Phil Weiser

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Calls affordability "the biggest issue facing Coloradans" and says his approach is to "show up, listen, and deliver."[3]
• Says his first-year priorities are building 40,000 starter homes for first-time buyers, strengthening K-12 public schools, and addressing youth mental health through a ColoradoCorps public-service program.[3]
• Points to his record as attorney general, including returning over $550 million to Coloradans through consumer cases and securing over $900 million in opioid settlement funds.[3]
• Says he would stand up to federal actions he considers unlawful and defend Coloradans' constitutional rights.[8],[9]

Background

• Attorney General, State of Colorado · 2019–present[2],[1]
• Dean, University of Colorado Law School · 2011–2016[2]
• Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation, White House National Economic Council · 2010[2]
• Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice · 2009[2]
• Law professor; founder, Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado Law School · 1999–2011[2],[1]
• Senior counsel, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice · 1996–1998[2]
• Law clerk to Justices Byron White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court · 1995–1996[2],[1]

Education

• B.A., Political Science, Swarthmore College (1990)[2]
• J.D., New York University School of Law (1994)[2]

Where they stand

• Housing
  Proposes 40,000 starter homes for first-time buyers, lower permitting fees for starter homes, wider use of modular housing, expanded down-payment assistance, and protections for renters.[3],[7],[8]
• Taxes
  Says voters' right to approve or reject taxes is settled, but wants to reform other parts of TABOR, including constitutional spending limits, through a "grassroots, bottom-up effort."[3]
• Education
  Supports higher teacher pay, expanding universal preschool and lowering college costs, and opposes privatizing public schools.[5]
• Abortion
  Pledges to defend reproductive rights and Colorado's laws protecting abortion access.[4]
• Immigration
  Says he would prevent the federal government from coercing state and local police into immigration enforcement and bar sales of government facilities for use as ICE detention centers.[4]
• Guns
  Says he will "Sign, support, and defend responsible gun safety laws" and strengthen the state Office of Gun Violence Prevention.[6]
• Public Safety
  Supports recruiting and investing in police and sheriffs, mental health co-responders, and bail decisions based on public safety risk rather than ability to pay.[6]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports more local solar and storage and joint energy and environmental rulemaking, and says Colorado must protect its clean air, water and public lands.[7]

Voting record

Phil Weiser has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words