# Judy Amabile

Judy Amabile is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Colorado Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/829879ea-a9a3-42b6-8f5f-d209b1cc961d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/829879ea-a9a3-42b6-8f5f-d209b1cc961d (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

100% of Amabile’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Colorado, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Amabile | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 42.9% | 137 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 100% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 100% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 100% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.02), from 980 donors and 893 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

1,666 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 94.1% (94.2%). 42 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 226 bills: 223 reached committee, 216 passed one chamber, 211 passed both, 201 became law. Cosponsored 467. 98.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 9 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 193: Local Ordinances & State Employees (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB193/
- SB 191: Gifts Grants & Donations for Nursing Facilities (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB191/
- SB 187: Establishing Commission on Medicaid (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB187/
- HB 1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1430/
- 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 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/
- HB 1419: Over-Refund of Excess State Revenues (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1419/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.7K (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.

- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/judyamabileCO/status/1877025266465231028
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/judyamabileCO/status/1877117335552618559

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/judy-amabileors/judy-amabile
- Campaign site: https://www.judyforcolorado.com/
- X: https://x.com/judyamabileCO
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JudyAmabileHD49/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judy.amabile.3
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judyforcolorado/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@judyforcolorado
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judyamabilehd13/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/829879ea-a9a3-42b6-8f5f-d209b1cc961d