Judy Amabile
Colorado State Senator, District 18 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 200
- 224 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 1.3%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +80.9
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · chair
- Commission on Medicaid · chair
- Budget
- Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) · Became law Jun 2026
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) · Became law Jun 2026
State Government · Became law Jun 2026
Health Care & Health Insurance · Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Amabile sits in the Colorado State Senate
Amabile is closer to the center than 67% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Lindsey Daugherty, Janice Marchman, Adrienne Benavidez
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET
With Amabile’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills56%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Colorado State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Amabile’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Amabile | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | SB 115: Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 18–17 |
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1274: State Agency Payments to Grant Recipients | No | Yes | No | Passed 18–17 |
| May 13, 2026 | SB 131: Sports Betting Protections | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 20–15 |
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1255: Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants | No | Yes | No | Passed 18–17 |
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1418: Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 18–17 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Amabile was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado State Senate, District 18 | Won | D+80.9 |
| 2022 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | D+31.1 |
| 2020 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 13 | Won | D+39.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Amabile has held
- Colorado State Senate, District 18 · since 2024
- Colorado House of Representatives, District 49 · 2022–2024
- Colorado House of Representatives, District 13 · 2020–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Amabile has run against
- Gary Swing (I) · 2024 general, won
- Kathryn Lehr (R) · 2022 general, won
- Kevin Sipple (R) · 2020 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Amabile
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/829879ea-a9a3-42b6-8f5f-d209b1cc961d
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET