Eric Phelan

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Eric Phelan completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Phelan's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-405914-2026-02-20\" id=\"heading-bio-405914-2026-02-20\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-405914-2026-02-20\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-405914-2026-02-20\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-405914-2026-02-20\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-405914-2026-02-20\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tEric Phelan is a Colorado-based IT and security professional with 17 years of experience serving businesses, schools, and local governments. A cofounder and Chief Operations Officer of Code Red Audits, LLC, he has worked extensively in rural communities across Colorado’s Fourth District, partnering with more than 60 school districts and numerous municipalities. A University of Colorado Boulder graduate, Phelan brings a systems-focused approach to governance centered on accountability, fiscal discipline, and measurable results. He is running for the United States House of Representatives to restore functional leadership and deliver practical solutions that lower costs and strengthen communities.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-405914-2026-02-20\" id=\"heading-key-message-405914-2026-02-20\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-405914-2026-02-20\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-405914-2026-02-20\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-405914-2026-02-20\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-405914-2026-02-20\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Eric Phelan supports a “Sunset &amp; Review” system to restore accountability in federal spending. Every taxpayer-funded program would be required to include an expiration date and undergo periodic independent review to justify its continuation. This ensures Congress regularly evaluates whether programs still work, eliminates waste and duplication, and forces transparent votes on whether to renew, reform, or end federal initiatives. \r\n\"No program should exist forever without proving it still serves the American people.\"</li><li>Eric Phelan proposes a long-term structural reform to address healthcare affordability and workforce shortages by expanding medical education pipelines, reducing administrative costs, and aligning federal healthcare spending toward outcomes rather than bureaucracy. His plan focuses on lowering costs, increasing provider availability nationwide, strengthening rural healthcare access, and ensuring taxpayer dollars produce measurable improvements in patient care.\r\n\r\n“Lower costs, more doctors, better access — without sacrificing quality.”</li><li>Eric Phelan supports establishing term limits for members of Congress to encourage fresh leadership, reduce career political entrenchment, and return public service to a citizen-legislator model. Term limits would help curb long-term institutional stagnation while promoting accountability, innovation, and closer alignment with the needs of constituents.\r\n\r\n“Public office should be a period of service — not a lifetime career.”</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-405914-2026-02-20\" id=\"heading1-405914-2026-02-20\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-405914-2026-02-20\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-405914-2026-02-20\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-405914-2026-02-20\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-405914-2026-02-20\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tEric Phelan is driven by a systems-focused approach to public service, emphasizing accountability, efficiency, and real-world results. He is passionate about strengthening government oversight through sunset reviews, reforming healthcare by expanding the medical workforce and reducing costs, and improving education to better prepare Americans for skilled careers and economic opportunity. His priorities center on lowering the cost of living, promoting capitalism, supporting working families and small businesses, decreasing the size of government, and promoting leadership renewal through term limits. At his core, he believes government should function transparently, perform effectively, and always remain accountable to the people it serves.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nEric Phelan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Phelan's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Eric Phelan is a Colorado-based IT and security professional with 17 years of experience serving businesses, schools, and local governments. A cofounder and Chief Operations Officer of Code Red Audits, LLC, he has worked extensively in rural communities across Colorado’s Fourth District, partnering with more than 60 school districts and numerous municipalities. A University of Colorado Boulder graduate, Phelan brings a systems-focused approach to governance centered on accountability, fiscal discipline, and measurable results. He is running for the United States House of Representatives to restore functional leadership and deliver practical solutions that lower costs and strengthen communities. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Eric Phelan supports a “Sunset & Review” system to restore accountability in federal spending. Every taxpayer-funded program would be required to include an expiration date and undergo periodic independent review to justify its continuation. This ensures Congress regularly evaluates whether programs still work, eliminates waste and duplication, and forces transparent votes on whether to renew, reform, or end federal initiatives. \r\n\"No program should exist forever without proving it still serves the American people.\" Eric Phelan proposes a long-term structural reform to address healthcare affordability and workforce shortages by expanding medical education pipelines, reducing administrative costs, and aligning federal healthcare spending toward outcomes rather than bureaucracy. His plan focuses on lowering costs, increasing provider availability nationwide, strengthening rural healthcare access, and ensuring taxpayer dollars produce measurable improvements in patient care.\r\n\r\n“Lower costs, more doctors, better access — without sacrificing quality.” Eric Phelan supports establishing term limits for members of Congress to encourage fresh leadership, reduce career political entrenchment, and return public service to a citizen-legislator model. Term limits would help curb long-term institutional stagnation while promoting accountability, innovation, and closer alignment with the needs of constituents.\r\n\r\n“Public office should be a period of service — not a lifetime career.” What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Eric Phelan is driven by a systems-focused approach to public service, emphasizing accountability, efficiency, and real-world results. He is passionate about strengthening government oversight through sunset reviews, reforming healthcare by expanding the medical workforce and reducing costs, and improving education to better prepare Americans for skilled careers and economic opportunity. His priorities center on lowering the cost of living, promoting capitalism, supporting working families and small businesses, decreasing the size of government, and promoting leadership renewal through term limits. At his core, he believes government should function transparently, perform effectively, and always remain accountable to the people it serves.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]