MMIKOCH


 * MMikoch**

__**Political Party:**__ Democratic [|(Green Party Platform)] I am a Democratic and i mostly agree with the Green Party.


 * Colorado Senator i most agree with is __Mark Udall.__**
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 * __3 Most Important Issues:__**
 * 1) **Enviornment and energy-** i think that we should use more renewable resources and less non-renewable resources like oil because we are using to much of it too fast. we should use more renewable resources like wind and hydro energy. If we do not stop using so many non-renewable we could cause a global warming. In all we need to become a more "green planet."
 * 2) **Economy and jobs-** The economy is another big problem because too many people are loosing their jobs. we are in a national debt and many buisnesses are closing. Without a good economy we are left with nothing.
 * 3) **National Defense**- I believe without a national defense, there will be terrotists and pirates and around the globe people will mess with us.[[image:http://www.ultimatetaxi.com/2005/colorado_bells_sept22_2.jpg width="434" height="306" align="right"]]

SB 49 this bill is sponsored by ZWykoff and AFrench This bill is focusing on mainly enviornment and energy, setting percentages of renewable resource usage per state.
 * My Bill:** **__Painting America Green__**


 * 6 facts about my state:**
 * 1) Colorado has a very healthy economy. Per capita personal income in 2003 was $34,561, putting Colorado 8th in the nation.
 * 2) October 2005 unemployment at 4.7% the lowest since September 2001.
 * 3) Early industry in Colorado was based on the extraction and processing of minerals and agricultural products. Recent agricultural products are cattle, wheat, dairy products, hay, and corn.
 * 4) Colorado's state sales tax is 7.4 percent on retail sales.
 * 5) If every household in Colorado replaced 5 incandescent lightbulbs with 5 compact fluorscent lightbulbs, it would save enough energy to power energy for 45,000 homes.
 * 6) Colorado law now requires the state regulated utilities to institute energy efficiency programs to curb our growing energy demands.


 * Sources:**
 * 1) [] -Stockdale, Nancy. "Energy Conservation: Overview." __Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 10 May 2009
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