Michael J. Allen
Republican · CO · Colorado Fourth Judicial District Attorney
Michael J. Allen has served as the elected district attorney for Colorado's Fourth Judicial District since January 2021 and previously worked as a prosecutor.
Where Michael J. Allen stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Election Integrity (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record),
Mixed record
Gun Control (1 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Won a plea deal against the Club Q nightclub shooter, including no-contest pleas to two hate crimes. The shooter got five life sentences plus 2,208 years, the longest sentence ever in his district.
June 26, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: koaa.com · researched September 13, 2026
His office won the first-degree murder conviction of Letecia Stauch for killing her 11-year-old stepson. The trial court sentenced her to life in prison without parole.
May 8, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: coloradojudicial.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Testified to the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee on a 2022 sentencing bill (HB22-1257). He asked lawmakers to add more crimes that bar past offenders from having guns.
March 10, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support · 1 oppose
Called Colorado's 2025 law limiting some semi-automatic guns (SB25-003) an unconstitutional overreach. He spoke after gun owners sued him, the governor and the attorney general over the law.
September 3, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: koaa.com · researched September 13, 2026
Testified to the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee on a 2022 sentencing bill (HB22-1257). He asked lawmakers to add more crimes that bar past offenders from having guns.
March 10, 2022Supports Gun Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Called for an independent law enforcement audit after the Secretary of State's office exposed over 130,000 confidential voter records online. His own record was among those viewed.
August 31, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: irp.cdn-website.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Called for an independent law enforcement audit after the Secretary of State's office exposed over 130,000 confidential voter records online. His own record was among those viewed.
August 31, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: irp.cdn-website.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Won a plea deal against the Club Q nightclub shooter, including no-contest pleas to two hate crimes. The shooter got five life sentences plus 2,208 years, the longest sentence ever in his district.
June 26, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: koaa.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Received the Republican Attorneys General Association's endorsement as the Republican nominee for Colorado attorney general.
August 6, 2026
Source: republicanags.com · researched September 13, 2026
Received the Colorado Springs Gazette editorial board's endorsement for attorney general in 2026.
June 8, 2026
Source: gazette.com · researched September 13, 2026
Saw the Stauch murder conviction his office won reversed by the Colorado Court of Appeals. The court found a juror whose son-in-law worked in Allen's office was biased and should have been removed.
April 2, 2026
Source: coloradojudicial.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Received endorsements from several Colorado sheriffs and district attorneys for his 2026 attorney general campaign.
January 29, 2026
Source: rockymountainvoice.com · researched September 13, 2026
Sent a July 2025 police use-of-force case in El Paso County to a grand jury instead of deciding it himself. The grand jury decides whether criminal charges are filed.
December 15, 2025
Source: irp.cdn-website.com · researched September 13, 2026
Ruled that a Colorado Springs officer was justified in fatally shooting Alex Martinez-Sarmiento downtown in July 2025. His office filed no charges, and activists picketed his office in protest.
December 10, 2025
Source: irp.cdn-website.com · researched September 13, 2026
Won re-election as 4th Judicial District Attorney on November 5, 2024. He beat Democrat Jeremy Dowell 228,034 votes to 144,089, per the state's certified results.
November 5, 2024
Source: sos.state.co.us · researched September 13, 2026
Declined to file criminal charges against El Paso County school districts over claims that library books were obscene. He found the evidence was not enough and warned against using prosecution against political opponents.
December 21, 2023
Source: koaa.com · researched September 13, 2026
Race Michael J. Allen is in:
- Attorney General · November 3, 2026 · Colorado
Profile last researched September 13, 2026.