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Greg Lopez on Government Reform

 

 


Government overreach is making life harder

In a campaign video, Lopez suggested that the Polis administration and Democratic-controlled General Assembly is to blame for many of the state's woes: "Government overreach is making life harder, and it feels like we're losing the Colorado we love," Lopez said. "But we don't have to accept this." He added: "We've been told we must pick sides, that we're too different to work together, but I don't believe that or a second. We don't need more political games; we need real leadership."
Source: Colorado Politics on 2026 Colorado Gubernatorial race , Apr 14, 2025

Ban most mail-in ballots; require Photo ID

Q: People should be able to vote without photo identification.

A: Strongly Disagree

Q: What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

A: I propose the following laws to change the present voting practices: Removal of mail in ballots (with exceptions for the elderly, disabled, military). Only Americans should vote. The voter rolls must be cleaned. Photo ID required to vote

Source: American Family Association 2022 iVoterGuide , Jun 8, 2022

State regulators are running amuck, will reduce their number

The Lopez Administration will reduce the number of rules and regulations that are choking the success of small businesses across the state. The Department of Regulatory Agencies is the state's umbrella regulatory agency, charged with managing licensing and registration for multiple professions and businesses, implementing balanced regulation for Colorado industries, and protecting consumers. This agency is running amuck and has too many employees and will be trimmed down once I get into office.
Source: 2022 Colorado Gubernatorial campaign website Lopez2022.com , Nov 9, 2021

Opposes National Popular Vote interstate compact

Lopez' website says "The National Popular Vote interstate compact will effectively give Colorado's Electoral College votes to California and New York."

[NationalPopularVote.com describes]: "The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact will guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Compact ensures that every vote, in every state, will matter in every presidential election. The Compact is a state-based approach that preserves the Electoral College, state control of elections, and the power of the states to control how the President is elected. The National Popular Vote bill has been enacted by 16 jurisdictions possessing 196 electoral votes, including 4 small states (DE, HI, RI, VT), 8 medium-sized states (CO, CT, MD, MA, NJ, NM, OR, WA), 3 big states (CA, IL, NY), and the District of Columbia."

Source: 2022 Colorado governor race website LopezForGovernor2022.com , Feb 15, 2021

Local government important; state should stay out of way

Lopez is very supportive of small businesses. Small businesses make a community and he said we need to fill the vacant places in our small towns with a business. "This is our country and the people in the leading roles, such as Governor Polis, work for us. We don't work for them and we need to make them realize that we, the people, are in charge. The local government is the most important government in the state. The state government needs to stay out of our way," he said.
Source: Akron News-Reporter on 2022 Colorado gubernatorial race , Feb 10, 2021

Wants statewide electoral college to choose who's on ballot

One of the questions was about tampering in the election. He agreed with those present that there was tampering during the election. The system most used and criticized was the Dominion system. Lopez said the county clerk can choose the system they want to work with. He also feels there should be a statewide electoral college system and let them choose those who should be on the ballot.
Source: Akron News-Reporter on 2022 Colorado gubernatorial race , Feb 10, 2021

Other governors on Government Reform: Greg Lopez on other issues:
CO Gubernatorial:
Heidi Ganahl
Jared Polis
Michael Bennet
Phil Weiser
CO Senatorial:
Eli Bremer
Janak Joshi
Joe O`Dea
John Hickenlooper
Julie Gonzales
Mark Baisley
Michael Bennet
Ron Hanks

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