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<v Speaker 1>If we're going to be able to pull Colorado back

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<v Speaker 1>from the brink of single party rule, we've got to

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<v Speaker 1>get some common sense Republicans elected. And joining me now

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<v Speaker 1>is Sam Bandamre. He wants to be your representative from

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<v Speaker 1>the nineteenth district in the Colorado Senate.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam, Welcome to the show.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, thank you, Mandy, good to be with you today.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I want to start the interview by addressing your

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<v Speaker 1>very well known last name Vandmere has a long reputation here.

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<v Speaker 1>What is your connection, if any, to the Speedway.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, yeah, I'm a first cousin to Johnny. His dad

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<v Speaker 3>and my dad were brother so we're first cousins and

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<v Speaker 3>it's all family. What can I say?

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<v Speaker 2>Excellent? Excellent.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, the nineteenth Senate district that covers a big old

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<v Speaker 1>chunk of Jefferson County. Is it all in Jefferson County?

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<v Speaker 1>I can't quite figure out if it's all in Jefferson County.

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<v Speaker 3>It looks like it though, Yes it is. That basically

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<v Speaker 3>covers all of our bad about half a Westminster and

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<v Speaker 3>all of Leiden or Leyden. However you want to.

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<v Speaker 1>From Oset All right, what made you want to run

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<v Speaker 1>for the state Senate at this point in your life.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you know, as a native Colorado, I grew up

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<v Speaker 3>when the American dream was alive, and so it's my

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<v Speaker 3>desire and purpose to return those values for our future

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<v Speaker 3>generations here in Colorado. So you know, I enlisted in

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<v Speaker 3>the Navy when I was seventeen, did two tours in Vietnam.

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<v Speaker 3>So I am proud to say I'm a veteran and

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<v Speaker 3>looking out for our veterans as one of my goals.

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<v Speaker 3>I've started three companies over my career and established another

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<v Speaker 3>ten around the world. So I'm running to restore physical

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<v Speaker 3>responsibility and limited the government to Colorado, and specifically, some

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<v Speaker 3>of my priorities are to I want to repeal that

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<v Speaker 3>Colorado bag law. And you know that a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>people say, well, that's you know, there's bigger fish to

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<v Speaker 3>fride than that, but it's really symbolic of really what

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<v Speaker 3>I want to accomplish, and that's to eliminate these state

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<v Speaker 3>taxes that are masquerading as fees. And then of course

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<v Speaker 3>I want to reduce and control property taxes. I want

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<v Speaker 3>to declare Colorado a non sanctuary state, and then these

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<v Speaker 3>sanctuary cities in Colorado. So I want to repeal these

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<v Speaker 3>laws that are blocking state agencies to cooperate with ICE

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<v Speaker 3>and detain and deport these criminal illegal immigrants. I want

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<v Speaker 3>to encourage the development and adoption of a net zero

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<v Speaker 3>energy program that will reduce our common emissions and current

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<v Speaker 3>loads on our electrical grid. My home is in that zero,

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<v Speaker 3>so we know how to do that. I want to

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<v Speaker 3>repeal the laws and regulations that are hindering the development

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<v Speaker 3>of Colorado's match and natural gas and oil production. So,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, got a lot to accomplish, and as of

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<v Speaker 3>right now, my opponent does not support any of these

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<v Speaker 3>and has actively voted to block most of them as

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<v Speaker 3>a member of the State House. So yeah, I've got

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<v Speaker 3>great aspirations. It's going to be fun, but a serious one.

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<v Speaker 2>I've thought, well, and here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>All of the things that you just talked about, preserving TABOR,

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<v Speaker 1>lowering taxes and making fees subject to TABOR again, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Of this stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Colorado that I moved into ten years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>And I tell people all the time the changes that

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<v Speaker 1>have occurred, especially since twenty nineteen, when well twenty thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>really when Democrats really took hold of Colorado, have been significant,

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<v Speaker 1>and they've been the kind of changes that are foundationally changing, right,

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<v Speaker 1>like the attacks on Tabor, which are are not going

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<v Speaker 1>to stop. So when people in your district, when you

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<v Speaker 1>are going and knocking doors and you're talking to people,

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<v Speaker 1>what are the number one issues that people talk about, Sam.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, obviously the first one, and I've knocked on a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of doors, including all the businesses in downtown are

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<v Speaker 3>Vada and so forth. The economy, without a doubt, is

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<v Speaker 3>number one. You know these You know, one of the

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<v Speaker 3>things I try to explain to people when it comes

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<v Speaker 3>to inflation at the state level, our hands are kind

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<v Speaker 3>of tied because that's really a federal issue. They keep

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<v Speaker 3>printing all this money. You know, we can't print money

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<v Speaker 3>as a state, so we've got to balance our budget

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<v Speaker 3>with what we have. But I do believe that we

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<v Speaker 3>can make Colorado's economy strong enough to overcome a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of these issues and give our people a strong economy

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<v Speaker 3>to work with here in Colorado.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Sam, I'm glad you're running. Republicans are so hopelessly

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<v Speaker 1>out outnumbered in the House and the Senate.

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<v Speaker 2>That we've got to get some good people.

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<v Speaker 1>Back in the in the House in the Senate to

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<v Speaker 1>sort of bring some balance. Back to Colorado, how do

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<v Speaker 1>you if you find yourself in the house where you

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<v Speaker 1>are part of a small much smaller minority, how do

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<v Speaker 1>you get things done when you are in the minority.

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<v Speaker 2>What's your plan?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, my her plan is through collaboration. And of course

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<v Speaker 3>there's nothing wrong with collaborator collaboration, but collaboration that produces

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<v Speaker 3>a bad result is worse than no collaboration at all. Right,

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<v Speaker 3>Uh So yeah, I intend to work with those across

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<v Speaker 3>the aisle. Uh. I think there's a lot of things

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<v Speaker 3>that we agree on, but a lot of things we

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<v Speaker 3>disagree on, and some of them we have to agree

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<v Speaker 3>to disagree. But uh, it's a matter who has the

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<v Speaker 3>most votes at the bottom line. Right, So we're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>we're gonna work with that, and and we've got to,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, try to get an economy that supports our

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<v Speaker 3>small businesses and which is really the backbone of our

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<v Speaker 3>economy and and nearly half of our citizens. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>getting our economy up and going. And one of the

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<v Speaker 3>way ways I want to kick start that is through

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<v Speaker 3>our oil and gas and streets. I think if we

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<v Speaker 3>can get you know, the regulations top of them, get

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<v Speaker 3>them going, and then Obviously, I do have a net

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<v Speaker 3>zero energy program that long term, well well work into that,

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<v Speaker 3>but we need to kickstart right now, and I believe

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<v Speaker 3>the oil and gas industry is the way to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree, But I think as long as Jared Poulis's governor,

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<v Speaker 1>he hates the oil.

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<v Speaker 2>And gas industry.

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<v Speaker 1>I really say, when they when they fracked across from

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<v Speaker 1>his vacation home, that was too much for him and

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<v Speaker 1>he and he just has decided oil and gas must

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<v Speaker 1>die in the state. So I admire you for going

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<v Speaker 1>to back for oil and gas, and I hope the

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<v Speaker 1>voters take that into consideration.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam.

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<v Speaker 1>Why should people vote for Sam VanderMeer in House District

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<v Speaker 1>number nineteen Senate District number nineteen.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, obviously, I'm I really have two things that I'm

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<v Speaker 3>working on. One is saving you money by lowering your taxes,

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<v Speaker 3>and the other is keeping you safe by getting tough

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<v Speaker 3>on crime. And so those are the two things that

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<v Speaker 3>I really want to focus on. But the third one

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<v Speaker 3>of it, of course, is is the net zero energy program,

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<v Speaker 3>where we're going to be able to save you save

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<v Speaker 3>seventy five percent of our eliminate seventy five percent of

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<v Speaker 3>our carbon output. Uh, and those are real numbers. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>we're out here doing it. It's it's they're they're you know,

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<v Speaker 3>my home to net zero. We've got all the numbers

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<v Speaker 3>to work with. So, you know, for those that are

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<v Speaker 3>kind of on the left and concerned about our environment,

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<v Speaker 3>we've got the answers for that. So uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>between between the environment, between taxes and all these issues

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<v Speaker 3>that we're facing. That by the way, the Democrats own

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<v Speaker 3>all of these issues that we're at. They've been in

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<v Speaker 3>power for the last twelve years, so they on it.

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<v Speaker 3>And all we got to do is just ask the

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<v Speaker 3>the voter public out there. You know, if you like

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<v Speaker 3>what's the way things are, vote, you know, vote my opponent.

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<v Speaker 3>But uh, but if you want to see a real change,

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<v Speaker 3>give us Republicans a chance.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam Bandomir, yep, Sam Bandamir. You can find his website

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<v Speaker 1>Sam for Colorado dot Com. I linked it on my blog,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's pretty easy to remember Sam for Colorado dot Com.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam, best of luck to you. I just got a

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<v Speaker 2>text that said, please tell Sam good luck.

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<v Speaker 1>I will encourage all my friends on social media in

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<v Speaker 1>his district to vote for him.

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<v Speaker 2>So you got one, all right, all right?

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<v Speaker 3>Sam, thank you, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate your time today.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, all right, that's.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam Vandimir for the nineteenth Senate District here in Colorado.

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<v Speaker 2>Give him a look. Sam for colorado dot Com.