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U.S. Senate: who gets your vote?

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U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.

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Data last updated: Oct 13, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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John Hickenlooper

John Hickenlooper

U.S. Senate · Colorado

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Mark Baisley

Mark Baisley

Running for U.S. Senate · Colorado

NationalRepublican

John HickenlooperCurrent repMark BaisleyChallenger

Job fit

John Hickenlooper

Offices held

  • John served as Governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019. 1

Other work

  • John started his career in Colorado as a geologist. 1

Mark Baisley

Other work

  • Currently, he serves as President of Slipglass Inc., an engineering software firm. 2

Education

  • where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

John Hickenlooper

No stated positions on file yet.

Mark Baisley

  • Health care costs
    Said healthcare decisions should be made by patients and doctors, not Washington bureaucrats, and pledged to lower premiums through competition, HSAs, and price transparency rather than government control. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Said prosperity doesn't come from Washington mandates but from unleashing the private sector, and pledged to cut federal taxes and roll back job-killing regulations in the Senate. 3
  • Guns
    Said Democrats treat gun ownership as a privilege requiring their permission and that restricting firearm access for law-abiding citizens infringes Second Amendment rights; pledged to back federal concealed carry reciprocity. 4
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How they voted on top issues

John Hickenlooper

  • Health care costs → Government paying more of the bill (6 of 6 votes) 5
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (2 of 2 votes) 5

Mark Baisley

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

John Hickenlooper

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorsother politiciansindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$1.3Mlarge donors$4.5Motherpoliticians$362Kindustryassociations$236Kmembershiporganizations$84KOther kinds ofdonors$218K$7.2M raised
$1,302,1696Small individual donors
$4,504,6226Large individual donors

Mark Baisley

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donors
small donors$28Klarge donors$107K$140K raised
$28,3717Small individual donors
$106,5027Large individual donors

Checks

John Hickenlooper

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 1 since 2021. 8

Mark Baisley

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | Senator John Hickenlooper (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Baisley | Colorado Senate Republicans (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. baisleyforsenate.com used in: Top issues
  4. baisleyforsenate.com used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2021-02-19 used in: Checks
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Candidate A

Adam Withrow

Unity Party

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Know Before You Vote: In-depth interview with 2024 CD-3 candidate Adam Withrow (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

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Candidate B

Blake Huber

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Blake Huber - LPedia (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

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Candidate C

Bob Chew

Forward Party

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Bob Chew for CO (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

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Candidate D

Christopher Baum

Approval Voting Party

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Colorado U.S. Senate Candidates 2026 | Kim Monson (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

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John Hickenlooper
Candidate E

John Hickenlooper

DemocratShown above

🚩 $7.2M raised, 62% from large donors, 12% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $896,272.77 (12% of $7,231,428.88 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $900,352.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 1 since 2021.

Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, government paying more of the bill, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 Background: About | Senator John Hickenlooper (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2021-02-19

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Mark Baisley
Candidate F

Mark Baisley

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $140K raised, 76% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 Background: Baisley | Colorado Senate Republicans (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

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