commitment between two people and that strong, loving families are fundamental to healthy communities. I respect the right of adults to marry the person they love, while also protecting the religious liberty of individuals and faith communities to follow their own beliefs.

Disagree

I do not support a broad expansion of gambling without clear local approval and careful consideration of its effects on families, public safety, addiction, and existing communities. Any proposal should respect local control and demonstrate that its benefits outweigh its social and economic costs.

I believe strongly in Judeo-Christian values and try to live by Christ’s teachings in Matthew 7: treat others as I would want to be treated and do not judge others. These principles call me to act with honesty, humility, compassion, personal responsibility, and respect for the inherent dignity of every person.

Strongly Disagree

Secure elections require reasonable identity verification, accurate voter rolls, transparent procedures, and consistent enforcement of election laws. Colorado should provide accessible identification options so every eligible voter can obtain acceptable ID without cost or unreasonable difficulty.

Strongly Disagree

I do not support assigning government benefits or liabilities according to skin color or ancestry. We belong to one human race, and our individual backgrounds are complex and often mixed. Government should guarantee equal protection, address present-day needs fairly, and judge every person as an individual.

Strongly Agree

Women and girls deserve fairness, safety, privacy, and equal opportunity. Allowing biological males to compete in women’s athletics undermines Title IX and the rights it was enacted to protect. I support female athletic competition and sex-specific intimate spaces based on biological sex while treating every person with dignity.

Disagree

We should all do our part to protect clean air, clean water, forests, and healthy landscapes and avoid making environmental problems worse. However, sweeping political mandates that raise utility costs, weaken grid reliability, or harm agriculture and rural communities are not the answer. I support practical conservation and responsible stewardship.

Nuclear power provides dependable, high-output electricity, but no single source can meet every need. We need a safe, affordable mix of nuclear, natural gas, hydropower, renewables and emerging technologies, guided by reliability and public safety.

Lean Conservative

I do not believe every issue fits neatly under one political label. Overall, I lean conservative: I support limited and accountable government, private-property rights, public safety, parental rights, individual liberty, local control, and Southwest Colorado’s rural values. I also evaluate each issue independently and seek practical solutions.

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No

The criminal justice system should protect the public, hold offenders accountable, provide justice and support for victims, and reduce repeat crime. Rehabilitation and treatment are appropriate when effective, but violent and habitual offenders must face meaningful consequences. The system must also respect due process and apply the law fairly.

Strongly Agree

Protecting children from online grooming, trafficking, pornography, and sexual exploitation is a fundamental responsibility of government. We should vigorously prosecute offenders, hold criminal enterprises accountable, equip law enforcement appropriately, and give parents effective tools while respecting constitutional protections.

Strongly Agree

The United States Constitution and duly enacted federal and state laws are the governing legal authority. No religious legal code should replace or supersede constitutional law.

I support the constitutional right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms. Public safety is best advanced by enforcing laws against violent criminals, strengthening penalties for unlawful firearm use, improving access to mental-health care, and addressing repeat offenders, not by burdening responsible gun owners with bans and costly mandates.