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Phoebe McWilliams
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Phoebe McWilliams (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 14. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
McWilliams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Phoebe McWilliams was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. McWilliams' career experience includes working as an activist. She earned an associate degree from Front Range Community College in 1993. McWilliams has been affiliated with the Republican Party, Cause of America, United Sovereign Americans. and U.S. Election Integrity Project.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 14
Cathy Kipp defeated Phoebe McWilliams and Jeff Brosius in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cathy Kipp (D)  | 68.2 | 58,742 |
| Phoebe McWilliams (R) | 28.0 | 24,085 | ||
| Jeff Brosius (L) | 3.8 | 3,259 | ||
| Total votes: 86,086 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 14
Cathy Kipp advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 14 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cathy Kipp | 100.0 | 16,665 |
| Total votes: 16,665 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 14
Phoebe McWilliams advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 14 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phoebe McWilliams | 100.0 | 5,892 | |
| Total votes: 5,892 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McWilliams in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Phoebe McWilliams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McWilliams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a native of Fort Collins, Colorado. I was a police officer's wife. We grew up through the ranks together. I have 2 grown children. I was able to be a stay-at-home mom for many years that allowed me to volunteer as a pre-school teach mom, room mother, and sports mom. During those years I was founder and president of a 501c-3 consumer organization working to improve the quality of care and life for nursing home residents. In order to be viewed as a creditable advocate, I learned the Code of Federal Regulations governing nursing homes, the Colorado Statutes and Medicaid/Medicare rules. I presented consumer input before local, state and federal regulatory and legislative agencies. I did grassroots fundraising, grant writing, volunteer recruitment and in person advocacy seeking resolutions to benefit the residents and nursing home staff. I was the first volunteer Ombudsman for Larimer County designated by the Colorado state Ombudsman. As the only Colorado consumer representative, I participated in the development and passage of the 1987 National Nursing Home Reform Law. I have an Associate's DegreeI Legal Administrative Assistant. My background and knowledge of current legislative events will assist me in my efforts as the SD14 newly elected legislator in 2024. I seek to see that my conservative morals and values will be more strongly represented.
- It's past time for the Silent Majority to stand up and speak out and vote!
- We must stop the communistic takeover of our city, county, state and schools. We must encourage parental rights in the care and education of our children.
- I'm just a regular person that cares deeply about my city, county and state. I believe the direction our legislative efforts have taken is the wrong road to freedom, liberty, and our Constitutional Rights. Our morals and values for family, religion, and daily lives has been and is being undermined. Accountability and transparency regarding taxes, spending, agency accountability, and elections, must be strengthened.
We must lower taxes and so called "fees". Property taxes must be lowered period! We must protect TABOR; this is the mechanism for the citizens to control what the legislature spends. With the influx of illegal immigration and increase in crime we must protect our right to self-defense our right to bear arms. Our various legislators and agencies are working to take away our property rights, the ability to continue to farm and ranch, and our parental rights regarding our children's medical decisions, family values, school choice. We must have 1 day election day, hand counting paper ballots at precinct level using voter ID, and proof of citizenship. We must be diligent to make sure to prevent government overreach.
Read the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights. Any works from the founding fathers, the Federalist Papers. In comparison read the Communist Manifesto so you can see what efforts/tactics is/has been done to destroy many countries. What we now are being dealt with from all corners. I in particular will not and do not support any communist efforts to destroy family or individual values regarding freedom, liberty, religion, justice.
An elected official must be honest with the constituents. The official must be able to maintain his/her individuality and beliefs. One must make decisions not based on "go along to get along". One must have the inner strength to speak out and stand up for one's values. One must raise questions; to be able to read any proposed legislation and do necessary research in order to realize the impacts any legislation may have on the constituents. He/she must make time for constituents, learn to listen and truly hear or relate. Be compassionate, and empathize, be flexible, and yet firm in decision making. One must focus on our founding principles, our Constitutional rights to ensure that legislation strengthens the Constitution not to destroy it.
Determination. The ability to read and interpret legislation and the possible effects that may have.
Truth and strength.
The first historical event that happened in my lifetime was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. I was a junior at Poudre High School and just finished dressing after PE class when we heard the news. I don't remember how old I was only the event.
You are my Sunshine, my only Sunshine.
I'm not sure I know what the current relationship is, however, I think that relationship should be even handed, one of equal value. I don't like the idea that lobbyists have so much power with our legislators and the governor. The People should be heard and where are those voices? In my experience with our Secretary of State and her hearings on proposed elections rule making, We are given the opportunity to speak/submit comments but our voices are ignored.
My state's greatest challenges will possibly be the great influx of more people living in Colorado without plans for affordable housing, infrastructure and increased traffic issues! Costs of living have gone up exponentially! Taxes are up! And we will have to figure out that we cannot be a sanctuary state, county or city. We, the taxpayers cannot afford to pay for the health care, food, and services for those people who have entered our Country illegally. We must take care of our own citizens, our veterans first. We must increase our funding for Police departments and allow them to work with ICE. We must increase the ability of families to choose the schools that provide quality education.
Not necessarily. I think we need term limits. Perhaps fresh eyes on the issues are a good idea. Using experienced politicians as educators or mentors may be a better use instead of career politicians.
If there is a piece of legislation that is keen to different legislators, their individual insight may help. I'm not sure that the past couple of years the Colorado legislature has been conducive to developing relationships when one party uses tactics that won't let the other speak!
Abe Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
One story I recall is that of a home care provider that took her elderly client to the grocery store. The client looked for cow bones, for sale as dog bones. And she asked for any fresh greens that weren't sellable. The home care provider asked why those articles. The client's response was I can make soup from the bones, that will last me a while and the greens I will make do. The client a single woman was living on $350/month and had prescriptions to buy! That was back in 1980, times are no different for many today.
Perhaps with legislature overseeing the use but I'm not comfortable at this time, not until we can trust in our government.
I'm not sure as a first-time legislator if I would be allowed to introduce a bill. There are so many issues that need to be addressed. It seems the recent legislators would have time to put forth some great bills, if they had the opportunity to be heard.
At this time, I'm not sure which committees exist. I would like to sit on the Veterans Affairs Committee as that seems to be a committee where some of the legislation, I'm interested in are heard. I would like to see if there is a specific committee dealing with the Title Board and our elections laws.
We must seek financial transparency and government accountability. We seem to continue to "grow" government at what costs? What's happening within the government bureaucracy? Our government must be fully open to citizen scrutiny. There have been efforts to stop citizens from seeking insight/accountability/to have questions answered. Those efforts to stop citizens must be squashed. Our Country is a Republic. We the People are the ones that are the government, and We must remember that We elect our representatives and have the power to choose our representatives and to hold them accountable. Elected representatives are accountable to us at all times.
As a participant in seeking signatures on petitions this past spring, I would like to change the Title Board. Three people making the decisions on the initiatives while their focus is on whether that initiative contains one subject and only one subject. But then when all is said and done, they also end up making the Title change. According to statutes a citizen must present an initiative in plain English, single line, written on a single sheet of 81/2x11 paper. The Title Board should consist of unbiased, non-partisan people. Today that Board consists of a representative from the Secretary of State's (SoS) office, the Attorney General's (AG) office and the Legislative legal team. Currently both the SoS and AG office are held by Democrats. Where is the conservative representation. There is also a lengthy process due to discussions and revisions. Surely there could be a better more improved citizen process in getting initiatives on the ballot, including getting the required number of signatures. Signatures are bought by some and that shouldn't be allowed. There should also be an even-handed process where signatures gatherers can be paid by all parties, not just the wealthy. Time frames should be handled and adjusted when an initiative has to be decided through a court process.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 5, 2024
Current members of the Colorado State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:James Coleman
Majority Leader:Robert Rodriguez
Minority Leader:Cleave Simpson
Senators
District 1
Byron Pelton (R)
District 2
Lisa Frizell (R)
District 3
Nick Hinrichsen (D)
District 4
Mark Baisley (R)
District 5
Marc Catlin (R)
District 6
Cleave Simpson (R)
District 7
Janice Rich (R)
District 8
Dylan Roberts (D)
District 9
District 10
Larry Liston (R)
District 11
Thomas Exum (D)
District 12
Marc Snyder (D)
District 13
Scott Bright (R)
District 14
Cathy Kipp (D)
District 15
Janice Marchman (D)
District 16
Chris Kolker (D)
District 17
Katie Wallace (D)
District 18
Judy Amabile (D)
District 19
District 20
Lisa Cutter (D)
District 21
Dafna Jenet (D)
District 22
Jessie Danielson (D)
District 23
District 24
Kyle Mullica (D)
District 25
Faith Winter (D)
District 26
Jeff Bridges (D)
District 27
Tom Sullivan (D)
District 28
Mike Weissman (D)
District 29
Iman Jodeh (D)
District 30
John Carson (R)
District 31
Matt Ball (D)
District 32
Robert Rodriguez (D)
District 33
James Coleman (D)
District 34
Julie Gonzales (D)
District 35
Rod Pelton (R)
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