Adrienne Benavidez
Democratic · CO · Colorado State Senator, Senate District 21
Adrienne Benavidez is the appointed incumbent Democratic Colorado State Senator for District 21 and the Democratic nominee for the 2026 special general election.
Where Adrienne Benavidez stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (7 records), Environment and Public Health (11 records),
Mixed record
Labor Rights (6 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1263, which makes public chatbot operators check whether a user is a child and owe extra duties to children. The Colorado Senate passed it 24-11 and the governor signed it into law.
May 11, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 7 support
Co-sponsored Colorado Senate Bill 26-167, a prescription-drug out-of-pocket expense credit measure signed by the Governor on June 3, 2026.
June 3, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Voted to pass House Bill 1418, a bill to fund youth mental health with a fee on in-game purchases. The Colorado Senate voted 18-17 to pass it, but the governor vetoed the bill.
May 13, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1147, which makes the state list host homes for adults with developmental disabilities. The Colorado Senate passed it 28-7 and the governor signed it into law.
May 11, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1414, which caps what a hospital may charge a patient's lawyer for medical records at $400. The Colorado Senate passed it 24-10 and the governor signed it into law.
May 8, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 178, which lets the reinsurance program that holds down individual premiums borrow up to $100 million. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-10 and the governor signed it into law.
May 8, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 66, a bill to require safety confirmations before selling compounded weight-loss drugs. The Colorado Senate voted 20-15 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
April 17, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 32, which has the state board of health set its own list of recommended adult vaccines. The Colorado Senate voted 22-12 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
March 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 11 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1342, which makes knowingly leaving food out where a bear is likely to come an offense. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-11 and the governor signed it into law.
May 8, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1132, which tells four state agencies to favor native plants on state land projects where workable. The Colorado Senate passed it 24-11 and the governor signed it into law.
May 6, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1226, which orders pollution limits for coal power plant units that keep running past 2034. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-13 and the governor signed it into law.
May 5, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 142, which lets towns build shared underground heating and cooling networks with private buildings. The Colorado Senate voted 25-7 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 5, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 146, a bill to make restaurants and delivery apps ask before handing out single-use cutlery. The Colorado Senate voted 20-14 to pass it, but the governor vetoed the bill.
April 29, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1008, which gives the parks and wildlife division a formal job of planning outdoor recreation. The Colorado Senate passed it 27-7 and the governor signed it into law.
April 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 141, which adds an optional $5 vehicle registration fee to pay for wildlife crossings. The Colorado Senate passed it 28-7 and the governor signed it into law.
April 13, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1268, which lets cities put property tax growth on old mine and landfill sites toward renewable energy projects. The Colorado Senate passed it 24-7 and the governor signed it into law.
April 10, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1145, which widens when the state can order a mobile home park owner to fix unsafe drinking water. The Colorado Senate passed it 25-8 and the governor signed it into law.
April 2, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 62, a bill to make four second-generation rat poisons restricted-use pesticides from July 2027. The Colorado Senate voted 22-12 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
March 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 16, which bars facilities from discharging plastic pellets, flakes or powders into Colorado waters or land. The Colorado Senate voted 22-12 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
March 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1223, which adds a state income tax credit for families with children from 2027, paid for by taxing software. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-13 and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1003, which keeps the pandemic-era small business loan fund running for later problems and loosens its private match rule. The Colorado Senate passed it 28-7 and the governor signed it into law.
April 23, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 6 support · 1 oppose
Voted to pass House Bill 1272, which makes the state publish a model plan for protecting workers from extreme heat and cold by July 2028. The Colorado Senate passed it 21-14 and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 93, which makes permit applicants on jobs over $1 million swear every worker has injury insurance. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 160, which stops employers deducting safety gear costs from pay and guarantees meat plant toilet breaks. The Colorado Senate voted 24-10 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 6, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1005, a bill to scrap the second worker vote required before a union security clause. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to pass it, but the governor vetoed the bill.
May 1, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1283, which bars employers from keeping a worker's government ID card for more than 10 hours. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
April 30, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 91, a bill saying a newspaper route's ordinary demands alone do not make a deliverer an employee. The Colorado Senate voted 26-8 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
April 29, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 47, which lets firefighter collective bargaining votes happen at coordinated elections too. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
March 11, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 59, which bars a state legislator from holding another elected office while serving. The Colorado Senate passed it 26-9 and the governor signed it into law.
March 3, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 36, which triggers prison overcrowding steps at four percent vacancy and widens who gets told. The Colorado Senate voted 22-12 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 8, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1302, which lets the state set gun background check desk hours to match demand. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-13 and the governor signed it into law.
April 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1192, which puts the state housing division directly in charge of the homeless prevention program. The Colorado Senate passed it 26-8 and the governor signed it into law.
March 24, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 2, which caps low-income households' gas and electric bills at two to six percent of income. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1276, which lets state and local health agencies inspect immigration detention facilities. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 11, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1283, which bars employers from keeping a worker's government ID card for more than 10 hours. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
April 30, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1255, a bill to make large social media platforms staff a warrant hotline at all times. The Colorado Senate voted 18-17 to pass it, but the governor vetoed the bill.
May 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1286, a bill to require a licensed commercial driver in the cab of self-driving heavy trucks. The Colorado Senate voted 27-8 to pass it, but the governor vetoed the bill.
May 12, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 14, which makes a person found not guilty by insanity prove they qualify for release. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
April 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1064, which refocuses the youthful offender system on treatment, with a plan and case manager for everyone. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
March 2, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 7 support
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 115, which lets prisoners 60 or over with 20 years served ask for a sentence review. The Colorado Senate voted 18-17 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 190, which sets a separate track for releasing body camera footage when police use of force kills someone. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 11, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1256, which stops the state deducting fees from the $100 a person gets on leaving prison. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-11 and the governor signed it into law.
May 8, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1123, which limits when jail staff may strip search someone and requires body camera filming. The Colorado Senate passed it 27-8 and the governor signed it into law.
May 5, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 158, which lets the parole board, not the governor alone, grant early parole to young offenders in a special program. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-11 and the governor signed it into law.
April 20, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 159, which raises the monthly good behavior sentence credit for most inmates from 12 days to 14. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-12 and the governor signed it into law.
April 20, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1039, which makes city jails meet state jail standards from July 2027. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-11 and the governor signed it into law.
March 24, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 9 support
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 155, which creates an insurer-funded grant program to harden homes against hail, wind and wildfire. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1206, a bill to let public housing authorities ask voters for a sales tax to build deeply affordable housing. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
May 11, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 177, which lets homeowners seek court access to a neighbor's land to repair a shared wall. The Colorado Senate voted 23-11 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 8, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1224, which lets mobile home park landlords end a tenancy over a local rule only after a government ruling. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 6, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1196, which makes every rental application say what data the landlord pulls and weighs from 2027. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 6, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1202, which orders a statewide plan for preventing and ending homelessness by January 2027. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
April 17, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1099, which makes builders pay for a 30-year reserve study before handing a homeowners association over. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
March 25, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1001, which makes towns over 2,000 people allow homes on school, college and transit district land. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-13 and the governor signed it into law.
March 12, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1013, which lets landlords split one utility bill among tenants by formula, with no markup. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
March 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1010, which adds an older-worker representative to the state workforce council. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1006, which lets the state name colleges thriving institutions for serving rural, low-income or first-generation students. The Colorado Senate passed it 26-9 and the governor signed it into law.
May 1, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1193, which adds pre-kindergarten to the grades where schools test children's sight. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
April 30, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 166, a bill to bar people with violent or drug distribution felonies from school boards for ten years. The Colorado Senate voted 21-13 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
April 28, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 103, which makes every school district adopt a policy sending community help to at-risk students by July 2027. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-12 and the governor signed it into law.
April 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 4 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1265, which makes every Colorado police force join the federal gun tracing system by September 2026. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
April 14, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1126, which makes firearms dealers hold a state permit to move guns into or out of Colorado. The Colorado Senate passed it 20-15 and the governor signed it into law.
April 14, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1144, which makes it a crime to 3-D print or mill a working gun or gun part without a license. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
March 30, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 43, a bill to require gun barrel sales to go through a licensed dealer in person. The Colorado Senate voted 18-16 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
March 2, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1335, which makes college student health centers give students access to abortion medication from August 2027. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 3 support
Voted to pass the compromise version of House Bill 1084, which softens the tax-cut warning in ballot measure titles to say funding likely falls. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to adopt that report and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
April 30, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1320, which makes ballot measure titles use plain words the widest audience can follow. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-11 and the governor signed it into law.
April 27, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the compromise version of House Bill 1038, which moves county commissioner district lines from sitting commissioners to independent commissions. The Colorado Senate voted 24-11 to adopt that report and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
April 13, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1263, which makes public chatbot operators check whether a user is a child and owe extra duties to children. The Colorado Senate passed it 24-11 and the governor signed it into law.
May 11, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1210, a bill to ban setting a price or wage for each customer from data gathered about them. The Colorado Senate voted 19-15 to pass it, but the governor vetoed the bill.
May 6, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 13 support
Co-sponsored Colorado House Bill 26-1283, protecting people from seizure or threatened disclosure of government-issued identification documents; signed by the Governor on June 3, 2026.
June 3, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 125, which writes federal protections for students with disabilities into Colorado law. The Colorado Senate voted 24-11 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1141, which spells out how the ban on unfair treatment in public places applies to schools and colleges. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1309, which defines coercive control, such as money control and tracking, for child custody cases. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1043, which makes ride-hailing companies train every driver to carry a rider's service animal within six months of joining. The Colorado Senate passed it 24-11 and the governor signed it into law.
May 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1227, which confirms a child in a state care case is a party in their own right through appeal. The Colorado Senate passed it 28-7 and the governor signed it into law.
May 6, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1322, which lets someone harmed by conversion therapy sue the therapist with no time limit. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1143, which bars background checks for internships and placements from requiring a social security number. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 4, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 109, which updates the accessible home requirement for bigger housing projects to the 2017 national standard. The Colorado Senate voted 25-10 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
April 23, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1045, which writes the old federal guidance on renters' assistance animals into Colorado law. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
April 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1134, which makes city courts hold a hearing within 48 hours for people held only on a city charge. The Colorado Senate passed it 24-11 and the governor signed it into law.
March 31, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1232, which bars courts from charging time payment fees to children or their parents. The Colorado Senate passed it 24-10 and the governor signed it into law.
March 27, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 13, which removes living together from Colorado's bigamy offense. The Colorado Senate voted 27-7 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
March 13, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 17 support
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 184, a bill to presume a covered firefighter's cancer was caused by the job. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to accept those changes and pass the bill, but the governor vetoed it.
May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1236, a bill to void arbitration clauses that charge workers or shoppers fees far above court fees. The Colorado Senate voted 19-16 to pass it, but the governor vetoed the bill.
May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1272, which makes the state publish a model plan for protecting workers from extreme heat and cold by July 2028. The Colorado Senate passed it 21-14 and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 131, which bans sportsbook push alerts urging a bet and caps deposits at six a day. The Colorado Senate voted 20-15 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 93, which makes permit applicants on jobs over $1 million swear every worker has injury insurance. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1424, which makes ride-hailing companies run driver background checks every six months. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 160, which stops employers deducting safety gear costs from pay and guarantees meat plant toilet breaks. The Colorado Senate voted 24-10 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 6, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1207, which makes employers of 100 or more file staff counts by race and sex with the state from 2027. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
May 5, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1005, a bill to scrap the second worker vote required before a union security clause. The Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to pass it, but the governor vetoed the bill.
May 1, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 91, a bill saying a newspaper route's ordinary demands alone do not make a deliverer an employee. The Colorado Senate voted 26-8 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
April 29, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 90, a bill to exempt critical infrastructure gear from Colorado's right to repair law. The Colorado Senate voted 22-13 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
April 16, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1135, which requires a cancer or birth defect warning label on hair relaxers and hairpieces from July 2027. The Colorado Senate passed it 24-10 and the governor signed it into law.
April 7, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1107, which requires every licensed dementia care home to fill in a standard comparison form by July 2027. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
April 7, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1011, which bars pet stores from selling, leasing or auctioning dogs and cats from January 2028. The Colorado Senate passed it 19-16 and the governor signed it into law.
March 30, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1017, which makes court-ordered restitution go first to the direct crime victim, not insurers. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-12 and the governor signed it into law.
March 17, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 87, a bill to give state legislators a right to leave from their outside job during session. The Colorado Senate voted 23-11 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
March 16, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 47, which lets firefighter collective bargaining votes happen at coordinated elections too. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-12 and the governor signed it into law.
March 11, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted to pass the House's version of Senate Bill 172, which redraws the front range passenger rail district boundary along whole municipalities. The Colorado Senate voted 25-10 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 13, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 1269, which makes large transit agencies post clear maps, fares and discount rules from mid-2027. The Colorado Senate passed it 23-11 and the governor signed it into law.
May 8, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Served as a Colorado State Senator representing Senate District 21.
August 18, 2026
Source: senatedems.co
Voted against passing the House's version of Senate Bill 48, a bill to bar 16 and 17 year olds marrying someone over ten years older. The Colorado Senate agreed to those changes 18-17 but then rejected the bill 11-24, so it did not become law.
May 13, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 1065, which lets the state reinvest its sales tax growth near transit stations into sidewalks and crossings. The Colorado Senate passed it 22-13 and the governor signed it into law.
May 12, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing the House's version of Senate Bill 150, which cuts the Denver transit board to five elected seats plus four governor appointees. The Colorado Senate voted 19-13 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
May 5, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 134, a bill to bar card networks from charging swipe fees on the sales tax part of a purchase. The Colorado Senate voted 18-17 to pass it, but the governor vetoed the bill.
May 1, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing the House's version of Senate Bill 121, which gives farm workers overtime pay after 56 hours a week from 2027. The Colorado Senate voted 19-16 to accept those changes and pass the bill, and the governor signed it into law.
April 17, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 140, a bill to exempt rare disease drugs and blood products from state drug price caps. The Colorado Senate voted 20-15 to pass it, but the bill did not become law.
April 13, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Adrienne Benavidez ran in:
- State Senator - District No. 21 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 21; Colorado · incumbent