When Democrats steal political yard signs, are they “protecting our democracy”?

By Russ Andrews | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice

Two local, moderate women are running for the Roaring Fork School District Board with their campaigns focused on the three R’s (reading, writing, and arithmetic). Their opponents are running their campaigns based on DEI (division, entitlement, and illiteracy).

The three R candidates have experienced heavy theft of their yard signs. One of them decided to AirTag some of her signs, and sure enough, last Thursday, she tracked an AirTag to the Basalt Middle School Staff Parking Lot. The alleged thief is a school teacher at the middle school, and was formerly in top leadership of the local teachers’ union. 

Got so sick and tired of people stealing my school board campaign signs that I finally put AirTags in 2 of them. They were predictably stolen, and tracked to a teacher’s house! (Photos are from before I placed them near the Eagle County building in El Jebel)@EagleGop… pic.twitter.com/aICuG93w5J

— DOGEtheIdeology (@happymama6262) November 2, 2025

The three R candidates followed this teacher to her home, then followed her husband (also a teacher in the same school district; let’s call him Heisenberg) to the Thunder River Market, where he allegedly tossed the AirTag into a dumpster. One of the candidates retrieved the AirTag with plastic gloves and is saving it for evidence.

I have questions for this pair:

Do they teach the kids in their classrooms that the ends always justify the means?

Are they above the law because they are Democrats, teachers, or union members?

How does electing the DEI candidates serve their union and their own jobs?

Is the theft of yard signs a tactic that is taught and endorsed by their union?

Besides her husband, Heisenberg (who allegedly attempted to destroy evidence), does this woman have any accomplices? 

Is this woman still in possession of the yard signs she allegedly stole, or did she and Heisenberg dump them too in fear of getting caught?

Just asking for a couple of friends!

Russ Andrews is the Secretary of the Colorado Republican Party and a longtime resident of Carbondale. A graduate of SUNY Maritime College, Russ spent the early part of his career as a Navy contractor working on a Texaco oil tanker before transitioning to a 37-year career as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch. Deeply involved in his community, he has served on the boards of the Independence Pass Foundation and the Aspen Camp School for the Deaf. In 2024, Russ ran for Congress in Colorado’s 3rd District, campaigning as a conservative problem-solver focused on Western Slope values, fiscal responsibility, and pragmatic outreach. As party secretary, he is committed to expanding the GOP’s reach through coalition-building, transparency, and effective communication. Russ and his wife Lori are avid outdoors enthusiasts and active members of the Roaring Fork Valley community.

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