Tyson Chick
RepublicanQ1 What advisory mechanisms will you implement to ensure that evidence and scientific findings play a crucial role in your policymaking process?
“I support and have in any past business projects that require deep subject matter expertise worked with and actively sought out counsel. It is important to seek out unbiased and unemotional data that can drive decisions based on fact.”
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?
“We have many challenging topics related to resources that will be highly charged and highly emotional. As someone who comes from a legacy ranch that has passed thru 5 generations of my family I am deeply rooted and understanding of the Ag industry. I have spent almost 30 years working in the cooperative system and supported our farm and ranch owner/customers in leadership roles. In all crucial conversations I have found that the more we can root the discussion in fact and math the easier it is to find common ground.”
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?
“AI use can raise tax bases in the county but also increase demand on weak utility systems. There is substantial electrical and water use that in some parts of the country are readily available such as the Pacific Northwest. That is not the case in SE Colorado. We must critically evaluate potential development in this area against the availability of these limited resources.”
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?
“Science and math can further the conversation but there is still an inherent personal right that we must also be protective of. These are hard decisions that will have consequences on both sides of the topic.”
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?
“Educators and state boards must lead this discussion. Running as a candidate for county commissioner my stance would be to support opportunities for education and literacy where possible in that role.”