Alpine meadow and pond at Molas Pass in the San Juan Mountains near Silverton, Colorado

SOUTHWEST COLORADO

OUR PUBLIC LANDS.
OUR FARMS.

OUR WAY OF LIFE.

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WOULD PUT IT ALL

NAOMI RIESS

AT RISK.

“I don't believe that a one-size-fits-all policy can apply to the question of public lands.”

Naomi Riess, asked whether public lands should be for sale

OUR PUBLIC LANDS

SHOULD THEY BE FOR SALE?

At a Durango candidate forum on September 23, both candidates got that question. Naomi Riess didn't say no. She said a sale should be limited, with the land going to residential development. Durango Herald, Sept. 24, 2026

“Public lands, not for sale. Big fan of them.”

Katie Stewart, at the same forum

In 2024, Naomi Riess backed

RFK JR.

for president. Now he's defending Trump's foreign beef deal. (Source)

OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS

RIESS BACKS POLITICIANS

FLOODING OUR COUNTRY WITH FOREIGN BEEF

In February, Trump let in

80,000

more metric tons of Argentine beef at a low tariff, over cattle ranchers' objections. (Source)

In August, Trump announced

300,000

metric tons of tariff-free foreign beef. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association called it “flooding the market.” (Source)

Public lands in public hands. Katie says our public lands should never be for sale. (Source)

Our land and water. She calls water “one of the most pressing issues facing Southwest Colorado.” (Source)

Lower costs. Her new law helps more rural families qualify for help buying a home. (Source)

KATIE STEWART

FIGHTING BACK.

Katie Stewart's family has called Durango home for four generations. She and her husband, Dan, are raising five kids in the house where her mother and grandmother were raised. She worked as an EMT in Silverton and Durango and served on the Durango school board. Now she's fighting for southwest Colorado in the State House.