Who knew turning the ballot upside down could be an effective voting strategy? We get to know Steph Vigil, candidate to return to the Colorado legislature representing District 16. She has a track record of standing up for the common man, woman and family. Our discussion includes how downballot races really impact our daily lives. We recorded with Steph Vigil on September 25, before ballots were mailed out.
We also hear from Pikes Peak Bulletin Managing Editor Heila Ershadi about campaign ads for Jeff Crank that his opponent, Jessica Killin, has decried as a security risk and invasion of her family’s privacy. Both are candidates in a very competitive race to represent Colorado’s District 5 in Congress.
Plus – some outstanding resources for voters trying to cast informed votes on a lengthy ballot.
LINKS:
One Life Impacts Many – episode 31 of a Place for everyone
Pikes Peak Bulletin Voters Guide
Our Voice, Our Future 2026 – episodes recorded at the Studio 809 Podcasts Get Out the Vote Podcast Marathon
Candidate Killin’s Address Exposed in Political Ads
For the undecided: Crank vs. Killin for Congress
My Family and the One Big Beautiful Bill
To share your opinion at the Pikes Peak Bulletin: heila@pikespeakbulletin.org
Jessica Killin Wants to Represent You in Congress – Episode 41 of Loving the Springs, published in March
MENTIONED:
Front Range Passenger Rail
Bustang
RTD in Denver
DIA
Colorado Springs Airport
Uber
DoorDash
Amazon
Project Taurus
Data centers
Jeff Crank
Jessica Killin
Free Speech Coalition
ACLU
No Going Back PAC
MAGA Inc.
Wayne Laugesen
The Gazette
Aylo
PornHub
Nick Raven
Badly Needed & Long Overdue (BNLO)
Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.
Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments here or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com