George Brauchler

“I'm a firm believer that if you are not on the team, you ought not have input on who the quarterback is going to be.”

“Honestly, the America of my childhood I'm not convinced is available anymore to my own children, and that is a significant motivation to want to go out and do something better for them and rest of my neighbors in Colorado.”

“I never thought I was going to get involved in politics other than the DA's office.”

“I am not someone who is different from Colorado. I am part of Colorado. I am like my neighbors and my community.”

“I'm happy every time I stand up in court and say, 'George Brauchler for the people of Colorado...' I take no shame in that; I take pride in that. My mom took pride in being an attorney, too.”

“I'm not the candidate who puts his kids in private schools.”

“The best government is not the one that you can serve in the longest, but the government that's closest to the people.”

“I don't ever go into anything thinking I'm going to lose. I go into it thinking and believing I'm going to come out on top. I'm going to succeed.”

“I want to focus on crimes that affect families and not get distracted going for high-publicity cases. I want to see us move away from politics and focus more on prosecution.”

“I believe in the rule of law, and I respect the will of Colorado voters.”

“I don't think I'm the cookie-cutter candidate.”

“In the military, the bottom line has to be the success of the mission.”

“Transportation and education are two big ones for me. And transportation is selfishly a big issue for me because I drive these roads every day. My family does.”

“I didn't grow up thinking to myself, 'Someday, if I play all my cards right, I can end up in a public institution with a lower approval rating than attorneys.'”

“Let's diminish the impact and influence D.C. has on the decisions that we make here in Colorado.”