Jarvis Caldwell

Jarvis Caldwell served in the U.S. Air Force from 2009 to 2019. He earned associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force in 2015 and 2017 and a bachelor's degree from American Military University in 2022. His career experience includes working as a nonprofit executive director, charter school board vice chairman, and Colorado House of Representatives communications director.[2]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m a father, husband, veteran, and Christian.

I’m honored to have served this country for 10 years in the United States Air Force. In that time, my career included multiple tours overseas from everywhere to Korea and England to Afghanistan and Italy. My passion for law & order led me to cross-training into the JAG Corps five years into my service. There, I spent the majority of the time on legal prosecutorial teams.

After my service, I began serving on the Board of Directors for a local charter school. We run our school very conservatively and have had great success. As a parent myself, I worry about the safety of mine and all children at school. That’s why we’ve taken measures to arm and train staff volunteers to carry firearms as a first line of defense.

For the 2022 and 2023 Colorado legislative sessions, I served as a legislative aide and then the Communications Director for the House Republicans. My focus was on transparency and increasing our reach to constituents so they knew the work we were doing on their behalf.

In my personal life, my wife and I have been married since 2013. She retired in 2024 after serving over 22 years in the Air Force. When not working, we spend all the time we can with our two sons and enjoy hiking, camping, church, and as many outdoor activities Colorado has to offer. My greatest mission in life is raising my two boys to be respectful and honorable men who serve others, their community, God, and have a love for this amazing country.

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?

The government has nothing it doesn’t first take from you and me. In Colorado, we are taxed, fee’d, and regulated to death. While Coloradans are struggling, what has the legislature done? They’ve failed to pass property tax relief, added bag fees, delivery fees, a new gas fee, attacked TABOR, increased energy fees, and countless new regulations that have further driven up costs on us.

The Colorado budget was about $30 Billion in 2019. In 2024, it’s over $41 Billion. Yet, we still have issues funding our schools, crime is at crisis levels, and our roads are terrible. It's not a revenue problem. It's a prioritization problem.Colorado is experiencing record-high crime and drug overdoses. What's been the solution? Soft-on-crime policies by Democrats who want bail reform, abolition of the police, "safe" drug injection sites, softer penalties for narcotic use & distribution, and a resistance by the far-left to virtually any new criminal laws.

The tactics employed by Democrats only incentivize criminals and emboldens them. Safety & security is the fundamental pillar of a free and functioning society. We need to get back to putting the needs of citizens above the wants of criminals. As a former member of the Air Force JAG Corps, I worked tirelessly to hold criminals accountable and get victims the outcomes they deserved.Parents and students deserve to be able to attend the school of their choice. Funding should follow students, not be tied to the building they happen to live closest to. Giving kids a greater opportunity for success by not punishing them due to their current circumstances only helps our children, not hurt them.

The government does not own your children, and our tax dollars are what fund schools in the first place. You should have a legal right to access any curriculum your child is being taught. Education, not indoctrination.

As a charter school board member, I've always advocated that parents are the decision makers of their child's life, and the school is just a facilitator meant to assist parents in their learning endeavor.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Illegal immigration is an issue that has already cost our state and local taxpayers over $100 million. That’s money we’ve paid into the system to take care of the services and infrastructure we need. We must end our Sanctuary Status immediately.

As a former JAG Corps member, I am passionate about Law & Order. Crime is out-of-control and the soft-on-crime legislature is only making it worse.

As a charter school board member, I believe school choice and parental rights are essential. Both of those issues are under attack in worse ways than we’ve ever seen in this state.

The Second Amendment is the single most important right we have. It’s what ensures all the other rights. It’s what makes us citizens, not subjects. We must defend it.

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

My dad was a Kentucky coal miner but left the mines shortly before I was born. My entire life, he was a “Jack-of-all-trades.” From the time I was big enough to carry my own weight, I worked with him on weekends and during the summers when I was out of school.

We did everything; jobs like shingling roofs, remodeling houses, building decks, working on cars, building swimming pools, pressure washing driveways, and more. I did those kinds of jobs with him from the time I was a kid up until I joined the military at the age of 20. I thank God for those experiences and the work ethic he instilled in me at such a young age. It really taught me to value every dollar earned.

What is the first bill you would introduce if elected?

I would like to introduce the Senior Property Tax Exemption Portability Act. In Colorado, senior citizens earn property tax exemption status after being in their home for 10 years. However, if they decide to move, they lose that tax exemption status and have to start all over. This causes seniors who would like to move, often times to downsize after their children are grown, to have to stay in homes they no longer want or need because they may be on a fixed income and can't afford the new tax increase. If their tax exemption status could move with them to their new home, that would cause a new, often times larger home, to be available for younger, growing families who need the extra space. In essence, it solves two problems at once. Seniors get to relocate freely around the state, and housing opens up for families needing a home in that area.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Ryan Graham, Charter School Board President in Monument, CO.

Mark Hyatt, former President of The Classical Academy & Founder/CEO of Falcon AeroLab.

Eric Davis, Owner of 3T Karate & Charter School Board President in Colorado Springs.

Rep. Ryan Armagost, State Representative (HD-64).

John Godsey, Retired CSPD Lieutenant from Black Forest, CO.