Scheppelman ‘isn’t running to enrich herself’

Editor:

I was encouraged to learn that Hope Scheppelman, a candidate for U.S. Congress in Colorado’s 3rd District, has signed the pledge to introduce or co-sponsor the U.S. Term Limits Constitutional Amendment. At a time when trust in Washington is at historic lows, that commitment matters.

Sadly, Congressman Jeff Hurd still refuses to sign the same term limits pledge, one that many members of Congress and the U.S. Senate have already endorsed. Our founders never intended Washington to be a lifelong career. They envisioned citizen-leaders who would serve, then return home, not political insiders who build power, wealth, and influence decade after decade.

Hope Scheppelman understands something else that Washington often ignores: term limits alone are not enough. That’s why she has pledged to introduce the SHARE Act (Securities & Holdings Allocated for Representative Earnings) to finally end insider trading by members of Congress.

Under her proposal, lawmakers and their families would be subject to the same trading rules as everyday Americans. All congressional investments would be pooled into a federally managed, fully transparent account, traded identically. And if those portfolios succeed, 50% of the net gains would be returned directly to the American people.

No special trades. No secret advantages. If lawmakers profit, the people should too. Hope Scheppelman isn’t running to enrich herself. She’s running to fix a system that has forgotten who it works for.

Sharon Scuttie

Pueblo