Colorado voters have a rare chance to elect a calm, thoughtful candidate, Diane Mitsch Bush. She has worked for years as a county commissioner to protect water, agriculture, oil and gas and coal communities and local economies. In the Colorado Legislature, she fought for family ranchers and farmers.

Her opponent, Lauren Boebert, is not what Southwest Colorado needs. She campaigns as a law-and-order candidate but has been arrested and summonsed in the last 10 years, for harassment, disorderly conduct and failure to appear.

Diane Mitsch Bush wants to protect people with pre-existing conditions, supports the Second Amendment and has worked quietly and effectively to protect Coloradans’ quality of life. She knows we face important challenges, and her thoughtful, hard-working, bipartisan approach is what we need.

Lee CassinDe Beque