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U.S. Senator · Colorado
John W. Hickenlooper
DemocratState D+6119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score68#10 of 100 senators across tracked bills
Contact John W. Hickenlooper’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office316 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s state, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 1 signal
- StrongBacks 15 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 15 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: S. 146, S. 195, S. 284, S. 356, S. 645 and 10 more.
Keeps them with Democrats · 1 signal
- MediumVotes with Senate DemocratsNo ideology or scorecard measure places this member toward the Republicans: DW-NOMINATE -0.299 (party median -0.356; rank 14 of 47 by distance toward the Republicans); Heritage Action 0 (avg 0); LCV 91 (avg 96).
Bill-specific inputsVotes on similar past bills and committee seats vary by bill, so they appear in the swing-v3 scores below rather than here.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2027
- Senate class
- Class 2
- Seniority
- Junior senator
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 5.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationMinority · 10th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyRanking Member
- Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Hickenlooper← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.299 is 0.06 to the right of the Senate Democratic median (-0.356).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the Senate Democratic average- 119th Congress0Senate Democratic average: 0 (n=47)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 5639Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 77
| Swing |
| S.Res. 930A resolution expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "World Menopause Awareness Month" and for global awareness and access to care during menopausal transition and post-menopause.Summary on Congress.gov |