# Scott Bottoms

Scott Bottoms is a Republican member of the Colorado House for district 15.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Colorado House, district 15
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/66254480-6178-4312-8a18-268ec84153cc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/66254480-6178-4312-8a18-268ec84153cc (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

Bottoms reported $250 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

87 classified statements: 87 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bottoms | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.9% | 375 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 16.1% | 9.3% | 150 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.9% | 31.9% | 413 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 1.8% | 223 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.6% | 12.7% | 570 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 20.7% | 1.4% | 3 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 23% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Law 15% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.82 (standard error 0.03), from 139 donors and 536 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

2,020 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 99.1% (94.7%). 229 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · REPASS · HB 1306 Wild Horse License Plate · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1306/
- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · 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 nay · CONCUR · HB 1223 Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1223/
- 2026-05-13 · voted not voting · REPASS · HB 1289 Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1289/
- 2026-05-13 · voted not voting · CONCUR · HB 1430 Transportation Funding Adjustments · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1430/
- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · CONCUR · HB 1272 Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1272/
- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · REPASS · HB 1236 Arbitration Reform · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1236/
- 2026-05-13 · voted not voting · BYD SCP · SB 193 Local Ordinances & State Employees · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB193/

## Legislation (CO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 13 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 74. 72.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 62 of 64).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1029: Investigate Alleged Violations of False Claims Act (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1029/
- HCR 1004: Person's Rights Related to Their Children (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1004/
- SB 147: Lobbyist Regulation (passed both chambers, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB147/
- HB 1339: Change Cesar Chavez Day to Farm Workers Day (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1339/
- HB 1243: Department of Public Health and Environment Regulation of Abortion Clinics (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1243/
- HJR 1010: Vietnam Veterans Military Appreciation (passed both chambers, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1010/
- HB 1137: Requirements for Campaign Consultants (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1137/
- HB 1092: Licensed Midwife Public Health Facility Privileges (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1092/
- HB 1082: Children Are Not for Sale Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1082/
- HB 1087: Safeguard Minors from Sex-Altering Interventions (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1087/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $250 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/2067698255681757438
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/2002381562898206848
- 2025-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/1960102705378271652
- 2025-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/1935499950349009403
- 2025-04-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/1917675499226095827
- 2025-04-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/1914712447333830744
- 2025-04-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/1912654202146353217
- 2025-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/1912235281077662148
- 2025-04-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/1911609658017525864
- 2025-04-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/repscottbottoms/status/1911897525835206732

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/scott-bottoms
- Campaign site: https://www.pastorscottforhd15.com/
- X: https://x.com/repscottbottoms
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scott.t.bottoms/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Scottbottomsforhd15/100080780583288/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@repscottbottoms
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-bottoms-48425b81/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/66254480-6178-4312-8a18-268ec84153cc