{"id":33456,"date":"2023-06-10T21:33:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T03:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/democratic-candidate-adam-frisch-meets-with-residents-on-listening-tour-through-cd3\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:10:10","slug":"democratic-candidate-adam-frisch-meets-with-residents-on-listening-tour-through-cd3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/democratic-candidate-adam-frisch-meets-with-residents-on-listening-tour-through-cd3\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic candidate Adam Frisch meets with residents on listening tour through CD3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Democratic
Democratic Colordo Congressional District 3 candidate Adam Frisch, who is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert for the second time, speaks with Durango resident Silvia Stewart-Halldorson at an Indivisible Durango event at 11th Street Station on Saturday. (Christian Burney\/Durango Herald)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Adam Frisch, the Democratic challenger to Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, stopped by 11th Street Station in Durango on Saturday at an Indivisible Durango event to discuss his priorities for Colorado Congressional District 3 if elected in 2024 and meet with residents.<\/p>\n

Frisch said his core values lie in ranching, farming and energy, with water and immigration being the two largest pieces of agriculture that need to be addressed. He said the nation will need to transition as it faces the global climate crisis, and he supports women\u2019s rights to abortion and health care.<\/p>\n

And he discussed two major themes: No. 1, \u201cpeople want the circus to stop in D.C.\u201d No. 2, \u201c(Boebert) is not focusing on the job, she\u2019s focusing on herself.\u201d<\/p>\n

He lost to Boebert in 2022 by just 546 votes, and he criticized his opponent from several angles. He said Boebert has been identified as the most vulnerable Republican up for reelection in the country despite being seated in the firmly red CD3.<\/p>\n

\u201c(She) should be in a layup Republican district, but she\u2019s a risk, and she\u2019s the gift that keeps on giving as we have these conversations,\u201d he said. \u201c(She\u2019s) not a gift for our district, she\u2019s not a gift for our country, but from a purely political race standpoint, she is the gift that keeps on giving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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More than 40 residents attended an Indivisible Durango event featuring Adam Frisch, the Democratic candidate challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert for a second time in the upcoming 2024 election. (Christian Burney\/Durango Herald)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

He referenced the January infighting between U.S. House Republicans over who would become Speaker of the House and Boebert proudly denied Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy the role several times before switching to a neutral position and letting him through.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that point, she had some level of power and persuasion, which she\u2019ll probably never have again. Because even the leadership in the Republican Party is not spending a lot of time talking to her,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said she used that sliver of influence to get onboard an oversight committee mostly focused on allegations involving Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden\u2019s son, and his laptop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve driven 24,000 miles and I think I\u2019m correct to say that Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop is about 747th out of the top 750 concerns of everyone in CD3,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

If Frisch had been in Boebert\u2019s position, with a certain amount of sway, he would have taken the opportunity to get onto the appropriations committee, which has a subcommittee that\u2019s focused on water and energy, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOr I would have used it to get on a rural development and agricultural committee,\u201d he said. \u201cShe didn\u2019t use it for either of those.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a Q&A with residents, Frisch said after water, immigration is the biggest challenge for the agriculture industry, and one that needs to be solved humanely while preserving America\u2019s values and ensuring security.<\/p>\n

And he said he wants to be known as the man who brought the most money back to CD3, referencing federal funding that could be put to use in the district.<\/p>\n

He also acknowledged the urban-rural divide and acknowledged \u201cthe Democratic brand just hasn\u2019t connected with rural America for about 25 years now.\u201d La Plata County has more in common with rural Iowa than Denver, and if federal money isn\u2019t coming back to the county, it\u2019s going to rural Iowa or rural Wyoming.<\/p>\n

And he criticized Boebert again for voting against measures that would increase funding for CD3 and then still going to ribbon-cuttings when those measures pass without her support.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very good on Twitter. We don\u2019t hammer her for all of her foibles,\u201d he said. \u201cBut when she\u2019s talking to firefighters in a picture, we\u2019re very quick to point out all the times she\u2019s voted against supporting firefighters.\u201d<\/p>\n

cburney@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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