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Candidate for Governor

Victor Marx

Republican

Marx is a Marine Corps veteran and founder of All Things Possible Ministries, a Christian organization that says it delivers trauma relief and medical aid to victims of terrorism, trafficking and violence. He is a first-time candidate who won a three-way Republican primary in June 2026. His campaign focuses on affordability, public safety, cutting state taxes and fees, auditing state agencies, and parental involvement in education.

Current or most recent role
Founder, All Things Possible Ministries
Running mate
George Washington Markert (Lieutenant Governor)
Hometown
Colorado Springs area (born in Lafayette, Louisiana)
Campaign website
victor2026.com

Why they say you should vote for them

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

  • Says he will "Protect families, defend freedom, and demand real results."[1]
  • Says his first-year priorities will be affordability, safety and accountability.[5]
  • Points to his Marine Corps service and his ministry's missions abroad as experience leading teams and making decisions under pressure.[5]
  • Says he would audit executive agencies and launch a public dashboard showing state spending, contracts and agency performance.[5]

Background

  • Founder, All Things Possible Ministries · 2003–present[4],[3]
  • Author, Books including "With God, All Things Are Possible" (2013) and "The Dangerous Gentleman" (2024) · 2013–2024[4]
  • Assistant (three years), Focus on the Family · Dates not listed[4]
  • Operator of a Christian karate school, Honolulu, Hawaii · 1990s[4]
  • Marine, U.S. Marine Corps · 1983–1986[4],[3]

Where they stand

  • Taxes
    Supports a phased reduction of the state income tax rate when surpluses exist, vetoing new fees, and freezing property taxes for seniors on fixed incomes. Says he will not balance the budget with new taxes or fees.[2],[5]
  • Housing
    Supports faster permitting for residential construction, reviewing mandates that raise building costs, and more competition and limits on excessive rate practices in the homeowner insurance market.[2],[5]
  • Energy & Environment
    Supports an "all-of-the-above energy strategy" including oil, gas, hydroelectric, nuclear and renewables, and would stop closing coal plants before replacements are online.[2],[6]
  • Education
    Proposes a "Parents' Right to Know" framework for parental review of curriculum, school choice with funding that follows the student, and age-appropriate content standards for grades K–6.[2]
  • Public Safety
    Proposes requiring monetary bail for violent felonies, ending automatic release for people with multiple violent convictions, and focusing resources on fentanyl, trafficking and repeat offenders.[2],[5]
  • Immigration
    Would require state and local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and repeal state laws that limit that cooperation.[2]
  • Elections & Democracy
    Proposes requiring voter ID for all ballots, annual voter list maintenance, and standardized chain-of-custody rules for ballots.[2]
  • Agriculture
    Pledges to defend Colorado's water rights and supports legislation to stop out-of-state investors from buying agricultural water rights for investment purposes and to limit speculative transfers.[2]

Voting record

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

In their words

“My first-year priorities will be affordability, safety, and accountability.”

Colorado Politics candidate questionnaire, October 2, 2026[5]

“I will not balance the budget through new taxes or backdoor fees.”

Colorado Politics candidate questionnaire, October 2, 2026[5]

“I believe that clean, reliable and affordable energy, they're not enemies”

Colorado Chamber of Commerce gubernatorial forum, October 8, 2026[6]

Sources

  1. Victor Marx for Governor, Marx campaign
  2. My Priorities, Marx campaign
  3. Meet Victor, Marx campaign
  4. Victor Marx, Wikipedia
  5. Colorado governor: Weiser, Marx and Lopez vie for top state seat, Colorado Politics, October 2, 2026
  6. Where Colorado's gubernatorial candidates stand on business issues, The Sum and Substance, October 9, 2026

Photo: Victor Marx campaign (Campaign photo).

Last reviewed October 10, 2026. Spot an error or something missing? Report a correction.

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