Hugh McKean was elected to represent Colorado House District 51 on November 6, 2016. He has sponsored bills to improve transportation in Northern Colorado, help County governments in natural disaster recovery efforts, apply necessary corrections to statute where County Sheriff training requirements were concerned in addition to many other bills. One of the highlights of the session was co-sponsorship of HB1248 making available $90 million in loans for the Chimney Hollow Reservoir as part of the Windy Gap Firming Project, a vital water infrastructure project that will ensure water security for generations of Front Range Coloradans. Having lived in Loveland for over twenty years he is most proud of raising his children with a “western ethic”, teaching them self-reliance and personal responsibility.
I believe life begins at conception and I am unequivocally Pro Life.
A big question this year is about what will happen with Roe v Wade in the United States Supreme Court. I simply do not know. Whatever the Court decides there will be time to distill what the decision means and the effect it has on State laws.
What I do know is that we need to focus on things where we all agree. We need to do better in how we protect those among us who are least able to protect themselves. From the youngest to the oldest we need to do better. It’s not fair that it’s difficult and expensive to adopt a child, it’s not fair that only 17% of foster kids go on to higher education or vocational training and it’s not fair that senior citizens are often faced to decide between living where it will be best for them or living where they can get the services they need. Instead of conjecture we should act. This year we will pass a bill allowing foster kids to go to Colorado schools of higher education without cost. This year we will take budget dollars and help seniors repair and retrofit their homes to help them age in place. We should do better, and we will.