RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Rod Pelton

Colorado State Senator, District 35 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Agriculture and Natural Resources
Legislative Audit
State, Veterans and Military Affairs
Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems

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

2025–2026 session · 65 sponsored · 36 became law

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HB 1325 Natural Medicine
Human Services · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1432 Health-Care Payment Programs
Health Care & Health Insurance · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1420 Wind Energy Facilities Light-Mitigating Technology
Energy · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1341 Colorado Agricultural Development Authority Bond Allocation Service Period
State Government · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1416 Transfers to General Fund & Colorado Economic Development Fund
Fiscal Policy & Taxes · Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Pelton is closer to the center than 23% of the chamber's Republicans.

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

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Colorado State Senate.

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

Date	Bill	Pelton	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 13, 2026	SB 115: Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders	No	No	Yes	Passed 18–17
May 13, 2026	HB 1274: State Agency Payments to Grant Recipients	No	No	Yes	Passed 18–17
May 13, 2026	SB 131: Sports Betting Protections	No	No	Yes	Passed 20–15
May 13, 2026	HB 1255: Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants	No	No	Yes	Passed 18–17
May 13, 2026	HB 1418: Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise	No	No	Yes	Passed 18–17

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

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 State Senate, District 35	Won	R+88.7	R+44.5	+44.2
2022	Colorado State Senate, District 35	Won	R+48.6	R+43.2	+5.4
2020	Colorado House of Representatives, District 65	Won	—	R+54.0	—
2018	Colorado House of Representatives, District 65	Won	R+52.6	R+54.0	−1.4