Phil Weiser

Progressive

Democrat

N/A

Colorado

Current Position: Attorney General of Colorado

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For increasing affordable housing supply by 40,000 attainable owner-occupied homes, speeding up permitting, expanding down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers including essential workers, protecting renters from unfair practices, banning algorithmic price collusion by corporate landlords, and preventing out-of-state corporate investor mistreatment of tenants
For preserving prenatal and early childhood program funding, launching a Childcare Solutions Fund, and integrating funding and services to make childcare more affordable and accessible
For expanding public transit, biking infrastructure, and walkability across Colorado
For broadband expansion; supports completing full broadband buildout so every home and business has reliable Internet access

For expanding workforce development through apprenticeships and work-based learning (Colorado Earn-and-Learn Promise), a public service career program (ColoradoCorps), zero-interest loans and living stipends for job training (Pay-It-Forward Fund), and earning credentials or college credit before high school graduation

For expanding affordable healthcare access through a statewide 'Primary Care for All' mandate, building on the 'Colorado Option' insurance program, reducing drug costs, stopping drug price collusion, preserving caps on lifesaving medications like insulin, protecting families from medical debt, curbing surprise billing, and ensuring Medicaid enrollment for all eligible individuals

Against privatizing public schools or allowing profit from public schools; for supporting public education and expanding Universal Preschool
For lowering the cost of college to reduce student debt

For meeting Colorado's emission reduction goals, supporting solar and wind energy, expanding battery storage, protecting EV purchase incentives, expanding EV charging infrastructure, and promoting worker retraining for clean energy jobs
Against federal land sell-offs; opposes any federal effort to sell public lands to private interests
For restoring federal environmental protections; supports filling the void left by the EPA and expanding state monitoring and enforcement of air and water quality
For funding the Colorado Water Plan, protecting Colorado's water rights under Interstate Compacts, stopping buy-and-dry schemes that transfer water from rural communities to speculators, and promoting water conservation through reuse programs, voluntary crop shifts, and smart storage

For abortion rights; supports Amendment 79 and defends Colorado laws protecting the right to choose against any attacks
For LGBTQ+ protections; defends access to gender-affirming care, enforces civil rights protections, and confronts rising hate against LGBTQ+ Coloradans

Against cooperation with federal immigration enforcement; supports enforcing state laws that prevent federal coercion of state and local law enforcement on immigration and bar sales of government facilities for ICE detention centers

For gun safety laws; supports signing, defending, and strengthening responsible gun safety legislation, and expanding the Office of Gun Violence Prevention
For maintaining and expanding law enforcement funding; supports recruitment, investment in police and sheriffs, modernized training, and mental health resources for officers
Against using bail access based on financial means; supports bail and justice decisions based on public safety risks rather than wealth
For harm reduction approaches to the opioid and addiction crisis; supports naloxone access, prevention, treatment, and co-responder models for mental health and addiction crises
For holding social media companies legally accountable for harms caused to children, reducing youth phone use, expanding in-school mental health professionals and screenings, increasing telehealth mental health access, and creating a statewide youth mentorship program (HOPE)