I hope that you will find this website helpful in answering questions about the General Assembly, my qualifications to represent constituents of Senate District 27 and matters facing state government. You will also find information about Colorado elections and civic information as well as links to political and community resources. Please do not hesitate to contact my office with your questions and comments.
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Senator Spence believes that strong families, solid communities and churches are the best teachers of our core American values.

• She believes that Colorado voters want leaders who are role models . . . credible men and women who don't make distinctions between public and private morality.
• She believes that at "old-fashioned" conservative values of honesty, respect, patriotism and personal responsibility are worthwhile and that words alone cannot replace setting a good example.
• She believes that families are a vital part of Colorado's successful communities, and that government should support efforts to strengthen them.

Senator Spence is dedicated to the success of small business in Colorado and to the principles of free enterprise. She recognizes that Colorado’s economic future and the financial health of its citizens depend upon making Colorado a business friendly state.

• She worked with the legislature to provide nearly one billion dollars in tax relief; sales and income tax relief represent 80 percent of these cuts.
• Helped pass a $13 million economic stimulus package in 2003, including $9 million in funding for tourism promotion and $4.4 million in one-time economic development stimulus funding.
• Supported reform of the CAPCO venture capital program to directly benefit the people of Colorado. $50 million will go for CoverColorado, a program to help provide health insurance for chronically ill residents who otherwise would be uninsurable and $50 million in capital for businesses throughout the state.
• Co-sponsored legislation allowing small businesses to purchase a basic, lower-cost health plan with fewer government mandates – resulting in price decreases of almost one-third for some health plans.
• Supported legislation promoting the use of Health Savings Accounts, which will provide consumers with more affordable health-insurance options and greater control over their health-insurance decisions.

A free society relies on a respect for the law. Senator Spence believes in strong law enforcement and will continue to fight for swift punishment of criminals to keep homes and neighborhoods safe from crime. She supports judges who protect the rights of victims over the rights of the criminal.

With Colorado's federally-required statewide homeland security strategy, Colorado's Office of Preparedness coordinates exercises and training to develop plans to protect citizens and state commerce.

• Senator Spence was a co-sponsor of Amber Law legislation. This state program calls for local law enforcement agencies to first investigate reports of missing and abducted children to screen for possible false alarms, then notify the CBI of an abduction. Once CBI confirms the information, it will alert KOE-AM radio, which is the state’s designated Emergency Alert System station. That alert then is issued to broadcast and cable media throughout the state.
• She also co-sponsored legislation making the impersonation of a police officer a class 6 felony and the unauthorized use of a red and blue lights a class 1 misdemeanor. This law was a response to the death of Lacy Miller, a young college student from Ft. Collins who was murdered when she pulled her car over for a man impersonating a police officer.
• Supported legislation that posts photographs of two-time sexual offenders and those who fail to register as sex offenders on the Internet. Sex offenders are some of the most dangerous criminals on the streets because they are some of the most likely to re-offend. It is important that we maintain a vigilant tracking and accountability program when they are released from prison.

Colorado's economy, productivity and quality of life are linked to the transportation system – highways, railroads and airports. A core responsibility of the legislature is to support strong and dependable infrastructures.

• Senator Spence supported the voter approval for $1.6 billion in transportation bonds. TRANS bonding helped pay for the construction of T-REX and the construction of 28 strategic projects throughout the state.
• She co-sponsored legislation increasing penalties for motorists caught driving without state-mandated auto insurance coverage, and improving the state's Uninsured Motorist Database.
• Voted for the measure to require that teen drivers wait until the age of 16 to get a drivers permit unless they take a state approved drivers education course that would allow them to get the permit at 15 1/2. When they get the permit they must hold it for a year until they can get a proper license.

One of the great challenges facing Colorado is how best to improve public schools. Despite the efforts of parents, teachers, and school leaders, public schools continue to leave too many children behind. The gap between low-income mostly minority youngsters and their peers remains unacceptable.

Please participate in your democracy. It is very important that all Coloradoans register to vote, inform themselves of the issues and politicians and cast their vote.

The links in this section provide information and resources to help encourage all House District 3 constituents and other Coloradoans to participate.

Representative Anne McGihon enjoys the following committee assignments this session:

Chair, House Health and Human Services Committee
Vice-Chair of the Joint Legal Services Committee
Member, House Judiciary Committee

Representative McGihon will also Chair the Alternatives in Health Medicine Interim Committee and serves as Colorado Uniform Laws Commissioner.

In addition to working on the broader majority agenda, Rep. McGihon works to protect victims of domestic violence in our communities, expand access to health care for Colorado business and employees, and promote environmental stewardship.

My public and community service is based on the values of individual liberty, personal responsibility and limited government. These values are integrated into my work across the issues outlined in this section. Education has been a large part of my public service for over 20 years. This is reflected in my work as your Representative since 1998, including two terms as Chairman of the House Education Committee.

The main issues that I have been working on are listed on the left: Education, Transportation, Crime, Economy and Business, and Families.

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