Candidate · November 3, 2026
Jeff Peckman
On the ballot for Governor · Colorado
- 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 | Governor · Colorado1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Unity Party1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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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.
Jeff Peckman was born in Paola, Kansas, in 1954.2 He was the first vice president of special projects for the DaVinci Institute.2 Over 28 years he has run three campaigns as a candidate and three ballot initiative campaigns, and in 2026 he published a book, Raise the Zone.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to offer what he calls affordable and effective solutions in place of the major parties' positions, built on making coherence an operating principle of state government.3,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitejeffpeckman.com3,
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§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.
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says that as governor he would ban energy production from nuclear fission, while allowing nuclear fusion.4
- Build no new reactors and rely on other energy sources
- Support new reactors under the current licensing process
- Speed up licensing further and expand federal support to build many new reactors
His campaign website says he would support a moratorium on new AI data centers until stronger oversight is in place, and that data centers must generate their own electricity, avoid using water for cooling and be approved by local communities.4
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: TRACER campaign finance search — Colorado Secretary of State.6