Jennifer Bacon
Colorado State Representative, District 7 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 45
- 78 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.1%
- Chamber median 2.0%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +73.8
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission · vice chair
- Workplace Harassment · chair
- Education
- Judiciary
- Legislative Audit
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Business & Economic Development · Became law Jun 2026
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) · Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bacon sits in the Colorado House of Representatives
Bacon is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Lindsay Gilchrist, Jamie Jackson, Kyle Brown
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET
With Bacon’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills52%
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: Bacon’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Bacon | 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 | No | Yes | No | Passed 35–30 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bacon 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado House District 7 | Won | D+73.8 | D+46.0 | +27.8 |
| 2024 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | D+49.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | — | — | — |
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
- $38.9K
- Spent
- $42K
Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:37 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| BACON FOR COLORADO State | Active |
Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:37 PM ET
Seats Bacon has held
- Colorado House of Representatives, District 7 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bacon has run against
- Jeff Wilson (L) · 2026 general, won
- Tom Swift (R) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Colorado Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bacon
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4aba3e11-9554-405d-b926-5435eb77fa26
- Wikidata Q105221665
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET