Jeff Hurd prioritized building relationships with local officials and community groups, receiving endorsements from numerous county commissioners, city council members, and state legislators across diverse regions, including Pueblo, Montrose, and Delta Counties (Montrose Daily Press; Coloradopolitics.com).
Hurd emphasized regular direct engagement with constituents and local governments, favoring small meetings with county commissioners and community stakeholders over large town halls, and conducted district-wide listening tours (Durango Herald; Aspen Journalism).
Hurd maintained open lines of communication with officials regardless of political affiliation, with Democratic-leaning counties noting they felt "very heard," a contrast to previous representation (Durango Herald).
He reached out to unaffiliated and conservative-leaning voters, drawing support from those dissatisfied with previous representatives; he is broadly described as respectful, thoughtful, and non-divisive (Durango Herald; Colorado Sun).
Potential vulnerabilities include periodic staff or personal no-shows at scheduled county meetings, limited availability in some parts of the large district, and some criticism of using telephone town halls instead of more frequent in-person forums (Journal; Durango Herald).
Hurd has stated that he intends to represent all constituents regardless of political support and has promised improved media accessibility and responsiveness to community concerns (Durango Herald; Montrose Daily Press).
October 2023: Jeff Hurd Addressed Delta County Commissioners As CO-3 Congressional Candidate According to Delta County Independent, "Colorado 3rd Congressional District Candidate Jeff Hurd spoke to the county commissioners during constituent time during the regular meeting on Oct 3." [Delta County Independent (Colorado), 10/10/23]
October 2023: Jeff Hurd Attracted Western Slope Republican County Commissioners' Support According To Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Via The Denver Post According to The Denver Post, 'In recent weeks, several Republican county commissioners on the Western Slope have broken with their party's incumbent to throw in with Hurd, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.' [Denver Post, 10/18/23]
October 2023: Republican County Commissioners Supported Jeff Hurd Over Incumbent According to The Daily Record, "In recent weeks, several Republican county commissioners on the Western Slope have broken with their party's incumbent to throw in with Hurd, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel." [Daily Record (Cañon City, Colorado), 10/18/23]
December 2023: Multiple Elected Officials And Community Leaders Publicly Endorsed Jeff Hurd For Congress According to Montrose Daily Press, "That list now includes commissioners in surrounding counties, including Delta County Commissioner Don Suppes and Rio Blanco County Commissioner Ty Gates, and a handful of current and former members of the Colorado Legislature. Now some City Council members are doing so, too. That includes Grand Junction City Councilor Cody Kennedy and two Montrose city councilmen, Dave Frank and David Reed." [Montrose Daily Press, 12/22/23]
2024: Jeff Hurd Received Support From Pueblo City Council Leaders And Other Local Officials According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Hurd also counts among his backers more than a dozen Republicans legislators, county commissioners and city council members, including Mark Aliff and Roger Gomez, the Pueblo City Council's president and vice president, respectively." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/21/24]
Jeff Hurd Was Endorsed By Local Officials In CO-3 Race In 2024 According to Pueblo Chieftain, "While he did not get the endorsement of Pueblo's Republican mayor, he has been endorsed by Pueblo City Council President Mark Aliff, Councilor Roger Gomez and former State Rep. Keith Swerdfeger." [Pueblo Chieftain, 11/7/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Planned Listening Tour Across District Post-Orientation In an interview with Coloradopolitics.com, Jeff Hurd said, "I'm going to be back home. There's a lot of travel. I guess we'll take a little bit of family time this coming week for Thanksgiving. But then after that, it is out across the district. I'm going to be in Pueblo, meeting with folks and and really on a listening tour. I need to meet with as many county commissioners as I can you know, 27 counties (in the district) is huge, so a lot of it will be connecting with people and listening." [Interview - Jeff Hurd with Coloradopolitics.com, 11/21/24]
March 2025: Jeff Hurd Was Scheduled To Meet With Montezuma County Officials According to The Journal, "Two Montezuma County officials flew to Washington, D.C., Thursday for a conference, and plan to meet with U.S. Rep Jeff Hurd. [...] Plus, on March 4, they have a meeting scheduled with Hurd." [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 2/27/25]
February 2025: Rep. Hurd's Staff Missed A Montezuma County Appearance According to The Journal, "Maybe you'll even see Rep. Hurd next week, who's representative was a no-show in Montezuma County yesterday." [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 2/27/25]
February 2025: Hurd Updated San Miguel County Commissioners On Work In Congress According to Montrose Daily Press, "Congressman Jeff Hurd, the newly elected representative from Colorado's 3rd Congressional district, visited the San Miguel County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) meeting Wednesday, Feb. 26, to share updates about his first two months in D.C. and hear from the county commissioners about their concerns." [Montrose Daily Press, 2/28/25]
2025: County Officials Said Jeff Hurd Was Receptive To Local Issues According to The Journal, "Overall, Candelaria said that Hurd 'seemed open to our issues.' He said to 'come to us,' meaning the commissioners, with specific concerns because Hurd and our other representatives are likely getting thousands of calls every day." [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 3/24/25]
2025: County Invited Jeff Hurd To Board-To-Board Meetings But Attendance Challenged According to The Journal, "At the end of May, they invited Hurd to a Board to Board Meeting that happens every quarter or so between the county, its municipalities and the tribe, though it's 'hard for him to attend all the meetings he's invited to.' At the very least, a staffer might go." [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 3/24/25]
March 2025: Rep. Jeff Hurd Engaged In Detailed Dialogue With La Plata County Commissioners On Federal Program Cuts According to Durango Herald, "Hurd listened intently and asked numerous follow-up questions [...] The congressman asked his regional director to arrange an in-person meeting with the board in the coming months." [Durango Herald, 4/1/25]
March 2025: La Plata County Commissioners Felt 'Very Heard' By Rep. Jeff Hurd According to Durango Herald, "Porter-Norton said Hurd appeared to share many of the board's concerns around cuts to social safety nets, and said they felt 'very heard in those areas.'" [Durango Herald, 4/1/25]
March 2025: Rep. Jeff Hurd's Approach Contrasted With Predecessor By La Plata County Officials According to Durango Herald, "Hurd's detailed follow-up questions appeared aimed at gathering insight, which commissioners found reassuring -- especially given the fraught relationship many local officials had with Rep. Lauren Boebert back when she represented CD-3." [Durango Herald, 4/1/25]
April 2025: Jeff Hurd Spoke At Club 20 Spring Conference According to The Montrose Daily Press, "United States Rep. Jeff Hurd speaks at 8:20 a.m., followed by panels, lunch and adjournment at 3:30 p.m." [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 4/21/25]
April 2025: Jeff Hurd Visited Montezuma County Commissioners As U.S. Congressman According to The Journal, "U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd sat among the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday to listen to some of their concerns and take them back to Washington, D.C." [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 4/22/25]
April 2025: Jeff Hurd Visited La Plata County Board Of County Commissioners According to Durango Herald, "U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction Republican, met with the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday." [Durango Herald, 4/23/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Prioritized Meetings With Smaller Groups Over Large Town Halls According to Durango Herald, "Instead, Hurd is filling his schedule with meetings with county commissioners and other smaller groups during his time away from Washington. He met with the state's agriculture commissioner and other experts in the field at James Ranch on Tuesday night, and headed north to meet with Ouray County commissioners after the Durango meeting." [Durango Herald, 4/23/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Met With County Commissioners Over Public Lands Management Concerns According to Aspen Journalism, "Hurd has been meeting with county commissioners across his sprawling congressional district --- which includes much of the Western Slope, as well as Pueblo and the San Luis Valley --- and said he has heard concerns about public lands management." [Aspen Journalism, 5/2/25]
2024: Jeff Hurd Affirmed Open Communication With All County Commissioners, Regardless Of Political Lean In an interview with Coloradopolitics.com, Jeff Hurd said, "San Miguel is a pretty blue county, as is Pitkin County, and I want to meet with those county commissioners, as well. And they will know that they have an open line of communication to me, just like all of my county commissioners will. It's just a matter of getting that message out and seeing them and and trying to manage this flow of information." [Interview - Jeff Hurd with Coloradopolitics.com, 11/21/24]
2025: Letter Writer Matthew Gillen Noted Jeff Hurd Did Not Sign Letter Opposing NOAA Layoffs According to a letter to the editor published in Aspen Times, "Your article did not, however, note the position or have a quote from Western Slope Member of Congress Jeff Hurd. Hurd did not sign the letter to the Department of Commerce as a local newspaper, you should have noted that." [Letter to the Editor - Aspen Times, 3/5/25]
2023: Gardner And Liston Described Hurd As A 'Man Of Integrity' According to Coloradopolitics.com, '"Jeff is a man of integrity, whose behavior and conduct represents Colorado values, and he will work hard to always deserve our support," the longtime legislators added.' [Coloradopolitics.com, 12/12/23]
2024: Hurd Described Pro-Immigrant Identity And Stressed Legal Process For Citizenship According to Durango Herald, "Jeff Hurd: As the husband of a naturalized citizen from communist Czechoslovakia, I recognize that we are a nation of immigrants but also believe that, as a nation of laws, those seeking citizenship must do so through a proper legal process." [Durango Herald (Colorado), 6/18/24]
2024: Hal Bidlack Reported Jeff Hurd Raised GOP Talking Points Including Border and Energy Independence According to an opinion piece by Hal Bidlack in Coloradopolitics.com, "He hits the GOP talking points, such as falsely claiming the border is open, for example. He talks about jobs and 'empowering working families,' energy independence [...] and he talks about water and agriculture." [Hal Bidlack - Coloradopolitics.com, 9/20/24]
2024: Austin O'Connell Described Jeff Hurd as Respectful and Non-divisive According to a letter to the editor published in Post Independent, "I have had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with both of these candidates, and they are two of the kindest and most respectful people I have ever met. Both went out of their way to say hello and engage in conversation. They will work with and for all of us without being divisive." [Letter to the Editor - Post Independent, 9/23/24]
2024: Mario Nicolais Characterized Jeff Hurd as Thoughtful and Ready to Address Complex Issues According to an opinion piece by Mario Nicolais in Colorado Sun, "Hurd is thoughtful, soft-spoken, and ready to tackle complex issues. It should not take long for leadership to recognize his inherent value." [Mario Nicolais - Colorado Sun (Denver), 11/10/24]
February 2025: Jeff Hurd Called Protests 'Political Theater' In Colorado Matters Interview According to The Journal, "In his interview for 'Colorado Matters,' Hurd was asked about the 'Musk or Us?' rally in Grand Junction in which people spoke out against the federal workforce cuts. Hurd chalked it up to 'political theater.'" [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 3/12/25]
2024: Michelle Gray Stated Hurd Campaigned And Fundraised In Pueblo According to Durango Herald, "she defends Hurd's track record for visiting Pueblo, even if he hasn't been there as often as Frisch. 'He was at the state fair parade. He had teams here at the Fiesta Day parade. He's been here campaigning, fundraising...'" [Durango Herald, 11/1/24]
2024: Unaffiliated Voter Cooper Expressed Alignment With Jeff Hurd's Values According to The Durango Herald (Colorado), "Cooper feels that her values are more in line with Hurd's. [...] She feels that Hurd embodies the family values and ethics of small town people, and would benefit the economy of Colorado." [Durango Herald (Colorado), 11/1/24]
2024: Unaffiliated Voter Burt Planned To Vote For Jeff Hurd According to The Durango Herald (Colorado), "Burt, who voted for Boebert in 2020 and 2022 despite concerns about her being too extreme, plans to vote for Hurd this year." [Durango Herald (Colorado), 11/1/24]
2024: Unaffiliated Voter Hirano Considered Voting For Jeff Hurd According to The Durango Herald (Colorado), "Hirano, a copier technician from Craig who believes he backed Boebert in 2020 and 2022 despite calling her 'king of crazy,' says he will probably vote for Hurd this election." [Durango Herald (Colorado), 11/1/24]
2024: Unaffiliated Voters Expressed Support For Jeff Hurd Over Frisch Or Boebert According to Montrose Daily Press, "Cooper feels that her values are more in line with Hurd's. [...] She feels that Hurd embodies the family values and ethics of small town people, and would benefit the economy of Colorado." [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 11/1/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Attracted Support From Conservative-Leaning Unaffiliated Voters According to Montrose Daily Press, "Burt, who voted for Boebert in 2020 and 2022 despite concerns about her being too extreme, plans to vote for Hurd this year." [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 11/1/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Drew Probable Support From Voters Previously Critical Of Boebert According to Montrose Daily Press, "Hirano, a copier technician from Craig [...] says he will probably vote for Hurd this election. He said he tends to gravitate towards conservative candidates, but is still registered as an unaffiliated voter." [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 11/1/24]
February 2025: Margaret Knight Stated Jeff Hurd Was New In Office According to Pueblo Chieftain, "(Jeff Hurd) is pretty new in office, and I really don't know how he's going to vote for things, but I want him to know up front (how we feel,) because we're his constituents too," she said. "Many people here today of course are not Republican, but he represents this whole district." [Pueblo Chieftain (Colorado), 2/10/25]
February 2025: Hurd Reassured Support For Constituents Amid Federal Policy Changes According to Montrose Daily Press, 'With President Trump's administration, things are certainly moving very quickly. Know that I am here to make sure that we navigate the changes as thoughtfully and responsibly as we can and that you will have in me somebody that is an advocate for your county and for our district.' [Montrose Daily Press, 2/28/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Did Not Attend Constituent Meeting in Dolores According to a letter to the editor published in Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), "He mentioned that he had attended the meeting held by the office of Rep. Jeff Hurd in Dolores on Monday and that it was of no consequence. I was surprised that he considered the time and efforts put forth by a couple hundred of his concerned constituents to attend this meeting only to be stood up by a 'no show' to be of no consequence." [Letter to the Editor - Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 3/12/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Maintained That Political Support Would Not Affect Constituent Representation According to Durango Herald, 'I know I probably don't have that many votes here from people, and may not in the future,' Hurd told the crowd. 'But I will tell you that does not matter when it comes to representing you in Congress.' [Durango Herald, 4/23/25]
2024: Karen Kulp Reported Hurd Had Limited Availability In Mesa County Due To District Size According to Durango Herald, "It's been difficult because Jeff has such a big area and he's had to be spread so thin that he hasn't always been available in Mesa County," she said. "Some people may interpret that as him not caring about Mesa County, but that's not the case at all. He just hasn't had the time." [Durango Herald, 11/1/24]
2024: Dennis Anderson Reported Jeff Hurd Promised Better Media Relations According to an opinion piece by Dennis Anderson in Montrose Daily Press, "The one promise that Hurd has made to me personally is that he will have a better relationship with the media in his district. The Montrose Daily Press and Delta County Independent were the first members of the local media to interview and publish a story about Hurd's campaign. I'm looking forward to tracking his progress and meeting with him when he's not in session." [Dennis Anderson - Montrose Daily Press, 11/9/24]
March 2025: Jeff Hurd Held A Telephone Town Hall With Over 7,000 Participants According to Durango Herald, "Freshman U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Grand Junction, held a telephone town hall in mid-March while he was in Washington, D.C. More than 7,000 people tuned in to hear him, and his office said the questions were chosen randomly." [Durango Herald, 3/27/25]
March 2025: Jeff Hurd Explored Balance Between Productive Dialogue And Political Theater For Town Halls According to Durango Herald, "A caller from Grand Junction asked Hurd when he planned to hold an in-person town hall 'to have a little bit more personable interaction.' Hurd admitted it's important to see people face-to-face, but said, 'I want to make sure that it's a productive dialogue and that we're talking about the issues I'm hearing from my constituents and that we're not devolving into political theater.'" [Durango Herald, 3/27/25]
March 2025: Jeff Hurd Held A Telephone Town Hall While In Washington, D.C. According to The Journal, "Freshman U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Grand Junction, held a telephone town hall in mid-March while he was in Washington, D.C. More than 7,000 people tuned in to hear him, and his office said the questions were chosen randomly." [The Journal, 3/27/25]
April 2025: Protesters Marched To U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd's Durango Office According to The Journal, "about 700 participants marched to 835 East Second Ave., the Durango office of U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, to continue demonstrating." [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 4/19/25]
April 2025: Jeff Hurd Held Office At 835 East Second Ave. In Durango According to The Journal, "about 700 participants marched to 835 East Second Ave., the Durango office of U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, to continue demonstrating." [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 4/19/25]