Tig earned his leadership on the battlefield. Now he's using it to serve Colorado Springs with action, not politics.

Since our first strong mayor in 2011, Colorado Springs has kept running into the same core problems. 

Growth without matching infrastructure. 

Roads and traffic. Housing costs. Homelessness and disorder. 

Public safety strain. 

Wildfire readiness. 

Water pressure. 

And above all, accountability. 

The whole point of a strong mayor system is clear ownership. If the problems keep stacking up, the excuses run out.

Too many candidates talk like 1 person runs every part of city government.

That is not how this works.

Colorado Springs has a strong mayor system, but the Mayor is not City Council, and City Council is not the Mayor.

City Council writes the rules, approves the budget, votes on ordinances, and is supposed to represent the public in the open.

The Mayor runs the executive side of city government.

That matters because people deserve honesty about how decisions actually get made.

If roads stay bad, if housing keeps getting harder, if homelessness keeps spreading, if public safety feels stretched, people should know who has the power to act, who controls the money, and who is supposed to answer for results.

Too often, residents get campaign slogans instead of straight answers.

They hear promises.
They hear blame.
They hear finger pointing.

What they do not hear enough is the truth about how City Hall is structured and where accountability is supposed to land.

A city works better when people understand the system.

Who writes the rules.
Who approves the money.
Who runs operations.
Who answers to the public.

That should not be confusing.
It should be clear.

Because when government gets blurry, accountability disappears.

And when accountability disappears, the same problems keep getting passed around while the public keeps paying for them.

Homelessness and crime are rising fast in Colorado Springs, and our city is at a turning point. 

In 2025, the homeless population jumped by 52%, and the number of unsheltered individuals doubled in just one year. Meanwhile, crime rates remain well above national averages, with increases in violent crime and property crime including one of the highest auto theft rates in the country.

This isn’t just a crisis it’s a warning sign. Left unchecked, this leads to declining neighborhoods, increased fear, and long-term damage to our city’s future.

We cannot sweep the problem away. Simply removing encampments does not end homelessness. The root causes mental health issues, addiction, and lack of access to stable housing and support must be addressed directly and with urgency.