DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Karen McCormick

Colorado State Representative, District 11 since 2020. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Colorado State Representative, District 11

Official website Wikipedia FEC filings

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 46; 61 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.0%; Chamber median 2.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.6; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources · chair
Ethics · chair
Water Resources and Agriculture Review · chair
Appropriations
Health and Human Services

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 61 sponsored · 46 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

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

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

HB 1213 Sunset Biomass Utilization Grant Program
Natural Resources & Environment · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1424 Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection
Business & Economic Development · Became law Jun 2026

SB 113 Require Recovery Residences to Obtain Behavioral Health Administration License
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 McCormick sits in the Colorado House of Representatives

McCormick is closer to the center than 32% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Javier Mabrey, Jenny Willford, Elizabeth Velasco

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

With McCormick’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills56%

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

Date	Bill	McCormick	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	Yes	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 McCormick 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 11

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 of Representatives, District 11	Won	—	D+41.6	—
2024	Colorado House of Representatives, District 11	Won	D+38.6	D+41.6	−3.0
2022	Colorado House of Representatives, District 11	Won	D+39.5	D+40.0	−0.5
2020	Colorado House of Representatives, District 11	Won	D+34.0	D+25.3	+8.7
2018	U.S. House, CO-4	Lost	R+21.2	R+23.2	+2.0