# Bob Marshall

Bob Marshall is a Democratic member of the Colorado House for district 43.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Colorado House, district 43
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ade56d2d-41d7-436d-b76b-85051f036c7a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ade56d2d-41d7-436d-b76b-85051f036c7a (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

Marshall voted against the majority of Colorado House Democrats 238 times; party unity 82%, in the bottom 5% of the Colorado House (average 94.7%).

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

806 classified statements: 806 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Marshall | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.6% | 2.5% | 123 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 25.9% | 10.4% | 58 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 43.0% | 39.2% | 325 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.3% | 2.9% | 97 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 6.1% | 14.4% | 538 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 3.6% | 1.0% | 56 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 37% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 10% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Health 9.5% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.9% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.01), from 972 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

2,020 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 82% (94.7%). 238 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · CONCUR · HB 1430 Transportation Funding Adjustments · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1430/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · 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 yea · BYD SCP · SB 193 Local Ordinances & State Employees · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB193/

## Legislation (CO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 31 bills: 27 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 240. 71.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 63 of 64).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 1005: Limit Election of Legislators Who Fill Vacancies (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1005/
- HJR 1027: Holocaust Memorial (passed both chambers, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1027/
- SB 147: Lobbyist Regulation (passed both chambers, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB147/
- HB 1339: Change Cesar Chavez Day to Farm Workers Day (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1339/
- HJR 1023: Latino/a Advocacy Day (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1023/
- HB 1301: Hospital Funding (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1301/
- HB 1241: Carrier to Notify Provider Material Change Contract (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1241/
- HB 1203: Modification of County Commissioner Elections (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1203/
- HB 1180: Sunset Business Intelligence Center Advisory Board (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1180/
- HB 1121: Public Accessibility of Emissions Records (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1121/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $107.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2114538158146859173
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2113662039508099179
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2112727502988923037
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2112359415542358410
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2112237717480521775
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2111890066264281163
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2111900018189984157
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2110950884167623133
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2110971968791208032
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/Bob4Colorado/status/2110762242505670719

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/bob-marshall
- Campaign site: https://bob4colorado.com/
- X: https://x.com/Bob4Colorado
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.c.marshall
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bob4Colorado

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ade56d2d-41d7-436d-b76b-85051f036c7a