DEDICATED to the PEOPLE - Sandi Ault Live with Alex Kelloff
Thank you to everyone who tuned into this interview with an exciting candidate with real ideas for the future of his district based on his and his family’s experience of living there for generations! Colorado needs good representation across the board, and especially in the U.S. Congress, so it’s always exciting to hear from and talk to those stepping up to serve. Alex Kelloff [https://substack.com/profile/439641779-alex-kelloff] is in the middle of a “By the People” tour across all the counties in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional district, and he wants to hear from the people who live there, so he’s conducting the interviews, asking the questions, and doing the listening to people from all political persuasions and perspectives. And he’s running a people-powered campaign with no PAC money. Alex seems genuinely DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE, and when you watch this video, you will get to know him and understand why.
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ARTICLES AND SOURCES:• CORE Act — S.764, 119th Congress [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/764] — Bipartisan legislation to protect 420,000 acres of CO public land
• Rep. Jeff Hurd — GovTrack [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/jeff_hurd/456982] — Voting record and sponsored legislation
• Rural Health Care in CO Will Suffer — Bell Policy Center [https://bellpolicy.org/rural-health-care-in-rural-colorado-will-suffer/] — H.R. 1 impact on CD3 hospitals, Medicaid cuts, premium increases
• BPC Action — FY2027 Appropriations [https://bpcaction.org/bpc-action-recommendations-for-fiscal-year-2027-appropriations/] — Cost of living framework
• BPC — Key Challenges for Small Business (2023) [https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/key-challenges-business-owners/] — Lending, childcare, talent access
• Kelloff Op-Ed: Protecting Our Public Lands — Yellow Scene (May 12, 2026) [https://yellowscene.com/2026/05/12/op-ed-congressional-candidate-alex-kelloff-on-protecting-our-public-lands/] — Kelloff’s own public lands argument
• Western CO Tariff Impact — Aspen Times [https://www.aspentimes.com/news/colorado-industries-impacted-by-tariffs-new-state-report-president-donald-trump/] — State report on tariff impacts by sector
• Rural CO Small Business Barriers — Colorado Politics (Dec 2025) [https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/18/small-businesses-drive-the-rural-colorado-economy-but-barriers-keep-growing-fiscal-rockies/] — Rural small business barriers
• Tariffs Keep CO Small Businesses Guessing — Colorado Sun (Jan 2026) [https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/20/tariffs-small-business-exports-imports-colorado/] — Tariff uncertainty
• Kelloff Visits Grand Junction — GJ Sentinel [https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/democratic-cd3-candidate-alex-kelloff-visits-grand-junction/article_d54239b2-444c-414f-ac03-21079d60f359.html] — Campaign trail coverage
• Kelloff Kickstarts Campaign — Gunnison Times [https://www.gunnisontimes.com/articles/kelloff-kickstarts-campaign-to-flip-cd3/] — Campaign launch
• Rising Cost of Living in Western CO — Hope for Colorado [https://hopeforcolorado.com/news-and-updates/rising-cost-of-living-in-western-colorado/] — Western Slope cost of living data
• Hurd: Productive Public Lands Act — [https://hurd.house.gov/media/press-releases/hurd-introduced-productive-public-lands-act]Hurd.house.gov [http://Hurd.house.gov] (March 2025) [https://hurd.house.gov/media/press-releases/hurd-introduced-productive-public-lands-act] — Hurd’s BLM reissuance legislation
• Hurd & Neguse: Public Lands Sell-Off Statement [https://hurd.house.gov/media/press-releases/colorado-representatives-jeff-hurd-and-joe-neguse-statement-removal-public] — Bipartisan moment on public lands
• Gov. Polis Tariff Impact Report [https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/governor-polis-releases-new-report-detailing-how-trumps-tariff-taxes-are-squeezing-colorado] — State-level tariff data
• Alex Kelloff for Colorado — About [https://alexkelloff.com/about-1] — Official candidate biography
• Alex Kelloff — FEC Committee Overview [https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00903799/] — Campaign finance filings
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