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:

Steph Vigil

info@vhillforcolorado.com or 719-297-3210

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 at studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com