John W. Hickenlooper

U.S. Senator, Colorado U.S. Senate · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Colorado U.S. Senate · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate List, certified to counties 2026-09-04: USS, John Hickenlooper (Democratic Party) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Results

Certified results for Colorado U.S. Senate

United States Senator

Colorado General Election 2022-11-08 · Nov 8, 2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael BennetDemocratic	Democratic	1,397,170	55.9%
Joe O'DeaRepublican	Republican	1,031,693	41.3%
Brian PeotterLibertarian	Libertarian	43,534	1.7%
T.J. ColeUnity Party of Colorado	Unity Party of Colorado	16,379	0.7%
Frank AtwoodApproval Voting	Approval Voting	11,354	0.5%
Tom HarveyUnaffiliated	Unaffiliated	29	0.0%

Certified — Colorado Secretary of State historical election database (precinct detail as certified by county canvass boards; totals per the official Abstract of Votes Cast) · Colorado Secretary of State — Historical Election Database

United States Senator

Colorado General Election 2020-11-03 · Nov 3, 2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John W. HickenlooperDemocratic	Democratic	1,731,114	53.5%
Cory GardnerRepublican	Republican	1,429,492	44.2%
Raymon Anthony DoaneLibertarian	Libertarian	56,262	1.7%
Daniel DoyleApproval Voting	Approval Voting	9,820	0.3%
Stephan "Seku" EvansUnity Party of Colorado	Unity Party of Colorado	8,971	0.3%
Bruce LohmillerGreen	Green	71	0.0%

Key Votes

The record

Current office: U.S. Senator from Colorado (since 2021)
Senate roll-call records (LIS). 25 major 119th-Congress Senate votes loaded (same set as the Senate batch); selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate (official member site) · source
Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General — voted No
On the Nomination PN1078 · Nomination Confirmed, 50-49 · 119th Congress, session 2, roll call 230
Aug 8, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H.R. 6500, as amended — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6500 · Bill Passed, 90-6 · 119th Congress, session 2, roll call 228
Aug 8, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H.R. 5334, as amended — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5334 · Bill Passed, 86-11 · 119th Congress, session 2, roll call 224
Aug 7, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H. Con. Res. 86 — voted Yes
On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86 · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to, 50-48 · 119th Congress, session 2, roll call 184
Jun 23, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
S. 2, As Amended — voted No
On Passage of the Bill S. 2 · Bill Passed, 52-47 · 119th Congress, session 2, roll call 163
Jun 5, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
Confirmation: Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve Board — voted No
On the Nomination PN855-1 · Nomination Confirmed, 54-45 · 119th Congress, session 2, roll call 120
May 13, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H.R. 6644, as amended — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6644 · Bill Passed, 89-10 · 119th Congress, session 2, roll call 53
Mar 12, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source

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H.R. 7148, as Amended — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 · Bill Passed, 71-29 · 119th Congress, session 2, roll call 20
Jan 30, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H.R. 6938 — voted No
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6938 · Bill Passed, 82-15 · 119th Congress, session 2, roll call 11
Jan 15, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H.R. 5371, As Amended — voted No
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5371 · Bill Passed, 60-40 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 618
Nov 10, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
S.J.Res. 81 — voted Yes
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 81 · Joint Resolution Passed, 52-48 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 594
Oct 28, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
S. 2296, as amended — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill S. 2296 · Bill Passed, 77-20 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 570
Oct 9, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H. R. 3944, as amended — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3944 · Bill Passed, 87-9 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 480
Aug 1, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H.R. 4, As Amended — voted No
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 4 · Bill Passed, 51-48 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 411
Jul 17, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H.R. 1, as Amended — voted No
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1 · Bill Passed, 50-50 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 372
Jul 1, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
S. 1582, As Amended — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill S. 1582 · Bill Passed, 68-30 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 318
Jun 17, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H.Con.Res. 14, As Amended — voted No
On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 14 · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to, 51-48 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 191
Apr 5, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
H.R. 1968 — voted No
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1968 · Bill Passed, 54-46 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 133
Mar 14, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
S. 331, as amended — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill S. 331 · Bill Passed, 84-16 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 127
Mar 14, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
S.Con.Res. 7, As Amended — voted No
On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 7 · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to, 52-48 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 87
Feb 21, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
Confirmation: Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation — voted No
On the Nomination PN12-35 · Nomination Confirmed, 51-49 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 61
Feb 20, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
Confirmation: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services — voted No
On the Nomination PN11-8 · Nomination Confirmed, 52-48 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 52
Feb 13, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
Confirmation: Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General — voted No
On the Nomination PN11-2 · Nomination Confirmed, 54-46 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 33
Feb 4, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
Confirmation: Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense — voted No
On the Nomination PN11-7 · Nomination Confirmed, 50-50 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 15
Jan 24, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
S. 5, As Amended — voted No
On Passage of the Bill S. 5 · Bill Passed, 64-35 · 119th Congress, session 1, roll call 7
Jan 20, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate roll call vote · source
Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)
Score -0.3010 over 882 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.
OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Scorecards

Club for Growth scorecard, 2025: 31%
31% on the Club for Growth's 2025 congressional scorecard; lifetime score 10%. The organization's own rating.
Self-published · Club for Growth · source
AFL-CIO Legislative Scorecard, 2025: 100%
100% on the AFL-CIO's 2025 Legislative Scorecard; lifetime score 100%. The organization's own rating.
Self-published · AFL-CIO · source
League of Conservation Voters scorecard, 2025: 91%
91% on LCV's 2025 National Environmental Scorecard; lifetime score 94%. The organization's own rating.
Self-published · League of Conservation Voters · source
Heritage Action for America scorecard, 119th Congress: 0%
0% on Heritage Action's 119th Congress scorecard (key votes and co-sponsorships, updated weekly while Congress is in session). The organization's own rating.
Self-published · Heritage Action for America · source

Committees and Appointments

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship — Member
U.S. Senate, 119th Congress · Member
Official · U.S. Senate — committee membership list · source
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Member
U.S. Senate, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety (Ranking Member); Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
Official · U.S. Senate — committee membership list · source
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Member
U.S. Senate, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: Subcommittee on Energy; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining; Subcommittee on Water and Power
Official · U.S. Senate — committee membership list · source
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Member
U.S. Senate, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation; Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (Ranking Member); Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness; Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media
Official · U.S. Senate — committee membership list · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change: New finance report · Oct 7
Raised: $11,072,371cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand: $2,083,870cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent: $11,319,170cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed: $0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due: Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC · digital fundraising$1.36M
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC · media advertising$1.08M
CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA · media advertising$982.5K
QCT PRODUCTION · direct mail services$495.0K
SALK STRATEGIES · fundraising consulting$445.8K

Campaign finance — Hickenlooper for Colorado: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

U.S. Senate Annual Financial Disclosure, CY2025 (filed Aug 7, 2026)
U.S. Senate Annual Financial Disclosure Report for calendar year 2025; filed Aug 7, 2026. Reports 118 assets; highest reported ranges: Liberty Media Corporation 2006 Deferred Compensation Plan over $1,000,000; CMG - Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. over $1,000,000; VDIGX - Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund Investor Shares $5,000,001–$25,000,000; PG - The Procter & Gamble Company $1,000,001–$5,000,000. Liabilities: Mortgage — UMB Bank N.A. (joint) $500,001–$1,000,000; Other (Margin Loan) — Charles Schwab (filer) $1,000,001–$5,000,000. Earned and non-investment income: Salary, Liberty Media Corporation (spouse) > $1,000; Board Compensation, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (spouse) > $1,000; Pension, Denver Employees Retirement Plan (filer) $17,433.12; Other (Required Minimum Distribution), Fidelity Investments (filer) $130,800.36; 1 more. Real property is shown by type and state only; residence places, dependent and private names are withheld. No net-worth figure is reported on the form; none is estimated here.
Aug 7, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate eFD
Campaign finance — Hickenlooper for Colorado: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $11,072,370.57 this cycle · spent $11,319,170.34 · cash on hand $2,083,870.46 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $7,929,295.30 (72%); PACs and other political committees $1,079,582.27 (10%); Party committees $62,000.00 (1%); Transfers from authorized committees $1,293,317.92 (12%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media/ad buying $2.19M; digital $1.52M; direct mail $857.6K; fundraising $446.0K; field/canvass $297.0K; other $251.2K.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
U.S. Senate Annual Financial Disclosure, CY2024 (filed May 15, 2025)
U.S. Senate Annual Financial Disclosure Report for calendar year 2024; filed May 15, 2025. Reports 106 assets; highest reported ranges: Liberty Media Corporation 2006 Deferred Compensation Plan over $1,000,000; CMG - Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. over $1,000,000; VDIGX - Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund Investor Shares $1,000,001–$5,000,000; PG - The Procter & Gamble Company $1,000,001–$5,000,000. Liabilities: Mortgage — UMB Bank N.A. (joint) $1,000,001–$5,000,000; Other (Margin Loan) — Charles Schwab (filer) $1,000,001–$5,000,000. Earned and non-investment income: Salary, Liberty Media Corporation (spouse) > $1,000; Board Compensation, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (spouse) > $1,000; Pension, Denver Employees Retirement Plan (filer) $17,433.12; Board Compensation, Sirius XM Radio Inc. (spouse) > $1,000. Real property is shown by type and state only; residence places, dependent and private names are withheld. No net-worth figure is reported on the form; none is estimated here.
May 15, 2025 · Official · U.S. Senate eFD
U.S. Senate Annual Financial Disclosure, CY2023 (filed May 15, 2024)
U.S. Senate Financial Disclosure, Annual Report for calendar year 2023; filed May 15, 2024. Reports 112 assets; highest reported ranges: Liberty Media Corporation 2006 Deferred Compensation Plan over $1,000,000; CMG - Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. over $1,000,000; VDIGX - Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund Investor Shares $1,000,001–$5,000,000; PG - The Procter & Gamble Company $1,000,001–$5,000,000. Liabilities: Mortgage — UMB Bank N.A. (joint) $1,000,001–$5,000,000; Other (Margin Loan) — Charles Schwab (self) $1,000,001–$5,000,000. Earned and non-investment income: Salary, Liberty Media Corporation (spouse) > $1,000; Other (Deferred Compensation), Liberty Media Corporation (spouse) > $1,000; Board Compensation, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (spouse) > $1,000; Pension, Denver Employees Retirement Plan (self) $17,433.12; 2 more. Real property is shown by type and state only; residence places, dependent and private names are withheld. No net-worth figure is reported on the form; none is estimated here.
May 15, 2024 · Official · U.S. Senate eFD

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U.S. Senate Annual Financial Disclosure, CY2022 (filed May 15, 2023)
U.S. Senate Financial Disclosure, Annual Report for calendar year 2022; filed May 15, 2023. Reports 104 assets; highest reported ranges: Liberty Media Corporation 2006 Deferred Compensation Plan over $1,000,000; CMG - Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. over $1,000,000; VDIGX - Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund Investor Shares $1,000,001–$5,000,000; PG - The Procter & Gamble Company $1,000,001–$5,000,000. Liabilities: Mortgage — UMB Bank N.A. (joint) $1,000,001–$5,000,000; Other (Margin Loan) — Charles Schwab (self) $1,000,001–$5,000,000. Earned and non-investment income: Salary, Liberty Media Corporation (spouse) > $1,000; Other (Deferred Compensation), Liberty Media Corporation (spouse) > $1,000; Board Compensation, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (spouse) > $1,000; Salary, Qurate Retail Inc. (spouse) > $1,000; 4 more. Real property is shown by type and state only; residence places, dependent and private names are withheld. No net-worth figure is reported on the form; none is estimated here.
May 15, 2023 · Official · U.S. Senate eFD

Filings

Statement of OrganizationFEC · 2026View the Filing

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against John

Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign $372,800 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $43,524; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Oct 1, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)
Snapchat ads — Hickenlooper for Colorado (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (Hickenlooper for Colorado). 33 ads since Nov 2024; $43,524–$43,524 (Snap disclosed USD (exact)).
Oct 1, 2026 · Official · Snap Political Ads Library (PoliticalAds.zip 2025–2026) · source
Google/YouTube ads — Hickenlooper for Colorado (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (Hickenlooper for Colorado). 27 ads since Nov 2024; Google-reported $372,800 since Nov 6 2024 (exact, advertiser-wide).
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“Trump is such a mad genius, and he'll see some something in the in the newspaper one day, and he'll exaggerate and take it out of context and create it into a mantra, a crusade”

Housing and healthcare need less red tape to lower costs, Colorado's Hickenlooper tells CNBCJul 29, 2026 · Press · CNBC · source

“This is how you actually can solve problems.”

Housing and healthcare need less red tape to lower costs, Colorado's Hickenlooper tells CNBCJul 29, 2026 · Press · CNBC · source

“If we could get half of that, I mean, this is how you get to universal coverage.”

Housing and healthcare need less red tape to lower costs, Colorado's Hickenlooper tells CNBCJul 29, 2026 · Press · CNBC · source

“We've given every anybody who wants to raise a finger all the tools they need to stop the housing development in its tracks, and they can litigate. They can do this. They have all these all these processes that really add cost to the homes”

Housing and healthcare need less red tape to lower costs, Colorado's Hickenlooper tells CNBCJul 29, 2026 · Press · CNBC · source

“Democrats are united. We're going to take back the U.S. Senate, we're going to take back the House, and then we're going to stop President Trump in his tracks.”

Colorado election results: Hickenlooper wins U.S. Senate primaryJun 30, 2026 · Press · Rocky Mountain PBS · source

“I voted against Hegseth. But I thought there would be a couple of people who would stand up to the president. And I look at those votes… I would never do that again, simply because there is not a single person in the cabinet who stands up to the president and negotiates with him or has a debate within the privacy of his office to find a better way to do things. And I think that means any vote for any of them was a bad vote.”

Hickenlooper: “I am betting on profound changes in the U.S.”Jun 23, 2026 · Press · El Comercio de Colorado · source

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“I voted against 95% of Trump's nominees.”

Hickenlooper: “I am betting on profound changes in the U.S.”Jun 23, 2026 · Press · El Comercio de Colorado · source

“They have done a terrible job with the people they hire. They have done a terrible job training them. They enter and, without any warrant, take people out of their homes, beat them in some cases, and in other cases shoot people dead in the street.”

Hickenlooper: “I am betting on profound changes in the U.S.”Jun 23, 2026 · Press · El Comercio de Colorado · source

“Every aspect of ICE should be scrapped.”

Hickenlooper: “I am betting on profound changes in the U.S.”Jun 23, 2026 · Press · El Comercio de Colorado · source

“We'll continue fighting to get more Coloradans released from ICE detention, but we also need to actually fix our broken immigration system.”

Senate candidates discuss healthcare, immigrationJun 17, 2026 · Press · The Center Square · source

“We've voted against giving ICE another penny because they've refused to stop their violence and lawlessness.”

Senate candidates discuss healthcare, immigrationJun 17, 2026 · Press · The Center Square · source

“Healthcare is a right”

Senate candidates discuss healthcare, immigrationJun 17, 2026 · Press · The Center Square · source

“My track record shows that I don't shy away from big fights”

Senate candidates discuss healthcare, immigrationJun 17, 2026 · Press · The Center Square · source

“The immigration numbers are way down below even what they were under Biden. So let's now look at how to do reform and deal with all the people that are here.”