Aurora Voters: Here’s Where Clinton Porter Stands on This Year’s Ballot Measures
If you’re sorting through your blue book or staring at a sample ballot wondering how local candidates align with the statewide asks, Republican candidate Clinton Porter has started signaling where he lands on this year’s measures—and it’s worth paying attention.
Porter, who’s running to represent House District 42 (covering southeast Aurora, parts of Centennial, and the Buckley Space Force Base area), hasn’t just checked boxes. He’s publicly backed Proposition 131 (the all-candidate primary/ranked-choice general election overhaul) and Amendment 80 (the school choice constitutional guarantee)—two measures that could reshape how we vote and how our kids learn.
He’s also voiced support for Proposition JJ, which lets the state keep sports betting revenue for water projects instead of refunding it to casinos. Given Aurora’s reliance on the Prairie Waters system and ongoing Colorado River negotiations, that one hits close to home.
What he’s not backing? Amendment 79 (abortion access in the state constitution) and Proposition 127 (banning mountain lion and bobcat hunting)—both high-profile, high-heat measures this cycle.
Porter’s positions track with a broader GOP push to frame this ballot as “government overreach vs. parental rights,” but his District 42 race against Democrat Mandy Lindsay (the incumbent) could hinge on how unaffiliated voters—now the largest bloc in Arapahoe County—break on these same issues.
Bottom line: Your ballot is long. Porter’s giving you a cheat sheet. Whether you agree or not, it’s a starting point for the kitchen-table conversations that actually decide elections in Aurora.
