From communism to Colorado: Barbora Hurd’s call for freedom with Mesa County GOP Women
By Jen Schumann | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice
At the Mesa County Republican Women's monthly luncheon, Barbora Hurd, originally from Czechoslovakia, shared what a childhood under Communism was like.
It took her seven years to become a U.S. citizen, after marrying 3rd District U.S. House Republican nominee Jeff Hurd. For Barbora, living in a country where hard work leads to achieving dreams is worth fighting for.
Living Under Communism
Barbora recalled: “I was born and grew up behind the Iron Curtain. This meant that we, as citizens, had no freedom of speech or expression. No freedom of religion or worship. We had no free press. We were not free to move. And we had no freedom to assemble.”
Hurd quoted Czech ex-president Vaclav Havel on life under communism: “Because the ...