Michael Pierson (D) Candidate for Colorado House District 22
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Let's cut the crap. Get to work on fixing housing, affordability and jobs. Nobody asked for this, least of all Colorado voters.
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Legislative Republicans Prove Their Unseriousness in First Minutes | Colorado Pols
Colorado Republicans in the state legislature have made it clear for years that they are not serious people and have no intention of actually trying to govern the state on any level. State Rep. Ron We...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Let's cut the crap. Get to work on fixing housing, affordability and jobs. Nobody asked for this, least of all Colorado voters.
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"Since the 2018-19 fiscal year, the TABOR cap has increased by 39%. The cost of providing Medicaid over that period has increased much faster — about 86%, or $2.6 billion."
This is why we need TABOR 2.0; reform, not repeal. It's not 1992. Colorado needs tax laws for the 21st Century.
This is why we need TABOR 2.0; reform, not repeal. It's not 1992. Colorado needs tax laws for the 21st Century.
Colorado lawmakers return to Capitol facing $850 million mountain of tough budget decisions
Colorado lawmakers return to Capitol facing $850 million mountain of tough budget decisions
The shortfall means two major things: The General Assembly will have to make funding cuts and it also has no money available to spend on new programs.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"Since the 2018-19 fiscal year, the TABOR cap has increased by 39%. The cost of providing Medicaid over that period has increased much faster — about 86%, or $2.6 billion."
This is why we need TABOR 2.0; reform, not repeal. It's not 1992. Colorado needs tax laws for the 21st Century.
This is why we need TABOR 2.0; reform, not repeal. It's not 1992. Colorado needs tax laws for the 21st Century.
It’s time to retire the Labor Peace Act.
Colorado’s “Labor Peace” Act forces workers to vote twice just to organize. The second vote demands a 75% supermajority — a gift to corporations who then bring in lawyers, pressure workers, and kill the union drive.
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Colorado’s “Labor Peace” Act forces workers to vote twice just to organize. The second vote demands a 75% supermajority — a gift to corporations who then bring in lawyers, pressure workers, and kill the union drive.
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How the Colorado Labor Peace Act came to be and why unions want so desperately to get rid of it
Democrats in the Colorado legislature this year want to get rid of the requirement that unions take a vote before they can negotiate with an employer over imposing fees on all employees to pay for col...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
It’s time to retire the Labor Peace Act.
Colorado’s “Labor Peace” Act forces workers to vote twice just to organize. The second vote demands a 75% supermajority — a gift to corporations who then bring in lawyers, pressure workers, and kill the union drive.
tinyurl.com/476hhph9
Colorado’s “Labor Peace” Act forces workers to vote twice just to organize. The second vote demands a 75% supermajority — a gift to corporations who then bring in lawyers, pressure workers, and kill the union drive.
tinyurl.com/476hhph9
January 6, 2021 wasn’t a “public tour.”
Officers were beaten with their own batons, crushed with riot shields, and sprayed with chemical agents at close range. Officer Brian Sicknick died after the attack.
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Officers were beaten with their own batons, crushed with riot shields, and sprayed with chemical agents at close range. Officer Brian Sicknick died after the attack.
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Opinion | 5 Years After Jan. 6, Lawlessness Has Triumphed
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January 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
January 6, 2021 wasn’t a “public tour.”
Officers were beaten with their own batons, crushed with riot shields, and sprayed with chemical agents at close range. Officer Brian Sicknick died after the attack.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Officers were beaten with their own batons, crushed with riot shields, and sprayed with chemical agents at close range. Officer Brian Sicknick died after the attack.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
I've been shot at. Threats don't scare me. I doubt this scares many veterans. We will continue to speak up when we see the military being abused for personal gain. As a member of the Colorado Legislature, I will not be intimidated by the Feds, no matter who is in charge.
Secretary of War Hegseth moves to reduce and downgrade Senator Mark Kelly's military rank and retirement pay. Senator Kelly says he'll fight back.
Sec. of War Hegseth moves to demote Senator Kelly
Secretary of War Hegseth moves to reduce and downgrade Senator Mark Kelly's military rank and retirement pay. Senator Kelly says he'll fight back.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I've been shot at. Threats don't scare me. I doubt this scares many veterans. We will continue to speak up when we see the military being abused for personal gain. As a member of the Colorado Legislature, I will not be intimidated by the Feds, no matter who is in charge.
As a veteran of the U.S. war in Iraq, I disagree with Gov. Jared Polis on Venezuela. Yes, a brutal leader was removed through a skilled military operation. But legitimacy cannot be imposed from the outside.
January 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
As a veteran of the U.S. war in Iraq, I disagree with Gov. Jared Polis on Venezuela. Yes, a brutal leader was removed through a skilled military operation. But legitimacy cannot be imposed from the outside.
My 2026 New Years resolutions:
1. Fully fund K-12
2. Fix Powers Blvd.
3. Prioritize working families over corporations
1. Fully fund K-12
2. Fix Powers Blvd.
3. Prioritize working families over corporations
January 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
My 2026 New Years resolutions:
1. Fully fund K-12
2. Fix Powers Blvd.
3. Prioritize working families over corporations
1. Fully fund K-12
2. Fix Powers Blvd.
3. Prioritize working families over corporations
These aren’t normal times. When emergency funds are used as political leverage, Colorado needs the ability to take care of Coloradans — without waiting on
Washington.
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Washington.
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Trump rejects Colorado’s bid for federal disaster relief after fires, flooding
President Donald Trump late Saturday denied Colorado’s request for disaster relief funding following the Elk and Lee fires and Western Slope flooding this summer.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
These aren’t normal times. When emergency funds are used as political leverage, Colorado needs the ability to take care of Coloradans — without waiting on
Washington.
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Washington.
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Happy Birthday to the US Space Force! I'm proud to have helped in its creation. As much ridicule as we took, it was time for the US to have a separate service to grow warriors who understand the threats and potential capabilities space operations can bring for defending the US.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Happy Birthday to the US Space Force! I'm proud to have helped in its creation. As much ridicule as we took, it was time for the US to have a separate service to grow warriors who understand the threats and potential capabilities space operations can bring for defending the US.
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I’ll always vote NO on using public money for private schools — including vouchers and tax breaks. Arizona is a case study in why this fails. Public schools must serve every child, including kids with disabilities. www.propublica.org/article/ariz...
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I’ll always vote NO on using public money for private schools — including vouchers and tax breaks. Arizona is a case study in why this fails. Public schools must serve every child, including kids with disabilities. www.propublica.org/article/ariz...
Billionaires and “hundred-millionaires” shouldn’t be able to pass huge wealth tax-free to their kids. Colorado’s income tax follows the federal code, so loopholes that help the richest end up hurting schools, healthcare, public safety, and infrastructure here.
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Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
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December 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Billionaires and “hundred-millionaires” shouldn’t be able to pass huge wealth tax-free to their kids. Colorado’s income tax follows the federal code, so loopholes that help the richest end up hurting schools, healthcare, public safety, and infrastructure here.
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Reposted by Michael Pierson (D) Candidate for Colorado House District 22
If an elderly cancer survivor didn’t want to spend 9 years in prison, because that would terrible and not worth the risk, she shouldn’t have committed four felony counts of election fraud…
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
If an elderly cancer survivor didn’t want to spend 9 years in prison, because that would terrible and not worth the risk, she shouldn’t have committed four felony counts of election fraud…
So, the Pentagon has now replaced journalists with accused sex traffickers. On brand for MAGA Republicans.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So, the Pentagon has now replaced journalists with accused sex traffickers. On brand for MAGA Republicans.
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As you check out of the store this Thanksgiving Eve know that in 2024 the top 3 grocery retailers, Walmart, Kroger and Costco, made a combined $21.8B profit, paid CEOs a combined $55.2M, and gave their shareholders $16 Billion as grocery prices shot up
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November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
As you check out of the store this Thanksgiving Eve know that in 2024 the top 3 grocery retailers, Walmart, Kroger and Costco, made a combined $21.8B profit, paid CEOs a combined $55.2M, and gave their shareholders $16 Billion as grocery prices shot up
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Attending the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's Mid-Cycle Election 2025 Down Ballot Defenders Summit. Democrats are building momentum from national elections to win state and local elections in 2026. dlcc.org
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November 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Attending the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's Mid-Cycle Election 2025 Down Ballot Defenders Summit. Democrats are building momentum from national elections to win state and local elections in 2026. dlcc.org
I favor an emergency redistricting ballot measure for the November 2026, election. We can't keep fighting under Queensbury Rules while MAGA punches us in the balls.
Commentary: The redistricting debate in Colorado has shifted, and some Democrats are coalescing around support for a redistricting ballot measure. Growing favor for an emergency redistricting plan invites a close look at the options.
The redistricting debate in Colorado has shifted | Colorado Newsline
Colorado faces increasing pressure to redraw its congressional districts as other states undertake their own mid-cycle redistricting efforts.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I favor an emergency redistricting ballot measure for the November 2026, election. We can't keep fighting under Queensbury Rules while MAGA punches us in the balls.
MAGA is losing it over this video, but it’s just stating a basic truth: U.S. service members are required to refuse unlawful orders — yes, even from the President. “Just following orders” has never been a defense.
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Democrats to Troops: Don’t Follow Unlawful Orders
YouTube video by New York Post
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November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
MAGA is losing it over this video, but it’s just stating a basic truth: U.S. service members are required to refuse unlawful orders — yes, even from the President. “Just following orders” has never been a defense.
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Reposted by Michael Pierson (D) Candidate for Colorado House District 22
The Moms for Loonytoons had a bad election night. Every single one of their endorsed candidates nationwide lost.
The whole idea of the "M4L" was to push fringe far-right politics into the mainstream using school boards as a vehicle. But despite all that money, they've failed at their core mission.
The whole idea of the "M4L" was to push fringe far-right politics into the mainstream using school boards as a vehicle. But despite all that money, they've failed at their core mission.
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Moms for Loonytoons had a bad election night. Every single one of their endorsed candidates nationwide lost.
The whole idea of the "M4L" was to push fringe far-right politics into the mainstream using school boards as a vehicle. But despite all that money, they've failed at their core mission.
The whole idea of the "M4L" was to push fringe far-right politics into the mainstream using school boards as a vehicle. But despite all that money, they've failed at their core mission.
I stand with Starbucks workers. They deserve a bigger share of the $25B the company made last year alone. If they can pay their CEO $95M/year, they can pay their employees better.
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Colorado Springs Starbucks workers join Red Cup Rebellion
Colorado Springs, CO - On November 13, workers from the Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) rallied with their allies at a unionized Starbu...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I stand with Starbucks workers. They deserve a bigger share of the $25B the company made last year alone. If they can pay their CEO $95M/year, they can pay their employees better.
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Happy Veterans Day!
I served over 30 years in the U.S. Air Force — 20 on Active Duty and 12 as an Air Force Civilian — including six deployments and helping set up a democracy in Iraq. I’m running for the Colorado House to serve again.
My memoir about that journey is on Amazon:
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I served over 30 years in the U.S. Air Force — 20 on Active Duty and 12 as an Air Force Civilian — including six deployments and helping set up a democracy in Iraq. I’m running for the Colorado House to serve again.
My memoir about that journey is on Amazon:
📘 a.co/d/iO69vQe
I Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny: The Life of a Military Spokesman
I Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny: The Life of a Military Spokesman [Pierson, Michael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. I Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny: The Life of a Military Spokesman
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November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Happy Veterans Day!
I served over 30 years in the U.S. Air Force — 20 on Active Duty and 12 as an Air Force Civilian — including six deployments and helping set up a democracy in Iraq. I’m running for the Colorado House to serve again.
My memoir about that journey is on Amazon:
📘 a.co/d/iO69vQe
I served over 30 years in the U.S. Air Force — 20 on Active Duty and 12 as an Air Force Civilian — including six deployments and helping set up a democracy in Iraq. I’m running for the Colorado House to serve again.
My memoir about that journey is on Amazon:
📘 a.co/d/iO69vQe
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Empty Chair Town Hall – Colorado Springs!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Empty Chair Town Hall – Colorado Springs! · Indivisible
🎤 You're Invited: Empty Chair Town Hall – Colorado Springs!
When leadership goes silent, the people rise up! Congressman Jeff Crank may be dodging an in-person town hall, but we’re not backing down. ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Colorado voters have approved ballot measures to ensure our public school students are fed. Coloradans WILL support funding programs that help working families. We can have nice things!
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Colorado voters give vital boost to school meals program, approving Props. LL and MM
Two ballot measures that would bolster Colorado’s universal school meals program jumped to early leads shortly after polls closed statewide Tuesday night.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Colorado voters have approved ballot measures to ensure our public school students are fed. Coloradans WILL support funding programs that help working families. We can have nice things!
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/04/c...
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Reposted by Michael Pierson (D) Candidate for Colorado House District 22
A federal judge was taking Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino point-by-point through her temporary restraining order restricting the use of tear gas, telling him that “kids dressed in Halloween costumes” do not pose any threat.
Judge to Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino: ‘Kids dressed in Halloween costumes’ walking to parade do not pose a threat
A federal judge was taking Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino point by point through her temporary restraining order restricting the use of tear gas and other controversial tactics used by his age…
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October 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A federal judge was taking Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino point-by-point through her temporary restraining order restricting the use of tear gas, telling him that “kids dressed in Halloween costumes” do not pose any threat.
Dude was just trying to get home. He broke a cordon; federal agents broke his ribs. This is MAGA's America.
these guys just love doing this. nothing like 8 storm troopers beating the absolute shit out of a defenseless old person www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
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October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Dude was just trying to get home. He broke a cordon; federal agents broke his ribs. This is MAGA's America.