# Lindsey Daugherty

Lindsey Daugherty is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Colorado Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2de0a3a1-a1e3-477f-88b9-3212fa52fb9c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2de0a3a1-a1e3-477f-88b9-3212fa52fb9c (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

Daugherty missed 9.8% of 1,666 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Colorado Senate (average 97.2%).

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

12 classified statements: 12 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Daugherty | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 10.3% | 80 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 66.7% | 42.9% | 30 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.3% | 3.4% | 27 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 16.1% | 34 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 8.3% | 0.8% | 5 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 38% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Housing and Community Development 25% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Education 13% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 961 donors and 837 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

1,666 roll calls. Attendance 90.1% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 95.1% (94.2%). 28 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · SB 187 Establishing Commission on Medicaid · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB187/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BILL · HB 1425 Applied Behavior Analysis Services · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1425/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · SB 42 Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB42/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BILL · HB 1141 Discriminatory Practices in Public Schools · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1141/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · SB 78 Changes to Institutions of Higher Education Statutes · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB78/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BILL · HB 1309 Abuse in Cases of Separation · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1309/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · SB 165 Species Conservation Measures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB165/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · SB 115 Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB115/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · AMEND (L.081) · HB 1289 Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1289/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · SB 3 End-of-Life Management of Electric Vehicle Batteries · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB3/

## Legislation (CO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 47 bills: 46 reached committee, 40 passed one chamber, 38 passed both, 35 became law. Cosponsored 230. 89.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 32 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1425: Applied Behavior Analysis Services (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1425/
- HB 1421: Fee Sharing with Nonlawyers in Legal Practice (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1421/
- HB 1347: Federal Disability Benefits for Foster Care Youth (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1347/
- SB 138: Reducing Administrative Burdens on Health Care (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB138/
- HB 1324: Sunset Division of Professions & Occupations (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1324/
- SB 135: State Public K-12 Education Funding (passed both chambers, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB135/
- HB 1277: Sunset Kidney Disease Prevention Education Task Force (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1277/
- HB 1235: Updates to Medicaid (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1235/
- HB 1227: Minors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect Proceedings (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1227/
- SB 108: Transparency of Legislative Groups' Money (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB108/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,988 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% 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.

- 2025-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1887252638082998354
- 2025-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1887252639416787137
- 2025-01-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1881770792566014261
- 2025-01-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1881770794327650558
- 2025-01-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1881770795879502330
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1881406997645668449
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1881407000195875055
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1881407001806434740
- 2025-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1880312356481429642
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/lindseyforCO/status/1879601496658170227

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/lindsey-daugherty
- Campaign site: https://www.lindseyforcolorado.com/
- X: https://x.com/lindseyforCO
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindsey.daugherty.33
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindseyforcolorado
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindseyforcolorado
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lindseyforcolorado3967
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsey-daugherty-6396aa21

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2de0a3a1-a1e3-477f-88b9-3212fa52fb9c
