# Ken DeGraaf

Ken DeGraaf is a Republican member of the Colorado House for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Colorado House, district 22
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/767c8676-7cf0-45bf-9e20-e615d4d13c5e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/767c8676-7cf0-45bf-9e20-e615d4d13c5e (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

63% of the 16 bills DeGraaf sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 64 in the Colorado House.

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

11,586 classified statements: 11,586 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 | DeGraaf | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.8% | 2.9% | 137 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 16.6% | 9.3% | 143 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 38.4% | 31.9% | 293 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.3% | 1.8% | 530 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.0% | 12.7% | 712 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.4% | 1.4% | 107 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Environmental Protection 16% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Energy 14% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.02), from 171 donors and 547 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

2,020 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 97.3% (94.7%). 302 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 nay · REPASS · HB 1289 Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1289/
- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · 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 nay · BYD SCP · SB 193 Local Ordinances & State Employees · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB193/

## Legislation (CO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 10 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 74. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 64 of 64).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 1004: Person's Rights Related to Their Children (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1004/
- HB 1246: Consumer-Regulated Electric Utilities (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1246/
- HB 1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1250/
- HB 1124: Electrical Generation & Distribution Resiliency (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1124/
- HB 1128: Limitation on Gender Transition Procedure Claims (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1128/
- HB 1092: Licensed Midwife Public Health Facility Privileges (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1092/
- HB 1037: Ban Government Purchase of Personal Data from Third Party (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1037/
- HB 1056: Prescription Drug Benefit Information Transparency (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1056/
- HB 1012: Prescription Drug Benefit Information Transparency (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2025B/HB1012/
- HCR 25-1003: Person's Rights Related to Their Children (introduced, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2025A/HCR25-1003/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,672 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114508844831502381
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114514295166054570
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114535135966269886
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114558809444397153
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114558985982574801
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114559101934178711
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114572258790580466
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114686697405579486
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114688370182070692
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf/status/2114689922401796136

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/ken-degraaf
- Campaign site: https://kendegraaf4hd22.com/
- X: https://x.com/COrepKdeGraaf
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081746182893
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendegraaf/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/767c8676-7cf0-45bf-9e20-e615d4d13c5e