Letter to the editor: My response to legal threats against me
Dillon
In an attempt to squash my first amendment rights to free speech and my campaign rights as a recall petitioner and a successor candidate, I received a threatening letter from Illinois-licensed Attorney Caroline Kwak representing JGJP Dillon recently.
The claims in the letter are very broad and do not cite specific examples of all the allegations. It feels like a bullying tactic. Nothing has been submitted to the courts, and this letter is not a court order to cease and desist from any activity.
As a candidate, I have tried to educate the public on why I feel better representation on council is needed and concerns over metro districts. I have received information from investigative reporter David Migoya, author of the Denver Post series on metro district waste, abuse and fraud, and from metro district finance expert John Henderson.
Kwak took issue with the YouTube of Henderson’s overview that we have on the Recall Dillon 2025 website, but Henderson uses the metro districts’ own documents that are publicly available on the Department of Local Affairs Local Government pages.
To the best of my ability, I have tried to communicate accurate information to the public.
Kwak also claims that I interfered with the developer’s contracts by submitting competing development plans, and had unauthorized contact with the developer’s business partners.
I have never submitted any development plans. And I have never sought out and contacted the developer’s business partners. Since there are no specific names listed, I have no idea who they are talking about.
Kwak should understand that Colorado has an Anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Statute. This protects free speech and petitioning rights. If a lawsuit is filed, it allows defendants to dismiss lawsuits that are intended to intimidate or silence critics.

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