Jonathan Post

District 46 - Republican Party

How does your experience make you qualified to represent the people?

I am a husband, father of two amazing girls, a United States Marine Corps veteran; retired police officer, current real estate agent and mortgage lending officer. My experience as a police officer has given me an in-depth view of our criminal justice system, which I believe is the number one item we need to fix. The growing trend within our current legislature has been to chip away at consequences for people who violate our laws. But no one is talking about the impacts to who this line of thinking truly affects, the victims of these crimes. This is where I believe I can bring a different dynamic as I have personally witnessed and spoke with victims of numerous crimes who feel like the system continues to fail them.

What are your top policy priorities?

My top priorities will be to repeal the majority of the “criminal justice reform bills” that has brought our state from one of the safest in the country to one of the most dangerous.

We are one of the most heavily regulated states in the country, and coupled with our high crime rate, deters businesses from wanting to invest in our state. Housing, for example, is an area where over regulation is contributing to the affordability problem as it’s adding over a $100,000 to the cost of building homes.

Taxes and fees are another huge factor that needs to be addressed. Property taxes have doubled for most Colorado residents over the past couple of years and you almost need to take out a loan to cover the costs of vehicle registration with all of the additional fees tacked on.

What is one issue you think is being overlooked in this race, and how would you address it? 

Lastly, I think the people are the ones being overlooked. While I am new to politics, I have been paying attention to legislation which affects our communities. I also have noticed legislation which directly contradicts the voters in this state. For example, the death penalty has been on the ballet twice in the last 20 years and voters have consistently voted to keep the death penalty as a viable option of punishment for the worst criminals. This was stuck down by executive order. The last election cycle, voters overwhelmingly voted to have harsher penalties for violent criminals and that is being chipped away from legislation passed last session (see SB26-159). Lastly, although there are many more examples, voters have supported measures in support of TABOR and there has been support to put a measure forcing our government to fix our deteriorating roads. Those have triggered legislation to chip away at these things our citizens obviously want. Legislators need to listen to the people they represent! Please reach out anytime if you have any follow up questions

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