Walker Stapleton

Will Special Interest

As Governor, I will demand that Colorado's government serves the taxpayers of Colorado, not special interest groups and government bureaucrats.

- Walker Stapleton

Think Economic System

I don't think Congress, in general, has done a good job articulating to the American public how inextricably linked our credit markets are to our entire economic system.

- Walker Stapleton

Taxes Next Economy

Colorado cannot afford to become the next California, with skyrocketing taxes that hurt our state's economy and our quality of life.

- Walker Stapleton

Doing Private Having

Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.

- Walker Stapleton

Think Reaction Period

If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.

- Walker Stapleton

Take Weigh Spending

The state treasurer has authority to weigh in and take leadership roles on taxing and spending legislation.

- Walker Stapleton

Give Going Blank

If you just give somebody a blank check without any deliverables associated with that, you're not going to get the improvements that you want to get.

- Walker Stapleton

Will Reforming Rating

Reforming PERA will strengthen and improve Colorado's all-important long term standing with credit rating agencies.

- Walker Stapleton

Ideas Willing Good Ideas

That's where the good ideas come from: the people, not the boardroom. But you have to be willing to put in the legwork.

- Walker Stapleton

Funding Over Sentiment

There is a valid nationwide sentiment of concern over public pensions, and poor funding ratios are viewed negatively by financial markets.

- Walker Stapleton

Mine Features Highlight

When you have kids as cute as mine - offsetting my features - you need to highlight them.

- Walker Stapleton

Go Private Private Sector

When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.

- Walker Stapleton

Through Needs Apply

Legislators should demand that we not go through the entire pension reform debate just to apply a band-aid when this patient needs a quadruple bypass.

- Walker Stapleton

Count Sustainable Our

We owe our public servants, from school teachers to state employees, a sustainable and well-funded retirement that they can count on.

- Walker Stapleton

Work Both Sides Will

It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to find a solution to fix our ailing pension system.

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As Governor, I will demand that Colorado's government serves the taxpayers of Colorado, not special interest groups and government bureaucrats.

- Walker Stapleton

I don't think Congress, in general, has done a good job articulating to the American public how inextricably linked our credit markets are to our entire economic system.

- Walker Stapleton

Colorado cannot afford to become the next California, with skyrocketing taxes that hurt our state's economy and our quality of life.

- Walker Stapleton

Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.

- Walker Stapleton

If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.

- Walker Stapleton

The state treasurer has authority to weigh in and take leadership roles on taxing and spending legislation.

- Walker Stapleton

If you just give somebody a blank check without any deliverables associated with that, you're not going to get the improvements that you want to get.

- Walker Stapleton

Reforming PERA will strengthen and improve Colorado's all-important long term standing with credit rating agencies.

- Walker Stapleton

That's where the good ideas come from: the people, not the boardroom. But you have to be willing to put in the legwork.

- Walker Stapleton

There is a valid nationwide sentiment of concern over public pensions, and poor funding ratios are viewed negatively by financial markets.

- Walker Stapleton

When you have kids as cute as mine - offsetting my features - you need to highlight them.

- Walker Stapleton

When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.

- Walker Stapleton

Legislators should demand that we not go through the entire pension reform debate just to apply a band-aid when this patient needs a quadruple bypass.

- Walker Stapleton

We owe our public servants, from school teachers to state employees, a sustainable and well-funded retirement that they can count on.

- Walker Stapleton

It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to find a solution to fix our ailing pension system.

- Walker Stapleton

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