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Yvonne Paez was born on U.S. soil and spent most of her childhood growing up in Mexico. In her essay…
Yvonne Paez
Veteran
Community Leader
Advocate
Fort Collins, Colorado
Former U.S. Army Military Police Captain, SRT trainer, civilian police officer, hostage negotiator, and co-founder of Perspectives101 civic organization in Northern Colorado. Occasional guest host for the Kim Monson Show.
Biography
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Yvonne Paez is a former U.S. Army Military Police Captain who led and trained Special Reaction Team (SRT) units, bringing extensive experience in military security and tactics. After her military service, she served as a civilian police officer with specialized training in hostage negotiations and was assigned as Public Information Officer.
Paez brings an international perspective to her civic engagement, having spent her childhood and teenage years in Latin America, primarily in Mexico. This experience informs her commentary on border security, Latin American culture, American Exceptionalism, and the contrast between freedom and government corruption she witnessed abroad. She also holds a degree in animal science with experience in dairy farming and horses.
Paez is co-founder of Perspectives101, a nonpartisan civic organization in Northern Colorado dedicated to informing citizens about important issues through speakers and honest discussion. Through this organization she has organized community events, public meetings and educational programs on topics ranging from medical freedom to local government accountability.
Her activism has included participating in the 2021 rally in Fort Collins where 2,000 residents successfully protested Larimer County’s vaccine verification program, leading the fight against Fort Collins’ mandatory trash service fees and coordinating volunteer efforts for Protect Kids Colorado ballot initiatives on children’s protection issues.
Paez occasionally serves as a guest host for the Kim Monson Show and has appeared as a regular guest since 2021, providing expert commentary on security matters, local government issues and national security threats based on her military and law enforcement background.
Articles by Yvonne Paez
Episodes
28 appearancesJune 22, 2026
Tariffs, Tick-Borne Illness, and the Fight to Protect Colorado’s Kids
Ballot Measures & TABOR
Guest host Yvonne Paez with Roger Mangan on uninsured drivers, Carol Lucero on protecting kids, Pam Long on tick-borne illness, and Susan Kochevar on tariffs. June 22, 2026.
“I had the unique gift of viewing my country through the eyes of a foreigner.”
May 29, 2026
The COVID Jab, Military Reinstatement, and the Duty to Disobey
Courts, Lawsuits & Legal Challenges
Guest host Yvonne Paez, Pam Long, and Bath-Sheba van den Berg examine the military COVID-19 vaccine mandate and medical freedom. Kim Monson Show, May 29, 2026.
“If something is a good idea, nobody should be forcing you to do it.”
March 30, 2026
Equity Stripping and the Erosion of American Self-Reliance
Ballot Measures & TABOR
Mitch Vexler exposes property tax fraud and school bond debt. Yvonne Paez warns forced charity destroys the middle class. March 30, 2026.
“Government cannot rule over the people if the people are self-reliant. So the self-reliant American must be destabilized. And destabilized is a polite way for me to say destroyed, forcing them to need the government and to be subservient to their master.”
“Doesn't the U.S. understand that if you pay somebody not to work, they'll never work again?”
February 17, 2026
Citizen Petitions to Protect Children, Legalizing Prostitution in Colorado, and Border Security Milestones
Ballot Measures & TABOR
“But when dealing with initiatives, remember, the children are too young to sign a petition. The children are too young to circulate a petition, and the children are too young to vote when the initiatives occur.”
October 13, 2025
Parental Rights at the Supreme Court and the Battle for Border Security
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Yvonne Paez hosts discussions on parental rights at SCOTUS with Erin Lee, Colorado issues with Scott Bottoms, and border security with Chris Harris.
“Because security and safety is a choice.”
September 12, 2025
Defending Free Speech in the Wake of Political Violence
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Wade Miller and Helen Raleigh discuss free speech, civic courage, and Charlie Kirk's legacy. September 12, 2025.
“Yes, he would invite people to tell them what they thought, and he would counter with his ideas, always in a respectful manner.”
July 18, 2025
Colorado’s Transgender Sanctuary Laws and the Fight for Parental Rights
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Guest host Yvonne Paez explores Colorado's gender ideology laws with Erin Lee, border security with Chris Harris, and Second Amendment updates on July 18, 2025.
“There is no worse blind person than he who doesn't want to see.”
June 23, 2025
Protecting Kids, Property Rights, and Navigating Interest Rates
Colorado Politics & Policy
Yvonne Paez leads Protect Kids Colorado ballot drive. Mike Rawluk exposes YIMBY agenda. Real estate update with Levy and Levine. June 23, 2025.
“Parents in Colorado have basically found no other option than to try and unite and organize so that they can put some initiatives on the ballot in order to be able to protect kids.”
June 10, 2025
Organized Protests and the Fight for Truth in a Season of Reformation
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Kevin Lundberg, Ann Roecker, and Yvonne Paez discuss protests, faith, and civil unrest. June 10, 2025.
“So there's no need for a counter-protest, these are riots.”
May 21, 2025
FDA Vaccine Policy Shifts and the Battle Against Federal Overreach
Colorado Politics & Policy
Kim Monson explores FDA vaccine policy shifts, Denver fiscal challenges, and federal overreach on farms on May 21, 2025.
“I'm so sick of hearing this kind of stuff where they're playing skin color games.”
May 14, 2025
Constitutional Concerns with Federal Power, Green Energy Slave Labor, and Holding Leaders Accountable
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
“And let me say, you know, back to the security thing, if you're a student of history, you know, we need to think things like Trojan horses, right? But in people who don't think that way, you're just lacking in imagination, I guess.”
March 20, 2025
Military Vaccine Mandates and Educational Choice
Colorado Politics & Policy
Service members face discharge for flu shot refusal while a classical charter school battles union opposition in Douglas County. Broadcast March 20, 2025.
“The issue here in Fort Collins was that basically people are being charged for a fee for trash service if you don't want to have the trash service. So basically you're having to pay to not have a trash service.”
February 10, 2025
Praying Grandma Rebecca Lavrenz Pardoned but Fights On for First Amendment Rights
Colorado Politics & Policy
Rebecca Lavrenz continues appeal despite pardon to establish First Amendment precedent. Dr. Joondeph on Trump's rapid progress. February 10, 2025.
“So folks, what people need to understand is that folks are made to pay for a service that they do not have, want or need and did not ask for and are not receiving.”
“So, for instance, people who do not receive service are charged a monthly fee they did not consent to and which Republic, which is the chosen hauler, collects, providing a kickback to the city of Fort Collins.”
“So they're violating their own city code.”
November 15, 2024
Lessons from George Washington for the Second Trump Term
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Allen Thomas draws parallels between Washington and Trump while Kurt Gerwitz explains Bitcoin's surge. November 15, 2024.
“The bottom line is that people should not be forced to pay for services they don't get, want, need, or have not asked for.”
October 10, 2024
Border Security Experts Expose Venezuelan Gang Activity and Sanctuary Law Failures
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Guest host Yvonne Paez explores border security with John Fabbricatore and Chris Harris on October 10, 2024.
“The word sanctuary, when used other than at a place of worship or faith should make your skin crawl.”
July 22, 2024
Mike Johnston’s Proposed Sales Tax Increase
Joshua Sharf on Denver's sales tax hikes; Yvonne Paez examines Secret Service failures; Holly Kasun on First Amendment victory. July 22, 2024.
“I don't feel bad at all because we're not splitting hairs. This was just completely, completely botched. And so the security plan was so, so, so bad that honestly any person from any profession, a pastry chef, an architect, a nail technician, physical therapist, cab driver, lawyer, anybody could have done a better job at planning the security for this event.”
January 10, 2024
FDA Vaccine Claims Challenged While National Western Celebrates Agricultural Heritage
Community Stories & Local Heroes
Dr. James Lyons-Weiler challenges FDA vaccine claims. Trent Loos and Yvonne Paez explore animal science at National Western Stock Show. January 10, 2024.
“His legacy were the values that we all talk about and you talk about on your radio show. That nothing is impossible. That we should rely on ourselves and be self-sufficient. That we should stay curious and that you're never too old to learn something new. To be true to yourself and to stand by your principles and to not be afraid of a little hard work and to care for each other because, after all, we are all we have.”
December 18, 2023
Methane Emission Regulations Threaten Colorado Energy Industry While Debate on Women in Combat Explores Military Standards
Colorado Politics & Policy
Bob Boswell warns of methane regulation threats to energy, while Yvonne Paez explores women in combat. December 18, 2023.
“Women can do a lot. They are, I'd say 90%, maybe 95% there. We can do all of that. But at the very front, in the infantry, under the heavy combat loads for extended periods of time, I think that is where the major breakdown happens.”
“The women could do this, they could do that, no issues, no issues. You know what the biggest problem with women were? The men. Because some of the men could not override that chivalry thing you're talking about.”
October 17, 2023
Moral Courage in Facing Open Borders, Vaccine Mandates, and Educational Decline
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Yvonne Paez on border security as a national , Richard Wons on vaccine mandate resistance, Brian Mccauley on academic excellence. October 17, 2023.
“We cannot import people faster than we can vet them and share the essential elements of the American vision and culture, such as liberty, justice, freedom, and the equal opportunity that we think is so important. People from other nations are not like us.”
May 19, 2023
Fighting Back Against Secret Gender Ideology in Schools
Courts, Lawsuits & Legal Challenges
Erin Lee's lawsuit over secret gender meetings at school, co-hosted with Yvonne Paez from Virginia on May 19, 2023.
“our guerrilla warfare, in the present state of affairs, is to simply get informed. You know, be informed, stay informed and communicate what is going on to one another.”
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