Governor Demand Quotes by Walker Stapleton

When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.

— Walker Stapleton

As Governor, I will demand that Colorado's government serves the taxpayers of Colorado, not special interest groups and government bureaucrats.

— Walker Stapleton

There is a valid nationwide sentiment of concern over public pensions, and poor funding ratios are viewed negatively by financial markets.

— Walker Stapleton

Legislators should demand that we not go through the entire pension reform debate just to apply a band-aid when this patient needs a quadruple…

— Walker Stapleton

Colorado cannot afford to become the next California, with skyrocketing taxes that hurt our state's economy and our quality of life.

— Walker Stapleton

The state treasurer has authority to weigh in and take leadership roles on taxing and spending legislation.

— Walker Stapleton

We owe our public servants, from school teachers to state employees, a sustainable and well-funded retirement that they can count on.

— Walker Stapleton

If you just give somebody a blank check without any deliverables associated with that, you're not going to get the improvements that you want…

— Walker Stapleton

Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the…

— Walker Stapleton

Reforming PERA will strengthen and improve Colorado's all-important long term standing with credit rating agencies.

— Walker Stapleton

I don't think Congress, in general, has done a good job articulating to the American public how inextricably linked our credit markets are to…

— Walker Stapleton

That's where the good ideas come from: the people, not the boardroom. But you have to be willing to put in the legwork.

— Walker Stapleton