# Matt Martinez Matt Martinez is a Democratic member of the Colorado House for district 62. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Colorado House, district 62 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: CO 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/27716b46-14de-4097-a29c-1a882ae3cd3a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27716b46-14de-4097-a29c-1a882ae3cd3a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Martinez voted against the majority of Colorado House Democrats 82 times; party unity 93.4%, in the bottom quarter of the Colorado House (average 94.7%). ## What Martinez says (CO 2025–26 session) 138 classified statements: 138 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Martinez | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 1.5% | 10.4% | 632 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 50.7% | 39.2% | 218 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 7.2% | 2.9% | 65 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 31.2% | 14.4% | 79 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 36% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Education 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 14% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Water Resources Development 14% (State House Democrats 1.3%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Democrats 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.49 (standard error 0.02), from 192 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CO 2025–26 session) 2,020 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 93.4% (94.7%). 82 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · HB 1306 Wild Horse License Plate · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1306/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · HB 1363 Temporarily Reduce General Fund Reserve · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1363/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BILL · SB 169 Revisor's Bill · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB169/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · HB 1102 Funding for Colorado DRIVES Account · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1102/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · HB 1223 Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1223/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · HB 1289 Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1289/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · HB 1430 Transportation Funding Adjustments · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1430/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · HB 1272 Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1272/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · HB 1236 Arbitration Reform · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1236/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BYD SCP · SB 193 Local Ordinances & State Employees · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB193/ ## Legislation (CO 2025–26 session) Sponsored 70 bills: 69 reached committee, 63 passed one chamber, 59 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 185. 97.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 19 of 64). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1424: Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1424/ - SB 170: Task Force to Expand Effective Public Schools (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB170/ - SB 164: Regulation of Lawful Tetrahydrocannabinol Beverages (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB164/ - HJR 1027: Holocaust Memorial (passed both chambers, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1027/ - HR 1005: State Highway 47 Dolores Huerta Boulevard (introduced, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HR1005/ - SB 160: Personal Protective Equipment & Meatpackers (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB160/ - SB 159: Inmate Earned Time Formula for Sentence to Department of Corrections (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB159/ - SB 157: Determination of Town Abandonment (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB157/ - SB 153: Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements (became law, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB153/ - HR 1003: Recognize Environmental Initiatives (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HR1003/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $20.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2113801543560622224 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2114124033738617219 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2113632190663897119 - 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2109068527680545017 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2108703907493150728 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2108334479416901660 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2107628981680038349 - 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2106157791283200500 - 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2105439814233596150 - 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo/status/2104711149287788744 ## Links - Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/matthew-martinez - Campaign site: https://www.martinezhd62.com/ - X: https://x.com/MartinezforSoCo - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.martinez.52 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martinezinfo - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinezforsoco/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-martinez-2a882094/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27716b46-14de-4097-a29c-1a882ae3cd3a