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Senator Cleave Simpson: Leaning in to Nuance

Senator Cleave Simpson is Colorado's Senate Minority Leader. In this episode of UNLOCKING CHANGE, Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) hosts Herbert Alexander and Ryan Conarro sit down with Senator Simpson to talk about everything from water rights and climate change in Colorado, to his journey from his boyhood farming in Alamosa to state office, to questions of criminal justice reform and mitigating extreme sentencing in Colorado. It's all a question, says Simpson, of leaning into the nuances.

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00:00 Unlocking Change Introduction
01:49 Meet Cleave Simpson
02:48 Running for Senate District 6 Office
04:11 The Role of Senate Minority Leader
05:44 The Infuence of Compassion
07:16 Every Senator Represents Their Constituency
07:43 "Raising the Floor": A Moment of Unalignment with the Party
11:03 Perspectives on Extreme Sentencing
12:14 Root Causes & Crime Rates: Auto Theft, Bank Robberies, & More
17:13 The Aguilera-Mederos Case: CO Governor Reduces a 110-Year Sentence
20:45 Simpson's Experience with Criminal Justice Policy
23:06 Snapshot of this Colorado Legislative Session
25:06 CDOC's Requested Budget Increase
26:07 Workforce and Housing in Rural Colorado
26:41 Climate Change and Water Issues
27:15 Additional Prospective Bills
27:39 "A Knot to Untie"

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00:00:00Unlocking Change Cleave Simpson Herbert Alexander CRJ 01.23.25

00:01:49Meet Cleave Simpson

00:02:48Running for Senate District 6 Office

00:04:11The Role of Senate Minority Leader

00:05:44The Infuence of Compassion

00:07:16Every Senator Represents Their Constituency

00:07:43"Raising the Floor": A Moment of Unalignment with the Party

00:11:03Perspectives on Extreme Sentencing

00:12:14Root Causes & Crime Rates: Auto Theft, Bank Robberies, & More

00:17:13The Aguilera-Mederos Case: CO Governor Reduces a 110-Year Sentence

00:20:45Simpson's Experience with Criminal Justice Policy

00:23:06Snapshot of this Colorado Legislative Session

00:25:06CDOC's Requested Budget Increase

00:26:07Workforce and Housing in Rural Colorado

00:26:41Climate Change and Water Issues

00:27:15Additional Prospective Bills

00:27:39"A Knot to Untie"

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[00:01:16] Cleave Simpson: I'm 63, I'll be 64 next week and like, I've been very blunt and clear. I have no other political aspirations. I just want to do things to make life better for my constituents.

[00:01:44] Ryan Conarro: Senator Cleave Simpson, welcome to the studio.

[00:01:46] Cleave Simpson: Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here with you this morning.

[00:01:48] Ryan Conarro: Tell us a little bit about yourself,

[00:01:49] Meet Cleave Simpson
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