Candidate · November 3, 2026
Gaylon Kent
On the ballot for U.S. House · Colorado's 2nd District
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Colorado's 2nd District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Libertarian Party1 |
| Status | Challenger |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Gaylon Kent was born in Los Angeles and served in the U.S. Navy from 1983 to 1987, aboard the submarine USS Blueback.2,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says voters deserve better than a status quo it describes as perpetual war and $40 trillion in debt, and calls for a second American Revolution of common sense at the ballot box.4,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitethefreedomtrain.com2,
4 - Facebookfacebook.com/GaylonKentForCongress5
- Othersubstack.com/@gaylonkent5
- Othergaylonkent.net5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website calls for a tax cut, a flat tax and a one-page income tax return.5,
- Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
- Cut rates further, including the top rate
- Keep current rates
- Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says innocent people have been executed and that it is time to abolish the death penalty.5
- Use it more often or for more crimes (for example, child rape or drug trafficking)
- Keep it as current law allows
- Pause executions (a moratorium)
- Abolish it
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says the government must stay out of the abortion debate.5
Health Care
His campaign website calls for returning doctors and health insurers to the free market.5
Immigration
His campaign website says that while every nation is entitled to secure borders, immigrants already here should be given legal status without being made citizens.7
- No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
- Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
- Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
- A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says he opposes all wars that have not been declared by Congress, as the Constitution requires.8,
- Let the president order military action without needing Congress's approval
- Let the president act first, but enforce the 60-day limit and end any action Congress doesn't approve
- Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
His campaign website opposes the war with Iran, saying Iran poses no strategic threat to the United States.8
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says term limits are wrong and that the best form of term limits is citizens voting on Election Day.9
- Shorter limits, such as three House terms (six years) and two Senate terms (12 years)
- Longer limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamber
- No term limits
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says the government must not mandate wages.9