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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

CO Scorecard 2021-2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Colorado General Assembly in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate
House of Representatives

House of Representatives

1. Rescind Con-Con

Good Vote: Yes

HJR1006 Rescind Con-Con (Passed 64 to 0 on 4/21/2021). Rescinds of all previous requests by the Colorado Legislature for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.

2. Reproductive Health Equity Act

Good Vote: No

HB1279 Reproductive Health Equity Act (Passed 40 to 24 on 3/14/2022). Makes it illegal to impose restrictions on abortion and makes it legal to murder preborn babies up to the moment of birth.

3. Deceptive Tactics

Good Vote: Yes

SB23 Deceptive Tactics (Passed 50 to 12 on 5/11/2022). Prohibits deceptive tactics during custodial interrogation of a juvenile.

4. Congressional Voting Rights

Good Vote: No

HR1004 Congressional Voting Rights (Passed 40 to 23 on 1/18/2022). Urges Congress to pass comprehensive voting rights legislation that compromises election integrity.

5. Building Green Codes

Good Vote: No

HB1362 Building Green Codes (Passed 41 to 24 on 5/11/2022). Sets standards to reduce building greenhouse gas emissions.

6. Displaced Aurarian Scholarship

Good Vote: No

HB1393 Displaced Aurarian Scholarship (Passed 51 to 11 on 4/29/2022).  Creates the Displaced Aurarian scholarship for the descendants of Aurarians, a neighborhood in Denver, displaced by the development of the Auraria Higher Education Center between 1955 and 1973.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Judith Amabile D HD-013 33% +-+---
Jennifer Arndt D HD-053 NA ......
Jennifer Bacon D HD-007 33% +-+---
Adrienne Benavidez D HD-032 33% +-+---
Tracey Bernett D HD-012 33% +-+---
Shannon Bird D HD-035 33% +-+---
Rod Bockenfeld R HD-056 83% ++-+++
Andrew Boesenecker D HD-053 20% .-+---
Mary Bradfield R HD-021 67% ++-++-
Yadira Caraveo D HD-031 33% +-+---
Terri Carver R HD-020 83% +++++-
Marc Catlin R HD-058 100% ++++++
Lindsey Daugherty D HD-029 33% +-+---
Monica Duran D HD-024 33% +-+---
Daneya Esgar D HD-046 33% +-+---
Meg Froelich D HD-003 33% +-+---
Alec Garnett D HD-002 20% +-.---
Tim Geitner R HD-019 80% ++.++-
Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez D HD-004 33% +-+---
Matt Gray D HD-033 33% +-+---
Ron Hanks R HD-060 100% +++++.
Leslie Herod D HD-008 33% +-+---
Richard Holtorf R HD-064 67% ++-++-
Edith Hooton D HD-010 33% +-+---
Dominique Jackson D HD-042 NA +.....
Iman Jodeh D HD-041 40% +.+---
Chris Kennedy D HD-023 33% +-+---
Cathy Kipp D HD-052 33% +-+---
Colin Larson R HD-022 83% ++-+++
Susan Lontine D HD-001 33% +-+---
Stephanie Luck R HD-047 100% ++++++
Michael Lynch R HD-049 83% +++++-
Julie McCluskie D HD-061 33% +-+---
Karen McCormick D HD-011 33% +-+---
Hugh McKean R HD-051 83% +++++-
Barbara McLachlan D HD-059 33% +-+---
Dafna Michaelson Jenet D HD-030 33% +-+---
Patrick Neville R HD-045 100% ++++++
David Ortiz D HD-038 33% +-+---
Andres Pico R HD-016 83% ++-+++
Kim Ransom R HD-044 75% ++-.+.
Naquetta Ricks D HD-040 33% +-+---
Shane Sandridge R HD-014 100% ++++++
Emily Sirota D HD-009 33% +-+---
Marc Snyder D HD-018 33% +-+---
Matt Soper R HD-054 67% ++-++-
Tammy Story D HD-025 NA ......
Kerry Tipper D HD-028 33% +-+---
Brianna Titone D HD-027 33% +-+---
Donald Valdez D HD-062 33% +-+---
Alex Valdez D HD-005 33% +-+---
Tonya Van Beber R HD-048 67% ++-++-
Michael Weissman D HD-036 33% +-+---
Dave Williams R HD-015 100% ++++++
Steven Woodrow D HD-006 50% +-+.-.
Dan Woog R HD-063 67% ++-++-
Mary Young D HD-050 33% +-+---

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 32.9%
Republican 83.6%