# John Carson

John Carson is a Republican member of the Colorado Senate for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Colorado Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2025-01-10
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8e95ac06-ddbb-4f6c-ba7e-854a92860be4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e95ac06-ddbb-4f6c-ba7e-854a92860be4 (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

90% of the 42 bills Carson sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Colorado Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.03), from 221 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

1,660 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 95.6% (94.2%). 138 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 nay · 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 42 bills: 38 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 202. 90.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 30 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 169: Revisor's Bill (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB169/
- HB 1416: Transfers to General Fund & Colorado Economic Development Fund (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1416/
- HCR 1004: Person's Rights Related to Their Children (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1004/
- SB 156: Change Practices of Work Force Development Council (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB156/
- SB 147: Lobbyist Regulation (passed both chambers, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB147/
- SB 140: Exempt Drugs from Prescription Drug Affordability Board Reviews (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB140/
- HB 1315: Accurate Documents for Parole Determinations (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1315/
- SB 132: Voluntary Alcohol Breath Test (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB132/
- HB 1263: Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service Operator Requirements (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1263/
- HB 1242: Interlock Device for Impaired Drivers (became law, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1242/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $129.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/john-carson

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e95ac06-ddbb-4f6c-ba7e-854a92860be4