Jeff Crank
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U.S. Representative for Colorado's 5th district since 2025
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Jeff Crank, running for re-election.
Candidates are listed in the order of the Secretary of State's certified list; unaffiliated write-in candidate Steven Fuller is certified but not printed on the ballot, so he is not listed.
U.S. Representative for Colorado's 5th district since 2025
Army veteran; worked at USAA for more than a decade on policies for military families
Electrical engineering contractor in Colorado Springs; candidate for this seat in 2024
Longtime medical marijuana and libertarian activist; ran for governor of Nebraska as a Libertarian in 2014
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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RepublicanJeff Crank
Says he supports the district's military installations and veterans and works to make the community more resilient to wildfires.
DemocraticJessica Killin
Supports protecting the space industry in the Pikes Peak region, basing national security decisions on mission readiness rather than politics, and protecting the Air Force Academy from additional cuts.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
Supports funding the Defense Department to address threats from China, Russia and Iran.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
Wants to end all wars and cut military spending.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
Supports balancing the budget and paying down the national debt, measuring government programs for results, having large corporations and the very wealthy pay what she calls their fair share, and cutting middle-class taxes.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
Would introduce legislation to cut spending and eliminate the Department of Education and federally subsidized programs he lists, including Amtrak, Obamacare and green energy initiatives.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
Wants to cut government spending and taxes to reduce government's footprint in people's lives.
RepublicanJeff Crank
Cosponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would have state utility regulators consider rules making large data centers pay the cost of new power generation and grid upgrades they require.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
Would vote to end what he calls Green New Scam funding and supports expanding natural gas and LNG production, small modular nuclear reactors and geothermal energy.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
No published position found.
RepublicanJeff Crank
Introduced a resolution condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America that also reaffirms that American elections should be decided by American citizens.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
Would introduce legislation barring noncitizens from voting at any level and removing tax-exempt status from nonprofits that aid immigrants in the country illegally.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
No published position found.
RepublicanJeff Crank
Says the federal government should work with state and local partners so veterans receive the care and benefits they earned; hosted a roundtable on veterans' concerns with VA Secretary Doug Collins.
DemocraticJessica Killin
Supports increasing staffing at VA clinics, restoring full funding for the Veterans Crisis Line and protecting military families from discrimination in housing and employment.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
No published position found.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
No published position found.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress, ending congressional pay during shutdowns, an independent congressional ethics office, stronger ethics codes for federal judges and executive branch leaders, and overturning Citizens United.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
No published position found.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
Says he does not accept campaign donations.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
Would introduce legislation to limit U.S. businesses and universities from transferring technology and capital to China and to bar China from buying U.S. land and real estate.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
Opposes the war in Iran and U.S. funding of Israel.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
Lists the sanctity of life from conception to natural death among his campaign principles.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
Describes himself as pro-choice and supports bodily autonomy rights.
RepublicanJeff Crank
Introduced the Religious Education Liberty Assurance Act, which would bar states that opt in to the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit from excluding private and religious schools, and says families should decide where their children are educated.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
No published position found.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
No published position found.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
Supports ending tariffs she calls irrational, preventing price gouging by oil and grocery companies and corporate landlords, holding utility companies accountable to reduce electricity prices, and investing in more affordable energy production.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
No published position found.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
No published position found.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
Supports repealing recent Medicaid cuts, protecting Medicare from further cuts, letting Medicare negotiate prices for more drugs, capping insulin at $35 for everyone and protecting patients with preexisting conditions.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
No published position found.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
No published position found.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
Opposes selling off federal lands and supports giving the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management the resources they need and boosting wildland firefighting resources.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
No published position found.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
No published position found.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
Supports funding ICE and Customs and Border Protection, defunding sanctuary cities and deporting all immigrants in the country illegally, without exception.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
No published position found.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
Would work with the Trump administration to dismantle the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing policy, which he says causes urban blight.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
No published position found.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
No published position found.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
Supports nationwide marijuana legalization.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
No published position found.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
Says he would put protecting people's civil liberties and individual rights above protecting the rights of the rich and corporations.
RepublicanJeff Crank
No published position found.
DemocraticJessica Killin
No published position found.
American ConstitutionChristopher Mitchell
No published position found.
LibertarianMark "Marky Jr" Elworth
Supports the Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment.