John W. Hickenlooper has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2021. Ranking member of two Senate subcommittees: Employment and Workplace Safety; and Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy.
Hickenlooper worked as a petroleum geologist and served as Denver mayor from 2003 to 2011 and Colorado governor from 2011 to 2019.
Hickenlooper graduated from Wesleyan University and worked as a petroleum geologist before co-founding a brewing company in 1988. Hickenlooper served as Denver mayor from 2003 to 2011 and Colorado governor from 2011 to 2019. After a presidential campaign in 2019, Hickenlooper won election to the U.S. Senate in 2020 and began serving in 2021.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2026 CO U.S. Senate class 2 general election · 2026-11-03 · No sourced statements are available for this campaign yet.
| BILL | TITLE · POLICY AREA | STAGE | COSPON. |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 2437 | Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT | Passed Senate | 1 COSPON. |
| S. 1838 | DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026HEALTH | Passed Senate | 9 COSPON. |
| S. 1437 | ASCEND ActSCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS | Passed Senate | 1 COSPON. |
| S. 503 | NET ActSCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS | Passed Senate | 3 COSPON. |
| S. 154 | Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension ActWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT | Passed Senate | 4 COSPON. |
| S. 4116 | Geo POWER ActENERGY | Out of committee | 3 COSPON. |
| S. 3792 | Water Project Navigators ActWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT | Out of committee | 1 COSPON. |
| S. 1898 | ORBITS Act of 2025SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS | Out of committee | 3 COSPON. |
| S. 245 | Insure Cybersecurity Act of 2025SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS | Out of committee | 1 COSPON. |
| 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 | 4 COSPON. |
| 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.INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | Introduced | 11 COSPON. |
| S. 5176 | National Guard for National Service ActARMED FORCES AND NATIONAL SECURITY | Introduced | 1 COSPON. |
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Senator Hickenlooper introduced bipartisan legislation to expand next-generation geothermal energy technology throughout the United States.
Hickenlooper joined three other senators in asking the Interior Department to examine policies related to fatal fires.
Hickenlooper joined Pfluger in leading a bipartisan request for investment in the military service academies.
Senator John Hickenlooper criticized the lack of transparency in healthcare and advocated for mandatory price disclosures.
Hickenlooper defeated state Sen. Julie Gonzales to win his party’s Senate nomination.
Hickenlooper discussed his positions on a broad range of issues in his reelection race against Mark Baisley.
Hickenlooper makes the case for a second Senate term and outlines his policy priorities in the race.
John Hickenlooper said the bill did not require protections and argued that data-center companies should pay for their infrastructure needs.
Hickenlooper answered questions about his reelection campaign priorities and his approach to working across party lines.
Senator John Hickenlooper is named as facing a primary challenge from Julie Gonzales in the Colorado Senate race.
Senator Hickenlooper introduced bipartisan legislation to expand next-generation geothermal energy technology throughout the United States.
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