2022 Colorado Primary
Republican
STATE REPRESENTATIVE HD17 CANDIDATE
RACHEL STOVALL
Candidate Information
Campaign Website URL: www.StovallForYou.com
Email Address: Campaign.sptcos@gmail.com
Occupation/Vocation: Writer/Consultant
Military Background: Veteran’s Wife/Honorary Commander USAFA
Resident of El Paso County: 40 years
Experience
What experience (personal, professional, other) would you bring to your role as Representative that will benefit our state?
I am a Christian community advocate with years of experience in supporting citizens. I support groups or the individual with community -based resources. I empower the people at all levels. I demand accountability from government as I help others to create solutions. I have served on non-profit boards, run my own business and I have raised a family. Protecting parents’ rights and religious freedoms will be high in my priorities.
I have served on non-profit boards, run my own business and I have raised a family. Protecting protect parents’ rights and religious freedoms will be high in my priorities.
Vision
What is your vision for being a Colorado State Representative?
My vision is to bring a strong problem-solving approach to law making. Let’s use laws to help Coloradans as they want to move away from the lack of affordability, decreased public safety and disrespect from government and media that is so prevalent not only in HD17, but in Colorado as a whole.
Election Reform
Do you believe that elections in Colorado should be conducted differently? Should voters in Colorado be required to verify their identity and residential status in the respective counties in which they vote? Are you in favor of a single-day, in-person voting system consisting of all-paper ballots? Why or why not?
Verification of both identity and residential status with a photo ID is fair and should be implemented everywhere in Colorado.
Poll watchers and election judges are the best line of defense against irregularities. Election judges are in the ballot counting areas, watching and verifying the ballot count. Early voting and Election Day should be it. Absentee ballots for military and those who can show (through reservations, surgery dates, disabled, hospitalized, etc.) that they cannot vote those days should be able to vote absentee. I am concerned with mail in ballots for everyone because it creates a real risk for fraud.
TABOR
What is your position on the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR)?
I understand why it was necessary to bring more accountability to government in this area. Coloradans support this law and so do I.
Education
As a State Representative, what will you do to improve the education of our K – 12 students? What is your position on parental authority in education, including school choice?
I encourage legislation that encourages good instruction, high academic standards and accountability. School choice is common sense and will always be. I support vouchers and all forms of school choice.
Boards, teachers, and administrators/staff must treat parents as those being served and not as a subordinate who should receive dictates. I will support all law that supports parental rights.
Government Authority
Do you believe that the government has the legal power and authority to dictate what a person does with his or her body? If so, how?
If this question relates to vaccination, citizens should decide their own health paths and vaccine status as relates to them. For children, parents should decide regarding immunizations in general and COVID-19. In particular. No exceptions. We do not need more government control in health.
Protecting the Most Vulnerable
As a Representative, how would you seek to protect the most vulnerable in our state, including the lives of the unborn, the trafficked, and the elderly?
I will always seek to protect the most vulnerable through law-making.
Regarding the unborn, I would push for legislation that increases education and adoption options. I will run new bills upholding motherhood and infant safety. Through the law, I’ll also assist deciding mothers to connect with non-profit programs and needed support.
Regarding the trafficked, I would push for legislation that increases penalties for traffickers/customers and supports recovery for victims.
Regarding the elderly, thru efforts with the Never Alone Project – the law affirming visitation in nursing homes/hospitals to elderly patients has passed. I also plan to run bills assisting DAs in vigorous prosecution of those who abuse elders. I will run any bill that is a help to elders.
1st Amendment
What will you do as Colorado State Representative to protect our 1st Amendment rights to: the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, peaceably assembly, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances, all of which are becoming more difficult to exercise in America (and around the world)?
According to the Colorado Constitution – The people of this state have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves.
That principle will guide ALL my legislative activity as well as attempts to bring strong influence to maintaining the rights of our citizens: the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
In other words, I will always fight for our rights.
2nd Amendment
Do you believe that gun ownership is a civil right, and what are your positions in regards to red flag laws, magazine capacity bans, legislation that regulates gun storage, and permitless “Constitutional carry”?
The Constitution upholds the right to keep and bear arms. I support this wholeheartedly.
Thankfully, Red flag laws are rarely utilized but I am open to supporting legislation that amends our law.
Magazine capacity bans may be overreaction to the Aurora shooting but are still on the books. I am open to supporting legislation that appeals these laws.
Legislation that asks for storage of guns while not in use increases safety, decreases suicide and in fact can help prevent school shootings. 80% of shooters stole weapons from their family. We need gun safety not control.
The Constitutional Carry Law may pass with some changes. I would like to research that possibility in session after elected.
Infrastructure Spending
How do you believe that tax revenue in Colorado should be best utilized to improve our infrastructure?
Our infrastructure shortfall is too much. We need to be more transparent with how we handle these funds.
We need billions worth of drinking water to get through the coming decades. We should protect our water rights.
Schools have an estimated $640 million dollar shortfall. It is time for an in-depth look at how school districts are spending.
Bad roads are currently costing each motorist $651 each annually. We need to fix our roads without breaking the bank.
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