The office
There are 65 Representatives and 35 Senators in the Colorado General Assembly, the Senate having a smaller number of districts with each district representing a greater number of people than any individual House district.
Senators are elected to four-year terms, with half of the Senators elected every two years. Senators can serve no more than two consecutive terms limiting each member to 8 years of service.
On the ballotVote for one
- Jamie JefferyDemocratic
In the Herald 3 stories, the latest Oct. 11
- Campaign money filed Oct. 4-10: Ballot Issue 7A: Front Range Passenger Rail District, Oct. 11, 2026
- Campaign money filed Sept. 20-26: Ballot Issue 7A: Front Range Passenger Rail District and State Senator - District 15, Oct. 4, 2026
- Campaign money filed for the week of Sept. 27, 2026: State Representative - District 50 and State Representative - District 64, Oct. 4, 2026
- Byron PeltonRepublicanIncumbent
In office Minority Caucus Chair; 5 committees; 37 laws
Minority Caucus Chair
Committees
- Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Appropriations
- Capital Development Committee
- Legislative Council
- Transportation & Energy
Bills they were a prime sponsor of that became law, 2025 and 2026 sessions
- HB26-1033 Expanding the Colorado Cottage Foods Act, June 4, 2026
- SB26-015 Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses, June 3, 2026
- HB26-1304 History Colorado to Dispose of Mineral Rights, June 3, 2026
- HB26-1053 Motor Vehicle Regulation Administration, June 3, 2026
- HB26-1009 Colorado Mandatory Lethality Assessment Act, June 3, 2026
- SB26-152 Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage, June 2, 2026
- SB26-131 Sports Betting Protections, June 1, 2026
- HB26-1299 Reducing Regulatory Burden on Education Providers, June 1, 2026
and 29 more on the legislature’s page
In the Herald 3 stories, the latest Oct. 11
- Campaign money filed Oct. 4-10: Ballot Issue 7A: Front Range Passenger Rail District, Oct. 11, 2026
- Campaign money filed Sept. 20-26: Ballot Issue 7A: Front Range Passenger Rail District and State Senator - District 15, Oct. 4, 2026
- Campaign money filed for the week of Sept. 27, 2026: State Representative - District 50 and State Representative - District 64, Oct. 4, 2026
Names are in the ballot's order.
Campaign money
Raised, spent and on hand are the Secretary of State's summary of each candidate's committee for this race, in the ballot's order. The donors are from the committees' filings since Jan. 1, 2025: a donor is named here when any one gift was $200 or more.
| Candidate | Raised | Raised, drawn to scale | Spent | On hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Jeffery | $8,514 | $7,910 | $3,305 | |
| Byron Pelton | $48,668 | $50,285 | $17,309 |
Jamie Jeffery
- WELD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY, GREELEY$1,000
- TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 455 SMALL DONOR FUND, DENVER$500
- UFCW LOCAL 7 POLITICAL COMMITTEE, WHEAT RIDGE$500
- AMERICAN DREAM FOR ALL PAC, WASHINGTON$450
- MICHAEL RICHARDSON, PORTLAND$450
From donors not named here: 69 gifts, $4,169.
Byron Pelton
- APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE, DENVER$3,100
- REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC), ENGLEWOOD$3,100
- COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE, DENVER$2,000
- COLORADO STATE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (FOP), WESTMINSTER$1,500
- COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE, DENVER$1,000
From donors not named here: 13 gifts, $1,218.
As printed in the document it was read from. “Incumbent” from the roster of who holds the seat (read Nov. 14, 2026). Money from TRACER, the Secretary of State's campaign finance system (read 4:01 a.m.). “In office” from each legislator's page at the Colorado General Assembly.