Bob Marshall

“GOOD GOVERNANCE. I have fought consistently in the legislature to overcome institutional inertia that works against responsive good governance. I have fought to take politics out of law enforcement and have fought my own party on voter law reforms and transparency issues. As one of the most fiscally responsible legislators from either party, I often vote against special interest tax credits & exemptions no matter who may be the beneficiary.”

“GOOD GOVERNANCE (Public Safety, Public Education, Environment). I continue work I began in DougCo for transparent & ethical government, challenging decades of bipartisan violations of Colorado's Sunshine Laws that even had a former GOP Treasurer and Senate Minority Leader observing: "It took courage...to blow the whistle on this practice." Colorado Politics, July 14, 2023. Good governance is never popular with those in power.”

“Churchill, Truman, De Gaulle. All men who took unpopular stands at great personal and political cost, but showed great moral courage and judgment which was ultimately vindicated by history.”

“Integrity, transparency and strength of character. You will never be able to please everyone, but should always try and represent everyone by listening to ALL your constituents. And always be willing to explain your vote on an issue. I've had conservative and progressive constituents contact me quite upset about a vote I have made or position I have taken.”

“To be cognizant of what is in the bills we vote upon. I've had colleagues actually express to me that they wished I'd stop reading all the bills. I am one of the few legislators that does make an effort to understand what's in each bill that comes to me for a vote. It really is not possible to keep to this goal 100% given we have 500+ bills/session that are frequently amended, changed or die. And one needs to put the most focus on your own bills and those that come to committees upon which you sit.”

“The Governor really should focus most on running the state government as the executive/CEO and not be overly involved in legislation. Feedback to the legislature on what is needed to execute policy more effectively, and the veto to stop legislation the Governor believes would work against those goals, is of course needed and welcome. But the Governor's primary focus should be on executing, not legislating as if some "super-chamber" with a 2/3 vote on all legislation (i.e., the veto).”

“Budget, Budget, Budget. We have TABOR that limits state revenue growth to a formula based upon population growth and inflation. But medical care expenses, esp. Medicaid, have been growing FAR faster than the formula allows. So something must give. We also have to mindful of our business climate. Constant new regulations for business are more difficult for the business community to deal with than a set of stringent rules that do not change and they learn to live with and operate with them. But constantly having things changing puts an undue burden that we should avoid.”

“Absolutely. Even if you have 50% +1 in favor of a policy, being able to get 60% or more in favor of something provides it far broader support, which gives people more overall trust in the system.”

“So far American Federation State County Municipal Employees (AFSCME). But it is very early in the cycle for general election endorsements. So since I do not have a primary and am responding to this survey in May 2026, I do not expect most endorsements for my general election to begin coming in until July/August.”