Clifton Brown is an unaffiliated candidate running for U.S. House in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. A retired carpenter from Aguilar in Las Animas County, he describes himself as a "compassionate conservative" and says he decided to run after seeing masked men detain immigrants and citizens. He presents his candidacy as an alternative to the two-party system, with a platform that includes ending all foreign wars, promoting a 32-hour workweek, enacting universal health care, and protecting rural water rights and agriculture; he did not return the Denver Post candidate questionnaire.
Brown says the for-profit health-insurance model has damaged U.S. healthcare and identifies greed and profit incentives as central problems. His campaign's stated policy is to promote universal healthcare and make healthcare a constitutionally protected right.
Brown describes the economic system as a conflict between wealthy interests and ordinary people. In his 2026 Candidate Connection responses, he argues that corporations and money-management companies are driving up housing costs and proposes that only citizens be allowed to own real estate as a way to protect housing affordability; he also pledges not to accept corporate or PAC money. These are campaign statements, and no detailed legislative economic plan was identified.
Brown says modern society depends on energy and supports investing in energy that respects the planet, while emphasizing conservative energy use to keep the environment clean. In a separate energy statement, he criticizes subsidies for large, wealthy companies as corporate welfare; the available material does not specify which energy subsidies he would end.
Clifton Brown says jobs commonly described as ones Americans do not want are instead difficult jobs that should pay more, rather than allowing immigrants to be paid less. He also says employers who hire undocumented immigrants commit a worse crime than the immigrants and should be punished.
Brown's campaign platform calls for an anti-war policy: cutting military spending, ending all foreign wars, and closing all foreign military bases. His campaign materials describe the U.S. as "the most lethal and destructive force on the planet" and say HEROs will end "the military madness" that he says has crippled the country.
On racial equity, Brown says racism remains a problem in America and argues that recent Supreme Court action affecting the Voting Rights Act and partisan redistricting demonstrate continuing threats to voting rights and equality. He calls for ending gerrymandering and criticizes Republican officials in strongly partisan language.
Clifton Brown has stated that the government should not pay for private education, saying, “If you want a private education the government shouldn't pay a penny of that.” No more detailed public position on K-12 funding or other education policy was identified in the reviewed sources.
Brown's campaign materials warn that automation and artificial intelligence threaten workers, stating "Robots are coming for your jobs and AI is sucking away your soul" and that robots replacing human jobs would be a human-rights disaster for the working class. He does not offer a detailed technology policy platform.
Brown says gerrymandering should end and proposes eliminating congressional districts, which he argues would help break the two-party system. He also says only citizens should vote and contribute to campaigns, and supports banning corporate/PAC donations to candidates; these positions are documented in his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection responses.
Brown's campaign says it will protect rural communities by protecting water rights and agriculture and supporting farmers, ranchers, and small towns. His campaign also describes a focus on rural communities and Colorado values in the 3rd District.
Brown says the for-profit health-insurance model has damaged U.S. healthcare and identifies greed and profit incentives as central problems. His campaign's stated policy is to promote universal healthcare and make healthcare a constitutionally protected right.