Michael Fields

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Michael Fields was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 37 of the Colorado House of Representatives.

Biography

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Fields' professional experience includes working as a 6th grade teacher at a public charter school.[1]

Campaign themes

Fields' campaign has emphasized the following themes:[2]

“

Education:

  • Putting children first
  • Reforming the Colorado Read Act to include a mandatory retention provision for students that are far behind in reading. This will ensure that they are prepared to succeed at the next level of education
  • Pushing the reforms in SB-191 further
  • Passing a “parent trigger” bill – which would empower parents to make necessary reforms to low performing schools in Colorado
  • Approving “targeted tuition credits” – which would expand options for low income kids that find themselves in failing schools
  • Debating “Backpack funding” – which could be a reform that would ensure that more funding gets to the actual classroom.

Jobs/Economy:

  • Keeping taxes low and actively courting businesses are good ways to increase job creation and growth. Additionally, the FASTER car registration increase should be repealed – and the state government should better prioritize its spending in order to ensure that we have safe roads and bridges in Colorado
  • Economic certainty is an important ingredient to job creation and growth. If Colorado enacts pro-growth policies, we could become more of an oasis for innovation
  • If Colorado is serious about addressing the unfunded liabilities of PERA, the legislature should seriously discuss a “cash balance” type plan for future employees
  • Employees should not be forced to be in unions and pay dues as a condition of their employment. Studies show that right to work states have lower unemployment rates and increased job creation
  • Colorado should embrace an “all of the above” energy policy. Our main goal should be to get cheaper, cleaner, and more plentiful options for energy

Recidivism:

  • Colorado needs to work to lower its recidivism rate – while still remaining tough on crime. Doing this would save the state money and create more productive members of society.[3]
 ”

A more detailed outline of Fields' issue statements can be found here.

Elections

2014

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Nancy Cronk was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jack Tate defeated Michael Fields in the Republican primary. Tate defeated Cronk in the general election.[4][5][6][7]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 37, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJack Tate 58% 19,104
     Democratic Nancy Cronk 42% 13,834
Total Votes 32,938
Colorado House of Representatives District 37 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJack Tate 65.7% 4,377
Michael Fields 34.3% 2,285
Total Votes 6,662

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michael Fields campaign website, "About," accessed May 16, 2014
  2. ↑ Michael Fields campaign website, "Issues," accessed May 16, 2014
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
  5. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
  6. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
  7. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014


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