Jon Collamer

Independent Candidate for Governor of Colorado 2026
Clean It Up Colorado. People Over Parties.

Issues

People Over Politics. Results Over Excuses.

Colorado doesn’t need more division — Colorado needs solutions that actually work. This campaign is built on a simple belief: government should serve the people, not party machines, special interests, or bureaucratic systems that grow while families struggle.

Colorado is one of the most independent-minded states in America. We vote on results, not loyalty. That independence is our strength — and it’s exactly why Colorado can lead the nation again with a model other states will follow.

My priorities focus on the systems that drive nearly everything else:

• Housing and community stability

• Healthcare and mental wellness

• Affordability and cost-of-living relief

These are not left or right issues. These are Colorado issues.

The Collamer Priorities

HOUSING

Colorado’s housing costs have risen faster than wages for years. Young people are delaying homeownership. Workers are being pushed farther from jobs. Seniors are being displaced. Homelessness is rising while responses remain fragmented.

If people can’t afford to live here, Colorado stops being Colorado.

What I will do:

• Increase housing supply and speed approvals for workforce and starter homes

• Cut red tape that raises construction costs and slows building

• Expand workforce housing partnerships for teachers, nurses, first responders, and trades

• Support adaptive reuse — turning empty buildings into housing

• Restore youth homeownership through down-payment support and starter-home incentives

• Audit and consolidate housing and homelessness programs to reduce waste and deliver results

Learn More → Housing

HEALTHCARE

Colorado families are paying more than ever for healthcare — yet getting less access, longer waits, and more stress. Too many people delay care until it becomes a crisis, then get billed into debt.

Mental health is healthcare. Prevention saves lives and saves money.

What I will do:

• Expand Point of Service healthcare: walk-in access, mental health support, and navigation

• Integrate mental health and addiction support into primary care

• Fix the provider shortage through recruitment, loan forgiveness, and training pipelines

• Improve rural access through telehealth and regional support systems

• Increase transparency and enforce protections against surprise billing

• Build a practical path to broader coverage through a strong public option model

Learn More → Healthcare

AFFORDABILITY

Affordability is not one issue — it’s the combined pressure of housing, healthcare, utilities, transportation, education, and everyday costs. Families are cutting back, and it often feels like working people are being squeezed from every side.

We can lower costs without lowering standards.

What I will do:

• Clean up waste, duplication, and middleman systems that inflate costs

• Create a “Bank of Colorado” model (Bank of North Dakota concept) to lower borrowing costs and reinvest locally

• Support microloans for trades, tools, training, startups, and working families

• Reduce utility cost pressure through transparency, resilience, and energy independence

• Reduce commuting burdens and expand smart transit options

• Pilot phased free bus fare for youth, workers, seniors, and high-ridership corridors

• Expand geothermal leadership to stabilize energy prices long-term

Colorado can become the “Iceland of the Rockies” and build long-term energy stability that lowers the cost of living statewide.

Learn More → Affordability

RESPECT OUR CHILDREN

Colorado can respect every person while setting boundaries that protect children and protect women. This issue is about safeguarding minors, supporting parents, and preserving fairness and privacy in public institutions.

Adults can debate politics — children should be protected.

What I will do:

• Protect children from irreversible medical decisions until adulthood, while expanding mental-health-first support

• Ensure transparency and parental involvement in sensitive school matters

• Protect women’s sports and fairness in competition

• Protect privacy in bathrooms, locker rooms, and changing areas, while offering reasonable single-stall options

• Oppose bullying and discrimination of any student — with clear safety standards for all

Compassion and common sense can exist together.

Learn More → Respect Our Children

Colorado Dividend

Putting Colorado’s Natural Wealth Back in Colorado Homes

Right now, billion-dollar corporations profit from Colorado’s land, water, and energy — while families struggle with rising rent, rising utilities, and rising food costs.

I believe Coloradans deserve a direct share in Colorado’s natural wealth.

That’s why I’m proposing the Colorado Dividend: direct payments to residents funded by responsible use of Colorado’s resources.

Same companies. Same projects. Same jobs.
Just fair sharing.

How It Works

1. Companies Pay for Resource Use

Energy producers, mineral operators, large commercial water users, and utility-scale renewable projects pay standardized resource fees for using Colorado’s land, water, wind, sun, and subsurface resources.

Private companies continue to operate and profit.
This simply ensures Coloradans share in the value.

2. Funds Go Into a Protected Citizen Trust

All resource revenue flows into a Colorado Citizen Resource Trust:

• Constitutionally protected

• Independently managed

• Publicly audited

• Invested long-term

Only earnings are distributed. The principal remains intact, building permanent wealth for future generations.

Politicians don’t control the money. The people do.

3. Every Coloradan Receives a Dividend

Each resident receives an equal share — paid directly.

• No income tests

• No complicated applications

• No political discretion

If you live in Colorado, you share in Colorado’s natural wealth.

This is modeled after Alaska’s successful dividend program, expanded to include Colorado’s broader resource economy: minerals, geothermal, water, solar, wind, hydroelectric, and industrial land use.

What the Colorado Dividend Achieves

• Lowers cost of living through direct payments to residents

• Keeps Colorado wealth in Colorado

• Supports working families, seniors, and young people

• Encourages responsible resource development

• Reduces reliance on bloated government programs

• Creates a permanent, transparent public wealth fund

This isn’t left or right.

It’s Colorado First.

A Simple Principle

If corporations profit from Colorado’s land, water, air, and energy —
Coloradans should too.

The Colorado Dividend puts people first, strengthens local communities, and ensures our natural wealth benefits every resident — not just special interests.

Colorado’s Future

Colorado can become the healthiest, strongest, most affordable state in America — but it requires leadership that is honest, independent, and focused on results.

This campaign is about:

• Clean government

• Strong communities

• Real solutions

• A future young people can afford to build

People Over Politics. Results Over Excuses.