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John W. Hickenlooper

1st term · 5.7 years in office: 0 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · CO · Democrat · since Jan 2021

John W. Hickenlooper

Bills authored 16Missed votes 0 of 214Party unity 43% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 227 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray index
252 of 3 stated positions diverge from the record
coverage 79%

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. was born in Narberth, Pennsylvania, in 1952.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper He graduated from Wesleyan University with a bachelor's degree in English in 1974 and a master's degree in geology in 1980.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper After working as a petroleum geologist in Colorado, he co-founded the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver in 1988.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper

Hickenlooper was elected mayor of Denver in 2003 and served two terms.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper He won election as governor of Colorado in 2010 and was reelected in 2014.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper In 2020, he was elected to the United States Senate.Source 1: John W. Hickenlooper — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper

In their own words

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The path here

  1. 1974

    Graduated from Wesleyan University with a bachelor's degree.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper

  2. 1988

    Co-founded the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper

  3. 2003-2011

    Served as the mayor of Denver.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper

  4. 2011-2019

    Served as the governor of Colorado.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper

  5. 2021-present

    Serving as a United States Senator from Colorado.Source 1: John W. Hickenlooper — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: John Hickenlooper

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

100% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1John W. Hickenlooper — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: John Hickenlooperwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

5.7YRS

In office · 1st term · since Jan 2021

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

100%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1974 Graduated from Wesleyan University with a bachelor's degree.
  2. 1988 Co-founded the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver.
  3. 2003-2011 Served as the mayor of Denver.
  4. 2011-2019 Served as the governor of Colorado.
  5. 2021-present Serving as a United States Senator from Colorado.
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsSenate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy subcommittee ranking memberSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Employment and Workplace Safety subcommittee ranking memberSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Aviation, Space, and Innovation subcommitteeSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Energy subcommitteeSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Primary Health and Retirement Security subcommitteeSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Public Lands, Forests, and Mining subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Telecommunications and Media subcommitteeSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Water and Power subcommittee16 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: stated 8 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT; voted 45 of 100.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 53 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 24 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: stated 88 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY; voted 47 of 100.
  • Environment & energy: stated 89 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT; voted 61 of 100.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 69 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
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2/3

stated positions where the voting record differs from the stated platform.

Largest distances · by gap size

  • Public R&DRecord short of stated+55
  • Greenhouse-gas policyRecord short of stated−52

Closest matches

Federal lands & resources ±42

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$8.1MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $250.0K · 33 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$896.3K · 11.0%
  • Itemized individual$4.5M · 55.5%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$1.3M · 16.0%
  • All other$1.4M · 17.4%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.301
Social (dim 2)0.003

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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