Past Campaign
U.S. Representative (Colorado, District 3)
Primary election
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Dwayne L. Romero's campaign has reported raising $716,576 and spending $632,367 to the Federal Election Commission.
Dwayne Romero is a U.S. Army combat veteran, small business owner, and Democratic candidate for Colorado's Third Congressional District. A West Point graduate and Army Corps of Engineers officer who earned a Bronze Star in the Persian Gulf War, he later served as Colorado's Director of Economic Development, an Aspen city councilmember, and a local school board president. He and his wife Margaret have lived and worked in Colorado for more than 35 years and have three daughters.
Dwayne L. Romero has a recorded position on 13 issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.
Romero pledges to fight for family farms, ranches, and small agriculture businesses, pass a robust Farm Bill, and keep foreign entities out of Colorado water and farmland ownership.
“We must pass a robust Farm Bill and keep foreign entities out of Colorado water and farmland ownership.”
Romero supports additional federal funding for childcare to restore the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), and said he would support free childcare funded by cutting the defense budget and reassigning those funds to childcare and healthcare subsidies.
“He said he would support cutting the defense budget and reassigning those funds to childcare and healthcare subsidies.”
Romero lists lowering the cost of living as his top priority, pledging to fight to make it easier for Coloradans to make ends meet by repealing tariffs and expanding the Family Tax Credits.
“Affordability is at the top of my priority list. ... I'm going to fight to make it easier, starting with repealing these disastrous tariffs and expanding the Family Tax Credits.”
Romero describes himself as 'a realist' and supports an 'all-of-the-above' approach to energy - using legacy energy resources produced in CO-03 while advancing alternative energies to meet demand. He opposes a national fracking ban.
“An all-of-the-above approach is the only way we provide the reliable and affordable energy our communities need and deserve.”
Romero pledges to defend public lands and the environment, opposing efforts to sell or transfer public lands to private interests and supporting firefighters and increased fire resilience; he supports a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal land.
“We need to oppose efforts to sell or transfer out public lands to private interests and support our firefighters and increase fire resilience.”
Romero pledges to bring accountability to government, including banning all federal officials from trading stocks, ending dark money in political spending, enacting term limits, and closing the revolving door between Congress and lobbying.
“This includes banning all federal officials from trading stocks, ending dark money in political spending, enacting term limits, and closing the revolving door between Congress and cushy lobbyist gigs.”
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