Kyra Storojev was born in Munich, Germany, where her father was working for Radio Free Europe. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1988. Storojev's career experience includes working as a business owner.
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General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 44
Incumbent Kim Ransom defeated Kyra Storojev and Brian Meyer in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 44 on November 3, 2020.
Kyra Storojev completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Storojev's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
I am a moderate, with an independent voice running on the democratic party platform. I am a mother of three children, a business owner, and mostly a concerned community member. who is offering my leadership skills to help our state recover from the
Common Sense for the Common Good, this means do what makes sense for our people, not for a party one represents.
In response to COVID, we need to be very thoughtful and creative in balancing our decreased budget by considering the most pressing needs of our citizens, locally owned businesses, and our state programs
Our public servants need to work for us, not special interest, not for their party, we need to serve the people.
(1) Addressing the needs of Colorado citizens and our state budget losses in order to recover from the virus as quickly and efficiently as possible. (2) Improving our education system, including teacher retention, and overall improvement in serving our students' needs. (3) Improving healthcare including greater access to mental health services and providing an affordable Colorado public option for those who choose it, but leaving private options in place. (4) Helping our local businesses through financing and incentives such as offering TIFs (Tax Increment Financing packages), or other tax breaks that can attract businesses. Businesses like Charles Schwab Corporation received tax credits from Colorado's Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit of $3.7 million for the creation of 480 new jobs at an average annual wage of $58,286. Their employees are adding to a thriving economy. With incentives for businesses we can increasingly attract and retain a variety of companies. (5) I'd like to make certain that we have a water plan that takes into consideration the considerable growth that we have experienced. Water accessibility will be an ongoing issue, and one reason why developing sustainable environmental programs that include water is so important to me.
Elected officials core responsibilities are to (1) listen to their constituents, (2) pass bills that reflect the majority desires of their constituents, and (3) accurately relay the information that constituents need in order to make educated decisions about what it is they want.
I was a young girl watching television and saw people land on the moon. I remember being so amazed that this could happen and excited to be able to witness it. I think this experience is what help lead me later to go into technology. I worked with many large corporations and was able to be involved in watching the design of the X-33 spaceplane. My son just finished an internship with NASA this past summer and I'm so proud of him.
Yes it is beneficial, people need some experience. I worked in Washington D.C. for educational non-profits after graduating from college with a B.A. in Political Science. My work changed legislation throughout the U.S.
Without doubt recovery from the states budget decreases due to the virus, it may take years to recover fully, and with the impacts on our budget it has affected everything from infrastructure, to education, to social service programs. I am particularly focused on our water. Water access is an ongoing issue due to the increase in population and therefore demand, it is critical we develop long term sustainable environmental programs that include water.
Absolutely, it is a must. Legislators within a party must agree to get a bill passed passed, more important is legislators from competing parties building relationships because bipartisan support of legislation is key to community cohesiveness, and progress. I believe in a more centrist approach to governance, what is best for all, my motto is "Common Sense for the Common Good", and what is defined as common sense is what the majority of the community desires. As representatives our job is to represent our community, not ourselves, our party, or lobbying interests. When we build relationships it gives us the ability to build compromise, for better or worse we are all in this together.
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Note: Storojev submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on September 29, 2020.
I've been asked to be authentic in my campaign so here it is: I'm in this race to do the best I can for people, our Earth, for the future. I'm a mother, a wife, a business consultant/owner, author, volunteer, and so much more. I have met with many community members who feel the same way as I do... we have no time to lose, the Earth needs us. It needs us to be united in a common good for all to line in this world peacefully and sustainably.
Am I worried about the future? Yes.
Am I going to sit down and wait to see what happens? No.
I'm passionate about this and I hope you'll join me.
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Note: Storojev submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on September 11, 2020.
The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we ingest and the places we visit are all key aspects to life that I feel we need to be passionate about upholding the safety and security of. For when they are well tended we can be strong, healthy and able to move forward in life and progress.
I look up to people who are sensible about life and the needs we have to sustain the world around us. Sometimes this is my friend, Cyndy, from my church who grounds me and sets the tone for all of those around her to be thinking of how to be wise and sensible.
I approach life in a common sense way with a focus on how to help people thrive and sustain themselves in a healthy way. My motto is "Common Sense for the Common Good". I believe everyone wants good air, clean water, good education, a reasonable place to live, access to good health care and public safety and I choose to approach my campaign and any bills I can create/uphold/pass while in office.
To do what is best for the common good. To be fiscally responsible and approach this position as a way to ensure everyone has access to a healthy life in all aspects including health care, education, environment, and public safety.
My first job was babysitting. I was about 14 and was given the responsibility to watch over children who were very young and ensure that they were well cared for in my care. It was an early lesson in understanding different needs of different individuals.
Yes, it is very important to build relationships with legislators. We live in an interdependent world and by working together we can build consensus and greater understanding of the diversity of needs.
My daughter's good friend was locked in her classroom for hours, huddled in a corner with all her classmates with the lights turned out while they heard gunshots, SWAT team and then a shot outside their classroom door that killed the shooter before he came into her classroom to shoot them. This was the STEM school. Both she and her brother were in the school at the time. Her brother texted his mom, "I love you" was ready to jump on the shooter. He is 14. The sister is 12. No child, no person should ever have to experience this. Denver area is now #1 in school shootings. We have a massive problem, we need to solve it. And I will work hard to do just that.
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Note: Storojev submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on August 5, 2019.
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