# Elizabeth Velasco

Elizabeth Velasco is a Democratic member of the Colorado House for district 57.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Colorado House, district 57
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bd50bf12-cf63-4a3d-a887-93008333e694

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bd50bf12-cf63-4a3d-a887-93008333e694 (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

Velasco sits at −0.91 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 85% of State House Democrats.

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

3 classified statements: 3 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 | Velasco | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 33.3% | 10.4% | 26 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 481 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 100% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.91 (standard error 0.02), from 890 donors and 588 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

2,020 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 97.4% (94.7%). 51 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 nay · 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 74 bills: 71 reached committee, 57 passed one chamber, 50 passed both, 41 became law. Cosponsored 210. 94.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 35 of 64).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1433: Funding to Sustain Fire-Related Services (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1433/
- 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/
- HB 1416: Transfers to General Fund & Colorado Economic Development Fund (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1416/
- HR 1005: State Highway 47 Dolores Huerta Boulevard (introduced, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HR1005/
- HR 1003: Recognize Environmental Initiatives (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HR1003/
- 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/
- SB 141: Wildlife Collision Prevention (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB141/
- HJR 1023: Latino/a Advocacy Day (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1023/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $44.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% 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.

- 2025-01-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Velasco4CO/status/1878265813414584817
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Velasco4CO/status/1877077168846406000
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Velasco4CO/status/1877077799619465650

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/elizabeth-velasco
- Campaign site: https://www.elizabethforcolorado.com/
- X: https://x.com/Velasco4CO
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethforHD57
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizu024
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repelizabethvelasco/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RepElizabethVelasco/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-velasco-3a24102b4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bd50bf12-cf63-4a3d-a887-93008333e694