15-Election
Lone Tree Voice 15
October 16, 2014
4th Congressional District
Ken Buck
What makes you the best person for the job?
What will your top priority be if elected?
How would you help to end gridlock in immigration reform?
What two issues deserve more attention next year than they have received in recent sessions?
It is immoral to transfer the debt that results from our government’s excessive spending to our grandchildren’s credit cards. In Congress, I will fight to reduce spending and balance our budget.
I have a record as a problem solver who gets results. As Weld County District Attorney, I worked with local police departments and the sheriff’s office to reduce crime by 50 percent. We also created programs for juveniles, which resulted in a 75 percent reduction in juvenile crime.
The most important issue facing this country is our nearly $18 trillion debt, which imperils everything from our infrastructure to military preparedness. We have to find a way to reduce federal spending and the overall size of government in order to not risk our children’s future.
We have to ensure that this country welcomes legal immigrants and also has the available labor that is needed. We should secure our border but also expedite the process for legal immigrants to become citizens. We also need a verifiable guest-worker program for those who are not seeking citizenship.
I discussed reducing federal spending and balancing the budget, which are the top two priorities that have to happen. We are also witnessing an erosion in our constitutional rights from an increasingly intrusive federal government, the size and power of which needs to be reined in.
The reason I am seeking this office is due to the ineffectiveness of our current congress at the hands of the two political parties. As an unaffiliated I want to do the job to represent the people of the 4th Congressional District and actually “Represent People, Not Parties.”
I am unaffiliated, an engineer, and I am young. As an unaffiliated I am able to do the job to represent the district as they should be. As an engineer I bring critical thinking and problem solving to Congress. Being young brings my experience with new technologies.
The top priority when elected is breaking the gridlock of our current congress. All issues hinge on our ineffective congress and without a congress working together we will continue down our current path.
I would work to help end the gridlock in immigration reform by working with both sides to get bipartisan legislation written just as they have done in the Senate.
The top priority going into Congress is to fix our broken Congress and get it back working again. This really is paramount to all issues. The second issue that deserves more attention is our failing infrastructure in the United States. Our infrastructure has been neglected for far too long.
I am a father, a native Coloradan and a veteran. I could no longer stand by as I watched big business control our country’s direction. I am here to stand up for what is right and to be a positive example of how service to the state should be conducted.
I am a disabled veteran, having served in the Army and Air Force. I continued to serve in a management role through several government programs to include: Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, NASA: International Space Station, and our nation’s F-22 AOCs. I am now a proud small business owner.
The reduction of waste and the restoration of power back to the individual states. I believe that many dictates that come from Washington are much better administered at a local level. My mission will be to reduce federal expense and get back to the government our founders intended.
The best way to do this is with a practical and direct approach with putting a mechanism in place that is simple and low-cost. This would then serve as the foundation for additional work and talks. But we have to take the first step to get the framework in place.
I stand against common core. A one-size fits all approach for content and delivery makes no sense for our unique nation. We are a gathering of individuals, and we must build and administer education on a local level. We must be free to teach our children as we see fit.
I have a duty as a father and a citizen to do my part in holding this Congress accountable for being the worst Congress in our nation’s history. We all have a duty to do this or we’ll keep getting the same results and future generations will pay for it.
My opponent is the hand-picked replacement of the guy who failed before him. He’s running on partisan talking points. I’ve studied the district and I’m running on the issues we need represented on: strengthen Social Security, pass immigration reform, invest infrastructure, honor our veterans.
The four issues I’m running on are all critical to the economics and values of our district. They are all top-priority issues. It’s critical that we have a representative, me, who is focused on the needs of the people and not corporate sponsors who want the status quo.
I’m running as a Democrat, albeit an independent one, in a Republican-gerrymandered district. I’m running on passing immigration reform while my opponent’s position is status quo. By electing me, the people of this district will break the gridlock on immigration reform.
Making college affordable: it’s critical to our national strength and college debt threatens our economy. The conservative thing to do is make it affordable. Closing the income inequality gap: Standard and Poor’s recently issued a report showing that the gap is harming economic growth in America. It is becoming critical.
Why are you seeking this office?
Residence: Greeley Party: Republican Occupation: Weld County District Attorney Contact: www.buckforColorado. com
Grant Doherty Residence: Lochbuie Party: Unaffiliated Occupation: Structural Engineer Contact: www.DohertyForUSHouse.com
Jess Loban Residence: Castle Rock Party: Libertarian Occupation: Small business owner Contact: www.jessloban.com
Vic Meyers Residence: Parker Party: Democrat Occupation: Candidate Contact: www. vicmeyersforcongress.com
Douglas County ballot information Staff report All active, registered voters will receive a mail ballot for the 2014 General Election. Ballots were mailed out beginning Oct. 14. If you need to register to vote or update your voter registration, please visit www.govotecolorado.com. If you have questions about your ballot or need to know the location of an Election Day polling place, please contact elections@douglas.co.us, 303-660-7444 or visit www.douglas.co.us/elections/vspcs.
Completed mail ballots may be returned by mail with paid postage, or delivered to any one of the 10 following drop-off locations in Douglas County by no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 4.
24-hour mail drop-off locations
Castle Rock: Douglas County Elections Building, 125 Stephanie Place Highlands Ranch: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Substation, 9250 Zotos Drive
Lone Tree: Park Meadows Center, 9350 Heritage Hills Circle Parker: Parker Police Department, 18600 E. Lincoln Meadows Parkway Parker: Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet *The above locations are open 24 hours a day from Oct. 14-Nov. 4. Ballots must be placed in the ballot box by the close of polls at 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 4.
Other mail drop-off locations
Castle Pines: City Building, 7501 Village Square Drive, Suite 100
Castle Rock: Motor Vehicle Office, 301 Wilcox St. Castle Rock: Town Hall, 100 N. Wilcox St. Highlands Ranch: Motor Vehicle Office, 2223 Wildcat Reserve Parkway Lone Tree: City Administration Building, 9220 Kimmer Drive *The above locations are open during regular business hours for each of the respective locations from Oct. 14-Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Nov. 1, and 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 4.