POLITICO asked all 16 whether they'd return money from a congressman accused of assaulting his ex-wife and their young child. Brad Finstad returned $5,000. Mike Lawler said no. The other 14 didn't answer at all.
A Texas judge threw out the registration rules for silencers and short-barreled rifles. Six days later, Andrew Clyde — who owns two gun stores — led a letter asking DOJ to skip the appeal and stop enforcing the law nationwide. Thirty-three of the signers have report cards here.
Asked twice how many of his constituents will lose food assistance under the rules he voted for, Evans changed the subject to Colorado's paperwork error rate — which is actually lower than the national average.
Harris won Colorado with 54.1% of the vote to 43.1%, a margin of 11 points. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
4 of 10 — 40%. In the U.S. House, Colorado has 4 Republicans and 4 Democrats; in the Senate, 0 Republicans and 2 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from Colorado, on Wikipedia.)
Colorado ranks #12 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare Colorado directly to other states on our Compare States page.
4, listed above. We grade Republicans running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Colorado. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 81 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
