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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Taxpayer Rights

The Advance Colorado Team is committed to engaging in high-impact, public-interest litigation that has a direct and tangible impact on the people of Colorado. Our goal is to ensure that Colorado is a beacon of prosperity and opportunity for all Coloradans.

We stand firmly behind fundamental principles of free enterprise and challenge tax policies with potentially broad implications that could lead to negative, unintended consequences for taxpayers. The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) gives Coloradans a direct say in government finances that isn’t available to any other state’s citizens. Advance Colorado fights to stop money-hungry politicians’ attempts to get around TABOR.



Cases

Aranci v. Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District

The Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District (LSPWCD) doubled property taxes without asking voters for their permission to do so–a clear violation of TABOR.

Motion for Determination of a Question of Law (Logan Cty. Dist. Ct. June 8, 2022)
Reply in Support of Motion for Determination of a Question of Law (Logan Cty. Dist. Ct. July 13, 2022)

Chronos Builders, LLC v. Department of Labor & Employment

Colorado has a flat income tax in its constitution: everyone’s income is taxed at exactly the same rate. Yet, the state tries to get around this clear rule by charging a “fee” measured purely as a percentage of an employee’s wages. And the state treats employees differently based on who they work for. (Government employees, conveniently, can avoid the fee.) This is not only unfair, it’s unconstitutional.

Notice of Appeal (Colo. App. Jan. 17, 2022)
Petition for Certiorari (Colo. Feb. 4, 2022)
Order Granting Certiorari (Colo. Feb. 7, 2022)
Opening Brief (Colo. Mar. 7, 2022)
Reply Brief (Colo. Apr. 18, 2022)
Oral Argument (Colo. May 3, 2022)
Supreme Court Decision (Colo. June 21, 2022)

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