Independent · Governor, Colorado
General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
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Former U.S. representative (2024–2025) and candidate for governor in 2018 and 2022.
Greg Lopez served in the U.S. Air Force for four years.
Also running: Stephen Hamilton (A) · Victor Marx (R) · Eric Mulder (L) · Jeff Peckman (U) · Erik Underwood (A) · Phil Weiser (D)
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6. School Choice & Vocational Training
Not every high school student is going to be able to afford to attend college or may not want to go to college after high school graduation. We know that every child learns differently, and parents deserve the freedom to choose the educational path that best fits their child’s needs.
4. Protecting Colorado’s Environment
Colorado’s natural beauty is one of our greatest treasures, and protecting it requires common sense stewardship, not political extremes like we have seen over the last seven years. Clean air, clean water, healthy forests, and responsible stewardship of public lands are essential to maintaining Colorado’s quality of …
5. Wolf Management
Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program has failed both the people and the wolf. The US Fish and Wildlife Service classified the wolf program as a nonessential experimental population. By all accounts, the wolf reintroduction program has failed, and it is time to abandon the effort.
1. DOGE / Government Efficiency
Colorado families are expected to live within a budget, and state government should do the same. Over the last eight years, Colorado families have been forced to do more with less while government continues to grow larger, more expensive, and more disconnected from everyday people.
2. Starter Homes & Housing Affordability
Young families, first-time buyers, teachers, nurses, police officers, and working people are increasingly unable to afford housing in the very communities they serve. Colorado must return to being a place where hard work leads to ownership and stability. When the average age for a first-time homebuyer in Colorado is …
3. Reforming the Colorado Department of Transportation
Our roads “suck” and it’s time we start repairing them. Colorado drivers are tired of endless traffic, construction delays, rising fees, and transportation decisions that ignore everyday commuters. Too often, transportation decisions are made without fully considering the impact on working families, commuters, rural …
Greg Lopez is not a current member of Congress, so there is no congressional roll-call record to show. State legislative or local records are not yet compiled.