John W. Hickenlooper

U.S. Senator · CO

Democrat

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Where John stands

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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Limited evidence
Raise taxes on high earners to fund expanded programs
Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs
⚠ The evidence here is thin — treat this as a rough read, not a firm record.
Cosponsored the Health Care Affordability Act expanding premium tax credits and the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act limiting partnership deductions.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 17 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Aug 2026 — Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Voted No · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
+8 more
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2022
Cosponsored — Tax Cut for Workers Act of 2025
Cosponsored — A resolution opposing a national sales tax on working families and supporting a tax cut to benefit the middle class.
Cosponsored — Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act
Cosponsored — Charitable Act
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How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Some evidence
Expand benefits and broaden eligibility
Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits
Voted for the Social Security Fairness Act and cosponsored Medicare-X Choice and Medicare multi-cancer screening coverage, expanding benefits and eligibility.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 8 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Dec 2024 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
Cosponsored — A resolution opposing a national sales tax on working families and supporting a tax cut to benefit the middle class.
Cosponsored — Social Security Fairness Act
Cosponsored — Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
+3 more
What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Clear record
Significantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Cosponsored the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act; voted against the NLRB joint-employer rule repeal.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 39 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Apr 2024 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Voted Yes · Jul 2023 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.
Voted No · Dec 2022 — To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act
Sponsored — Building Youth Workforce Skills Act
Sponsored — Youth Apprenticeship Advancement Act
Sponsored — Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act
Cosponsored — JOBS Act of 2023
+34 more
How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Clear record
Keep and strengthen the ACA; add a public option for those who want it
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Cosponsored the Medicare-X Choice Act and Health Care Affordability Act; voted for the Lower Health Care Costs Act extending ACA premium tax credits.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 6 votes · 45 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Voted No · Dec 2025 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Dec 2025 — Lower Health Care Costs Act
Voted No · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted Yes · Oct 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
+1 more
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Family Vaccine Protection Act
Sponsored — Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act
Sponsored — Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2024
Cosponsored — Health Care Affordability Act of 2024
Cosponsored — PrEP Access and Coverage Act
+40 more
How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Some evidence
Continue current climate investments and emissions standards
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Cosponsored decarbonize-electricity-by-2035 resolution and clean-energy credits; voted against opening ANWR and federal coal lands to leasing.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 16 votes · 38 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted No · Jan 2026 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Geo POWER Act
Sponsored — Critical Materials Future Act of 2025
Sponsored — Critical Materials Future Act of 2024
Sponsored — BIG WIRES Act
Sponsored — BIDIRECTIONAL Act
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What should federal abortion policy be?
Clear record
Federal protection up to viability (~24 weeks) with later-term exceptions
Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access
Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act (2021, 2023, 2025) and voted to advance it in 2022; cosponsored the Stop Comstock Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 32 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Voted No · Jan 2026 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jan 2025 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted Yes · Sep 2024 — Right to IVF Act
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Access to Family Building Act
Cosponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Cosponsored — Protect IVF Act
Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.
Cosponsored — Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act of 2023
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What should federal firearms policy be?
Clear record
Restrict semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines; broader background checks
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
Cosponsored the Assault Weapons Ban and Background Check Expansion Act; voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 6 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jun 2023 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Voted Yes · Jun 2022 — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Cosponsored — Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
Cosponsored — Background Check Expansion Act
Cosponsored — Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
Cosponsored — Ethan's Law
+1 more
What should US immigration policy be?
Some evidence
Pair stronger border security with expanded legal immigration pathways
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Voted to advance the Border Act of 2024; cosponsored the U.S. Citizenship Act and EAGLE Act expanding legal immigration pathways.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 8 votes · 21 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Secure America Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — U.S. Citizenship Act
Cosponsored — Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Access to Counsel Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Access to Counsel Act of 2021
+16 more
How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Some evidence
End mandatory minimums, set federal policing standards, decriminalize drugs
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Cosponsored the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act ending federal cannabis prohibition and the EQUAL Act eliminating crack-powder sentencing disparities.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 8 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted Yes · Mar 2025 — HALT Fentanyl Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2024 — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted No · May 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
Voted Yes · Mar 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — PREPARE Act of 2023
Cosponsored — EQUAL Act
Cosponsored — Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
Cosponsored — Military in Law Enforcement Accountability Act
Cosponsored — Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Some evidence
Active leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers
Cosponsored the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act and the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, plus resolutions supporting NATO and Taiwan's democracy.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 59 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jul 2026 — 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.
Voted No · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Summit of the Americas Act
Cosponsored — A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
Cosponsored — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
Cosponsored — A resolution condemning the detention and death of Mahsa Amini and calling on the Government of Iran to end its systemic persecution of women.
Cosponsored — A resolution condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, against Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all remaining hostages and return them to safety, and for other purposes.
+54 more
How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Clear record
Pass federal voting access protections and ban partisan gerrymandering
Cosponsored the Freedom to Vote Act and Right to Vote Act; voted for Freedom to Vote Act cloture in 2021 and against photo-ID requirements.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 11 votes · 30 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Aug 2026 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Sep 2022 — DISCLOSE Act of 2022
Voted No · Jan 2022 — Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2021 — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
Cosponsored — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Cosponsored — DISCLOSE Act of 2021
Cosponsored — DISCLOSE Act of 2026
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Where John stands

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