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Jeff Hurd: “I would rather grow crops in the San Luis Valley and in Mesa…”

Featuring: Jeff Hurd, Republican | U.S. House Colorado, District 3

Republican Jeff Hurd speaks about his campaign for Colorado Congressional District 3 [

Published October 8, 2024 | Video Starts at 03:24

You know, for example, Douglas county, taking it from the San Luis Valley. Do you support that kind of policy? No, I do not. I've been adamantly opposed to that. I would say I would rather grow crops in the San Luis Valley and in Mesa county than houses in Denver and Aurora. Sorry, Sean. And that's something that ag is the lifeblood and water is the lifeblood of our communities in western and southern Colorado. (03:24–03:31)

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Asserts opposition to transferring water from rural to urban areas for development.

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