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Why I’m Running for United States Senate
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Why I’m Running for United States Senate

By Sean Pond | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Colorado is being managed into decline. Not in one dramatic collapse. Not in one headline. In slow motion. Costs go up. Public safety goes down. Energy gets strangled. Rural communities get ignored. And government keeps getting bigger. I am running for United States Senate because I am tired of watching it happen. I am not running to join the club. I am running to reverse the direction this state is headed. I am a fifth generation Coloradan. A Navy veteran. A county commissioner. A business owner who has signed the front of paychecks and felt the weight of bad policy in real time. I have lived under the consequences of decisions made in Denver and...
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“I’m not a politician”: Montrose commissioner Sean Pond enters U.S. Senate race
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“I’m not a politician”: Montrose commissioner Sean Pond enters U.S. Senate race

By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice “I’m not a politician,” Sean Pond said. “I’m just that guy that stood up and said no to federal overreach.”  Pond said that decision eventually led him beyond local fights. Appointed to the Montrose County Commission in February 2025, Pond said the conversations didn’t stop once he took office. A question sits at the center of Pond’s campaign launch video, released Sunday, and the conversations he said ultimately pushed him into the U.S. Senate race. “What keeps you up at night?” https://youtu.be/mV7iEAuX-fM Pond said the question at the center of his campaign launch video wasn’t new. He said he began asking it months earlier, including on social media, as a way to hear directly from Coloradans about what felt...
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Pond: Transparency matters in the Dolores River National Conservation Area controversy
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Pond: Transparency matters in the Dolores River National Conservation Area controversy

By Sean M Pond | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In recent proceedings, Mesa County Commissioner Cody Davis made a bold claim before Colorado's County Commissioners, asserting that there is unified support for a proposed National Conservation Area (NCA) along the Dolores River. However, this statement fundamentally misrepresents the complex reality facing local communities and stakeholders. The communities of Gateway, Nucla, Naturita, Bedrock, Paradox and surrounding areas stand in stark opposition to the proposed NCA. Their voices — the voices of those who live, work and deeply understand the local landscape — have been conspicuously absent from the decision-making process. Critical questions demand answers: How can commissioners claim widespread support when they have ...
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