Senator · Colorado
John W. Hickenlooper
John W. Hickenlooper is a Democratic senator from Colorado, in Congress since 2021. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 10, and cast 788 of 831 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2021
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 1.1%10 of 915 · rank 78 of 101 | 95%788 of 831 · rank 81 of 101 | 370 became law | 38%167 of 439 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 2.0%14 of 691 · rank 67 of 101 | 98%517 of 525 · rank 49 of 101 | 490 became law | 30%99 of 330 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 949 | 2.7%26 of 949 · rank 48 of 100 | 99%736 of 744 · rank 43 of 100 | 270 became law | 26%66 of 255 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.30+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54· Against party
- Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 71–29· Against party
- Aug 1, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–53· Against party
- Jun 17, 2025· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 68–30· Against party
- Jun 12, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 67–30· Against party
- Mar 26, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 70–28· Against party
- Mar 4, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 70–27· Against party
- Feb 25, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 54–44· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54· Against party
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
113 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced9080%
- Reported by committee1211%
- Passed one chamber119.7%
Policy areas
- Science, Technology, Communications20
- Energy13
- Labor and Employment11
- Commerce10
- Public Lands and Natural Resources10
- Health8
- Water Resources Development8
- Agriculture and Food4
Latest activity
- S. 2437 Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026Passed one chamber· Water Resources Development· Oct 5, 2026
- S. 4116 Geo POWER ActIntroduced· Energy· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 5587 A bill to establish a National Critical Minerals Council within the Executive Office of the President to develop and coordinate the implementation of a national critical mineral and material strategy for the United States, and for other purposes.Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 3792 Water Project Navigators ActReported by committee· Water Resources Development· Sep 17, 2026
- S. 1838 DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026Passed one chamber· Health· Aug 10, 2026
- S.J.Res. 211 A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.Introduced· International Affairs· Aug 6, 2026
- S. 5176 National Guard for National Service ActIntroduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Jul 30, 2026
- S.Res. 768 A resolution commemorating the anniversary of the antisemitic attack on participants in the Run for Their Lives walk in Boulder, Colorado on June 1, 2025.Passed one chamber· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues· Jun 22, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyRanking Member
- Employment and Workplace SafetyRanking Member
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $8.1M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $2.1M
- From committees
- $977.3K
- 192 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $61.5K
- 13 PACs · 6% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac) | $10K | MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $125K |
| international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac | $10K | INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization | $5,280 |
| american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac) | $9,000 | AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee | $7,500 | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee | $5,000 | AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization | $78.5K |
| national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac) | $5,000 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization | $0 |
| dairy farmers of america, inc.dairy farmers of america, inc. political action committee; aka dfa-pac | $4,000 | DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $3.3M |
| national restaurant associationnational restaurant association pac (restaurant pac) | $2,500 | NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONAI match · 93% · of one corporate family | $2M |
| american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians | $2,500 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization | $92K |
| samsung electronics america incsamsung electronics america inc political action committee | $2,000 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $3.7M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $8.1M | $977.3K | $61.5K13 PACs · 6% of committee money |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $124.3K | $3,2504 PACs · 3% of committee money |
| 2022 | $1M | $59.7K | $2,0001 PACs · 3% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · ColoradoJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2027
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.hickenlooper.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-5941
- Office
- 316 Hart Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.