# Scott Bright Scott Bright is a Republican member of the Colorado Senate for district 13. - Party: Republican - Seat: Colorado Senate, district 13 - Serving since: 2025-01-08 - Current term: CO 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/fb530f21-a08e-473c-b215-9a4de6a86ee9 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fb530f21-a08e-473c-b215-9a4de6a86ee9 (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 Bright’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Colorado, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans. ## What Bright says (CO 2025–26 session) 212 classified statements: 212 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Bright | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 22.2% | 9.5% | 42 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 57.1% | 37.3% | 57 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 4.3% | 2.3% | 64 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 21.7% | 15.4% | 97 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.3% | 142 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 31% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Families 26% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Health 17% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Republicans 12%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.20 (standard error 0.02), from 275 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CO 2025–26 session) 1,666 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 90.9% (94.2%). 65 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 nay · REPASS · SB 42 Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB42/ - 2026-05-13 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 43 bills: 39 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 177. 90.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 29 of 35). Recent sponsored bills: - HJR 1030: Mono & Matt Road Designation (passed both chambers, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1030/ - HB 1425: Applied Behavior Analysis Services (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1425/ - SB 180: Investment Performance Authority (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB180/ - SB 173: Barre & Pilates Teacher Training Regulatory Exemptions (became law, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB173/ - SB 170: Task Force to Expand Effective Public Schools (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB170/ - SJR 24: Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SJR24/ - HCR 1004: Person's Rights Related to Their Children (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1004/ - SB 145: Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Questions (became law, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB145/ - SB 140: Exempt Drugs from Prescription Drug Affordability Board Reviews (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB140/ - HB 1330: Alcohol Beverages Entertainment Districts (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1330/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $4,769 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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. - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2109523439685976249 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2098381721926557809 - 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2096947079109308524 - 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2084682445723697583 - 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2083710807742013552 - 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2073553497883308516 - 2026-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2073144059753906364 - 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2067617431548555617 - 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2066239503312814518 - 2026-06-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen/status/2063456987845927147 ## Links - Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/scott-bright - Campaign site: https://scottbrightcoloradosenate.com/ - X: https://x.com/ScottBright4Sen - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottBrightforSenate/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scott.bright.14 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottybright - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@scottbright8564 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-bright-6874378/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fb530f21-a08e-473c-b215-9a4de6a86ee9