Michael Fields

Michael Fields is the president of Advance Colorado, a conservative advocacy nonprofit that frequently sponsors state ballot initiatives. He is a designated proponent for several 2026 Colorado ballot measures, including Amendment 81, which addresses law enforcement communication with federal immigration authorities, and Amendment 82, which would establish a constitutional right to purchase and sell natural gas. He is also a proponent for Amendment 85 regarding plain language ballot titles, Proposition 132 to increase penalties for fentanyl crimes, and Proposition 136, which seeks to cap the state income tax rate.

Through Advance Colorado, Fields has utilized the citizen initiative process to propose policies directly to voters. He previously served as the primary drafter of Proposition 117, a past Colorado ballot measure concerning state enterprises and voter approval.

Before leading Advance Colorado, Fields was the executive director of Colorado Rising Action and the state director for the Colorado chapter of Americans for Prosperity, a national conservative advocacy group. His earlier career includes working as a policy aide in the Colorado State House and as a press aide for the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Outside of his advocacy work, Fields has been a charter school teacher and board president in Aurora, Colorado, an adjunct professor of American politics at Colorado Christian University, and a political analyst for a Denver television station.