top of page
Stan VanderWerf for State Senate district 12 Colorado Springs

Endorsements for State Senate District 12

 

"I am grateful to our community and to the many friends I have made over the years who have decided to endorse our campaign."

-Stan VanderWerf

Michael Allen

District Attorney, 4th Judicial District

Bob Gardner

State Senator

Steve Schuck

Chairman, Schuck Communities 

 

Bentley Rayburn

Major General, USAF (Ret.)
 

Bernie Herpin

Former Colorado State Senator

Dan May

Former District Attorney, 4th Judicial

Bill Holen

Arapahoe County Commissioner

Chuck Broerman

El Paso County Treasurer

Eli Bremer

Olympian and Entrepreneur

David VanderWerf

US Postal Service Union Employee

Brian Risley

Property Manager

Vincent Colarelli

Business Owner, Construction Company

Greg Felt

Chaffee County Commissioner, Outdoor Rec Company Owner

Terri Carver

Former Colorado State Legislator and Lawyer

Bob Balink

Former Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer

 

Joe Kahoe

Colonel, USAF (Ret.) and Defense Contractor

 

Trevor Deirdorf

IT Business Owner, Former El Paso County GOP Chair

David Johnson

Dental Surgeon

Patrick Warnaka

Former State Senior Legislative Aide

Ethan Hollenberger

Winnebago County, Wisconsin

John Suthers

Former Mayor, Colorado Springs

Guyleen Castriotta

Mayor, Broomfield

Sue Sharkey

Former Regent, University of Colorado

Kevin Grantham

Freemont County Commissioner, Former State Senator

Richard Randall

Conservative Radio Talk Show Host

Bunny Noland

Founder, Red Noland Auto Group

Steve Schleiker Jr.

Clerk and Recorder, El Paso County

Dave Simmons

Former Assessor, Teller County

Wayne Williams

Former Secretary of State, Colorado

Dick Elsner

Park County Commissioner

Michael Labout

Realtor

Dylan Sparks

Data Analyst

Chuck Duray

Educator and Rancher

Rich Schur

Auctioneer / Broker

 

Edward Hunt

Development Director, Colorado Nuclear Alliance

Holly Williams

El Paso County Commissioner

Dorothy VanderWerf

Retired Church School Administrator

Felix Lopez

Las Animas County Commissioner

Roy Griggs

Retired Defense Contractor

Brian Olson

Citizen

Sarah Jack

Business Owner

Joe Roybal

Sheriff, El Paso County

Paul Lundeen

State Senator

 

Don Suppes

Delta County Commissioner

President, Colorado Counties Inc.

Erik Stone

Teller County Commissioner

 

Mary Elizabeth Fabian

Business Owner

Wynne Palermo

Real Estate Consultant

Wynne Realty, Ltd.

Alan Feldkamp

Aerospace Defense Expert and Veteran

Bill Nelson

Attorney

Vicki Broerman

Community Activist

 

Candi Boyer

President, El Paso County Republican Women

Darius Allen

Former Alamosa County Commissioner, and Rancher

Elizabeth Cobb

Realtor

Betsy VanderWerf

Precinct Leader and Humane Society Board Member

Jim Komadina

Retired

 

Jim Bensberg

Former El Paso County Commissioner

Kent Traylor

President, Pikes Peak Roundtable

Jim Machamer

Non Profit Executive, Scouting

 

Patrick Davis

Political Entrepreneur

Lisa Toepp

Colonel, USA Reserve (Ret.) and Physician 

Jim Johnson

Elk Glade Outfitters

Organization Endorsements 

2024-06-06 12_12_54-Colorado Chamber on X_ _For the Republican primary in Senate District

Colorado Chamber of Commerce

Colorado State Shooting Association​​​​​

Editorial Board

Blue Line Advocates

Law Enforcement Small Donor Committee

Colorado Energy

Education PAC

461748805_17970952832789941_6707639817768457864_n.jpg

Patriots For

Freedom Club

Pikes Peak Firearms Logo 2 Art.jpg

Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition

Colorado Federation of Young Republicans

What People Are Saying About Stan!

"I can't think of anyone I'd support more for any office!"

Lisa Toepp, MD, Medical Professional

"El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf is running for Colorado Senate District 12 after years of elective and an adult lifetime of non-elective service.

VanderWerf assumed his county office in 2017, after serving for 28 years as the chief scientist at the federal government’s NORAD and Northcom combatant commands in Colorado Springs. Using his command of physics, VanderWerf stopped an expensive proposal to electrify the county’s automotive fleet. With numbers and facts, he proved to his colleagues the inability of our local electric grid to support the plan.

With VanderWerf, District 12 constituents will get “less regulation, more freedom, lower prices, better roads, less crime and drugs, strong support of our military families and veterans, good paying jobs for families to afford decent housing and safe quality schools.”

Democrats believe they can pick up District 12, after the term-limiting of State Sen. Bob Gardner. Taking 12 could give Democrats the Senate supermajority they dream of, which means a barrage of more far-left extremism.

“I have been preparing for this challenge while serving nearly seven years on the El Paso County Commission where we kept taxes low, eliminated regulations strengthened law enforcement and improved the roads in El Paso County,” VanderWerf told The Gazette, after he entered the race last summer.

For stability and a semblance of legislative balance, nominate VanderWerf and put him in the Senate.

Colorado Springs Gazette Editorial Board

VanderWerf will be more effective at getting things done and working with other legislators due to his extensive experience.

Patrick Warnaka. Businessman, Former State Legislative Aide, Former State Chairman Colorado College Republicans

"After the Waldo Canyon fire, the lack of fire protection became very real for us in far western El Paso County. Our only fire response was the US Forest Service, and they only fight forest fires, not structure fires. For many years we worked with our local representative to look for a solution, but all roads seemed to lead nowhere. Then Stan VanderWerf & Terri Carver attended our neighborhood meetings.  Terri helped with research, and Stan was able to reach across county lines to help get support from Teller County.  With the help of Stan, Terri, Jim Reid (Pikes Peak Emergency Management), and Tyler Lambert, our El Paso County neighborhood just received an inclusion into the North East Teller Fire Protection District. Could not have done it without you. Thank you Stan!!"

Mary Higgins, Western El Paso County Resident

bottom of page