Pat Miller
RepublicanQ1 What advisory mechanisms will you implement to ensure that evidence and scientific findings play a crucial role in your policymaking process?
“I will always endeavor to get advice on any legislation regarding scientific findings and evidence. If I have questions or am unsure I will contact you before casting a vote.”
Q2 Colorado farmers are facing multiple threats, amidst water scarcity and rising prices for fertilizer and other imported materials. As agriculture is our #1 export sector, in what ways do you imagine using your role to support evidence-based advancements to protect and support our farmers and natural resources in the years ahead?
“Again, I need to seek advice on the many-faceted problems facing farmers today. Something should be done about the rising cost of fertilizer. The scarcity of water in the near future is also something that can be dealt with. Colorado is located in the high plains and subject to droughts. What are other imported materials? I grew up on a farm in Illinois and watched my father agonize when floods, winds, tornadoes or drought threatened. Farming is not for the feint of heart!”
Q3 America has a growing AI industry, supporting cutting-edge innovation but raising issues of resource use, privacy, and economics. What is the right balance of costs and benefits for new data center construction in Colorado, and how would your policies accomplish that balance?
“I am just getting information on the AI industry. I am aware that these centers require a great amount of water, something that could be a problem. Public input must be taken into consideration when looking for locations for construction. I would need to work with others to figure out a right balance of costs and benefits.”
Q4 Colorado has experienced a lingering measles outbreak since March of 2025. What evidence-based policies do you support to improve community and preventive health for your constituents, for infectious diseases and other threats?
“Children from other countries who have been placed in the classrooms having never been vaccinated have created a problem. I want to see any evidence that what I have just written is fact-based! I don’t want the government interfering in the rights of parents to make health decisions for their children. I am not anti-vaccine.”
Q5 What are your opinions on the current state of science literacy, and how could K-12 education standards be adapted to form a better public understanding of and relationship building in science?
“I loved science. I think science should have more classtime. I know from experience that my son had to spend time in the classroom playing games that manipulated moral issues. I want education to stick to the facts and not indoctrinate our students. Standards should be raised in all of academia. We are teaching to the lowest students in the class. We also need to make sure our teachers are the best for teaching science.”