Via the Cañon City Daily Record: “‘I still believe in the bedrock principles that were laid down for us by the Founding Fathers,’ he said. ‘I still believe in the rule of law, I still believe in personal responsibility, I still believe in our Second Amendment rights, I still believe in private property rights, I still believe in fiscal restraint, I still believe that less government equals more freedom.'”

Via Colorado Public Radio: “Several lawmakers spoke at the unveiling, including former senate president Kevin Grantham, who raised nearly $11,000 through an online fundraising campaign to pay for the portrait.”