Heidi Ganahl

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Heidi Ganahl
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Member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents
from the at-large district
In office
January 11, 2017 –January 5, 2023

Ganahl was elected to the CU Board of Regents as an at-large member in 2016. She wants to see more conservatives (student, staff and faculty levels) at the university. [10] Ganahl also recently sponsored an anti-critical race theory proposition in an effort that was seen as an attempt to impose external controls on the academic freedom of faculty at the University of Colorado. The proposition was defeated in a 3-6 vote of the Board. Regents Ganahl, Chance Hill, and Susan Sharkey voted for the proposition. [11]

2022 Colorado gubernatorial race

On September 10, 2021, Ganahl filed paperwork with the Secretary of State's office indicating that she was seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado in the 2022 election. [12]

On June 28, 2022, Ganahl secured the GOP nomination for Governor of Colorado. On November 8, 2022, Ganahl lost to Democratic incumbent Jared Polis by a margin of 58% to 39%. [13] [14]

Political positions

Trump and the 2020 election

Ganahl considers herself to be a supporter of former president Donald Trump. Ganahl has declined to state if the results of the 2020 presidential election are legitimate. [15] [16] After the 2020 presidential election, Ganahl praised John Eastman, a controversial lawyer who incorrectly claimed that Kamala Harris is not an American citizen and wouldn't be eligible to be Vice President. Eastman also helped Trump in his attempts to overturn the election results. [17]

In a November 2021 event, Ganahl suggested that winning by large margins will override election fraud, implying that substantial voter fraud exists. [18] In the same event, Ganahl also endorsed a political group that pushes claims of election fraud in the 2020 election. [19] While praising the election system in Colorado, Ganahl also expressed uncertainty over the election process of other states during the 2020 election. [20] Similarly, Ganahl has raised doubt about the election, voicing concern over what she perceived as "rules being weakened before the [2020] election in some states". [21]

Healthcare

In the 2021 legislative session, Ganahl opposed the Colorado Affordable Health Care Option, a measure that aimed at lowering healthcare costs by creating a public health insurance option. Writing an op-ed and referring to a brain tumor she got removed, Ganahl stated “The proposed Colorado Affordable Health Care Option is not the broad solution politicians claim. With unintended consequences to quality and access, it may force hospitals to eliminate some critical functions. It may even endanger miracles like mine.” [17]

Education

Ganahl is opposed to proposals offering tuition-free enrollment in community colleges. In regards to sexual assault on campus, Ganahl has acknowledged it as a serious issue but has downplayed its prevalence, saying “Twenty-eight percent of students at CU said that they had been sexually assaulted, but it included all kinds of things like inappropriate touching, and catcalling, etc. I think the actual rape number was nine percent […] it’s still nine percent too many. But you know, that’s self-reported, so.” [17]

Ganahl has claimed that conservatives at colleges are being "silenced" and has attempted to form organizations that promote conservative viewpoints on-campus. [17]

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  3. ↑ "With Heidi Ganahl win, Republicans retain majority on CU Board of Regents" . Retrieved November 26, 2016.
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  11. ↑ "CU Regents Approve Compensation Plan, Discuss Academic Freedom". November 5, 2021.
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