My Policy Platforms 2026
My Policy Platforms
1. Public Safety & Police Reform
Colorado must choose public safety without unnecessary death. Current policing models rely too heavily on lethal force, secrecy, and fragmented oversight.
Core Policies
Revoke routine authorization of lethal force by state and local law enforcement except in the most extreme, clearly defined circumstances.
Transition police departments toward non‑lethal enforcement-first tools and tactics.
Replace firearms in most patrol contexts with advanced non‑lethal weapons and capture devices.
Establish a single, unified Colorado Public Safety & Investigation Service to replace overlapping city, county, and state investigative agencies.
Mandatory body cameras, automatic evidence preservation, and independent civilian review boards with subpoena power.
Principle: Arrest and detain when possible. Preserve life whenever possible. Accountability always.
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2. Unified State Security & Oversight Reform
Colorado taxpayers fund dozens of overlapping enforcement and investigative agencies that often fail to communicate and rarely face consequences.
Core Policies
Consolidate city, county, and state investigative units into a single professional security service.
End jurisdictional confusion and internal cover‑ups.
Centralized training standards, ethics enforcement, and discipline.
Independent inspector general with full investigative authority.
Principle: One standard of justice for everyone — including the state itself.
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3. Labor, Trades, and Working‑Class Protection
Colorado runs on tradespeople, service workers, and laborers — yet policy is written by people who’ve never worked the jobs.
Core Policies
Strong protections for subcontractors, independent laborers, and gig workers.
Timely payment enforcement and severe penalties for wage theft.
State‑backed certification pathways for skilled trades.
Preference for local contractors in public projects.
Expansion of worker safety standards without bureaucratic overreach.
Principle: If you build Colorado, Colorado should work for you.
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4. Housing, Homelessness & Human Dignity
Housing is a stability issue, not a moral failure.
Core Policies
State‑supported transitional housing tied to job placement and addiction recovery.
Mandatory coordination between housing services, mental health providers, and employment programs.
Crack down on corporate housing manipulation and speculative vacancy practices.
Encourage locally controlled zoning solutions — not one‑size‑fits‑all mandates.
Principle: Stability first. Accountability second. Punishment last.
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5. Regulated Sex Work & Human Safety
Pretending prostitution doesn’t exist has only made it more dangerous.
Core Policies
Strictly regulated, locally approved legal zones for adult consensual sex work.
Mandatory health screening, licensing, and security protections.
Zero tolerance for trafficking, coercion, or exploitation.
Local voter control — no statewide blanket legalization.
Principle: Fewer victims. More protection. Real oversight.
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6. Civil Rights, Equality & “Love Your Nouns”
Every person, place, and thing deserves dignity and respect.
Core Policies
Equal protection under the law regardless of race, gender, religion, orientation, or background.
Strong enforcement against discrimination in housing, employment, and public services.
Protection of free speech without harassment or violence.
Principle: You don’t have to agree with someone to respect their humanity.
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7. Government Transparency & Anti‑Corruption
Colorado government should not operate in the dark.
Core Policies
Radical transparency in state spending and contracts.
Ban revolving‑door corruption between regulators and corporations.
Term limits with teeth.
Public access to government data by default.
Principle: Power should fear the people — not the other way around.
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8. Campaign Philosophy
This campaign is not about left vs right. It’s about people vs systems that stopped working.
Practical over ideological
Humane but firm
Local control with statewide accountability
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Fred Osborne
Working‑class. Reform‑driven. Unbought.
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