2024 CO Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Colorado General Assembly in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. Oil & Gas Production Fees
Establishes new fees on oil and gas production in Colorado.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. Carbon Management
Grants the Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) authority to seek federal approval for Class VI injection wells for underground carbon storage.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Rental Price Gouging
Makes price gouging of rent-based housing during disaster periods in designated areas an "unfair and unconscionable act."
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. School Food Programs
Delays some parts of the Healthy School Meals for All program until FY 2025-26, extends certain reimbursements for a year, and creates a new cash fund for the program to help reduce costs and maximize federal funding.
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Constitutional Vote: No
Cost per household: -$8.00/year
5. Government Overreach in Landscaping
Mandates that local governments and state Department of Personnel cannot install (and must ban others from installing) nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plants in new developments or redevelopments.
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Constitutional Vote: No
6. Firearms Merchant Code Infringement
Mandates that payment card networks must offer a merchant category code for firearms and payment processors must assign this code to firearms merchants.
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Constitutional Vote: No
How did they vote?
Legend:
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Baisley | R | 100% | ||||||
| Jeff Bridges | D | 0% | ||||||
| Janet Buckner | D | 0% | ||||||
| James Rashad Coleman | D | 0% | ||||||
| Lisa Ann Cutter | D | 0% | ||||||
| Jessie Danielson | D | 0% | ||||||
| Thomas E. Exum | D | 0% | ||||||
| Stephen Fenberg | D | 0% | ||||||
| Rhonda C. Fields | D | 0% | ||||||
| Bob Gardner | R | 60% | ||||||
| Joann Ginal | D | 17% | ||||||
| Julie Gonzales | D | 17% | ||||||
| Chris Hansen | D | 0% | ||||||
| Nick Hinrichsen | D | 0% | ||||||
| Sonya Jaquez Lewis | D | 0% | ||||||
| Barbara Kirkmeyer | R | 67% | ||||||
| Chris Kolker | D | 0% | ||||||
| Larry G. Liston | R | 75% | ||||||
| Paul Harold Lundeen | R | 80% | ||||||
| Janice Marchman | D | 0% | ||||||
| Dafna Michaelson Jenet | D | 0% | ||||||
| Kyle Mullica | D | 0% | ||||||
| Byron Pelton | R | 67% | ||||||
| Rodney Pelton | R | 83% | ||||||
| Kevin G. Priola | D | 0% | ||||||
| Janice Rich | R | 67% | ||||||
| Dylan Roberts | D | 17% | ||||||
| Robert Rodriguez | D | 0% | ||||||
| Cleave Alan Simpson | R | 50% | ||||||
| Jim Smallwood | R | 83% | ||||||
| Tom Sullivan | D | 17% | ||||||
| Kevin Van Winkle | R | 100% | ||||||
| Perry Will | R | 67% | ||||||
| Faith Winter | D | 0% | ||||||
| Rachel Zenzinger | D | 17% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 3.7% |
| Republican | 74.9% |
