# Sheila Lieder

Sheila Lieder is a Democratic member of the Colorado House for district 28.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Colorado House, district 28
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b44045eb-e2fb-4723-9e91-d68fb55c0bf7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b44045eb-e2fb-4723-9e91-d68fb55c0bf7 (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

Lieder voted against the majority of Colorado House Democrats 110 times; party unity 92.1%, in the bottom quarter of the Colorado House (average 94.7%).

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

65 classified statements: 65 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 | Lieder | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.2% | 2.5% | 110 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.6% | 10.4% | 495 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 20.0% | 39.2% | 632 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.6% | 14.4% | 568 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.0% | 155 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 23% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Families 15% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Housing and Community Development 15% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Commerce 7.7% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.03), from 538 donors and 588 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

2,020 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 92.1% (94.7%). 110 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 403. 97.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 21 of 64).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1424: Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1424/
- HJR 1027: Holocaust Memorial (passed both chambers, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1027/
- HR 1003: Recognize Environmental Initiatives (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HR1003/
- 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 1327: Large Employer Worker Health-Care Support (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1327/
- SB 135: State Public K-12 Education Funding (passed both chambers, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB135/
- SB 130: Medical Spas Deceptive Trade Practices (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB130/
- HB 1286: Automated Driving System Commercial Vehicles (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1286/
- HB 1280: Sunset Regulation of Hemodialysis Treatment (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1280/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $117.6K (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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2112626751004459203
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2112126675521785982
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2112128825530450152
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2110784177176191259
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2107752593078587466
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2092145006941458498
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2087431326752440338
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2084954238791336029
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2074888521756909932
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SheilaLieder5, https://x.com/Lieder4CO, https://x.com/LegisLieder/status/2071805577068683746

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/sheila-lieder
- Campaign site: https://www.liederforcolorado.com/
- X: https://x.com/SheilaLieder5
- X: https://x.com/Lieder4CO
- X: https://x.com/LegisLieder
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheilaForColorado
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Representative-Sheila-Lieder/100089348359747/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_sheila_lieder/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilalieder/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b44045eb-e2fb-4723-9e91-d68fb55c0bf7