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Budget & Economy     Greg Lopez: Wants to champion and advocate for small business.     Walker Stapleton: Balanced budgets in private career & then as state treasurer.     Doug Robinson: Use our budget more effectively, instead of raising taxes.     Cary Kennedy: Balanced budget after citizens vote on taxes.

Civil Rights     Dan Baer: I'm lucky to have grown up gay, but there's still work to do.     Mike Johnston: Participated in Women's March in Denver.

Crime     Angela Williams: Get compensation for the wrongly convicted.     Angela Williams: Introduced bill to repeal the death penalty.     Mike Johnston: Reduce sentencing disparities; ban police chokeholds.

Drugs     Jared Polis: Signed law allowing mass pardon for minor marijuana offenses.     George Brauchler: Pot law has not ended criminal activity.     Steve Barlock: Will follow state law on pot.     Doug Robinson: Opposed Amendment 64: youth usage of drugs is too high.

Education     Alice Madden: Drive more money into K-12 and higher education.     Dan Baer: Education is a social benefit & an investment in our country.     Doug Robinson: In education, more choice makes more competition.     Cary Kennedy: Make college more affordable, including tech & vocational.     Mike Johnston: Keep up with innovation: 2 years of free college or training.     Mike Johnston: National Guard service in exchange for state college tuition.

Energy & Oil     Alice Madden: Dire need to forge solutions to the climate crisis.     Alice Madden: Sense of urgency to act on addressing climate change.     Angela Williams: Passed bill reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado.     Dan Baer: Address climate change, but not the Green New Deal.     Steve Barlock: State should not pick favorites in clean energy.

Environment     Alice Madden: Sense of urgency to act on saving the environment.

Families & Children     Angela Williams: Lemonade-stand law: legalize businesses of minors.     Cary Kennedy: Supports foster care via faith-based organizations.

Foreign Policy     Dan Baer: Served as US ambassador to OSCE & multilateral organizations.

Government Reform     Dan Baer: Tackle corruption and role of big money in politics.     Mike Johnston: No PAC money when running as state senator or as governor.

Gun Control     Alice Madden: Gun safety in the wake of school shootings.     Greg Lopez: Don't like mass murder, but Second Amendment is important.

Health Care     Alice Madden: Grow toward a public option.     Angela Williams: Make sure everyone has access to affordable health care.     Dan Baer: Address insurance non-coverage, but no single-payer system.     Greg Lopez: VA is proof against government health-care system.     George Brauchler: Increase Medicaid co-pays to change behavior.

Immigration     Angela Williams: Let undocumented students attend state college.     Greg Lopez: I support legal immigration, not illegal immigration.     Steve Barlock: Hardline against illegal immigration.     Cary Kennedy: Keep local cops out of immigration.

Principles & Values     Alice Madden: Withdrew from race when former governor declared candidacy.     Greg Lopez: Military taught values of loyalty, teamwork, brotherhood.

Tax Reform     Ron Hanks: Fight for limited government & lower taxes.     Greg Lopez: I will never raise taxes; I defend Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

Technology     Cary Kennedy: Rural areas need transportation & broadband infrastructure.

War & Peace     Doug Robinson: Trump is right with strong response on Syria.

Welfare & Poverty     Walker Stapleton: Random drug testing for people on public assistance.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Alice Madden Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Colorado Angela Williams Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Colorado Cary Kennedy Colorado Democratic candidate for Governor Dan Baer Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Colorado Doug Robinson Colorado Republican candidate for Governor George Brauchler Colorado Republican candidate for Governor Greg Lopez Colorado Republican candidate for governor Jared Polis Colorado Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor Mike Johnston Colorado Democratic candidate for Governor Ron Hanks Republican Challenger for Senate Colorado Steve Barlock Colorado Republican candidate for Colorado Governor Walker Stapleton Colorado Republican candidate for governor of Colorado