Kelley Dennison

Kelley Dennison grew up in a family where political conversations were encouraged and developed an interest in civics and history in high school.¹ A massage therapist from Estes Park, she has described rising living costs and difficulty imagining an affordable future in Colorado as reasons for becoming politically involved.¹

Her early political work included serving on a campaign staff before seeking office herself, and she argues that more people from her generation should participate in politics.¹ The introduction to a July interview described her as a young Republican from a Democratic family and a business owner concerned with affordability and energy stability.²

Dennison proposes increasing the supply of affordable homes, reducing development barriers and limiting institutional investors' ability to price out first time buyers.³ She also emphasizes watershed conservation, responsible public land use, outdoor recreation businesses and gun rights as parts of her platform.³

She supports enforcing immigration laws while treating migrants humanely and making legal immigration faster and more efficient, and says she would work across party lines.¹ Dennison faces Democratic incumbent Joe Neguse in the Second District, offering a different political direction while making younger residents' ability to remain in Colorado a central campaign argument.¹