Dylan Roberts
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Dylan Roberts

Colorado State Senator, District 8 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Colorado State Senator, District 8Born 1989

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
104
130 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
1.9%
Chamber median 1.3%
With party
82%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+19.8
Won 2026
Next election
2030
Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources · chair
  • Health Insurance Exchange Oversight · chair
  • Judiciary · vice chair
  • Water Resources and Agriculture Review · vice chair
  • Workplace Harassment · chair
  • Legal Services
  • Legislative Council

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 130 sponsored · 104 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
HB 1432 Health-Care Payment Programs
Health Care & Health Insurance · Became law Jun 2026
HB 1414 Medical Record Requests
Courts & Judicial · Became law Jun 2026
HB 1417 Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act Testing Entities
Civil Law · Became law Jun 2026
SB 132 Voluntary Alcohol Breath Test
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement · Became law Jun 2026
HB 1223 Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures
Fiscal Policy & Taxes · Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Roberts sits in the Colorado State Senate

Roberts is closer to the center than 96% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianRobertsMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Kyle Mullica, Marc Snyder, Nick Hinrichsen

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET

With Roberts’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats82%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills65%

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: Roberts’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillRobertsDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
May 13, 2026SB 115: Post-Conviction Relief for Certain OffendersNoYesNoPassed 18–17
May 13, 2026HB 1274: State Agency Payments to Grant RecipientsNoYesNoPassed 18–17
May 13, 2026SB 131: Sports Betting ProtectionsNoYesNoPassed 20–15
May 13, 2026HB 1255: Social Media Duty to Report & Search WarrantsYesYesNoPassed 18–17
May 13, 2026HB 1418: Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service EnterpriseYesYesNoPassed 18–17

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Roberts 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Colorado Senate District 8WonD+19.8D+10.5+9.3
2022Colorado State Senate, District 8WonD+11.4——
2020Colorado House of Representatives, District 26Won———
2018Colorado House of Representatives, District 26WonD+23.8——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Colorado Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$149.6K
Spent
$109.1K

Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:37 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

DYLAN ROBERTS FOR COLORADO
State
Active

Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:37 PM ET

How we know Roberts

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET