EDITOR’S NOTE: Ballots are out for the Republican primary. To assist voters in their due diligence, The Gazette’s editorial board presents regional recommendations based on the board’s knowledge of candidates, their public appearances, news-side questionnaires, earned media, campaign literature and political promises.
District Attorney Michael Allen was a successful prosecutor before voters put him in the top job in 2020 to replace a term-limited Dan May. Allen’s first term was more of a challenge than he could have anticipated, as he wound up prosecuting the killer who shot up Club Q in November 2022, killing five and injuring 25 in a tragic national spectacle.
Allen not only secured a conviction, but his work also led to a sentence for the killer of more than 2,000 years behind bars.
Allen’s first term also brought him the prosecution of Leticia Staunch, who killed her stepson Gannon Staunch. After Allen and his team proved her guilt, Staunch was given two life sentences without the possibility of parole. Let’s just say … he’s not soft on crime.
Allen has never fallen for the criminals-are-victims ideology that has made Colorado a leading state for crime. Voters cannot afford to take chances with public safety, especially given Colorado’s crime epidemic. Keep Allen in office to maintain and enhance justice and peace for the innocent — the old-fashioned way, by locking up bad guys.