MEET HOPE SCHEPPELMAN
Rooted In Values.
Ready For Change.
s is our home.
This is our mission.
And this is our fight.
Hope Scheppelman is a wife, veteran, healthcare leader, and proud Coloradan fighting for the heart and soul of rural America
Hope and her husband Steven have been married for over 20 years, building a life rooted in service, hard work, and liberty on their family’s land in Bayfield, Colorado, nestled in the heart of the Western Slope. Whether tending to their chickens, working the land, snowboarding in the backcountry, or practicing precision shooting in their backyard, the Scheppelman home embodies the spirit of rural Colorado: self-reliance, grit, and an unshakable commitment to freedom, especially the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
A CALL TO SERVICE
Hope Scheppelman’s call to service began with her grandfather, Jack P. Winchester, a World War II First Cavalry veteran who later served in Vietnam. His unwavering courage and sacrifice left a lasting impression on Hope and inspired her to enlist in the U.S. Navy.
After World War II, Jack returned to Bisbee, Arizona, where he met and married Hope’s grandmother, Marie. He worked at the Copper Queen Mine in Cochise County, where he and several miners narrowly survived a cave-in—a stark reminder of the job’s dangers. With grit and determination, Jack changed careers and began working for St. Patrick Catholic Church to better support his family.
Jack remained a constant presence in Hope’s life. He was there for every milestone, from her baptism, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation to the day he took her to the Navy recruiter’s office, where she signed on the dotted line to serve her country with honor. In 2005, Jack walked Hope down the aisle as she married her best friend and partner for life, Steve Scheppelman. To Hope, her grandfather was more than a guiding light, he was her hero.
Following in his footsteps, Hope began her Navy career as an undesignated sailor and rose to become a Hospital Corpsman, serving aboard the USS Harry S. Truman and later at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth. Her military service shaped her into a resilient leader grounded in compassion, a legacy passed down from the man who showed her what service and sacrifice truly mean.
HELPING OTHERS
Following her honorable service in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman, Hope dedicated the next 35 years of her life to healthcare, serving patients from inner-city trauma units to the most remote rural hospitals. Her journey through medicine wasn’t just a career; it was a calling. After decades of bedside care, she earned her Master of Nursing in 2019, specializing as a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner. She went on to complete elite Open Heart ICU training at the Mayo Clinic, one of the most rigorous programs in the country.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and others hesitated, Hope stepped into the chaos. As the nation’s hospitals buckled under fear, misinformation, and exhaustion, she brought steady leadership, medical expertise, and deep compassion. Hope helped coordinate emergency responses, mentored overwhelmed nurses, and stayed beside critically ill patients when their families couldn’t.
She didn’t just serve, she led under fire, proving again and again that when lives are on the line, she shows up. Today, she brings that same courage, clarity, and sense of mission to her campaign and to every Coloradan she serves.
PROVEN LEADERSHIP
Hope Scheppelman’s leadership goes far beyond the bedside. As Vice Chairwoman of the Colorado Republican Party, she helped rebuild the party from the ground up, training precinct leaders, supporting grassroots conservatives, and traveling the state to unify communities around shared values.
She also served as a bill analyst with Colorado Liberty Scorecard and became a respected voice at the State Capitol. Drawing on her healthcare background, she testified on critical legislation, advocating for addiction prevention, expanded mental health care, and protecting Coloradans from the fentanyl crisis. She defended parental rights, stood firmly against mandates, and fought to protect the Second Amendment.
Hope also spoke out against DEI mandates and radical policies that promote gender surgeries and chemical castration for children, calling them dangerous and harmful. She continues to fight for freedom, medical truth, and the constitutional rights of every Coloradan, leading with conviction and courage.
She doesn’t just talk about rural Colorado, she lives it. Hope knows what it means to worry about water access, defend livestock from predators, and watch energy jobs disappear under the weight of federal regulation. Whether it’s standing up for ranchers hurt by the wolf reintroduction, or defending energy workers and landowners from overreach, Hope is ready to be a voice for the Western Slope and all of Colorado’s 3rd congressional district.
