Alex Valdez represents Colorado’s House District 5, which encompasses the urban core of Denver. He was elected in 2018 to succeed former House Speaker Crisanta Duran. Alex Valdez was born and raised in the Denver Metro area. After the recession hit, he founded a solar business with a grassroots campaign out of a co-working space in the River North Art District (RiNo). Today, his dedication and hard work have helped that company flourish into one of Colorado’s largest solar companies.
TABOR has had negative unintended consequences limiting our ability to make progress on issues that citizens support. It’s time to get rid of this provision in our constitution so that we can make the necessary investments in our collective future. I believe that given the facts, the people of Colorado will come together to repeal TABOR.
As a legislator, I support mobilizing key stakeholders to come to the table to talk about how everyone benefits when Colorado is properly funded. If we don’t work to repeal TABOR, our state will continue to fall short on everything we value. TABOR stands in the way of a robust, well funded education system. It denies funding to services for the disabled. It is the reason you constantly hit potholes and sit in traffic.