DemocratJohn W. Hickenlooper
U.S. Senator · Colorado
U.S. Senator from Colorado
13 tracked promises, 1 rated
Colorado
Represents Colorado statewide
How they won their seat
John W. Hickenlooper won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Colorado with 53.5% of the vote (1,731,114 votes).
- John W. Hickenlooper · Democrat53.5%1,731,114
- Cory Gardner · Republican44.2%1,429,492
- Raymon Anthony Doane · Libertarian1.7%56,262
- 5 Other Candidates0.6%18,922
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
John W. Hickenlooper's record shows a pattern of involvement in public lands, health care, and economic issues, as evidenced by his sponsorship of bills like the Community College Agriculture Advancement Act and the Health Care for Energy Workers Act. His committee memberships, particularly in Energy and Natural Resources and Health, further reflect an emphasis on these areas, alongside efforts to address consumer protection and technology. Focus areas (from the record): Public Lands · Health Care · Economic Development · Consumer Protection · Workforce Development Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Hickenlooper's sponsored bills align with his declared positions on public lands and health care, such as his commitment to protect public lands and create a public option. However, his voting record shows a higher rate of dissent against party lines. What this can't tell you: The effectiveness of his sponsored bills cannot be assessed based on available evidence; There is insufficient evidence to assess the impact of his committee work; There is a lack of available information regarding his statements or public communications. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. John W. Hickenlooper has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2021–2027 term. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What John W. Hickenlooper has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Votes cast
- 858
- Voted yea
- 284
- Voted nay
- 564
- Bills sponsored
- 110
- Committees
- 13
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Monthly voting activity
- Yea
- Nay
- Total
Roll-call votes per month — most recent on file. Source: Voteview.
Vote attendance
Share of roll calls participated in — most recent votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Independence
How often they break with their party’s majority — neither good nor bad, just the record.
Most recent roll-call votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$1.3M20%
- Large individual (itemized)$4.3M67%
- PAC / committee$829K13%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Aviation, Space, and InnovationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and MediaOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Science, Manufacturing, and CompetitivenessOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — EnergyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and MiningOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and PowerOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement SecurityOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+100 · based on 1 rated promise
- Fully Kept 1
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2021 · 1 rated promiseEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept1
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
13 promises across 12 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Immigration2
- Executive Oversight / Nominations1
- Executive Power / Civil Liberties1
- Health Care1
- Housing Affordability1
- Permitting / Government Reform1
- Prescription Drug Prices1
- Public Lands1
- Public Lands / Nominations1
- Trade / Economy1
- Wages / Economy1
- Wildfire Mitigation1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)1292%
- Reputable news18%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
13 tracked promises
“Committed to fight to pass legislation protecting more than one million acres of public lands in Colorado.”
“Pledged to build more housing and ban Wall Street from dominating the housing market to lower prices.”
“Pledged to lower drug costs by empowering Medicare to negotiate the prices of all prescription drugs.”
“Committed to fight to create a public option, saying he would work to restore health care coverage cuts and add a government insurance option.”
“Committed, through the Insurrection Act reform legislation he co-introduced, to add oversight and checks limiting a president's authority to deploy the military against Americans.”
“Called for creating a real pathway to citizenship for DREAMers, TPS recipients, and essential workers.”
“Vowed to refuse additional funding for ICE and to keep working to get Colorado residents released from ICE detention facilities.”
“Pledged to end the Trump administration's tariffs.”
“Stated he would support raising the federal minimum wage.”
“Pledged to vote against President Trump's nomination of Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management.”
“Committed, through the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act he co-introduced, to speed up wildfire mitigation and make Colorado homes and businesses more resilient to wildfire.”
“Committed to oppose every executive-branch nominee he judges to pose a genuine threat to Colorado residents.”
“Committed, through the bipartisan ePermit Act he co-introduced, to digitize and streamline the federal permitting process into a single online system.”
Verified record
110 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $9,884,305, spent $8,561,826, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored SRES 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. ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4730: Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2026 ↗Jun 10, 2026
- Sponsored S 4382: Workforce Data Enhancement Act ↗Apr 23, 2026
- Sponsored SJRES 162: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2015-07 re: in-person collection of consumer debt". ↗Apr 13, 2026
- Sponsored S 4116: Geo POWER Act ↗Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4005: Responsible Containment Reauthorization Act of 2026 ↗Mar 5, 2026
- Sponsored S 3792: Water Project Navigators Act ↗Feb 5, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 569: A resolution expressing support for declaring 2026 the "Year of Math" in the United States. ↗Dec 18, 2025
- Sponsored S 3576: PREPARE Act of 2025 ↗Dec 18, 2025
- Sponsored S 3323: Family Vaccine Protection Act ↗Dec 3, 2025
- Sponsored S 3341: Investing in All of America Act of 2025 ↗Dec 3, 2025
- Sponsored S 3247: Dark and Quiet Skies Act of 2025 ↗Nov 20, 2025
Showing the 12 most recent of 110 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 284
- Nay
- 564
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 10
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Yea
- PN8518Nay
- PN9304Nay
- PN9304Nay
- S4784Nay
- PN9382Nay
- PN9303Not voting
- SJRES185Yea
- PN9382Nay
- SJRES196Yea
- PN9303Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9307Nay
- PN9307Nay
- HCONRES86Yea
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Nay
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
12 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Trade / EconomyStated position
Pledged to end the Trump administration's tariffs.
Sourceshttps://www.vaildaily.com/news/opinion-hickenlooper-i-will-continue-to-fight-for-you-our-future-and-our-democracy-if-elected/View position & sources → - Public LandsStated position
Committed to fight to pass legislation protecting more than one million acres of public lands in Colorado.
Sourceshttps://www.vaildaily.com/news/opinion-hickenlooper-i-will-continue-to-fight-for-you-our-future-and-our-democracy-if-elected/View position & sources → - Health CareStated position
Committed to fight to create a public option, saying he would work to restore health care coverage cuts and add a government insurance option.
Sourceshttps://www.vaildaily.com/news/opinion-hickenlooper-i-will-continue-to-fight-for-you-our-future-and-our-democracy-if-elected/View position & sources → - Prescription Drug PricesStated position
Pledged to lower drug costs by empowering Medicare to negotiate the prices of all prescription drugs.
Sourceshttps://www.vaildaily.com/news/opinion-hickenlooper-i-will-continue-to-fight-for-you-our-future-and-our-democracy-if-elected/View position & sources → - Housing AffordabilityStated position
Pledged to build more housing and ban Wall Street from dominating the housing market to lower prices.
Sourceshttps://www.vaildaily.com/news/opinion-hickenlooper-i-will-continue-to-fight-for-you-our-future-and-our-democracy-if-elected/View position & sources → - ImmigrationStated position
Called for creating a real pathway to citizenship for DREAMers, TPS recipients, and essential workers.
Sourceshttps://www.vaildaily.com/news/opinion-hickenlooper-i-will-continue-to-fight-for-you-our-future-and-our-democracy-if-elected/View position & sources → - Wages / EconomyStated position
Stated he would support raising the federal minimum wage.
Sourceshttps://coloradosun.com/2026/06/01/john-hickenlooper-julie-gonzales-us-senate-colorado-primary-issue-guide/View position & sources → - Permitting / Government ReformStated position
Committed, through the bipartisan ePermit Act he co-introduced, to digitize and streamline the federal permitting process into a single online system.
Sourceshttps://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/press_releases/hickenlooper-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-overhaul-digitize-permitting-process/View position & sources → - Public Lands / NominationsStated position
Pledged to vote against President Trump's nomination of Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
Sourceshttps://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/press_releases/what-theyre-saying-hickenlooper-is-right-to-oppose-trumps-latest-blm-nominee/View position & sources → - Executive Power / Civil LibertiesStated position
Committed, through the Insurrection Act reform legislation he co-introduced, to add oversight and checks limiting a president's authority to deploy the military against Americans.
Sourceshttps://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/press_releases/hickenlooper-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-limit-unchecked-presidential-authority-reform-insurrection-act/View position & sources → - Wildfire MitigationStated position
Committed, through the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act he co-introduced, to speed up wildfire mitigation and make Colorado homes and businesses more resilient to wildfire.
Sourceshttps://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/press_releases/hickenlooper-western-senators-introduce-landmark-bipartisan-wildfire-mitigation-bill/View position & sources → - Executive Oversight / NominationsStated position
Committed to oppose every executive-branch nominee he judges to pose a genuine threat to Colorado residents.
Sourceshttps://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/press_releases/video-hickenlooper-calls-out-voughts-project-2025-agenda-on-senate-floor-vows-to-use-every-tool-to-fight/View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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