Colorado Governor Debate Draws Sharp Divide on Gun Rights, Housing Costs, and Peters Commutation
By Deborah Grigsby | Colorado Politics
Two of the candidates for Colorado governor squared off in a televised debate on Thursday night, when Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee, and former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez, an unaffiliated candidate, delved into issues of affordability, data center regulation and gun laws.
The debate’s tone was civil. The policy differences between the two were palpable.
Both candidates called out Republican nominee Victor Marx, a ministry leader and first-time candidate who declined to participate in the debate
On housing, Weiser argued that building more “starter” homes and lowering the barriers to buying them is the right approach. Along with bumping Colorado’s supply of owner-occupied housing by 40,000 by 2035, he proposed c...