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Democrat · Colorado House, district 28

Serving since Jan 9, 2023CO 2025–26 session

Portrait of Sheila Lieder, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
110
votes against the majority of Colorado House Democrats

Party unity 92.1%, in the bottom quarter of the Colorado House (average 94.7%). 2,020 roll calls in the CO 2025–26 session.

Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Lieder voted with the majority of Colorado House Democrats; it is ranked within the Colorado House. The count covers every roll call where Lieder voted opposite that majority.

At a glance

6 measures against the Colorado House. Lieder reported $117.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). Lieder sits at −0.78 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 72% of State House Democrats.

The measures on which Lieder sits furthest from the middle of the Colorado House, each against the same group, with the CSIP score when there is one. Every number is explained in its own section below.

Party unity

92.1%

Colorado House average 94.7% · ranks 52nd of 64 · 110 votes against the majority of Colorado House Democrats

Itemized, 2026

$117.6K

State House Democrats’ median $40.4K · ranks 464th of 2,082

CSIP ideology

−0.78

More liberal than 72% of State House Democrats · ± 0.05

Out of committee

97%

Colorado House average 93% · ranks 21st of 64

From Colorado, 2026

95%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 849th of 1,983 State House Democrats

Attendance

98.0%

Colorado House average 96.6% · ranks 32nd of 64 · 2,020 roll calls

Peer group: Colorado House. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is Lieder, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Lieder is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Lieder says

Lieder stresses bipartisanship less than 88% of State House Democrats. Bipartisanship in 0% of 65 statements, against 2.9% for the average State House Democrat; 676th of 764.

An AI model reads each of Lieder’s 65 statements in the CO 2025–26 session (65 posts on X) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for State House Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the CO 2025–26 session

0%80%
Lieder
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion13 statements
20%
39%
632nd of 764
Personal attacks4 statements
6%
3%
110th of 764
Policy criticism3 statements
5%
10%
495th of 764
Credit claiming3 statements
5%
14%
568th of 764
Bipartisanship0 statements
0%
3%
676th of 764
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Lieder's share of statements in each category against the State House Democrats average.
RowLiederPeers
Policy discussion20%39%
Personal attacks6%3%
Policy criticism5%10%
Credit claiming5%14%
Bipartisanship0%3%
65

statements classified

65 posts on X.

posts on X: 65 (100.0%)posts on X 65
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Lieder's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X65
How to read the bars

The thick bar is Lieder; the thin grey bar is the average State House Democrats. A longer thick bar means Lieder does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.

Extreme labels

Lieder used extreme labels in 1.5% of statements, above the peer average. 1 statement, most often aimed at MAGA; peers 1.0%.

    Who gets the labels

    Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

    1. MAGA1
    What an extreme label is

    Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.

    Month by month

    Share of statements per month, the CO 2025–26 session

    Statements2025-01: 02025-02: 12025-03: 52025-04: 122025-05: 32025-06: 82025-07: 52025-08: 32025-09: 52025-10: 42025-11: 12025-12: 42026-01: 02026-02: 02026-03: 02026-04: 22026-05: 12026-06: 22026-07: 12026-08: 32026-09: 02026-10: 5peak 12 · Apr ’25Personal attackspeak 8.3% · Apr ’25 · latest 8.3%Personal attacks, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-04: 8.3% of 12Personal attacks, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticismpeak 0.0% · Apr ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-04: 0.0% of 12Policy criticism, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussionpeak 0.0% · Apr ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy discussion, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-04: 0.0% of 12Policy discussion, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanshippeak 0.0% · Apr ’25 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 0.0% of 12Bipartisanship, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claimingpeak 0.0% · Apr ’25 · latest 0.0%Credit claiming, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-04: 0.0% of 12Credit claiming, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labelspeak 0.0% · Apr ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 12Extreme labels, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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    Monthly rates for Lieder, each row shaded against its own peak, with statement volume. Months with fewer than 10 statements are left blank.
    ColumnStatementsPersonal attacksPolicy criticismPolicy discussionBipartisanshipCredit claimingExtreme labels
    Jan ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Feb ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Mar ’255— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Apr ’25128.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
    May ’253— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Jun ’258— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Jul ’255— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Aug ’253— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Sep ’255— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Oct ’254— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Nov ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Dec ’254— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Jan ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Feb ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Mar ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Apr ’262— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    May ’261— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Jun ’262— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Jul ’261— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Aug ’263— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Sep ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Oct ’265— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    How to read the strips

    Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the CO 2025–26 session, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%. 21 months are hatched here; 5 of them have no statements.

    In Lieder’s words

    Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned

    Personal attacks

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    Aug 19, 2025 · Posts on X (state legislators) · personal attacks; target: Putin · Source

    Credit claiming

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    May 16, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; credit claiming; Transportation and Public Works · Source

    Extreme label

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    Sep 2, 2025 · Posts on X (state legislators) · extreme label “extreme” aimed at MAGA · Source

    Examples by category

    Up to five recent statements in each category

    Category

    Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

    1. Posts on X (state legislators)

      The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

      personal attacks · target: PutinSource

    2. Posts on X (state legislators)

      The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

      personal attacksSource

    3. Posts on X (state legislators)

      The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

      personal attacks · target: current presidentSource

    4. Posts on X (state legislators)

      The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

      personal attacks · target: LiederSource

    All 65 statements

    Newest first, the CO 2025–26 session

    The full feed

    Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 65 posts on X.

    Back to topNext: Policy

    Policy

    Health is what Lieder talks about most: 31% of policy statements, 2.0 times the peer share. Peers give it 15%. Agreement with legislation needs at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

    Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Lieder talks about. The bills Lieder sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

    What Lieder talks about

    Share of policy statements by area, the CO 2025–26 session

    0%35%
    Lieder
    Peers
    Health4 statements
    31%
    15%
    Labor and Employment3 statements
    23%
    6%
    Families2 statements
    15%
    5%
    Housing and Community Development2 statements
    15%
    6%
    Commerce1 statements
    8%
    3%
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    Policy areas Lieder talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the State House Democrats average.
    RowLiederPeers
    Health31%15%
    Labor and Employment23%6%
    Families15%5%
    Housing and Community Development15%6%
    Commerce8%3%
    How to read the bars

    The thick bar is the share of Lieder’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State House Democrats. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

    Talks about · legislates on

    Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 35%. Grey ticks are the State House Democrats averages.

    Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 31% (State House Democrats 15%)31%Health, legislates on: 25% (State House Democrats 15%)25%Labor and EmploymentLabor and Employment, talks about: 23% (State House Democrats 6%)23%Labor and Employment, legislates on: 8% (State House Democrats 6%)8%FamiliesFamilies, talks about: 15% (State House Democrats 5%)15%Families, legislates on: 5% (State House Democrats 3%)5%Housing and CommunityDevelopmentHousing and Community Development, talks about: 15% (State House Democrats 6%)15%Housing and Community Development, legislates on: 1% (State House Democrats 5%)1%CommerceCommerce, talks about: 8% (State House Democrats 3%)8%Commerce, legislates on: 2% (State House Democrats 4%)2%
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    Lieder's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
    AreaTalks aboutState House Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onState House Democrats, legislates on
    Health31%15%25%15%
    Labor and Employment23%6%8%6%
    Families15%5%5%3%
    Housing and Community Development15%6%1%5%
    Commerce8%3%2%4%

    No agreement score.Needs at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills in the window.

    What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

    Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Lieder legislates on exactly the areas Lieder talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills Lieder sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

    Back to topNext: Ideology

    Ideology

    Lieder sits at −0.78 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 72% of State House Democrats. Approximate range −0.83 to −0.73, which understates the uncertainty; from 538 donors and 588 roll calls.

    CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

    −0.78

    CSIP ideal point

    Approximate range −0.83 to −0.73. From 538 donors and 588 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

    ← More liberalMore conservative →0Lieder −0.8State House Democrats −0.6Colorado House −0.6All State House +0.1

    The outlined dot is Lieder, coloured by its side of 0 (blue left, red right, deeper further out); the bar through it is the approximate range (±1.96 standard errors), which understates the uncertainty; the grey ticks below are the medians of Lieder’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.

    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    The score summarises how an official votes, who funds them and how they talk, relative to everyone else. It does not grade positions as good or bad, and two officials with the same score can differ on any single issue. The ± range is 1.96 standard errors, which understates the uncertainty: scores whose ranges overlap may not differ at all, and even scores whose ranges do not overlap may not differ.

    Where Lieder sits

    Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

    −2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State House Democratsmedian −0.6Lieder −0.8Colorado Housemedian −0.6All State Housemedian +0.1
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    Lieder's CSIP score of −0.78 placed against State House Democrats, Colorado House, All State House.
    GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Lieder
    State House Democrats2392−0.628%
    Colorado House64−0.617%
    All State House5324+0.113%
    How to read the strips

    Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is Lieder in every row; the rule is each group’s median. The table under the figure gives the share of each group to the left of Lieder.

    Back to topNext: Money

    Money

    Lieder reported $117.6K in the 2026 cycle, 2.9 times the State House Democrats’ median of $40.4K. State filings report no small-donation total. 95% of itemized individual money came from Colorado.

    Campaign money from state campaign-finance filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift total, so these figures add up itemized contributions only.

    Election cycle
    $117.6K

    itemized in the 2026 cycle

    From 193 itemized donors. State House Democrats’ median $40.4K.

    Where the money came from

    Each square is one percent of itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle.

    Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)Individuals (itemized): $34.9K (29.7%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $61.0K (51.9%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)Party committees: $21.6K (18.4%)
    • Individuals (itemized)30 squares$34.9K
    • PACs and other committees52 squares$61.0K
    • Party committees18 squares$21.6K
    Show the data
    Sources of Lieder's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
    SourceAmountShare
    Individuals (itemized)$34.9K29.7%
    PACs and other committees$61.0K51.9%
    Party committees$21.6K18.4%
    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind.

    Receipts by cycle

    Itemized contributions, 2022 to 2026. The grey line is the State House Democrats’ median for 2026.

    2022 cycle: $106.8K$106.8K20222024 cycle: $165.9K$165.9K20242026 cycle: $117.6K$117.6K2026State House Democrats median $40.4K
    Show the data
    Lieder's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Democrats median.
    ItemValue
    2022 cycle$106.8K
    2024 cycle$165.9K
    2026 cycle$117.6K

    Top donor states, 2026

    Itemized contributions by donor state. 95% came from Colorado.

    1. Colorado$33.1K
    2. California$850
    3. Arizona$450
    4. Kentucky$300
    5. District of Columbia$215

    Small donations

    State filings report no total for small gifts.

    Not reported in state filings.

    Where itemized donors live

    Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

    Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: no dataWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $1NYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $1INOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: $2NJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $850CAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $33.1KCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: $300KYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: no dataVAMaryland: no dataMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $450AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $215DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: no dataTXFlorida: no dataFL
    Show the data
    Lieder's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
    StateValue
    Colorado$33.1K
    California$850
    Arizona$450
    Kentucky$300
    District of Columbia$215
    New Jersey$2
    New York$1
    Indiana$1
    AlaskaNo data
    MaineNo data
    VermontNo data
    New HampshireNo data
    WashingtonNo data
    IdahoNo data
    MontanaNo data
    North DakotaNo data
    MinnesotaNo data
    IllinoisNo data
    WisconsinNo data
    MichiganNo data
    Rhode IslandNo data
    MassachusettsNo data
    OregonNo data
    NevadaNo data
    WyomingNo data
    South DakotaNo data
    IowaNo data
    OhioNo data
    PennsylvaniaNo data
    ConnecticutNo data
    UtahNo data
    NebraskaNo data
    MissouriNo data
    West VirginiaNo data
    VirginiaNo data
    MarylandNo data
    DelawareNo data
    New MexicoNo data
    KansasNo data
    ArkansasNo data
    TennesseeNo data
    North CarolinaNo data
    South CarolinaNo data
    OklahomaNo data
    LouisianaNo data
    MississippiNo data
    AlabamaNo data
    GeorgiaNo data
    HawaiiNo data
    TexasNo data
    FloridaNo data
    193

    itemized donors

    People who gave more than $200

    95%

    from Colorado

    Of itemized individual dollars

    How to read the map

    Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Colorado. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

    Top donor occupations

    Itemized, 2026 cycle.

    1. LOBBYIST$9,750 34 donors
    2. NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED$7,429 53 donors
    3. RETIRED$3,520 24 donors
    4. GENERAL BUSINESS$2,455 7 donors
    5. GOVERNMENT/CIVIL$2,375 11 donors

    Top committees

    PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

    1. COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY$20.4K
    2. BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO$6,200
    3. COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE$6,200
    4. TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 455 SMALL DONOR FUND$6,100
    5. COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI$6,000

    Top employers

    Itemized, 2026 cycle.

    1. STATE OF COLORADO$1,100 5 donors
    2. LUMEN$475 4 donors

    Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

    Back to topNext: Votes

    Votes

    Lieder voted with the majority of Colorado House Democrats on 92.1% of party-line votes and missed 1.9% of 2,020 roll calls. Colorado House on average: 94.7% party unity, 96.6% attendance. Across all roll calls, Lieder voted against the majority of Colorado House Democrats 110 times.

    2,020 roll calls Lieder could vote on in the CO 2025–26 session, compared with Colorado House. Attendance is the share with a vote recorded. Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Lieder voted with the majority of Colorado House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

    110

    votes against the majority of Colorado House Democrats

    Party unity 92.1%, Colorado House average 94.7%, ranks 52nd of 64. 2,020 roll calls in the CO 2025–26 session.

    Attendance and party unity

    The thick bar is Lieder, the thin grey bar the Colorado House average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

    80%100%
    Lieder
    Peers
    Rank
    Attendance
    98.0%
    96.6%
    32nd of 64
    Party unity
    92.1%
    94.7%
    52nd of 64
    Show the data
    Lieder's attendance and party unity against Colorado House.
    RowLiederPeers
    Attendance98.0%96.6%
    Party unity92.1%94.7%
    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    A missed roll call has many causes, from illness to campaigning, so attendance says how often, not why. A vote against the majority can be on procedure as well as substance, and many fall on roll calls where both parties split; the key votes below show the ones that decided something.

    Key votes

    25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the CO 2025–26 session

    Key votes
    Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
    May 13, 2026
    HB 1306
    Wild Horse License Plate
    REPASS
    YeaWith majoritypassD 41–2 · R 14–8Democrats 41 yea, 2 nay; Republicans 14 yea, 8 naybecame law · party crossover
    May 13, 2026
    HB 1363
    Temporarily Reduce General Fund Reserve
    REPASS
    YeaWith majoritypassD 42–0 · R 1–21Democrats 42 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 1 yea, 21 naybecame law
    May 13, 2026
    SB 169
    Revisor's Bill
    BILL
    YeaWith majoritypassD 43–0 · R 22–0Democrats 43 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 22 yea, 0 naybecame law
    May 13, 2026
    HB 1102
    Funding for Colorado DRIVES Account
    CONCUR
    YeaWith majoritypassD 43–0 · R 21–1Democrats 43 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 21 yea, 1 naybecame law
    May 13, 2026
    HB 1223
    Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures
    CONCUR
    YeaWith majoritypassD 38–5 · R 1–21Democrats 38 yea, 5 nay; Republicans 1 yea, 21 naybecame law · party crossover
    How key votes are chosen

    Automatically: a final-passage or override vote where the measure became law, the margin was under 10%, at least 10% of either party voted against its majority, or the bill was among the 25 most mentioned in officials’ own statements. Up to 25 per window, most recent first; five are shown. Bars show yea on the left, nay on the right, per party.

    Votes most often with

    The colleagues who voted the same way as Lieder most often

    1. Manny RutinelD1,959 shared votes95%
    2. Kenny NguyenD930 shared votes95%
    3. Jamie JacksonD1,895 shared votes95%
    4. Lori GoldsteinD927 shared votes95%
    5. Tammy StoryD1,821 shared votes94%

    Votes least often with

    The colleagues who voted the same way as Lieder least often

    1. Ken DeGraafR1,783 shared votes33%
    2. Stephanie LuckR1,936 shared votes34%
    3. Scott BottomsR1,756 shared votes35%
    4. Ron WeinbergR1,944 shared votes37%
    5. Max BrooksR1,978 shared votes41%
    How to read the agreement lists

    The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

    Full voting record

    CO 2025–26 session, loads in batches

    Back to topNext: Legislation

    Legislation

    Lieder sponsored 34 bills in the CO 2025–26 session; 20 became law. Cosponsored 403 others. 97% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House average 93%; 21st of 64).

    The bills Lieder sponsored and cosponsored in the CO 2025–26 session, from the official bill records, and how far each got: introduced, referred to or acted on in committee, passed one chamber, passed both, became law. A bill counts at every stage it has reached, so the blocks only shrink to the right.

    Bills by stage

    Counts for the CO 2025–26 session

    Sponsored34 billsSponsored, Introduced: 3434Sponsored, In committee: 3434Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 2929Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 2727Sponsored, Became law: 2020Cosponsored403 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 403403Cosponsored, In committee: 402402Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 401401Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 384384Cosponsored, Became law: 307307IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
    Show the data
    Bills Lieder sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
    RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
    Sponsored3434292720
    Cosponsored403402401384307
    How to read the blocks

    Ink blocks are bills Lieder sponsored, ochre blocks bills Lieder cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.

    97%

    of sponsored bills got out of committee

    Colorado House average 93%. Ranks 21st of 64.

    Cosponsorship partners

    Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Lieder, by number of shared bills in the CO 2025–26 session; the square shows their party.

    1. Monica Duran72
    2. Jennifer Bacon50
    3. Mandy Lindsay48
    4. Julie McCluskie47
    5. Cathy Kipp42
    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    The score is the share of sponsored bills that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, with at least 5 sponsored bills, ranked within the peer group. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position in the chamber as well as effort. Cosponsorship partners are the five colleagues who share the most of Lieder’s bills; the toggle shows more.

    Bill list

    Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

    Bills sponsored and cosponsored
    HJR 1032Notify Governor of AdjournmentCosponsorMay 12, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedSenate Third Reading Lay on the Table-Deemed Lost - No Amendments May 22, 2026
    HB 1433Funding to Sustain Fire-Related ServicesCosponsorMay 5, 2026Became lawHealth(model)Governor Signed Jun 1, 2026
    HB 1430Transportation Funding AdjustmentsCosponsorMay 1, 2026Became lawTransportation and Public Works(model)Governor Signed Jun 4, 2026
    SB 189Automated Decision-Making TechnologyCosponsorMay 1, 2026Became lawScience, Technology, Communications(model)Governor Signed May 14, 2026
    SB 186Update Workers' Compensation Statutes Allow Electronic FilingCosponsorMay 1, 2026Became lawLabor and Employment(model)Governor Signed Jun 2, 2026

    Back to topNext: Online

    Online

    A site that changed 1 time in 90 days. Lieder’s official site had 1 page when last crawled on Sep 1, 2026.

    The lab crawls Lieder’s official and campaign websites (weekly for Congress, monthly for the states) and keeps every page’s text, so changes can be read later; it also records social accounts and describes the images Lieder posts with a vision model.

    Websites

    How to read the counts

    “Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

    Images Lieder posted

    No images from Lieder’s posts have been described.

    About the descriptions

    Written by a vision model and may be wrong. Open the post to see the original. Five are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

    State floor speeches

    No transcribed state floor speeches are matched to this legislator yet.

    Floor speeches

    Transcribed from chamber video or captions by the lab. They are not classified for kinds of statement.

    Back to topNext: Methods and sources

    Methods and sources

    How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.

    The headline

    The headline is the measure on which Lieder is most unusual among Colorado House, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

    The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.

    A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).

    Identifiers

    Profile id
    b44045eb-e2fb-4723-9e91-d68fb55c0bf7
    Open States
    ocd-person/b44045eb-e2fb-4723-9e91-d68fb55c0bf7

    Bulk files with the same data for every official:

    Freshness of this profile’s data

    • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
    • Roll calls (state)Oct 21, 20267 days agoOpen States floor roll calls, 2019 on (none for AK and MO).
    • Bills (state)Oct 28, 2026todayOpen States bills and sponsors, 2019 on; stages from roll calls.
    • Campaign money (state)no dateState campaign-finance agencies, 2019 on; aggregates only.
    • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
    • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
    • State floor speechesOct 21, 20267 days agoState floor speech turns (published transcripts and captions), 2020 on; not LLM-classified.

    How the measures work

    What politicians say
    Every post, press release, newsletter and congressional floor speech is read by a language model and marked for personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship and credit claiming. A statement can be in several. Rates are shares of statements in the window. The methods paper.
    Extreme labels
    A statement has an extreme label when it calls a politician, party or policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who the label is aimed at.
    Policy areas and agreement
    Statements and bills share 25 Congressional Research Service policy areas (state bills are assigned by a language model). Agreement is 1 − Jensen–Shannon distance between the two distributions, shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
    Ideology (CSIP)
    Common-Space Ideal Points place federal and state officials on one left–right scale, estimated jointly from roll calls, campaign contributions and the text of statements, with standard errors. Only a validated run is shown. The methods paper.
    Campaign money
    Campaigns report by name only donors who give more than $200 in a cycle; smaller gifts are reported as one total. Federal totals and the small-donor share come from the FEC’s financial summaries of each campaign committee. Donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations cover itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift totals, so state figures are itemized only. The lab never publishes donor names.
    Votes and key votes
    Attendance, party unity and the count of votes against the majority of an official’s own party come from roll calls (Voteview for Congress, chamber records for the states). Key votes are final-passage or override votes that became law, were decided by under 10%, saw at least 10% of a party vote against its majority, or concerned one of the 25 bills most mentioned in officials’ statements.
    Peers and ranks
    Comparisons are with the same party, chamber and level (for example House Democrats); state legislators are compared within their state and chamber for votes. Every comparison names its group. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; tied values share the average of their ranks, and the percentile is the share of the group below the value, ties counting half.

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