Promising not to raise taxes if elected Colorado governor next year, Weld County resident, former county commissioner and State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer announced she was entering the crowded race Tuesday evening, saying “it’s time.”

“It’s time that we have a governor who knows how to govern, one who believes that Colorado’s best days are ahead of us,” Kirkmeyer said, touting her credentials as a mother, grandmother, businesswoman and experienced legislator.

Kirkmeyer announced her run in front of about 50 supporters at the Historic Fort Lupton site in southern Weld. Kirkmeyer told the group that she would not raise taxes as governor while fighting for affordability, education and safety in communities.

She also said she would “fix the damn roads” in Colorado.

“And you can go back and look

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