Colorado
Senate: Democratic Majority
23D
12R
House: Democratic Majority
43D
22R
Colorado is on the DLCC’s 2026 Target Map.
Just a decade ago, Republicans controlled the majorities in the Colorado legislature but repeated investments and partnership between the DLCC and Colorado Democrats helped flip this state blue. Now,2026 is our historic opportunity to build Democratic supermajorities in the Colorado House and Senate. Democrats need to gain just 3 House seats and 1 Senate seat to build supermajorities.Â
Democrats in Colorado have a strong record of delivering for and fighting for the 6 million people in their state. Ahead of the 2025 federal government shutdown, Democrats in the state legislature passed legislation that protected food benefits and health care access as part of an agenda to bring down the cost of living and increase economic opportunity across the state.
The DLCC will continue to partner with state Democrats to build power in Colorado.
Colorado Senate President and DLCC Board Member James Coleman
DLCC Board Member
Senate President James Coleman
Senate President Jame
s Coleman is a consensus builder whose leadership has been instrumental in winning durable Democratic majorities in Colorado with a steady record of delivering for the people. With a background in community activism and advocating for non-profits, he’s made it his mission to expand economic opportunity. Senate President Coleman recently became the state’s second-ever Black state Senate president and has since led Colorado’s upper chamber to spur economic growth and make robust investments in education to support the growth of Colorado’s workforce. His ability to deliver on promises to make life more affordable is more important than ever as the Trump administration slashes programs that families have earned and rely on.
News in Colorado
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DLCC Expands List of 2016 Essential RacesDLCC’s 2016 Essential Races highlight some of this year’s most exciting candidates in some of our most crucial legislative districts; the second Essential Races installment features 15 candidates from ten states.
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DLCC Essential Races 2016: Round 2DLCC’s 2016 Essential Races highlight some of this year’s most exciting candidates in some of our most crucial legislative districts; the second Essential Races installment features 15 candidates from ten states.
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DLCC Announces 2016 Essential RacesDLCC’s 2016 Essential Races highlight some of this year’s most exciting candidates in some of our most crucial legislative districts, and a list of targeted races across the country will be rolled out over the coming weeks.
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DLCC Grassroots Victory Program Announces Record-Breaking Ground GameFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2016
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DLCC BOARD MEMBERS, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO ADDRESS DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Director Jessica Post announced the inclusion of DLCC Board members and multiple Democratic state lawmakers in the Democratic Convention speaking program in Philadelphia on Monday, July 25. DLCC Chair and Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal selected three key state Democratic leaders and Board members to highlight the diversity of our membership and leadership: Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, California Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León, and Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams.
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DLCC Grassroots Victory Program Kicks Off Groundbreaking 2016 Field EffortsWASHINGTON, D.C. – Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Director Jessica Post kicked off the DLCC’s first Grassroots Victory Program training of 2016 today with a call to action for the field campaign professionals gathered from across the country. The three-day training (June 1-3) assembles field organizers in the nation’s capital to hone skills and reinforce best practices in everything from volunteer recruitment and voter contact techniques to community engagement and candidate management. The innovative curriculum features immersive simulation exercises and provides field organizers with data-driven tools and methods that will push Democratic candidates to victories in close down-ballot races this fall. On-the-ground GVP-trained organizers helped tip the scales in some of the closest races in the country last cycle; in districts where these organizers were deployed in 2014, Democrats won 70 districts by fewer than 1,000 votes, including districts critical to holding Democratic majorities in chambers in Colorado, Iowa, Maine, and Oregon. In 2012, 483 legislative elections nationwide were decided by 500 votes or fewer.