Jeff Bridges
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Jeff Bridges

Colorado State Senator, District 26 since 2020. Won the 2026 race for Colorado Treasurer.

Colorado State Senator, District 26

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
221
238 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
4.9%
Chamber median 1.3%
With party
97%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+20.1
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Appropriations · vice chair
  • Budget · vice chair
  • Commission on Medicaid
  • Education
  • Water Resources and Agriculture Review

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 238 sponsored · 221 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
HB 1428 Administration of Publicly Funded Education Programs
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) · 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 1399 Eliminate General Fund Transfer to Multimodal Transportation Fund
State Government · Became law Jun 2026
HB 1380 Repeal Office of Judicial Discipline Ombudsman
Courts & Judicial · Became law Jun 2026
HB 1429 County Administration Public Assistance Programs
Health Care & Health Insurance · 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 Bridges sits in the Colorado State Senate

Bridges is closer to the center than 46% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianBridgesMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Chris Kolker, James Coleman, Robert Rodriguez

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

With Bridges’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills67%

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

DateBillBridgesDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
May 13, 2026SB 115: Post-Conviction Relief for Certain OffendersYesYesNoPassed 18–17
May 13, 2026HB 1274: State Agency Payments to Grant RecipientsYesYesNoPassed 18–17
May 13, 2026SB 131: Sports Betting ProtectionsYesYesNoPassed 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 Bridges 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 TreasurerWonD+20.1D+11.3+8.8
2024Colorado State Senate, District 26WonD+26.4——
2020Colorado State Senate, District 26WonD+23.8——
2018Colorado House of Representatives, District 3WonD+22.3——
2016Colorado House of Representatives, District 3WonD+5.1——

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

Seats Bridges has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Bridges has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Colorado Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Bridges

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET