Michael Sheperek
Republican | Colorado
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
CU Boulder, Boulder, BA, -
CU Boulder, Boulder, EE
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Larimer County Republican Party, Member, 2024-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Colorado State House District 49, 2026-
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate completed Alliance Defending Freedom's 2026 Candidate Survey.
Candidate Q&A. Daily Camera. 15 Jun 2026.
Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026.
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
Complex subject, but should not be taxpayer funded.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
live of the mother
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Agree
Human life deserves legal protection from a heartbeat or brainwave until natural death.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Agree
probably, but this is a grey issue
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Choose not to answer
I need to study the specifics of what's going on here.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
it should be kept to a minimum. These are typically high school working jobs, that if too high, prices the kids out of work. Let's let capitalism work,
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
absolutely.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Streamline government agencies. In Colorado, each bill the legislature passes, they create some kind of agency. It's out of control. 2. Streamline regulation. In Colorado, they have layers and layers of regulations (think energy regs). A sign of irresponsible legislators. 3. The fee, fee, fee system is basically tax creep. It must be reeled in. 4. Repeal antiquated legislation
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
This doctrine prevents the government from establishing an official religion or favoring one religion over another. In other words, stay out of it!
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
The 1st amendment gives everyone the right to choose not to participate in something they don't believe.
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) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. Note that there are subsidies for the lower income people for them to buy PRIVATE health insurance.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NO GOVERNMENT DATABASES tracking people's personal lives.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
I have worked Intellectual Property (IP) and know the risks of doing business with Communist and some foreign countries. It is absolutely a threat.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes. They are attempting to provide a balance in the Middle East. They are attempting to survive as a nation. Right now their image is tarnished for the ongoing wars, which means they are loosing the propaganda war. They need to chill a bit.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
I barely support legal immigration anymore due to the flood of immigration into the country. We've allowed too much immigration and it is changing the moral of the country. Immigrants no longer want to be Americans... the system is broken.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
Federal control of education hasn't helped with improving education. States, cities and rural communities know best.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
Foreign funding has turned into pay for play. They want something in return, and we all know what that leads to.
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
Absolutely. Do you want the state raising your children? NO.
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Its not nice to fool Mother Nature.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
Yes that is the traditional sense. But as you know, governments have changed this definition.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Disagree
Colorado is already saturated with gambling. It not high on my priority list to expand gambling.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My spiritual beliefs are my own, and private to me. I don't tell others what to believe and require the same from them.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Only Citizens should vote, how else are you going to check?
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Disagree
No. We are not guilty of sins from the past.
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
The climate has been changing since the beginning of time. Does man affect the climate? Yes. Is it bad? No one knows, it could be good.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
nuclear. Wind Turbines may be green (no greenhouse gasses), but they are environmental disasters. We will find this out soon enough.
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?
Lean Conservative
Hard to answer this definitively, since the Overton window has moved so much.
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?
Seek justice (not conviction). Keep dangerous people off the street. Training, education and mental health for those reentering society.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
Mainly the parent's responsibility. The government should require tech companies to have tools the parents can use.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law is NOT compatible with Western Civilization values.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Only someone who has legally(in a just court of law) been stripped of their 2nd amendment right should have a restriction. The entire Bill of Rights is NOT negotiable.
