John Hickenlooper has a proven track record of service to Colorado as mayor of Denver from 2003-20011 and governor from 2012-2018.
As governor he:
- took Colorado from the 40th in the nation in job creation to the #1 economy in the nation.
- established Connect for Colorado which enrolled 500,000 Coloradans for health insurance, bringing the uninsured rate from 14.3% to 6.5% in 2017.
- signed a bill expanding Medicaid to 400,000 helping 12 critical access hospitals survive.
- implemented Colorado Family Planning Initiative providing 30,000 women with Long Active Reversible Contraception, reducing the unintended pregnancy rate by 54% and saving taxpayers estimated $70 million.
- expanded Family and Medical Leave Act to cover same sex partners.
- granted in-state tuition for Dreamers.
- enacted universal background checks.
- supported Extreme Risk Protection Order in 2018 which became law in 2019.
- supported climate change creating first methane capture regulation.
- opposed privatizing of public lands by stopping oil and gas drilling on 200,000 acres of the Thompson Divide.
- In 2014 funded Rural Economic Development Initiative with $2.7 million for rural job creation.
Hickenlooper has proven himself to be a trustworthy steward of Colorado’s economy, education, health and safety and deserves to continue serving Colorado in the United States Senate.
Scott Johnson
Loveland, CO
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