James Wiley

James Wiley was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Wiley earned a graduate degree from Colorado State University Pueblo in 2017. His career experience includes working as a political consultant.

Wiley has served as the director of Project Thaler, director of Save Our Suffrage, and secretary of Wave of Hope.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is James Wiley, known as the Red Flame of Liberty. I am a Colorado native, born in Colorado Springs, with a graduate degree from Colorado State University Pueblo. My background includes work as a political consultant and leadership roles in liberty-focused organizations, such as director of Project Thaler, director of Save Our Suffrage, former executive director of the Libertarian Party of Colorado, and Secretary of the Chainsaw Caucus.

I grew up in Kazakhstan witnessing the fall out of the communist government in the former Soviet Union, which ignited my lifelong passion for defending individual rights, transparency, and secure elections. This fueled my activism against vulnerable electronic voting systems and my recent lawsuits challenging election integrity issues in Colorado.

After running as a Libertarian for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District in 2024, I switched to the Republican Party to run this campaign to amplify the urgent fight for election reform on a larger platform. As a Republican candidate for Colorado Secretary of State in 2026, my mission—Liberty S.O.S.—is to free whistleblower Tina Peters, to decertify compromised machines, and implement blockchain for tamper-proof state records to prevent cartel laundering.

I am committed to regenerating the Republican Party with principles of unity and liberty, ensuring every Coloradan's democracy is protected. Visit libertysos.co to join the fight.

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?

Free Tina Peters

Tina Peters, a Gold Star mother and former Mesa County Clerk, exposed vulnerabilities in Colorado’s election systems and now faces a 9-year state prison sentence for her bravery despite President Trump’s December 2025 federal pardon. As Secretary of State, my first priority will be to release every internal SOS file related to her case, delivering full transparency to aid her defense and expose any misconduct. Justice for whistleblowers is non-negotiable. Join the Liberty S.O.S. movement to demand her freedom and restore trust in Colorado’s elections.Decertify Election Machines

Electronic voting machines, ballot counters, and tabulators create systemic risks that can affect thousands of votes through error or sabotage—risks far greater than human-hand-count systems with built-in redundancy. I will immediately decertify all electronic voting equipment statewide and mandate hand-counted paper ballots overseen by the volunteer-based Colorado Ballot Counters Association. My creed: One Day, In Person, Voter ID, Paper Ballots, Hand Count. Backed by my history of lawsuits against Dominion, 2022 recount litigation, and the BIOS password leak prosecution, these reforms end the machine threat the Sovereignty of the People.Blockchain the Public Record

To stop corruption, cartel laundering, and public record tampering forever, I will place all Colorado public records—voter registrations, property and other cunty records, business filings, charities, notaries, past, present, and future—on an immutable blockchain ledger. From the Land Grants first issues under Abraham Lincolns signature to the birth certificates of our children and grand child a record will be made. Building on Colorado’s existing blockchain framework, this “Liberty Ledger” ensures eternal transparency and auditability while enabling $1 crypto-equivalent fees for accessibility. As a Republican fighting for liberty from within, I’ll deliver unbreakable protection for every Coloradan.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am deeply passionate about empowering individual sovereignty and making business development radically easier through broad deregulation in an anarcho-capitalist, Austrian economics framework. I believe humans must remain sovereign unto themselves and never be ruled by machines. I am pro-human first—human life and liberty always trump technology. Technology and AI should serve as tools of freedom and liberation, never as chains or cages of control and dominion. In practice, this drives my commitment to: slashing government barriers to entrepreneurship, eliminating unnecessary regulations, and rejecting electronic voting machines in favor of hand-counted paper ballots to protect human agency in democracy.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an American First Libertarian committed to disrupting the harmony of the cartel government and demolishing and transmuting the federal government into voluntary associations. I am seeking vengeance against the state actors who have become accustom to the habitual violation of the civil and human rights of the People and will work through congress to bring justice for these crimes against humanity.

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?

I am a America First Libertarian committed to demolishing the federal government.Suffrage, the People's right to vote, must be cherished and defended with the vigilance with which we guard our own families.The innocence of our youngest generation must be defended against the exploitation of child sex traffickers and their bribed government officials.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Libertarian Candidates have historically run on a pro-choice platform. I and my peers have departed sharply from this previous position as we recognize the Sovereignty of human life in even its smallest and most precious form. I believe abortion is the murder of one's human peer no matter the number of cells.

I propose a constitutional amendment to enshrine the right to life for all humans of whatever number of living cells. The fetal tissue industry must be destroyed. Let us not be a society of vampires.

We have seen in the last decades how the advances in medical technology have allowed for the continued life of those prematurely born children of a younger and younger age. Science must advance more quickly to better provide replacement environments for the development of unborn children in the event that the mother-child relationship isn't working out. Transplant operations that have proven reliability and success at a demonstrated level of maturity of a child may be offered to those unwilling to continue to be mothers.

I also charge the medical and scientific community with the responsibility of developing options for both mothers and children when the mental and physical health of the mother is at risk. At the age the child will be considered viable when independent from their mother a doctor might arrange for their mutually healthy separation. The child may then continue their development without the environmental stress of rejection by one's own mother

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to Socrates, Jesus Christ, Marcus Aurelius, Giordano Bruno, Deganawida, Francis Bacon, and Thomas Jefferson.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Anatomy of the State by Murry Rothbard

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

That they have principles and they are bound to them before and after their election.

This is the core duty of an elected official and it is a duty largely neglected by the current generation of House Representatives. People ask and expect candidates to do what they say they are going to do. A candidate may have whatever belief or policy position they choose, but if elected they must honor that principle or policy position as the choice of the People and above and beyond their own person, a simple vessel of principle.

To the public my name no longer represents my person but rather my ideals, which I am offering in my name in service to the People's purposes. I am campaigning on the principle of transmuting the government into voluntary private non profit associations and demolishing its cartel powers. I will deliver on this principle, that is my solemn promise to the People.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I have the integrity to fulfill my plan regarding the demolition and transmutation of the federal government as soon as I am sworn in. I am unwavering in the foundation of my principles. I have nothing and need nothing. No force of government evil can sway my resolution or stain my dignity.

I am extensively read, well-spoken, imaginative, vengeful, and honest.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Dismantle the federal government and investigate it for crimes against the rights of the People. That is the answer in my case and for all elected under the banner of vengeance. An elected official must be prepared to fulfill the tasks on which they campaigned and for which they are elected. In our current political condition, this simple principle is far too foreign among allegedly elected officials and representatives.

What legacy would you like to leave?

To reference Lord of the Rings again, I hope to be remembered like Frodo. I am willing to take office and face the journey ahead to destroy the power of the federal government. Many men are so eager to contribute something to the world in hopes of claiming in writing part of humanity's immortal memory. I seek instead to purge humanity of the parasite of the United States federal government which now attacks the same memory with the corruption of communist lies and deceit. Our enemies establish ministries of truth while we engage in the ministry of truth. We do not now have a free country, but we may yet make it so.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember the 2000 election and the recounts in Florida. Election day was my birthday that year, I turned 7 years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked as a computer repair technician with Pueblo PC & Mac starting in the spring of 2011 until I moved to Boulder CO for school that fall.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Revelations

St. John was an absolute poet.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

While I mentioned this before I would probably have to repeat myself again with the analogy that my "heros' journey" is meant to parallel that of Frodo Baggins of the Shire. I have agreed, after much reluctance, to accept the burden of political power which I will use to destroy the federal government. Trust me, there is nothing I want more than to stay in the shire. With the present crisis, my desires are irrelevant.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Our time is now - Gojira

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

It has been a struggle for me to come to terms with the fact that some things you just have to do yourself if you want it done and done right. I have wanted to witness the federal government's collapse since the beginning of my political life in 2012, while I consistently advocated the cause through the years, I never took on the responsibility to see it through. My campaign represents the results of my internalizing this reality and accepting the task God has laid out before me and given me the tools to perform.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

It has the ability to rapidly reflect sudden changes in the popular sentiment given the frequent elections for the office. As our nation decides that it no longer wishes to be exploited by a cartel government we can elect an entire house of Libertarian vengeance candidates prepared to execute on this goal within their first term.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

We must eliminate the parasite to our great nation in the federal government. The challenge of this task may by of a similar proportion to that faced by our founders. By transmuting the government into voluntary private associations the little good the government does will continue but now without the theft inherent in the model of taxation.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I have signed a pledge which has been filed with the Secretary of State and is available on my website which will limit me to 3 terms in Congress. My opponents have not.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Thomas Massie.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Lord of the Rings is easily my favorite story. I've heard a lot of other stories but not much can really compete with this one. Joking aside, the stories I've heard the last 3 year are filled with tears, pain, regrets, and a deep deep hate for the federal government. I won't invite suffering upon you by retelling them now. These are stories you have all heard, stories that you have told, and stories that you have lived. Now is not the time to tell stories, now is the time to act. Once justice has been fulfilled and out vengeance claimed, only then can we begin to tell stories and begin to heal. Until then we must callous ourselves to our suffering and turn our bitterness to the labor of our revenge.

Tell us your favorite joke.

My roommate told me last night that I hadn't offended him, I replied "Well, I can still seek out a path to offense".

After a short pause, I pointed into the yard where a path leads to a fence, "There is one!"

He told me I could claim dadhood by means of the quality of my humor.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

No, I believe honest representation is necessary and desirable. A Representative in Congress must sacrifice their free will and autonomy and put on instead the will of the People from whom the power of Congress is delegated. Those statements, claims, and promises made to the People to secure their vote bind my future actions in the fixed stone of my word. To compromise for the sake of reciprocation or civility is the doom of a free society. Policymaking is not desirable in itself, policy should be unmade. When

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Within my power delegated to me by the People of my district, I will not permit any bills concerning taxation theft to be passed. The People will come to understand that while all theft may not be taxation, all taxation is theft. A society and government with theft as one of its core attributes is a harbor for immorality and must reform or face destruction. When elected I will execute this reform.

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

To investigate all aspects of the federal government for high crimes against humanity, violations of the Geneva Convention, and treason against our nation. This includes also private companies that engage in contractual relationships with the government, carry out conduct classified as state action, and are liable for the protection of the People's civil rights.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Hannah Goodman, Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Colorado