Max Brooks
Colorado State Representative, District 45 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 5
- 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 2.0%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +24.5
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 2
- 2024–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Business Affairs and Labor
- Finance
- Legislative Audit
- Pension Review Commission
- Transportation Legislation Review
- Transportation, Housing and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Brooks sits in the Colorado House of Representatives
Brooks is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Brandi Bradley, Ron Weinberg, Rebecca Keltie
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET
With Brooks’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills88%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Brooks’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Brooks | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1289: Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures | No | No | Yes | Passed 36–26 |
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1236: Arbitration Reform | No | No | Yes | Passed 33–32 |
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1223: Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures | No | No | Yes | Passed 36–29 |
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1255: Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants | No | No | Yes | Passed 35–30 |
| May 12, 2026 | SB 35: Increase of Traffic Violation Penalties | No | No | Yes | Passed 35–30 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Brooks 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 of Representatives, District 45 | Counting | R+13.1 | R+16.9 | −3.8 |
| 2024 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | R+24.5 | R+16.9 | +7.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Colorado Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $25.4K
- Spent
- $13.9K
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.
| MAX BROOKS FOR COLORADO COMMITTEE State | Active |
Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:37 PM ET
Seats Brooks has held
- Colorado House of Representatives, District 45 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Brooks has run against
- Michael Clarkson (D) · 2026 election
- Chad Cox (D) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Colorado Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Brooks
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/fe11081d-5ca9-4f88-a143-04aed94e45f9
- Wikidata Q131425605
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET