Photo: A view of the Colorado Capitol on May 4, 2024. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)
This story by Sara Wilson appeared on Colorado Newsline on January 5, 2026. We are sharing it in two parts.
Every single seat in the Colorado House of Representatives and about half of seats in the Colorado Senate will be on the ballot this year.
Partisan primaries will be in June, though many will be uncontested. In Colorado, unaffiliated voters can choose which party’s primary to vote in. Primaries with multiple candidates tend to occur in seats where the current lawmaker is term-limited or decided not to seek reelection.
House District 17
The Colorado Springs district is currently represented by Democratic Rep. Regina English. She won the seat with 55.9% of the vote in 2024. Two candidates are contesting the Democratic primary:
- Chauncy Johnson is a former legislative intern and aide. He previously ran for Colorado Springs City Council. He is endorsed by Democratic Reps. Elizabeth Velasco and Lorena Garcia.
- English was first elected in 2022. She sits on the Business Affairs and Labor and Health and Human Services committees in the Legislature. She is endorsed by current elected officials including Sen. Michael Bennet, House Majority Leader Monica Duran, Rep. Jennifer Bacon and Senate President James Coleman.
House District 13
House Speaker Julie McCluskie, a Dillon Democrat, represents the district and is term-limited. She won with 55.4% of the vote in 2024. Two Democratic primary candidates are running for the seat:
- Chris Floyd is the county attorney for Lake County and was previously the presiding municipal judge for Leadville. She founded her own law firm in 2011. She is endorsed by McCluskie, U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, Boesenecker, Roberts, Camacho and Lukens.
- Consuelo Redhorse is the president of the Summit School District and has been on the school board for six years. This is her first time running for a political office.
House District 23
House Majority Leader Monica Duran represents House District 23. She won in 2024 with 63.8% of the vote. Duran is term-limited in the House and running to replace Sen. Jessie Danielson, a term-limited senator, in the Senate. Three candidates are running in the district’s Democratic primary:
- Alexis Hoffkling is a family doctor who works for a safety-net community health center through Denver Health. She is endorsed by many current elected officials, including Duran, Senate President James Coleman, Sen. Cathy Kipp, Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Rep. Andy Boesenecker, Rep. Javier Mabrey and Rep. Brianna Titone.
- MaveriQ B Jackson is a heavy machinery mechanic at the Lakewood company Telecrafter Products, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- Jeremiah Medina is on the national advisory board for Young Invincibles, a non-profit advocacy organization for young people, and is a board member for Healthcare for All Colorado, an organization that advocates for universal, single payer health care. He worked as the chief of staff for former Rep. Julia Marvin in 2024. Medina is endorsed by Lafayette Mayor JD Mangat, Broomfield Councilmembers Austin Ward and Paloma Delgadillo.
House District 31
Democratic Rep. Jacque Phillips was first elected in 2024 to the district centered on Thornton. She won with 55.9% of the vote. The Democratic primary candidates include:
- Gabriel Cervantes is an operations associate at Charles Schwab and founder of a non-profit that provides scholarships and mentorships to high school students. He is the vice chair of community engagement for the Colorado Young Democrats. He has endorsements including from Rep. Manny Rutinel, Gonzales, Garcia, Mabrey and Velasco.
- Phillips, an attorney, is running for a second term. In the Legislature, she sits on the Education and Transportation, Housing and Local Government committees. She has endorsements from the Thornton Firefighters, Colorado Ceasefire, One Main Street Colorado and the Colorado Chamber of Commerce.
House District 32
This Commerce City district is currently represented by Democratic Rep. Manny Rutinel, who is running for the 8th Congressional District next year. Rutinel ran unopposed in 2024. Four candidates are running in the Democratic primary:
- Luz Molina-Aguayo is a community organizer and sits on the Adams County School District 14 Board of Education.
Michael Scanlon is the organizer of the climate conference ClimateCon, according to his LinkedIn profile. He also works at UPS. - Liliana Soto is a small business owner.
- Chris VanDijk is a firefighter for the South Adams County Fire Department and does communications for the local firefighter union. He is endorsed by elected officials including Pettersen, Neguse, Coleman, Duran, Camacho and Lukens.
House District 33
The Broomfield District was represented by Democratic Rep. William Lindstedt. He was selected by a vacancy committee to replace Sen. Faith Winter after her death, and another vacancy committee will pick his replacement on Jan. 12. Whoever is picked for that seat will still need to run for election this year. Lindstedt won the seat in 2024 with 58.6% of the vote. Four candidates have filed to run in the Democratic primary:
- Paloma Delgadillo is a Broomfield City Council member and data analyst.
- Heidi Henkel is a Broomfield City Council member and the executive director of the Broomfield Resettlement Task Force.
- James Marsh-Holschen is a former Broomfield City Council member and works in finance.
- Kenny Van Nguyen is a Broomfield City Council member and works in the Division of Gaming in the state’s Department of Revenue.
Henkel, Nguyen and Stan Jezierski are running in the vacancy committee election.
House District 35
Lorena Garcia currently represents this Adams County district. She won the seat in 2024 with 64.6% of the vote. Two candidates are running in the district’s Democratic primary:
- Edgar Antillón is a firearms instructor.
- Garcia was first appointed to the seat in 2023. She sits on the House Finance and Judiciary committees. She is the executive director of the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition.
House District 36
Democratic Rep. Michael Carter currently represents the Aurora-based district. He won in 2024 with 71.4% of the vote. The district’s Democratic primary features two candidates:
Carter was first elected in 2024. He sits on the House Judiciary and State, Civic, Veterans and Military Affairs committees. He is a former member of the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education.
Brienna Parsons is a canvass director and fundraising consultant.
House District 42
Democratic Rep. Mandy Lindsay represents the Aurora district. She ran unopposed in 2024. The Democratic primary features three candidates:
- Lindsay was first appointed to the seat in 2022. She is the co-chair of the House Majority Caucus. She serves on the House Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources, Capital Development and Transportation, Housing and Local Government committees.
- Megan Siffring ran a restaurant in Aurora that closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She served as a board member on Aurora’s Citizens’ Advisory Budget Committee.
- Sarah Woodson is the founder and served as the executive director of The Color of Cannabis, a cannabis social equity organization. She is the CEO of a cannabis tour company, according to her LinkedIn profile. She serves as the vice chair of the Aurora Business Advisory Board. She is endorsed by Aurora City Council member Amy Wiles and Northglenn City Council member Katherine Goff.
House District 48
Republican Rep. Carlos Barron represents the district that spans from Brighton and north to include southeastern parts of Greeley. He ran unopposed in 2024. Two candidates are running in the Republican Primary:
- Barron, a small business owner, was first elected in 2024. He is the House Minority Whip. He serves on the House Energy and Environment, Health and Human Services, and Legislative Council committees.
- Jeremy Selvidge is a police sergeant with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, according to his LinkedIn profile.
House District 60
Republican Rep. Stephanie Luck will not run for reelection to represent the district including Cañon City, Cripple Creek, and parts of Salida and Pueblo West. She won the seat in 2024 with 69.8% of the vote. Two Republicans are running in the primary:
- Matthew Alexander is a member of the Cañon City school board.
- Michelle Gray is the chair of the Pueblo County Republican Party. She previously served on the Budget Oversight Committee for Pueblo City Schools. She is a high school math teacher.
House District 54
Republican Rep. Matt Soper represents the Western Slope district and is term limited. He ran unopposed in 2024. Five Republican candidates are running in the primary:
- Nina Anderson is the owner of Express Employment Professionals in the Grand Junction area, according to her LinkedIn profile. She has also served on the Colorado Workforce Development Council and Community Hospital Board.
- Jason Bias is a political science student at Colorado Mesa University and will graduate next year, according to his LinkedIn profile. He served as the college’s Turning Point USA president and in leadership for the Mesa County Republican Party.
- William Tedrow is the mayor pro-tem of Delta.