JULY 4, 2026 THE FREEDOM ROLL Not a parade. Not a rally. A moving celebration of America. Across El Paso County, patriots will come together to celebrate the country we love and the freedoms we refuse to take for granted. Flags flying. Families welcome. Freedom on display. Decorate your vehicle. Bring your family. Bring your friends. This is about community. This is about patriotism. This is about celebrating the greatest nation on Earth. Save the date. Route, meeting locations, and rollout details will be announced soon. Be ready to roll. Let Freedom Roll.

Colorado is about to make it a lot harder to exercise your Second Amendment rights. Starting August 1, 2026, Colorado will ban the manufacture, sale, and purchase of many semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines unless specific requirements are met under the new state law. Before that deadline, anyone wanting to purchase one will be required to complete a state approved firearms safety course. Depending on the course, reports indicate training could range from roughly 4 to 12 hours. Colorado already has magazine restrictions and red flag laws. Now the state is adding another layer of government permission between law abiding citizens and a constitutional right. As a Marine Sergeant and Benghazi Warrior, I carried a rifle in combat. I train people every week at @DCFGuns on safe, responsible firearm ownership and use. Voluntary training is smart. Education saves lives. But mandatory government classes and government approval as the price of exercising a constitutional right is a dangerous precedent. Rights should not depend on whether the government decides you have completed the latest requirement. Real public safety comes from prosecuting violent criminals and actually holding people accountable for their actions. Putting them behind bars instead of back on the streets seconds later. A weak legal system is what’s driving our crime up and destroying our society. When you have no accountability for your unlawful actions or childish behavior, there’s no reason to stop. It also comes from fixing mental health failures, opening up mental hospitals, and actually backing the men and women who put on the uniform every day. Colorado families should stay informed, stay engaged, and understand exactly what these new laws mean. Stay informed. Stay ready. John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig

Really @mayorofcos You posted about raising your hand and taking an oath to support and defend the Constitution. But when the state passes bills attacking the 2nd Amendment and parental rights, you stay silent. You used city resources and police security for personal family errands, as the recent audit confirmed. Your supporters staged a cross-burning hoax that helped elect you. And as both a pastor and mayor, you’ve said it’s “deeply concerning” that churches can now publicly endorse political candidates — that the pulpit should stay free from political endorsements. That right there shows you don’t understand America or the men who founded it. The church and biblical faith were central to this nation’s birth. The Founders repeatedly said religion and morality were indispensable to liberty and self-government. They didn’t build a country where the pulpit was told to stay quiet while the state overreaches. You talk about the oath and the Constitution. But your words and actions show you only want to defend the parts that fit your view while keeping the church on the sidelines and staying quiet when it actually matters. Colorado Springs deserves a mayor who knows what he swore to defend and is willing to fight for it.

Colorado Springs Utilities is not a private company. It is a public utility owned by the people of Colorado Springs. The CEO raise takes Travas Deal from $550,000 to $700,000 by 2027. Colorado Springs Utilities serves roughly 500,000 people across the Pikes Peak region. Denver Water serves about 1.5 million people and advertised its CEO position at $350,000 to $390,000. Colorado Springs Utilities operates electric, gas, water, and wastewater. Denver Water is not the same job. I do not believe a public utility executive should be making $700,000 a year while families are struggling with utility bills. If a taxpayer backed organization is so large or complex that it needs private sector pay, maybe it is time to restructure, divide responsibility, and manage it better. Build a better leadership structure. Invest in the people doing the work. Do not keep raising executive pay beyond common sense levels for taxpayer funded pay and expect ratepayers to cheer for it. This is a public utility, not a Fortune 500 company. The Utilities Board approved this unanimously. Release the study. Show the numbers. Let the public decide whether this raise is justified. You are OUR servants not Our Lords or Rulers! Or every member should be recalled and voted out. Accountability and transparency matter more than your seat and control. John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig

June 6th. D-Day. Most posts today will show the same pictures and say the same things. This one’s different. Those men didn’t just “storm the beach.” They stepped off boats like the one you’re looking at straight into hell because staying in the boat wasn’t an option. I know what that step feels like. When the plan goes sideways, the only thing left is you, your brothers, and the decision to move anyway. D-Day was won by men who refused to stay in the boat. We honor them best by refusing to stay comfortable when the moment demands action. To the ones who paid everything: Thank you. To the warriors still standing: Keep moving. Semper Fi. Oorah. #DDay #Normandy #June6th #MarineCorps #WeRemember

Open to the public and free to join. AMF Full Throttle 2026 runs June 21 through June 28, and you can join at any time during the event. There is no fee to enter. As we get closer to launch, participating businesses will be announced. To get started, all you need to do is go to 1 of the listed businesses and scan the QR code to start your run. From there, it is Full Throttle through June 28.

Good people with guns do stop violence! That is not a Hollywood fantasy. The FBI itself says active shooter reports should focus on “victims, survivors, and heroes who stopped them.” In 2023, the FBI counted 48 active shooter incidents, and those reports do include cases where citizens with guns stop attacks. The bigger truth is this: defensive gun use is real, but it is hard to track. RAND says estimates vary widely because researchers define and measure defensive gun use differently. Studies estimate defensive gun use ranges from about 500,000 to more than 3 million times per year. So when the media acts like armed citizens never stop evil, that is false. They do. The country does not need more lies. We need honest data, strong families, moral courage, better mental health response, and citizens who are willing and able to protect innocent life. Go to Dcfguns.com to learn more. John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig

Come out and meet me in person. I am hosting a meet and greet at DCF Guns West on Saturday, April 25 at 2 PM. This is a chance to talk face to face about where Colorado Springs stands, where it is falling short, and what we need to do to make this city a safer place to live with real world leadership and real accountability. If you are tired of politics as usual and want Common Sense for COS, come by, say hello, and let us talk about the future of our city. DCF Guns West 4750 Peace Palace Pt. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Tigformayor.com John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig

Here we have Mayor Yemi’s ice cream photo op with Wayne Williams. A lot of you voted for Yemi in 2023 because you wanted real change. You did not want Wayne and the same old political insiders who have been running this city for decades. You wanted someone who said he would actually fix the roads, improve public safety, and stop kicking problems down the road. Now, 3 years later, right after announcing his re election campaign, Yemi hired Wayne as his interim Chief of Staff, the same guy tens of thousands of you voted against. Yemi ran like he was not part of the political system. But he had already been around it for years, working inside City Hall, going through the Colorado Governor’s Fellowship program, and being part of the Mayor’s Young Leader circle before he ever ran for office. So after 3 years in office, if he has to bring back the rival voters already rejected to help run the show, what does that say about the change we were promised? Why does he need another insider to help him after 3 years? I’m a Marine, I have lived here my whole life I’m sick of the games. No photo ops. Sick and tired of recycling the same insiders. Time for real straight talk and getting shit fixed! If you voted for Yemi hoping for something different, and now feel like we got more of the same anyway, this one is for you. What do you think?

John 'Tig' Tiegen discusses public safety in Colorado Springs. He emphasizes the need for fast response times and accountability, promising a public safety scorecard if elected. His focus is on tackling repeat offenders and nuisance properties to ensure the city's safety keeps pace with growth. If you believe Colorado Springs deserves real public safety, real accountability, and common sense leadership, I need your help. Donate today and help us reach more voters, grow this campaign, and fight for the city we all love. John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #ColoradoSprings #PublicSafety #MayoralRace #Accountability #CommunitySafety

I have been looking at what other communities are dealing with after large data center projects moved forward. The first video is from Port Washington, Wisconsin. The second video is from Mansfield, Georgia. I am sharing them because people in Colorado Springs deserve to understand why residents here are asking hard questions right now. What is happening here in Colorado Springs is not some random rumor. There is a real proposal called Project Taurus tied to the former Intel site at 1565 High Tech Way in northwest Colorado Springs. The City’s development tracker shows it as an active development plan modification, and local reporting says the applicant is proposing to convert the former chip plant into a data center. This matters because this is not a small project. Local reporting says the proposed Colorado Springs facility is about 450,000 square feet, and reporting from the public meeting says it is rated for about 50 megawatts of power. That is exactly why neighbors have been raising concerns about noise, water use, power demand, lighting, and quality of life. That is also why I am posting these larger examples from Port Washington and Mansfield. I am not saying Colorado Springs is the same size. It is not. What I am saying is simple. Communities around the country have already learned the hard way that once these projects move forward, the questions people asked at the beginning do not go away. They get bigger. Here in Colorado Springs, residents have already shown up in large numbers because they want real answers before anything gets pushed through. KRDO reported hundreds of people packed into the Project Taurus meeting. That alone tells you this is not a small concern and not just a few people complaining. People want transparency. People want facts. People want to know what this means for their neighborhoods before decisions are made, not after. This is not about being anti growth. It is about common sense. If a project can affect power demand, noise, water use, traffic, and quality of life, then the people of Colorado Springs should not be asked to just trust promises. They deserve clear limits. They deserve enforceable standards. They deserve public accountability. And they deserve leadership willing to ask hard questions before the damage is done. That is exactly where I stand. I am running on common sense. That means growth has to make sense for the people who already live here. Not just for the company asking for approval. Not just for City Hall. For the people. John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig

That is a federal level buzzword, not a city level argument. A mayor does not control the military, defense contracts, or Pentagon policy.

Colorado Springs is paying attention and the Owners are speaking up! You have got hundreds of residents showing up, lines out the door, and families raising real concerns about this proposed data center. That tells you everything. People feel like they are being brought in after the decisions are already made. That is NOT how OUR city should operate. This is not about stopping growth. It is about doing it right. When a project has the potential to impact our neighborhoods, our utilities, and our cost of living, the people of Colorado Springs deserve a real voice from the beginning, not at the end. We need leadership that understands growth has to be tied to infrastructure, transparency, and accountability, not pushed through because the zoning already allows it. Colorado Springs is a strong city. But right now, people are asking a simple question. Who is City Hall really working for? As mayor, my answer is simple. We work for the people. John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig

Talk about Government overreach! Didn’t our government control social media during 2020 election in secret?🧐 nah they would never do that… Hey folks, @RepJasonCrow is pushing hard for the government to step in and regulate social media algorithms while even banning platforms for kids. Sounds like a solid plan on paper to protect families and heal our divisions, right? But here’s the raw truth: whenever governments grab control of what information you see, it never stays hands-off. It becomes their favorite weapon to shield their own power and silence threats. FACTS! History proves it. Look at China. Their Great Firewall and Social Credit System track everything you post. Say the wrong thing about the regime and your score tanks. Suddenly you cannot get a job, book travel, or even send your kids to decent schools. Millions live in constant fear and self-censor just to survive. Russia does the same. They slap foreign agent labels on critics, pressure or block platforms, and crush any online talk about the war. Independent voices vanish fast. Even the EU is sliding down this road. Their Digital Services Act orders companies to scrub anything officials call harmful or divisive. It starts as safety but quickly shuts down debates on immigration, COVID policies, and more. Here in America, this is flat-out unconstitutional. The First Amendment says Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech. The Supreme Court has already ruled that the government cannot force platforms to tweak algorithms or suppress viewpoints. Hand politicians veto power over your feed and open debate dies. History proves these controls always grow and never deliver the fair society they promise. They just move the rigging from Big Tech to Big Government. What do you think, Colorado? Ready to hand them the keys to what we see online?

Come out and meet me in person. I am hosting a meet and greet at DCF Guns West on Saturday, April 25 at 2 PM. This is a chance to talk face to face about where Colorado Springs stands, where it is falling short, and what we need to do to make this city a safer place to live with real world leadership and real accountability. If you are tired of politics as usual and want Common Sense for COS, come by, say hello, and let us talk about the future of our city. DCF Guns West 4750 Peace Palace Pt. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig

No. I am running for Mayor of Colorado Springs, not for a seat in the Colorado House. Knowing who holds a party title in Denver is not what fixes this city. I care about results for Colorado Springs! Roads, Public safety, Housing, Accountability other major issues plagueing this city.

The question is simple. Are decisions being made to serve Colorado Springs, or to serve the next campaign? I believe this city needs common sense leadership that puts people over politics, results over image, and service over reelection. That is why I am running. That is Common Sense for Colorado Springs. John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig

Colorado Springs is not a small town anymore. We are 550000 people and growing. That means we do not get to act surprised when crime spikes, fires jump lines, and City Hall drifts. I am running because I am done watching decline get normalized. Public safety comes first. Preparedness comes before the smoke. Accountability gets posted where the public can see it. That is Common Sense for COS. John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig

Colorado Springs deserves leadership that understands this city is not ordinary. We are tied to defense, space, infrastructure, technology, and long term public readiness in ways most cities are not. That means leadership here has to be steady, informed, and serious about preparedness. Not fear driven. Not reactive. Not asleep at the wheel. A strong city pays attention early, plans ahead, protects what matters, and communicates clearly when it counts. That is how resilience is built. That is how trust is earned. That is how Colorado Springs stays strong as we grow. John “Tig” Tiegen Running for Mayor Common Sense for COS Tigformayor.com #CommonSenseMayor #coloradospringscolorado #LeadershipMatters #tig