The two women vying to represent Colorado’s newest congressional district, created just last year by a statewide redistricting commission, were quizzed on Latino issues Thursday night in a district where Hispanics account for nearly four in every 10 registered voters.
State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, who has served nearly 20 years as a Weld County commissioner, said for voters in the 8th Congressional District north of Denver it comes down to “inflation and the cost of living and how much everything is costing.”
Kirkmeyer, a Republican, said it costs the average person nearly $12,000 more to live in Colorado this year than two years ago.
It also has a nearly 40% Latino population, the most of any congressional district in Colorado by a large margin. The candidates were asked about border control, environmental justice and the recent dissolution of Roe v. Wade with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June.
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State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, who has served nearly 20 years as a Weld County commissioner, said for voters in the 8th Congressional District north of Denver it comes down to “inflation and the cost of living and how much everything is costing.”
Kirkmeyer, a Republican, said it costs the average person nearly $12,000 more to live in Colorado this year than two years ago.
It also has a nearly 40% Latino population, the most of any congressional district in Colorado by a large margin. The candidates were asked about border control, environmental justice and the recent dissolution of Roe v. Wade with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June.
U.S. House candidates in Colorado’s heavily Latino 8th District talk border control, environmental justice
The two women vying to represent Colorado’s newest congressional district, created just last year by a statewide redistricting commission, were quizzed on Latino issues Thursday night in a di…
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