# Julie Gonzales Julie Gonzales is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate for district 34. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Colorado Senate, district 34 - Serving since: 2019-01-09 - Current term: CO 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/8dae5ba5-6741-4aca-8c1e-24f014fda187 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8dae5ba5-6741-4aca-8c1e-24f014fda187 (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 Gonzales reported $192 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K). ## What Gonzales says (CO 2025–26 session) 182 classified statements: 182 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 | Gonzales | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 6.6% | 2.4% | 36 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 11.5% | 10.3% | 116 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 51.6% | 42.9% | 120 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 3.4% | 251 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 12.6% | 16.1% | 177 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 1.7% | 0.8% | 55 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 30% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Health 19% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 16% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Democrats 10%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.96 (standard error 0.02), from 1,008 donors and 1,163 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CO 2025–26 session) 1,666 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 98.1% (94.2%). 33 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 64 bills: 61 reached committee, 55 passed one chamber, 49 passed both, 38 became law. Cosponsored 417. 93.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 23 of 35). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1431: Competency for Occupational Licensure Portability (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1431/ - HB 1424: Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1424/ - SB 176: State Remedies for Constitutional Rights Violation (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB176/ - SB 164: Regulation of Lawful Tetrahydrocannabinol Beverages (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB164/ - SB 160: Personal Protective Equipment & Meatpackers (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB160/ - SB 159: Inmate Earned Time Formula for Sentence to Department of Corrections (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB159/ - SB 151: Modify Public Employees Retirement Association Allowed Affiliation and Board of Trustees (became law, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB151/ - SB 147: Lobbyist Regulation (passed both chambers, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB147/ - HJR 1023: Latino/a Advocacy Day (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1023/ - SB 135: State Public K-12 Education Funding (passed both chambers, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB135/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $192 (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. - 2026-07-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2076206658175250628 - 2026-07-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2075627798199193797 - 2026-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2072875881119527370 - 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2072144048215982198 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2071950373582229640 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2071950375725539628 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2071950377570955675 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2071950379303280762 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2071950380762804652 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenadoraJulie/status/2071950382696382913 ## Links - Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/julie-gonzales - Campaign site: https://www.julieforcolorado.com/ - X: https://x.com/SenadoraJulie - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senadorajulie - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senadorajulie/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHt9ZZViGAnTC8xpoFG72Hg - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-gonzales-50aa3556/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8dae5ba5-6741-4aca-8c1e-24f014fda187