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David Willson
David Willson is a retired U.S. Army attorney, former prosecutor, cybersecurity professional, and longtime Colorado advocate running for Attorney General to restore accountability, defend constitutional rights, and protect Colorado families.
David served more than 20 years in the U.S. Army, where he prosecuted criminal cases, served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, worked in defense counsel, and later focused on international and operational law. He earned advanced law degrees in International Law and Intellectual Property Law with an emphasis in Information Technology, then worked at the NSA on cybersecurity, network defense, and cyber operations, helping support the development of what became CYBERCOM and ARFORCYBER.
After settling in Colorado with his wife, David became a cybersecurity consultant, advising companies on data breaches, cyber threats, and recovery. He later spent 10 years representing parents in dependency and neglect cases, standing beside families during some of their most difficult battles.
Since 2020, David has fought against COVID mandates and government overreach, helping military service members, doctors, and Colorado citizens defend their rights. He is running for Attorney General to fight for election integrity, parental rights, public safety, the rule of law, and government accountability.
David and his wife have been married nearly 36 years and have five children. He is not running for a political title — he is running to serve, fix what he can, and give the people of Colorado a voice.
How David Willson’s Experience Translates to the Attorney General’s Office
The Colorado Attorney General is the state’s chief legal representative and legal counsel to state agencies, with authority to represent the state in civil and criminal matters, handle appeals, provide formal legal opinions, and lead the Colorado Department of Law. The office also includes major public-facing areas such as criminal justice, consumer protection, civil rights, state services, natural resources, and representation of state agencies.
The office also includes major public-facing areas such as criminal justice, consumer protection, civil rights, state services, natural resources, and representation of state agencies.
Prosecutor, Defense Counsel, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
David Willson’s background as a prosecutor, defense counsel, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney gives him firsthand experience on multiple sides of the criminal justice system. As Attorney General, he would bring that courtroom experience to criminal appeals, statewide law enforcement priorities, complex prosecutions, and legal support for public safety efforts.
His prosecutorial background allows him to speak directly to the importance of enforcing the law, protecting victims, supporting law enforcement, and ensuring that prosecutions are handled with seriousness, integrity, and respect for due process. His defense experience also gives him an understanding that the rule of law must protect both public safety and individual rights.
Defending Parents and Children
For the last decade, David represented parents in dependency and neglect cases involving DHS. That experience gives him a deeply personal understanding of how powerful the government can be when it intervenes in family life. The Attorney General’s office represents state agencies, including state human services matters, and the Department of Law’s Human Services Unit represents the Colorado Department of Human Services in legal proceedings.
As Attorney General, David can use the office to promote legal accountability in the child welfare system, defend parental due process, insist that agencies follow the law, and emphasize that the legal goal should be the protection of children and, where possible, the reunification of families.
Fighting Mandates and Government Overreach
Since 2021, David has fought COVID mandates and related legal battles involving military service members, doctors, employees, and Colorado citizens. That experience connects directly to the Attorney General’s role as the state’s chief legal officer, particularly when questions arise involving constitutional rights, state agency action, executive overreach, professional licensing, civil liberties, and the limits of government power.
The Attorney General may bring or defend legal actions involving the state and advise state agencies on questions of law.
David can frame this issue as a commitment to ensuring that government power remains limited, lawful, and accountable.
Election Integrity and the Tina Peters Case
David’s representation of Tina Peters in her recount lawsuit gives him a direct connection to election-related litigation and disputes over election administration. As Attorney General, he would not personally control every election function, but he could use the office to review legal compliance, investigate lawful complaints where jurisdiction exists, advise state actors, pursue accountability when laws are violated, and advocate for transparency and public confidence.
This should be framed carefully: not as pre-judging every case, but as a commitment to lawful investigation, due process, and equal treatment under the law.
Cybersecurity, NSA, CYBERCOM, and Election Technology
David’s cybersecurity background is one of his strongest differentiators for Attorney General. The modern Attorney General’s office deals with cybercrime, data breaches, consumer protection, privacy, election technology questions, government security, and digital threats. Colorado’s Department of Law includes consumer protection and criminal justice functions, and state attorneys general generally serve as both government legal counsel and representatives of the public interest.
His NSA, CYBERCOM, and cybersecurity consulting experience allows him to frame himself as uniquely prepared to understand technical issues that many lawyers and politicians do not fully grasp.
Experience That Matches the Moment
David Willson is not a career politician. He is a retired Army attorney, former prosecutor, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, defense counsel, cybersecurity professional, and advocate for parents, children, service members, doctors, and citizens targeted by government overreach.
As Colorado Attorney General, David will bring real courtroom experience, constitutional conviction, and technical expertise to the state’s highest legal office. He has prosecuted crime, defended due process, represented parents facing the power of DHS, fought unlawful mandates, worked in national security cyber operations, and taken on election-integrity litigation.
That experience matters.
Colorado needs an Attorney General who understands the law, understands government power, understands technology, and understands the people who are too often crushed between politics and bureaucracy. David will use the Attorney General’s office to restore public safety, defend constitutional rights, protect parents and children, investigate credible claims of wrongdoing, confront cyber threats, and hold government accountable to the people it serves.