Kristine Ireland
Republican | Colorado
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, BS in Retail Management/Fashion Merchandising, 1981-1985
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Communication's Specialist, 2023-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Westminster City Councilor, 2023-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Colorado State House District 29, 2021-2026
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2012)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate completed Alliance Defending Freedom's 2026 Candidate Survey.
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?
Elective abortion should be permitted only in the most exceptional circumstances, such as rape or when the mother’s life or serious physical health is at risk. These situations require compassion, careful medical judgment, and respect for everyone involved. When every reasonable effort has been exhausted, the law and medical care should favor protecting innocent 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.
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?
Raising the minimum wage too quickly often increases the cost of everyday goods and services. It especially impacts labor-intensive industries like childcare, where providers struggle to compete with higher-paying entry-level jobs.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and private property rights are essential to economic freedom, prosperity, and opportunity. Government's role is to protect these rights, not control them.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Audit every agency. 2. Eliminate duplicate programs. 3. Cut bureaucracy 4. Demand transparency for every tax dollar. 5. Return savings to taxpayers instead of growing government.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It means that was intended to prevent the federal government from creating an official national religion like the Church of England, not to exclude religious expression from the public square.
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.
Healthcare should protect people from major medical expenses, encourage staying healthy, not function as a payment system for every routine medical expense. Insurance should cover preventive care, chronic disease management, and catastrophic illnesses, childbirth, while routine healthcare is paid directly by patients in a transparent, competitive marketplace. (HSAs) can help individuals save tax-free for routine medical expenses, and targeted safety net remain for the most vulnerable.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
Maintaining a government database of individuals' medical conditions is an unnecessary infringement on personal privacy and could lead to government overreach and misuse of sensitive health information.
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. Israel is a key democratic ally whose partnership strengthens U.S. security, intelligence cooperation, and stability in the Middle East.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
I do not support sanctuary cities because they conflict with the rule of law. Our laws should be enforced fairly and consistently.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and returning control to states and local communities, while ensuring that children with autism, disabilities, and special needs continue to receive the individualized support and resources they deserve.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
I agree. American education should be funded and directed by Americans, not influenced by foreign governments. Keeping foreign government money out of our schools helps protect academic independence, national security, and local control over what our children are taught.
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
Parents know what is best for their children. Government should recognize and protect the fundamental right of parents to direct their children's health care and education while supporting families, not substituting its judgment for theirs.
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.
My faith in God, our Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, is the foundation of my life. Christ is my rock, and His example and teachings guide my decisions, strengthen my character, and inspire the values I hold most dear.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Voting should be conducted in person with a government-issued photo ID to verify both identity and U.S. citizenship, helping ensure the integrity of our elections.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Our history should be remembered, and everyone deserves equal opportunity, but I do not believe government should award reparations based on race. Many people from all backgrounds have faced hardship and injustice.
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
I support protecting women's sports and women-only spaces by maintaining eligibility and access based on biological sex. This preserves fairness, privacy, and safety for women.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Agree
I believe we should be good stewards of the environment by protecting our air, water, and natural resources through practical, science-based solutions that balance environmental protection with economic prosperity.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Natural gas is the most affordable and most reliable.
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?
Conservative
I am a constitutional conservative who believes in limited government, individual freedom, fiscal responsibility, strong families, religious liberty, and the Constitution as the foundation of good government.
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?
To protect the public, deliver justice for victims, hold offenders accountable, deter crime, and rehabilitate those who are willing to change.
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?
I believe in the Second Amendment and the constitutional right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms, while holding those who misuse firearms accountable under the law.
