Colorado Senate · District 33
James Coleman
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
James Coleman'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
The scores
How these numbers work →Leads the chamber, so this score doesn't apply.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is James Coleman.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is James Coleman.
Bills
The bills James Coleman sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 20 |
| Passed both chambers | 20 |
| Became law | 20 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 28 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 20 of 23 Democrats (tied with 1 other)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SB26-170 Task Force to Expand Effective Public Schools |
Became law | June 4, 2026 |
| SB26-080 Cradle to Career Grant Program Creation |
Became law | June 4, 2026 |
| HB26-1345 Higher Education Funding Allocation Model Changes |
Became law | June 4, 2026 |
| SB26-190 Release Information About Peace Officer Use of Force |
Became law | June 3, 2026 |
| HB26-1422 Security Measures for Certain Government Entities |
Became law | June 2, 2026 |
| HB26-1331 Modify 2026 Interim Committees |
Became law | June 2, 2026 |
| HB26-1004 Continuation of Child Care Contribution Tax Credit |
Became law | May 28, 2026 |
| SB26-136 Reporting of Lost or Stolen Livestock |
Became law | May 26, 2026 |
| SB26-143 Rename Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee |
Became law | May 19, 2026 |
| SB26-189 Automated Decision-Making Technology |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| SB26-137 Measures to Reduce Administrative Burdens |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| SB26-118 Legacy Giving to Charitable Organizations |
Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| HB26-1068 Remote Participation Policies for Joint Committees |
Became law | March 26, 2026 |
| SB25B-001 Processes to Reduce Spending During Shortfall |
Became law | Aug. 28, 2025 |
| SB25-122 Extending Organ & Tissue Donation Fund |
Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB25-1013 Department of Corrections Visitation Rights |
Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB25-1333 Legislative Human Resources Division |
Became law | June 3, 2025 |
| HB25-1272 Construction Defects & Middle Market Housing |
Became law | May 12, 2025 |
| SB25-188 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Legislative Appropriation Bill |
Became law | April 17, 2025 |
| HB25-1041 Student Athlete Name Image or Likeness |
Became law | March 28, 2025 |
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
Leads the chamber; these are contested votes where most of their party voted the other way.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2026 | SB26-140: Exempt Drugs from Prescription Drug Affordability Board Reviews Third Reading / Passage |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 6, 2026 | SB26-009: Charitable Organization State Sales & Use Tax House Amendments / Concur |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| March 24, 2026 | SB26-121: Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Employees Committee of the Whole / Amendment |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | SR26-001: Morgan County Road Improvements Adoption |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 7, 2025 | SB25-124: Reducing Costs of Health Care for Patients House Amendments / Adhere |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| April 15, 2025 | HB25-1208: Local Governments Tip Offsets for Tipped Employees Third Reading / Passage |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 4, 2025 | HB25-1060: Electronic Fence Detection Systems Third Reading / Passage |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 2, 2025 | SB25-206: 2025-26 Long Appropriations Bill Committee of the Whole / Amendment |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 2, 2025 | SB25-206: 2025-26 Long Appropriations Bill Committee of the Whole / Amendment |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| March 26, 2025 | SB25-124: Reducing Costs of Health Care for Patients Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2025 | SB25-141: Municipal Government Exemption from Energy Code Requirements Third Reading / Passage |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
Every roll call
How James Coleman voted on each of the 1,697 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
- james.coleman.senate@coleg.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 346, Colorado Building 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203
303-866-4864
Committees
- Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission Chair
- Executive Committee of the Legislative Council Vice chair
- Legislative Council Vice chair
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