George Brauchler
President, Advance Academy

George has been the President of Advance Colorado Academy since it began in 2021.

He previously served as the elected District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District (JD), Colorado’s most populous district, which includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties, from 2013-2021.

Over his career, George has served as a Deputy District Attorney, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, military prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, military defense attorney, and just prior to his election, the Chief of Military Justice — the chief prosecutor—for Fort Carson, the 4th Infantry Division, and the U.S. Division North in Tikrit, Iraq.

As a state prosecutor, he handled the felony cases from the Columbine High School mass shooting case, the Aurora Theater (Batman) mass shooting case, and recently, the STEM Academy school mass shooting case.

Colonel Brauchler serves as a military judge and legal advisor for NORAD-NORTHCOM in the Colorado National Guard.

He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, University of Denver College of Law, the U.S. Army JAG School, and has trained state, military, and international prosecutors across the United States and worldwide.

George has appeared in documentaries and news programs about various high profile crimes, as well as having provided commentary on CNN, Fox News, NBC, Court TV, and every local television station.

George’s family lives in Parker, Colorado.

Michael Fields
President, Advance Institute

Michael is the President of the Advance Colorado Institute. Prior to that he served as the Executive Director of Colorado Rising Action and the State Director of Americans for Prosperity - Colorado. He brings years of nonprofit, educational, and legislative experience. He has served as a policy aide at the Colorado State House and also as a press aide for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions. He taught both elementary and middle school at a charter school in Aurora – later serving as the governing board president of that school. He is a FOX31 Denver political analyst, as well as an adjunct professor of American Politics. Michael graduated from Valparaiso University and earned his J.D. from University of Colorado – Boulder. He and his wife, Mele, and their four children live in Parker.

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Advance Colorado is a non-profit dedicated to educating Coloradans on the benefit of strong and sustainable state and local governing solutions in the areas of fiscal responsibility and transparency, limited government, free enterprise, lower taxes, strong public safety, and an accountable education system.

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Colorado is a special place with special people. For too long, conservatives have stood by while liberal special interest groups and politicians have turned Colorado into a testing ground for some of the most liberal policies and plans in the nation. It is time to return Colorado to a place where conservative leaders and policies play a prominent role in the direction of our state.

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It’s time to rebuild Colorado and return it to a state where conservative leaders and policies play a prominent role in the direction of our state.

It’s time that the fringe be sidelined and we get to a place where thoughtful debate and dialogue can exist without banishing people to their ideological corners.

It’s time to hold liberals accountable and challenge their policies in the court of law and public opinion.

It’s time to return Colorado to the special place we know it to be and love.

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Advance Colorado Rundown - June 27, 2022

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:10:58

District Attorney John Kellner of Colorado's 18th Judicial District joins George Brauchler. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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George Brauchler
President, Advance Academy
Michael Fields
President, Advance Institute

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