# Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate for district 26. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Colorado Senate, district 26 - Serving since: 2019-01-14 - Current term: CO 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c2cade07-9c95-4439-938c-77ac4ed44fab Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2cade07-9c95-4439-938c-77ac4ed44fab (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 Bridges reported $800 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K). ## What Bridges says (CO 2025–26 session) 10 classified statements: 10 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Bridges | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 10.0% | 10.3% | 139 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 30.0% | 42.9% | 245 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 20.0% | 16.1% | 114 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 67% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 33% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 33% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Housing and Community Development 33% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Labor and Employment 33% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.02), from 639 donors and 1,136 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CO 2025–26 session) 1,666 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 96.9% (94.2%). 29 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 yea · BILL · HB 1425 Applied Behavior Analysis Services · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1425/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · SB 42 Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB42/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 239 bills: 239 reached committee, 235 passed one chamber, 231 passed both, 222 became law. Cosponsored 324. 99.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 6 of 35). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 193: Local Ordinances & State Employees (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB193/ - SB 187: Establishing Commission on Medicaid (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB187/ - HB 1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1429/ - SB 188: Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB188/ - HB 1428: Administration of Publicly Funded Education Programs (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1428/ - SB 181: Works Program Reserves & Cost of Living Adjustment (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB181/ - HB 1424: Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1424/ - HB 1423: Community Corrections Budget Request & Data Information (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1423/ - HB 1419: Over-Refund of Excess State Revenues (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1419/ - SB 173: Barre & Pilates Teacher Training Regulatory Exemptions (became law, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB173/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $800 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-07-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/2080320070425932093 - 2026-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/2059741541565112785 - 2025-08-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/1956390016847925651 - 2025-08-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/1956413604212670564 - 2025-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/1950579635860963629 - 2025-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/1916990185822425461 - 2025-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/1912180812793188471 - 2025-02-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/1891516271826481585 - 2025-02-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/1887927443341852984 - 2025-02-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBridges/status/1887928049016127949 ## Links - Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/jeff-bridges - Campaign site: https://www.bridgesforcolorado.com/ - X: https://x.com/JeffBridges - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyKaneBridges - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bridgesforcolorado/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffbridges/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jeffbridges - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbridges/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2cade07-9c95-4439-938c-77ac4ed44fab