Issues
Agriculture & Water
Daneya has fought to protect Southern Colorado Farmers by preserving our farmlands, connecting our family farms to more customers and always protecting our water rights from in-state and out-of-state water grabs. She has worked with the Pueblo Chile Growers Association to promote the Pueblo Chile Brand and is responsible for the Pueblo Chile license plate. While serving as a legislator, she was the Vice Chair of the House Agriculture Committee and the Vice Chair of the Legislative Water Resources Review Committee. Bringing her experience from the state, as a County Commissioner, she serves on both the Arkansas Basin Roundtable and the Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District.
Women’s Rights
Daneya is a fearless advocate for women’s rights, tirelessly working to ensure equality and justice for all. With a proven track record of championing policies that address gender disparities and protect reproductive rights. Before the fall of Roe, she passed the Reproductive Health Equity Act, guaranteeing women's access to abortion in the state of Colorado. During her time at the state she also championed bills that ensured access to the birth control of a woman’s choice, fought for pay equity, and helped to push health care coverage of IVF.
Public Safety
Daneya believes in giving law enforcement the tools needed to safely do their jobs and protect our community. As a commissioner, she has supported the Sheriff’s budget requests to do so. She’s also proud to have earned the endorsement of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 837, the Sheriff Deputies. As a mother, she believes in keeping our communities safe by stopping crime before it starts, by ensuring there are early intervention services for people struggling with addiction or mental health crises in our community.
Grow our Economy
Daneya knows that a key to making Pueblo an even better place to live is to make sure our neighbors and families do more than just get by, they need to thrive. She’s been working her entire career helping students get ahead in higher education or preserving access to a job in the trades. She knows that to attract new businesses Pueblo needs workers with the skills we have right now. While the County is looking at a new transition from coal, she is working everyday to help us find a new way forward. As a County Commissioner, she has been pushing for more housing that’s affordable for all of us, while also always advocating against electric rate hikes and predatory practices, keeping more money in our pockets.
