# Ryan Gonzalez

Ryan Gonzalez is a Republican member of the Colorado House for district 50.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Colorado House, district 50
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e7b1210b-3400-4ad4-a461-a55023e54042

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7b1210b-3400-4ad4-a461-a55023e54042 (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

Gonzalez voted against the majority of Colorado House Republicans 240 times; party unity 80%, in the bottom 5% of the Colorado House (average 94.7%).

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

985 classified statements: 985 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 | Gonzalez | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.9% | 299 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 25.1% | 9.3% | 61 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 40.1% | 31.9% | 259 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 1.8% | 296 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.7% | 12.7% | 533 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.1% | 1.4% | 124 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 31% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 16% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Commerce 11% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Energy 11% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.19 (standard error 0.02), from 236 donors and 277 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

2,020 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 80% (94.7%). 240 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 32 bills: 27 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 239. 84.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 57 of 64).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1030: Mono & Matt Road Designation (passed both chambers, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1030/
- HR 1008: Affirm Commitment to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HR1008/
- HCR 1004: Person's Rights Related to Their Children (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1004/
- SB 156: Change Practices of Work Force Development Council (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB156/
- 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 142: Development of Thermal Energy Resources (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB142/
- HB 1249: Medical-Aesthetics Corporation Ownership (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1249/
- HB 1257: Local Regulation of Massage Facilities (became law, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1257/
- HB 1230: Extend Conservation Easement Tax Credit (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1230/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $72.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 90% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2114561806412956053
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2114800780201099678
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2114157777027539060
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2114167793050677413
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2114128538643390930
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2113677866265399698
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2112735339077075418
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2113051335398703121
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2112674687054651494
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO/status/2112675836495339800

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/ryan-gonzalez
- Campaign site: https://gonzalezfor50.com/
- X: https://x.com/RyanGonzalezCO
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gonzalezfor50
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryanglz
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryangonzalezco/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuppBlXwnTZgNJMsD_kF0EA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanagonzalez/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7b1210b-3400-4ad4-a461-a55023e54042