About Steph
When I ran to be our district’s representative in the Colorado General Assembly, I pledged to fight for a solid foundation in life for every Coloradan.
Since taking office in January of 2023, I’ve:
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I strongly believe that Colorado Springs was ready for an upgrade in our representation in the state Capitol, and that my lived experience and working class grit would make for a valuable contribution. I’m not a member of the political class, and I come to this work as a survivor of childhood trauma, mental illness, and disability.
I lived to fight another day, and finally got my feet under me, only because a few things worked out for me just in time. Those are terrible odds, and everyday people in our community deserve to have government support their interests and ensure that the basics of a good life are accessible to all.
It’s been an enormous privilege to serve our district in the people’s house of Colorado and there’s so much more to do. I look forward to earning your vote this November to go back for two more years.
I ran for this seat to fight for a solid foundation in life for every Coloradan, and I've stepped up to do just that over the last couple of years. We were ready for an upgrade in our representation in Colorado Springs, and HD-16 deserves an effective legislator who will work proactively for the good of all our neighbors.
I came to this office as the underdog with a working class background and none of the formal credentials of most people in the political class. I know the struggle all too well relied instead on the same grit and resourcefulness that got me through my tumultuous youth and early adulthood. I’ve proven to be an effective legislator, taking on big challenges in housing, clean energy, and LGBTQ rights, and achieving major legislative wins.
My Why
Top issues
Transportation and housing: continuing to address these two in tandem is paramount to ensuring a good quality of life for people in every walk of life, as well as meeting our climate goals and making a more vibrant and sustaining economy.
Worker empowerment: the way we work is changing, and working people need new tools and protections to ensure that the future of work pans out for the good of all Coloradans.
Civil liberties and human rights: there's an increasingly hostile far right movement that's already tried to overthrow an election, and is undoing decades of progress by hijacking the courts. As a forward-thinking, bellwether state, we have to keep pressing on with freedom for all, and safeguarding democracy itself. Self determination is a basic human right and a core Colorado value.
