This is the second in a two-part series on the effect of the Latino vote in Colorado's 6th Congressional District.

In a midterm election season that has been relatively quiet, three-term Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman is running in one of the most hotly contested re-elections of his political career.

Coffman, a Republican who won a close victory in his last election against Democratic candidate Joe Miklosi, is facing Democratic challenger and former Colorado State House Speaker Andrew Romanoff.

"I think the campaign is going great," Coffman said during a phone interview with Latin Post. "It's really exciting. This is really my first re-election in arguably what is a brand new district."

The redistricting of Colorado's 6th District, a Republican stronghold, after the 2010 Census caused the district to become more favorable to Democrats. The new district also has a growing Latino population.

Coffman didn't hide his concern about being able to connect with and ultimately win over his new Latino constituents this November. "I'm very concerned. So I'm studying to learn Spanish really hard to be able to speak directly to my Hispanic constituents," he said. "I'm really excited about that. In fact, I'm committed to doing the first debate in Spanish in Univision in the history of the state of Colorado on Oct. 30."

Latinos are not the only voters Coffman hopes to woo to the GOP. Colorado's 6th also has large African and Asian immigrant communities, both of which the incumbent said he was "really reaching out to." According to Politico, both Coffman and Romanoff have spent time with different immigrant communities.

However, both candidates have stated that immigration reform is not their top priority. In an interview with Politico, Coffman stated that he, like his opponent, believed immigration was not a top issue during this year's race. "I think immigration is really important, but no, I don't think the race is any way a referendum on immigration reform," he said. "Not to say that it's not important, but the race in no way hinges on that."

When asked about his thoughts about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and DREAMers by Latin Post, Coffman expressed his fervent support for both, despite voting against the DREAM act and for ending DACA in the past.

"I've been, certainly, not a fan of executive orders, and I feel like DACA needs to be made into permanent law," Coffman told Latin Post. However, in March 2014 he voted in favor of the ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014, which would have ended the program.

During his first debate with challenger Romanoff, Coffman even went as far as to state that he does not support a "special" path to full citizenship for "adults who knowingly broke the law." When asked by Latin Post about his comments during the debate, the congressman said he supported a path toward citizenship for immigrants who enlist in the military or pursue higher education.

"I have legislation that I have introduced last year that would recognize DACA in law," Coffman said. "My bill does a couple of things. Number one, it recognized DACA in law, and number two, it gave young people in the DACA program the ability to join the military and have a path to citizenship through that, which is important to me, simply because of my own background."

The Republican incumbent, who served in the Army before heading to college and was later a U.S. Marine, endorses the ENLIST Act and is a staunch supporter of military service members.

Despite his previous voting record on DACA, DREAMers and immigration reform, and more in line with his current spoken views, Coffman voted against H.R. 5272 this summer prior to Congress' five-week break, a House bill that would have prevented renewal of DACA.

"I really saw an opportunity to do that with the bill, and unfortunately it went in the opposite direction and the language on it was a little bit ambiguous to the proponents," he said. "One that ... no new applicants could be taken into the DACA program, even if someone is eligible, and that everybody in the program would not be allowed to renew. And so I thought, I think we should've gone in the other direction. And I think we had an opportunity to pass DACA and recognize it, you know, in permanent law where not, so that, certainly not my criticism has been that it shouldn't be done by executive order. I think we had a missed opportunity."

If re-elected, Coffman said he would "absolutely" be open to working with Democrats on comprehensive immigration reform but said he wouldn't support an all-inclusive bill. "Now, I do believe that you can have a comprehensive approach, but you can still have a step-by-step process where each subject is handled independently," he said. "And I think that's the best approach."

Immigration reform is not the only issue causing Coffman to reconsider his position. The three-term representative has been repeatedly lambasted for his views on women's rights, including reproductive health issues and equal pay.

In spite of continuous attacks from the opposition and stumbling during the first debate when asked about his views on women's reproductive rights, Coffman has asserted he supports access to birth control. The congressman told the Denver Post, "I support access to birth control, and I don't support personhood."

Coffman will face off against Romanoff in The Denver Post's next congressional debate on Sept. 23.