# Barbara Kirkmeyer

Barbara Kirkmeyer is a Republican member of the Colorado Senate for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Colorado Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2021-01-13
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6d1fcaf0-ed3d-4772-876f-09dc5e931556

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d1fcaf0-ed3d-4772-876f-09dc5e931556 (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

The policy areas Kirkmeyer talks about and legislates on agree at 0.75 on a 0–1 scale, the highest of 226 State Senate Republicans.

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

711 classified statements: 711 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kirkmeyer | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.5% | 2.3% | 50 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 22.8% | 9.5% | 41 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 43.7% | 37.3% | 137 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 2.3% | 140 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 15.4% | 165 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.3% | 119 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 38% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 20% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Health 14% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.01), from 558 donors and 879 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

1,666 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 86% (94.2%). 80 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 nay · REPASS · SB 42 Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB42/
- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 215 bills: 213 reached committee, 202 passed one chamber, 198 passed both, 189 became law. Cosponsored 244. 99.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 7 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 193: Local Ordinances & State Employees (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB193/
- SB 187: Establishing Commission on Medicaid (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB187/
- HB 1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1429/
- SB 188: Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB188/
- HB 1428: Administration of Publicly Funded Education Programs (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1428/
- SB 183: State Funding for Colorado School of Mines Capital Construction Costs (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB183/
- SB 181: Works Program Reserves & Cost of Living Adjustment (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB181/
- HB 1423: Community Corrections Budget Request & Data Information (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1423/
- HCR 1003: Nonmortgage Property Tax Exemption (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1003/
- HB 1412: Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Statistical Sampling & Extrapolation (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1412/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,515 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 0% 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.

- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2110054225363587297
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2105334915206451611
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2104982502985130439
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2104676308748014053
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2104678546467942857
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2103508782127133071
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2102779903775314243
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2101878534272913590
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2101883053748703360
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer/status/2102074626671251712

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/barbara-kirkmeyer
- Campaign site: https://www.kirkmeyerforcolorado.com/
- X: https://x.com/COSenKirkmeyer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KirkmeyerforColorado23/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barbara.kirkmeyer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirkmeyerforcolorado/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barb-kirkmeyer-8173183b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d1fcaf0-ed3d-4772-876f-09dc5e931556