Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

DemocratIn office until January 1, 2027

Emily Sirota

Colorado State Representative, District 9 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Won the 2026 race for Colorado Senate District 32.

Colorado State Representative, District 9Born 1979

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 177; 188 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.0%; Chamber median 2.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +60.2; Won 2026
Elections: 5; 2018–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations · vice chair
Budget · chair
Commission on Medicaid

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 188 sponsored · 177 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1428 Administration of Publicly Funded Education Programs
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1276 Protect Safety of Individuals Who Are Immigrants
Immigration · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1357 Phase-Out of Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1226 Manage Emissions from Electric Generating Units
Energy · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1399 Eliminate General Fund Transfer to Multimodal Transportation Fund
State Government · 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 Sirota sits in the Colorado House of Representatives

Sirota is closer to the center than 18% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Meg Froelich, Kyle Brown, Manny Rutinel

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

With Sirota’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills49%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Sirota’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Sirota	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 13, 2026	HB 1289: Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 36–26
May 13, 2026	HB 1236: Arbitration Reform	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 33–32
May 13, 2026	HB 1223: Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures	No	Yes	No	Passed 36–29
May 13, 2026	HB 1255: Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–30
May 12, 2026	SB 35: Increase of Traffic Violation Penalties	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–30

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Sirota was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Colorado House of Representatives, District 9

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Colorado State Senate, District 32	Won	D+60.2	D+49.2	+11.0
2024	Colorado House of Representatives, District 9	Won	D+49.0	D+50.8	−1.8
2022	Colorado House of Representatives, District 9	Won	D+53.7	D+54.5	−0.8
2020	Colorado House of Representatives, District 9	Won	D+42.8	D+38.0	+4.8
2018	Colorado House of Representatives, District 9	Won	D+43.8	D+38.0	+5.8