Colorado Senate · District 21
Adrienne Benavidez
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Adrienne Benavidez's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Colorado Senate District 21. A vacancy election, for the last two years of the term.
Also on the ballot: Frederick Alfred Jr (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Adrienne Benavidez.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Adrienne Benavidez.
Bills
The bills Adrienne Benavidez sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 12 |
| Passed both chambers | 9 |
| Became law | 9 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 34 of 35 in the Senate · 23 of 23 Democrats
A Colorado bill has prime sponsors in each chamber: one or two who carry it in the chamber where it starts, and one or two who carry it in the other. Each prime sponsor is credited in their own chamber; additional sponsors and co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB26-167 Prescription Drug Out-of-Pocket Expense Credit |
Became law | June 3, 2026 |
| HB26-1283 Protections Regarding Seizures of Identification Documents |
Became law | June 3, 2026 |
| HB26-1143 Non-Employment Educational Opportunities Background Check Information |
Became law | June 3, 2026 |
| HB26-1196 Tenant Data Information |
Became law | June 2, 2026 |
| HB26-1320 Accessible Language Statutory Ballot Title Requirements |
Became law | May 29, 2026 |
| HB26-1135 Transparency of Chemicals Used in Hair Products |
Became law | May 29, 2026 |
| SB26-177 Access Adjoining Property to Repair or Maintain |
Became law | May 28, 2026 |
| HB26-1269 Transit Access |
Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| HB26-1044 Measures to Improve Black Maternal Health Equity |
Became law | May 5, 2026 |
Budget projects
Colorado's Long Bill, the state budget, doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Colorado legislators.
Contested votes where they split
13 against the Senate President; 12 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | HB26-1065: Transit and Housing Investment Zones Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 12, 2026 | HB26-1306: Wild Horse License Plate Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 8, 2026 | HB26-1233: Property Tax Proceedings for Nonresidential Property Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 5, 2026 | SB26-150: Modernizing Regional Transportation District House Amendments / Repassage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 1, 2026 | SB26-134: Payment Card Networks' Fees Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 29, 2026 | SB26-134: Payment Card Networks' Fees Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 21, 2026 | SB26-150: Modernizing Regional Transportation District Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 17, 2026 | SB26-128: Sales & Use Tax Destination Management Company House Amendments / Repassage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 16, 2026 | HB26-1380: Repeal Office of Judicial Discipline Ombudsman Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 13, 2026 | SB26-140: Exempt Drugs from Prescription Drug Affordability Board Reviews Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 6, 2026 | SB26-009: Charitable Organization State Sales & Use Tax House Amendments / Concur |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| March 30, 2026 | SB26-048: Remove Exception to Marry with Judicial Approval Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 25, 2026 | SB26-128: Sales & Use Tax Destination Management Company Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 24, 2026 | SB26-121: Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Employees Committee of the Whole / Amendment |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Adrienne Benavidez voted on each of the 660 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- leg.colorado.gov
- adrienne.benavidez.senate@coleg.gov
- Capitol office
- 200 E. Colfax, Denver, CO 80203
303-866-4857
Committees
- Finance
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Colorado General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Colorado General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 8, 2025 to May 13, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections