Issue Position: Affordable and Attainable Housing

Issue Position

Colorado is a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family and many across the country have realized that in the past decade, leading to profound growth. Unfortunately, this growth has some downsides. Too many families are seeing their rent go up each year and some have had to leave their communities because they have become unaffordable. First time homebuyers, pursuing the American Dream ideal of homeownership, are experiencing sticker shock as they find starter homes to be almost non-existent.

When hardworking police officers, teachers and firefighters can't afford to live in the communities they serve, that adversely affects our communities and our economy. When young families, hoping to begin accumulating wealth, cannot afford to purchase a home after years of saving, that threatens the economic security of our children and our children's children.

Tom will strongly support measures at the state capitol to keep rents manageable for working families and also those that make it possible for first time homebuyers to achieve their dream. Like so many families in their generation, Tom and his wife Terry will soon pay off their 30 year mortgage on their home in Centennial. Tom will make it so that thousands of other Coloradans are able to do the same by supporting affordable housing solutions that will ultimately benefit our communities and our economy.

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