Colorado State Representative District 16
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Unaffiliated
Isaac Contreras has studied and worked as a mechanical engineer and is pursuing a graduate degree in physics. Contreras wants to lower the cost of living, expand public transit, improve health care and limit the size of data centers.
Republican
Jill Haffley is a Colorado Springs School District 11 board member and retired U.S. history and government teacher. Her campaign emphasizes affordability, parental rights, and public safety.
Libertarian
John C Hjersman is a retired marine engineer from Colorado Springs who sailed for 34 years as a chief engineer with American President Lines. He is treasurer of the Libertarian Party of Colorado.
Records: Labor Rights 1 for, 1 against, Anti-Corruption 1 against, Civil Rights 1 against,
Democratic
Stephanie Vigil is a former Colorado state representative and working-class advocate from Colorado Springs. Her campaign emphasizes civil rights, due process, renewable energy, and transportation choices.
Sources: coloradosos.gov23 · tracer.sos.colorado.gov