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Our Counties are Unaffordable

Families and businesses in Moffat, Rio Blanco, Eagle and Routt Counties are struggling with the cost of living. Housing costs are skyrocketing, property taxes keep climbing, and everyday bills are consuming more of our paychecks. Yet, the Democrat majority in Denver is passing mandates that drive costs higher. As your representative, I will work to cut red tape, reduce regulations. lower taxes, and protect TABOR. I will work to put more money back in your pockets instead of failed government experiments.

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1. Housing is Unaffordable
  • Problem: Massive demand from high-income outsiders is coupled with restrictive zoning, slow permitting, high construction costs, and burdensome regulations that hinder affordable housing.
  • Solution: Aggressively cut red tape, reform restrictive zoning and permitting rules, and unleash the private sector to build more workforce housing without costly government mandates or taxpayer-funded subsidies.
2. Local Energy is at Risk
  • Problem: Aggressive state mandates like the Clean Heat Plan and rushed electrification goals are forcing utilities to phase out reliable natural gas, oil, and coal, which drives up utility bills, eliminates good-paying jobs, and jeopardizes grid reliability in our rural.
  • Solution: Reject reckless mandates and prioritize an all-of-the-above energy strategy that utilizes our reliable oil, gas, and coal resources and protects Western Slope families and jobs.
3. Our Water is Threatened
  • Problem: Our water rights are threatened by drought and low snowpack, growing Front Range demands, potential interstate compact calls, environmental mandates, and post-2026 renegotiations that could force curtailments on senior agricultural and ranching rights.
  • Solution: Staunchly defend senior water rights for agriculture and ranching, prioritize new storage projects and practical conservation incentives, reject top-down environmental mandates, and ensure local Western Slope control over our water resources.
4. Taxes and Fees are Rising
  • Problem: State tax relief measures have expired,  the resort-driven housing boom is triggering higher property assessments, local governments and special districts approve new mill levies and spending, and Denver-driven mandates result in costly regulations and fees.
  • Solution: Protect and enforce TABOR, reject new taxes and spending that bypasses voter approval, cut wasteful government spending, reduce regulations that drive up fees, and return more surplus dollars directly to taxpayers so Western Slope families and businesses.
5. Law Enforcement needs Support
  • Problem: Public safety in House District 26 is threatened by the surging fentanyl and opioid crisis flooding our communities, straining law enforcement, devastating families, and driving up crime in rural energy towns and resort areas.
  • Solution: Strengthen penalties for drug traffickers and fentanyl dealers, fully support our law enforcement officers, crack down on the flow of illegal drugs across the border, expand prevention and treatment programs that emphasize personal responsibility, and reject soft-on-crime policies.

I will restore responsible leadership to House District 26

I’m James Kellogg, a Gypsum resident and engineering consultant, and I’m running for Colorado House District 26. I’ve lived in Eagle County since 2019 and previously spent two decades in Garfield County.

My wife and I have a blended family of nine kids, all graduates of local high schools. I attend the Vail Church in Avon, where I serve as a volunteer on the life safety team.

I have worked in Colorado for nearly 30 years as an engineering consultant specializing in geotechnical, geologic, and water resources engineering, with projects across western Colorado. I hold a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech.

I previously served on the Silt Board of Trustees. I wrote an opinion column called "Right Angles" that was published in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent from 2011 to 2017. I’m also the author of a thriller novel called "Radical Action: A Colt Kelley Thriller" set in western Colorado.

I’m a longtime conservative, and my top priorities are affordability, maintaining reliable energy, and protecting our West Slope water rights. I have concerns about rising housing costs and property taxes and I support maintaining Colorado’s TABOR framework. I’m an advocate for a balanced energy approach that includes traditional energy industries. I understand water rights and the importance of protecting them for our communities.

I look forward to meeting voters across Eagle, Routt, Moffat, and Rio Blanco counties during the campaign.

"America will never be destroyed form the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."  - Abraham Lincoln

I'm running for House District 26 because...

Eagle County Needs New Leadership
As I speak with people across Eagle County, from Vail to Gypsum, I hear the same concerns over and over. The entire county has become unaffordable for most working families. Under the current leadership in Denver, these problems have only
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Routt County is Unaffordable
I’m listening to residents throughout Routt County. The message is clear: Routt County is increasingly unaffordable for the people who live and work here. Affordable Housing is a major challenge. Routt County faces a workforce housing shortage of approximately 3,100
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Moffat County is Powering Down
As the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 26, I have heard loud and clear from residents in Craig, Dinosaur, and across Moffat County. Our community is built on hard work, energy production, agriculture, and ranching — and we need
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Rio Blanco County’s Economy and Way of Life is at Risk
As the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 26, I’ve spent time listening to residents in Meeker, Rangely, and throughout Rio Blanco County. This is hardworking, energy-driven country, and we need a strong voice in Denver to defend our rural
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We are Swamped by Progressive Ideology
As the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 26, I’ve have the privilege of meeting and talking with people across our diverse district. While the counties of Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt, and Eagle are unique, we are faced with the
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I Will Bring Responsible Leadership to House District 26
After spending time listening to residents across Eagle, Routt, Moffat, and Rio Blanco counties, I am running for Colorado House District 26 because Western Slope communities deserve a strong, principled voice in Denver — one that actually understands our way
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