Candidate for Colorado State Senate - District 34 in 2026 Colorado Primary Election.
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Get StartedAs a proud gay man, Andrés will fight to protect gender affirming care, stand up against discrimination, and make sure Colorado forever remains a safe and welcoming place for the LGBTQIA community. Learn more
By establishing non-profit grocery stores in every neighborhood, Andrés will ensure that families have access to affordable, healthy, and fresh food at 30% lower prices than big box grocery stores. That’s an average savings of 150 per month (1,800 per year) for adults and 500 per month (6,000 per year) for families. By leveraging wholesale prices and partnering with local farmers and ranchers, non-profit grocery stores can provide healthy food options at affordable prices. Learn more
He will push for neighborhood protections against unchecked data centers, secure financial support and job transition resources for workers displaced by AI automation, and hold corporations accountable for the price gouging and fraud that has become a hallmark. Learn more
As State Senator, Andrés will fight to make Colorado the small business capital of the country by expanding access to public markets and state venture capital for entrepreneurs, creating grant programs that help family businesses pass to the next generation. He’s committed to building a job market where Coloradans don’t just find work, they build careers with benefits, stability, and a future. Learn more
As State Senator, Andrés is committed to shrinking K-12 class sizes to ensure all students get the attention they deserve, raise teacher salaries to retain the educators Colorado depends on, and lower the cost of tuition so that a college education is determined by ambition, not a parent’s bank account. Andres will also ensure high schools offer courses that provide college degree credit and trade apprenticeships so students can walk off the graduation stage and directly into a career with real wages, real benefits, and a real future. Learn more
As State Senator, Andrés will fight for Colorado to become one of the first states in the country to adopt free & universal childcare, ensuring coverage for every child under 13 years old and saving families tens of thousands of dollars annually. Every child deserves a rich learning environment in their earliest years. And every family deserves the financial breathing room to build a life here for generations to come. Learn more
Andrés will lead the fight to ensure we are protecting against data centers that siphon water and increase electricity bills, and surveillance practices that raise prices. Learn more
Invest in wildfire prevention strategies like cutting-edge land management policies that fire-proof our neighborhoods. Learn more
Protect and replenish our water supply with smart investments in new technologies and protect Colorado’s river interests against other states’ wasteful behavior. Learn more
Fight climate change by transitioning to 100% renewable energy by 2040. Learn more
Healthcare costs keep rising while coverage becomes tougher to afford. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is actively removing families from being able to access Affordable Care Act subsidies. Every Coloradan deserves access to quality healthcare, universal coverage, and the ability to see a healthcare professional when they need one. As State Senator, Andrés will fight for universal healthcare,fully protected abortion and maternity care, and guaranteed access to life saving prescriptions and medications. Coverage and care will be available when and where you need it, while working to make medical debt a thing of the past for Colorado families. Learn more
Andrés will ensure anyone who graduates from a Colorado college or trade school gets at least 45k in home downpayment assistance from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority – a historic level of financial assistance that opens up homeownership options for hardworking degree and certificate holders across the state. This will lead to 75,000 new homeowners every year, and pump millions of dollars into the local economy to fund schools, hospitals, roads, and other essential services. Learn more
As your State Senator, Andrés will make sure that he and Colorado’s leaders are the first line of defense fighting the Trump administration. He will introduce an Anti-ICE Bill of Rights, fight to protect health care for all Coloradans including women’s health and abortion access, and ensure Colorado is a safe and sane place for immigrants and the LGBTQIA community. Learn more
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