# Andy Boesenecker

Andy Boesenecker is a Democratic member of the Colorado House for district 53.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Colorado House, district 53
- Serving since: 2021-04-28
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/278f042b-4fe3-4325-ad59-bc240e4fda0c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/278f042b-4fe3-4325-ad59-bc240e4fda0c (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

Boesenecker sits at −0.88 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 83% of State House Democrats.

## What Boesenecker says (CO 2025–26 session)

169 classified statements: 169 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 | Boesenecker | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 16.0% | 10.4% | 187 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.3% | 39.2% | 262 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.9% | 2.9% | 115 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.9% | 14.4% | 247 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 26% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 24% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Taxation 10% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.88 (standard error 0.02), from 398 donors and 831 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

2,020 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 98.7% (94.7%). 21 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 63 bills: 60 reached committee, 57 passed one chamber, 51 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 524. 93.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 40 of 64).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1430/
- HB 1424: Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1424/
- SB 172: Front Range Passenger Rail District (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB172/
- SB 167: Prescription Drug Out-of-Pocket Expense Credit (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB167/
- SJR 24: Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SJR24/
- HJR 1027: Holocaust Memorial (passed both chambers, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1027/
- HR 1003: Recognize Environmental Initiatives (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HR1003/
- SB 145: Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Questions (became law, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB145/
- HB 1339: Change Cesar Chavez Day to Farm Workers Day (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1339/
- SB 141: Wildlife Collision Prevention (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB141/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $58.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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.

- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2105408304378003767
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2093866307100029061
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2093866310212210804
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2047692911534572009
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2041993645356920934
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2041993647689011687
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2041993650079723734
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2041993652382396892
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2017279146456658343
- 2026-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/rep_boesenecker/status/2013307904565145727

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/andrew-boesenecker
- Campaign site: https://andybforcolorado.com
- X: https://x.com/rep_boesenecker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andyforcolorado
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aboesenecker
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep.boesenecker.co.hd53
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rep.AndrewBoesenecker
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-boesenecker-477657134/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/278f042b-4fe3-4325-ad59-bc240e4fda0c