DENVER – Green Party candidate Arn Menconi is running for U.S. Senate because he is tired of what campaign money has done to politics.
“I’ve been trying my best as an activist to get to the fact that we are killing innocent people in the Middle East and not fighting environmental destruction and racial injustice,” Menconi said.
He understands that he is a long shot to win the race against major party candidates, but Menconi said he couldn’t sit on the sidelines.
He is running against Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet, Republican challenger Darryl Glenn and Libertarian challenger Lily Tang Williams.
AGE: 57
RESIDENCE: Carbondale
EDUCATION: Master of Business Administration, University of Denver; bachelor’s in communications, DePaul University in Chicago.
POLITICAL BACKGROUND: Two-term Eagle County commissioner.
OCCUPATION: Candidate for U.S. Senate; ran a national charity, SOS Outreach, which provides a mountain adventure-based program for at-risk youth. There was a program in Durango.
FAMILY: Son and daughter.
ISSUES: End war; crack down on Wall Street; ban fracking and protect the environment; election reform; civil justice and equality; reverse U.S. policy in the Middle East; increase minimum wage and protect unions; a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants; opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership; make college free; close tax loopholes for corporations.
Peter Marcus
