Nolbert Chavez
Democratic · CO · Member, University of Colorado Board of Regents, 7th Congressional District
Former four-term state representative (1995-2002) who has served on the board since 2021 and chairs its Finance Committee. Wants to keep tuition low and win more state money for higher education.
Where Nolbert Chavez stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted for the University of Colorado’s FY 2025-26 operating budget resolution.
June 4, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cu.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Testified to a Colorado House committee in support of HB22-1393’s $2 million appropriation for Displaced Aurarian scholarships.
April 25, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: news.ucdenver.edu
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Testified to a Colorado House committee in support of HB22-1393’s $2 million appropriation for Displaced Aurarian scholarships.
April 25, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: news.ucdenver.edu
Helped lead expansion of the Displaced Aurarian Scholarship to all direct descendants of displaced Auraria residents in perpetuity.
November 4, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: news.ucdenver.edu
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Helped lead expansion of the Displaced Aurarian Scholarship to all direct descendants of displaced Auraria residents in perpetuity.
November 4, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: news.ucdenver.edu
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted against censuring Regent Wanda James and against the related sanctions under Regent Policy 2.M.
July 2, 2025
Source: cu.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Moved and voted to approve the University of Colorado’s FY 2025-26 tuition rates.
April 11, 2025
Source: cu.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Joined the ribbon cutting for the renovated Centennial House as a leader of CU Denver’s Ninth Street historic preservation project.
May 12, 2023
Source: news.ucdenver.edu
Sponsored enacted HB02-1165, which gave Metropolitan State College of Denver its own governing board and established separate college funds.
June 7, 2002
Source: content.leg.colorado.gov
Sponsored enacted HB00-1240, authorizing Colorado Bureau of Investigation access to juvenile delinquency records for firearm-purchase background checks.
March 29, 2000
Source: content.leg.colorado.gov
Past race Nolbert Chavez ran in:
- Regent of the University of Colorado - Congressional District 7 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 7, Colorado · incumbent