DemocratIn office since Jan 2021

John Hickenlooper

U.S. Senator from Colorado since 2021. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2032.

U.S. Senator from ColoradoBorn 1952Restaurateur

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 5 yrs; Since 2021
Bills became law: 0; 37 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.1%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +25.3; Won 2026
Next election: 2032; Nov 2, 2032

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationAviation, Space, and InnovationTelecommunications and MediaConsumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy · Ranking MemberScience, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesEnergyPublic Lands, Forests, and MiningWater and Power
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsEmployment and Workplace Safety · Ranking MemberPrimary Health and Retirement Security
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 37 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

S 2437 Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
Water Resources Development · Passed Senate Oct 2026

S 1838 DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026
Health · Passed Senate Aug 2026

S 1437 ASCEND Act
Science, Technology, Communications · Passed Senate Dec 2025

S 503 NET Act
Science, Technology, Communications · Passed Senate Nov 2025

S 154 Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act
Water Resources Development · Passed Senate Jun 2025

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hickenlooper sits in the U.S. Senate

Hickenlooper is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sheldon Whitehouse, Raphael G. Warnock, Martin Heinrich

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Hickenlooper’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills39%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Hickenlooper	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 52–47
Apr 16, 2026	HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 50–49
Feb 12, 2026	HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–47
Jan 30, 2026	HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 71–29
Dec 4, 2025	HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–45

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

Career

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

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028Governor of Colorado U.S. Senate, Colorado

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	U.S. Senate in Colorado	Won	D+25.3	D+11.3	+14.0
2020	U.S. Senate, Colorado	Won	D+9.3	—	—
2014	Governor of Colorado	Won	D+3.5	—	—
2010	Governor of Colorado	Won	D+14.7	—	—