GOP Candidate Michael Allen Calls for Return to Basics on Crime and Public Safety

By Thelma Grimes | Colorado Politics

Michael Allen said he is running for attorney general because he believes Colorado’s criminal justice system has been weakened by recent legislation and that rising crime is directly increasing the cost of living.

A Navy veteran and longtime prosecutor, Allen argued that Colorado needs an attorney general who focuses on public safety, rather than on “political lawsuits,” and who understands how crime drives up insurance rates, retail prices and business costs. He said his goal is to “get back to basics” — reducing crime to reduce costs.

Allen is running against David Willson in the Republican primary.

The winner of the GOP primary will advance to the general election to face one of the four Democratic candidates: Jena Griswold, Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty and David Seligman.

Attorney General Phil Weiser is term limited. He is running to be Colorado’s next governor.

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