# Cleave Simpson

Cleave Simpson is a Republican member of the Colorado Senate for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Colorado Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/715df6f2-cef6-4b88-b745-0207c8ffb4ff

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/715df6f2-cef6-4b88-b745-0207c8ffb4ff (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

Simpson voted against the majority of Colorado Senate Republicans 115 times; party unity 77%, the lowest of 35 in the Colorado Senate (average 94.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.01 (standard error 0.01), from 430 donors and 868 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.9% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

1,666 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 77% (94.2%). 115 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 77 bills: 76 reached committee, 73 passed one chamber, 64 passed both, 52 became law. Cosponsored 172. 97.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 12 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 26: Adjourn Sine Die (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SJR26/
- HJR 1032: Notify Governor of Adjournment (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1032/
- SR 9: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SR9/
- SJR 25: Colorado Mining Association's 150th Anniversary (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SJR25/
- SB 182: Updated Clean Energy Plan Municipally Owned Utility (became law, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB182/
- SB 153: Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements (became law, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB153/
- HB 1345: Higher Education Funding Allocation Model Changes (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1345/
- SB 154: Modify Colorado Channel Authority Board Appointments (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB154/
- SB 149: Pathways for Individuals with Mental Health Disorder (became law, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB149/
- HB 1338: 2026 Water Projects Bill (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1338/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,550 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 67% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/cleave-simpson
- Campaign site: https://www.simpsonforcolorado.com/
- X: https://x.com/ssenate35
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cleave.simpson.12
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpsonforcolorado
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpsonforsenate6
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SimpsonforColorado
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleave-simpson-48055038/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/715df6f2-cef6-4b88-b745-0207c8ffb4ff