# Lori Garcia Sander

Lori Garcia Sander is a Republican member of the Colorado House for district 65.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Colorado House, district 65
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d450c0d3-b829-4855-ad0d-1228c5284a4f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d450c0d3-b829-4855-ad0d-1228c5284a4f (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

Sander voted against the majority of Colorado House Republicans 124 times; party unity 91.7%, in the bottom quarter of the Colorado House (average 94.7%).

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

2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sander | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 50.0% | 9.3% | 5 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Republicans 18%); Law 100% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.03), from 160 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

2,020 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 91.7% (94.7%). 124 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 nay · 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 nay · REPASS · HB 1289 Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1289/
- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · CONCUR · HB 1430 Transportation Funding Adjustments · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1430/
- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · 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 29 bills: 26 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 137. 89.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 48 of 64).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 1003: Nonmortgage Property Tax Exemption (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1003/
- HCR 1004: Person's Rights Related to Their Children (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1004/
- SJR 20: Recognize Home Education Day (passed both chambers, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SJR20/
- HB 1339: Change Cesar Chavez Day to Farm Workers Day (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1339/
- HB 1299: Reducing Regulatory Burden on Education Providers (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1299/
- HB 1286: Automated Driving System Commercial Vehicles (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1286/
- HB 1238: Designating Emergency Medical Services Essential Services (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1238/
- HB 1204: Senior Cooperative Housing Authority Projects (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1204/
- HB 1200: Armed Services Member Motor Vehicle Taxes & Fees (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1200/
- SB 68: Modify Administration of Education Assessments (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB68/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 77% 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.

- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/LGSforHD65/status/2005539314508390457
- 2025-01-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/LGSforHD65/status/1883038851888972030

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/lori-garcia-sander
- Campaign site: https://garciasanderforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/LGSforHD65
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555694184134
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lori.sander.798
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garciasanderforhouse

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d450c0d3-b829-4855-ad0d-1228c5284a4f