
Phil Weiser
Education
NYU School of Law JD (Order of the COIF honors), 1994
Bachelor of Arts (with honors), Swarthmore College, 1990
Professional Experience
In 2018, won election as Colorado Attorney General, and won re‑election in 2022.
Dean of the Law School, University of Colorado Boulder from 2011 to 2016.
In 2009 took a leave of absence from the professor position to join the Obama administration as Deputy Attorney General in the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, and in 2010 served as Senior Counsel to the Director of the National Economic Council.
Professor of Law and Telecommunications, University of Colorado Boulder from 1999 to 2011.
Senior counsel to Joel Klein, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division from 1996 to 1998.
Law clerk to Justices Byron R. White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the U.S. Supreme Court from September 1995 to August 1996.
Law clerk to Judge David Ebel of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals from September 1994 to August 1995.
Why Running
Phil Weiser is dedicated to serving others. He believes our government should work for the people, not corporations or special interests. As Attorney General, Phil has stood up to protect the rule of law and our democracy, and he led the charge against irresponsible companies that ripped off Coloradans. He works every day to make our state safer and more affordable. And as our next governor, he’ll continue to build on the progress that makes Colorado such a great place to live.
Phil learned firsthand the importance of advocating for others while working in the U.S. Supreme Court as a clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg helped inspire Phil to always fight injustice and stand up for our freedoms and equality justice for all.
Policy Positions
Affordable Homes and Communities: Increase attainable owner‑occupied housing by 40,000 units, speed permitting and lower fees for homes under $600,000, expand down‑payment assistance for essential workers, protect renters and affordable units, curb abusive out‑of‑state investor practices (including banning algorithmic price collusion), and promote modular construction and workforce training to reduce costs and boost supply.
Early Childhood Education: Preserve and align funding for prenatal and early‑childhood programs, coordinate statewide early‑childhood mental‑health services, integrate funding and services to improve affordability and access, launch a Childcare Solutions Fund, and streamline permitting and regulation to keep children safe while easing burdens on providers.
Education: Raise educator pay and expand teacher‑apprenticeship programs, support housing assistance so teachers can live where they work, defend and invest in public schools, lower college costs and student debt, and expand Universal Preschool to strengthen early learning.
Energy and Climate: Meet Colorado’s renewable targets and expand solar, wind, battery storage, geothermal development, and EV infrastructure while creating a dedicated rate class to lower winter heating costs and funding workforce retraining for a just transition to clean‑energy jobs.
Healthcare: Establish a Health Care Stabilization & Innovation Task Force, use technology with patient safeguards to expand access, rebuild the health workforce through training and ColoradoCorps, expand mental‑health supports, strengthen state public‑health capacity, and protect patients from drug‑price collusion and medical debt.
Jobs and the Economy: Strengthen competitiveness by connecting businesses and workers, fuel sector innovation from small business to agriculture and tech, expand access to capital with grants and microloans, appoint a Chief Innovation Officer, cut unnecessary regulatory red tape, grow regional economic hubs, launch a Business Navigator, and invest in infrastructure, education, workforce training, public safety, and environmental protection.
Livable Communities and Transportation: Improve mobility and safety by repairing roads, reducing congestion and emissions, expanding transit, biking, and walkability, investing in safe streets for children, addressing airport impacts on neighborhoods, advancing environmental justice near traffic corridors, and partnering with local governments on community development.
Our Land, Air, and Water: Strengthen state environmental protections by expanding monitoring and enforcement, restoring federal safeguards where needed, opposing public‑land sell‑offs, appointing a Chief Resilience Officer, supporting wildfire prevention and firefighter resources, and promoting Colorado’s outdoor economy.
Our Rights and Freedoms: Defend state authority and civil rights by protecting federal funding, upholding Colorado’s voting laws, resisting unlawful federal actions, defending reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights, guarding public lands, advancing climate protections, and enforcing state limits on federal immigration enforcement.
Public Safety: Enhance community safety through investment in law enforcement recruitment and training, support for mental‑health resources and co‑responder programs, responsible gun‑safety laws and expanded prevention efforts, equitable bail practices, opioid and addiction interventions, data‑driven crime strategies, and youth‑focused prevention programs.
Reimagining State Government: Make state government more responsive and efficient by improving constituent services, using technology to boost efficiency, convening a statewide discussion on constitutional constraints, partnering with tribal nations and local governments, and helping smaller jurisdictions access federal funding.
Rural Development: Elevate rural voices and economic opportunity by ensuring meaningful input in policymaking, rejecting one‑size‑fits‑all regulations, appointing a Director of Rural Affairs, creating a rural economic plan, completing broadband buildout, and supporting innovations to address food deserts.
Safeguarding Our Water: Protect Colorado’s water through collaborative water‑user governance, defense of interstate water rights, funding the Colorado Water Plan, preventing buy‑and‑dry schemes, and promoting conservation, reuse, and smart storage solutions.
Workforce Development: Expand pathways to good‑paying jobs with an Earn‑and‑Learn Promise, launch ColoradoCorps for public‑service careers, scale zero‑interest training loans and stipends, and increase work‑based learning and credentialing opportunities for students.
Youth Mental Health: Support youth well‑being by creating a statewide mentorship program, increasing access to in‑school mental‑health professionals, holding social platforms accountable for harms to children, and encouraging outdoor activities to reduce screen time and promote healthy development.
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