Colorado attorney general candidates have called this year’s race the most important in the state’s history, amid an unprecedented state drought and legal battles with the federal government.

Candidates’ Priorities

Four Democratic candidates and two Republicans are listed in the June primaries to replace the term-limited Phil Weiser, a Democrat who’s running for governor. The winners of the two primaries will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election.

Democratic candidate Michael Dougherty named several reasons for concern: the state’s water crisis, hostile relationships with Republican President Donald Trump and Congress’ ineffective use of the Constitution’s checks on the balance of power.

Dougherty, the current Boulder County district attorney and a former state deputy attorney general, said one of his top priorities for the environment would be to protect the state’s water by finding a solution for the Colorado River Compact with the other Colorado River states.

Another Democratic candidate, David Seligman, said he would focus on corporations in Colorado that have damaged the state’s environment. “We’ve got corporate polluters out here that are polluting our air, making us sick, and getting away with it,” Seligman said.

The economy has also taken center stage among the Democratic candidates. Griswold’s campaign website said she would focus on taking corporations to court over economic issues, such as anti-competitive mergers and illegal housing practices.

Republican Candidates

One of the Republican candidates, Michael Allen, is critical of Democrats’ performance. “Colorado has routinely been more expensive than our neighboring states, but it has not been as unaffordable as it is today,” Allen said.

Allen has focused his campaign on crime’s impact on affordability in Colorado. “If we can drive down property crimes in the state, it would drive down the cost of insurance in the state as well,” Allen said.

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.