Meet Colorado’s New Socialists

Article subtitle: 
Colorado socialists want to eliminate fossil fuels, spend taxpayer dollars on illegals, and shove veganism down your throat.
Article author: 
Republican National Committee
Article publisher: 
Patriot Post
Article date: 
13 July 2026
Article category: 
Colorado News
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MANNY RUTINEL WANTS TO DESTROY COLORADO’S ENERGY INDUSTRY 

    Manny Rutinel wants to completely eliminate fossil fuels, even though Weld County in CO-08 accounts for 83% of Colorado’s oil production.
    Rutinel co-sponsored a bill which threatens to eliminate energy jobs in his district by closing the only oil refinery in the state.
        The bill pushes to slash emissions from oil production by a whopping 60% by 2030...

RUTINEL HATES COLORADO’S MEAT AND DAIRY INDUSTRY

    Rutinel is an avid vegan who has railed against meat consumption.
        Weld County is also one of America’s top 10 agriculture-producing counties...

RUTINEL PUTS ILLEGALS OVER AMERICANS

    Rutinel cut Medicaid, defunded the police, and raised in-state tuition to pay for a $100 million per year program giving illegal aliens taxpayer-funded healthcare.
    Rutinel has aligned himself with anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) groups which have stated, “F**K ICE.”

RUTINEL IS A DEI WARRIOR

    Manny Rutinel supports policies of the far- left. He:
        Supports spending taxpayer dollars on DEI programs about the environment.
        Wants state agencies to conduct “trauma informed” “land acknowledgement” before meetings.
        Said he would raise taxes on Coloradans.
        Believes there should be no work requirement for Medicaid recipients.

THE SOCIALIST TAKEOVER OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY CONTINUES

    Ethiopian-born Melat Kiros is a socialist who upset a 30-year incumbent in the Democrat primary for Colorado’s 1st District. She:
        Was fired from her law firm for refusing to take down an antisemitic blog post which referenced the “elimination of the Israeli state.”...