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Governor
Governor, Colorado
November 3, 2026 · 8 statements · 2026.09.23-40b59571
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Candidates
Victor Marx
Republican
Sourced positions on 8 of 8
Phil Weiser
Democratic
Sourced positions on 5 of 8
Also on the ballot
Stephen T. HamiltonOther partyNot researched: below our published threshold
Greg LopezIndependentNot researched: below our published threshold
Eric MulderLibertarianNot researched: below our published threshold
Jeff PeckmanOther partyNot researched: below our published threshold
Erik UnderwoodOther partyNot researched: below our published threshold
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Statements and positions
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Victor MarxRepublicanPhil WeiserDemocratic
State statements
ImmigrationNo. 1/8
Colorado should require state and local police to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Background
Colorado laws limit how state and local agencies can help federal immigration authorities, such as holding people for transfer. This would replace those limits with a requirement to cooperate.
I will require all state and local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities—including ICE and DHS—whenever an arrested individual is suspected of being unlawfully present and is charged with a crime.
Campaign or official site · Sep 23, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Enforce state laws to prevent the federal government from coercing state and local law enforcement to conduct immigration enforcement activities and that bar sales of government facilities for ICE detention centers.
Campaign or official site · Jul 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Colorado should require voters to show ID when returning a mail ballot.
Background
Colorado mails every registered voter a ballot and verifies returned ballots by matching signatures. This would add an ID requirement for mail ballots.
Colorado should create education savings accounts that families can use for private school.
Background
Colorado does not have a program that uses state money for private school tuition. This would create accounts funded by the state for families to spend on private school or other education costs.
Colorado should require voter approval before the state creates new fees.
Background
Under the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, tax increases need voter approval, but fees charged by state enterprises generally do not. This would extend the voter-approval requirement to new state fees.
Colorado should ask voters to loosen the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights limits on state revenue.
Background
The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights caps how much revenue the state can keep and refunds the rest to taxpayers. Loosening the cap would let the state keep and spend more of that revenue if voters approve.
As governor, I will treat TABOR not as a hurdle, but as a promise. I will oppose any effort, whether through amendments, statutes or budget maneuvers, that weakens voter approval for higher taxes.
Campaign or official site · Jun 12, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Colorado should keep its law allowing abortion without limits based on stage of pregnancy.
Background
Colorado law protects access to abortion and sets no limit based on how far along a pregnancy is, and voters added abortion rights to the constitution in 2024. Keeping it means no new state restrictions.
Colorado should keep its permit requirement for buying many semiautomatic firearms.
Background
A 2025 Colorado law requires buyers of many semiautomatic guns with detachable magazines to complete a training course and obtain a permit. Keeping it means the requirement stays in force.
I believe there's responsibility that comes with ownership of firearms, but hey, nobody in the state should be infringing on our Second Amendment rights.
Phil has regularly championed responsible gun legislation at the Capitol, including Colorado's 'red flag' law, requiring safe storage of guns, closing a loophole that allows boyfriends who abuse their partners to keep their firearms, banning ghost guns, and more.
Campaign or official site · Jan 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Colorado should increase the share of its electricity that comes from solar and wind.
Background
Colorado has set targets for utilities to cut emissions and add renewable power over the coming decades. This would push for a larger share of solar and wind on the grid than current plans require.
I will support an all-of-the-above energy strategy that expands renewable sources like wind, solar, and geothermal while maintaining the vital role of oil, gas, hydroelectric power.
Campaign or official site · Sep 23, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026