# James Coleman James Coleman is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate for district 33. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Colorado Senate, district 33 - Serving since: 2021-01-13 - Current term: CO 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e4e1f1a9-7134-4d90-9fed-2aa7a0e3a307 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4e1f1a9-7134-4d90-9fed-2aa7a0e3a307 (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 100% of the 45 bills Coleman sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Colorado Senate. ## What Coleman says (CO 2025–26 session) 23 classified statements: 23 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 | Coleman | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 26.1% | 42.9% | 260 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 4.3% | 3.4% | 94 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 43.5% | 16.1% | 9 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 67% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Housing and Community Development 17% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 563 donors and 793 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CO 2025–26 session) 1,060 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 98.6% (94.2%). 6 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 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 38 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 606. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 3 of 35). Recent sponsored bills: - SJR 26: Adjourn Sine Die (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SJR26/ - HJR 1032: Notify Governor of Adjournment (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1032/ - SB 190: Release Information About Peace Officer Use of Force (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB190/ - HJR 1031: 2027 Session Convening Date & Deadlines (passed both chambers, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1031/ - SB 189: Automated Decision-Making Technology (became law, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB189/ - HB 1424: Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1424/ - SR 8: Western Colorado University Anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SR8/ - HB 1422: Security Measures for Certain Government Entities (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1422/ - SB 170: Task Force to Expand Effective Public Schools (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB170/ - SJR 23: Recognize Young Americans Bank (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SJR23/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $36.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% 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. - 2026-02-19 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/2024563237837295796 - 2026-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/2019863950310211736 - 2026-01-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/2013795129476223312 - 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/2009418605985976559 - 2025-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/1979258745273356627 - 2025-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/1934649293039685863 - 2025-06-01 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/1929219268455039440 - 2025-05-29 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/1928160629757538587 - 2025-05-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/1925221590393827831 - 2025-05-12 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg/status/1921983232888762547 ## Links - Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/james-coleman - Campaign site: https://colemanforcolorado.com/ - X: https://x.com/colemanforco?s=21&t=TAmRXGsUH8ZbEpNNA6Z4gg - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.coleman.9083 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colemanforcolorado - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colemanforcolorado/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-coleman-54206612/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4e1f1a9-7134-4d90-9fed-2aa7a0e3a307