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Mike Johnston (born November 17, 1974) announced his candidacy for Governor of Colorado in early 2017. He is a former state legislator in the Colorado Senate, representing Senate District 33 in Northeast Denver. [https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2016A/directory.nsf/MemberDetailPage?OpenForm&district=33&chamber=senate]

== Biography ==

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Johnston_(Colorado_legislator)#Biography]

== On the Issues ==

=== Education ===
In response to an interview question asking what the most important issues are in the governor's race, he cited the need to create a system of education that helps to train and re-train workers across their lifetimes as being "by far the biggest one". Second was the need to create a world-class K-12 and early childhood education system. [http://www.westword.com/news/meet-mike-johnston-fast-rising-political-star-running-for-colorado-governor-8725135] 

Johnston is running on a "Colorado Promise", which would allow any Coloradan to access two years of tuition-free career or post-secondary training in exchange for "meaningful service to the state". [https://mikejohnstonforcolorado.com/policies/colorado-promise] 

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=== Criminal Justice Reform ===


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== Notable News ==

* On February 21, 2018, Johnston became the first Democrat to turn in the required signatures for being listed on the primary ballot by petition. [https://www.denverpost.com/2018/02/21/mike-johnston-colorado-governor-race-voter-signatures/]