With more than 25 years of political consulting experience and now a Black Hawk resident, Cindy Sovine has decided to become active politically. She said she is tired of having her rights taken away.

Sovine met with a small group of Gilpin County Republican women on January 26, 2022, and agreed to speak at the Gilpin County Republican Lincoln Day Luncheon on Saturday, February 19, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Teller House, 120 Eureka Street, Central City. The lunch will be catered by JKQ Barbecue. Invited guests include candidate for Governor Danielle Nueschwanger and Senate candidates Eli Bremer and Peter Yu.

Cindy Sovine grew up in Deer Trail in eastern Colorado and attended a high school with 21 classmates. She attended Metropolitan State College in Denver and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Sovine thought about attending law school but was advised by a friend and mentor that working in policy wasn’t the same as litigation. “You hire an attorney to work within the lines that have been drawn for you. You hire me to redraw the lines to work for you.”

She worked mainly for health care and the pharmaceutical industry for much of her career. In 2015, her stepfather died from cancer, so she switched to working on marijuana and plant-based medicines, including decriminalizing psychedelics. She was the lead consultant for legalizing psilocybin in Colorado in 2019.

“I run campaigns,” Sovine said. “I’m an election expert and help get issues passed.” For the past seven years, Sovine Consulting has been an advocate for plant-based healing. She has an office in Denver, but also works from her home in Dory Lakes, where she has lived for two years.

After Gilpin County issued a mask mandate for Gilpin County schools in 2021, Sovine started to get involved with every issue regarding public health. Teen suicides are increasing and kids are going to home school, she said.

Cloth masks just trap in bacteria, she says, and she would prefer that her 10-year-old son have access to fresh air rather than be trapped in a mask. She holds that people have the right to choose, so she is getting involved in local elections.

“I’m tired of having our rights taken away from you. A lot of people are tired of all this in the name of public health. I’m tired of watching my child suffer, while adults sit around and making guesses about what to do. This is all about politics.”

The Gilpin County Republican Party was organized in 1896 in Central City. They want to keep taxes low and maintain the rural mountain lifestyle. Contact GCRCGilpin@gmail.com., P.O. Box 1046, Central City, Colorado, 80427.

To order tickets for the Lincoln Day Luncheon, email GCRCGilpin@gmail.com; attention Treasurer. For more information, call 303-881-3164.