Ava Flanell
Republican · CO · Colorado State Representative, District 14
Ava Flanell is the Colorado state representative for District 14 and a small-business owner with experience in firearms training and marketing.
Where Ava Flanell stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Opposes
AI Regulation (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Gun Control (7 records),
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 oppose
Voted no on HB26-1263, which set rules for companies that run AI chatbot services. The bill passed the House 40-24.
April 21, 2026Opposes AI Regulation
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Served as a prime sponsor of HB26-1129, a bill to leave home gas use out of gas utilities' clean heat emission plans. A House committee killed it 9-4.
February 19, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Sponsored HB26-1060 to let Colorado prosecute crimes that harm people in the state, even when the defendant is elsewhere. The House Judiciary Committee killed it 8-0.
March 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 7 oppose
Offered a state budget amendment to end $3.1 million in funding for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. It moved the money to adult comprehensive services in the health care policy department.
April 8, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Sponsored HB26-1212 to let adults 18 and older carry a concealed handgun without a permit. The House Judiciary Committee killed it 7-4.
April 7, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Voted no on HB26-1126, which set new requirements for gun dealers. The bill passed the House 34-28.
March 20, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Voted no on HB26-1144, a ban on 3D printing guns and gun parts. The bill passed the House 40-25.
March 2, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Voted in the House Judiciary Committee to advance the Second Amendment Protection Act (HB26-1021). The motion failed 4-7.
February 17, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Testified against Senate Bill 25-003, the semiautomatic gun sales ban, at the House Finance Committee for the Colorado State Shooting Association.
March 14, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Also on this bill
- January 28, 2025 · Testified against Senate Bill 25-003 at a Colorado Senate committee hearing. The bill banned making, selling, or buying certain semiautomatic guns. (Opposes Gun Control)
Testified against Senate Bill 25-003 at a Colorado Senate committee hearing. The bill banned making, selling, or buying certain semiautomatic guns.
January 28, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Also on this bill
- March 14, 2025 · Testified against Senate Bill 25-003, the semiautomatic gun sales ban, at the House Finance Committee for the Colorado State Shooting Association. (Opposes Gun Control)
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Served as a prime sponsor of HB26-1105, a bill requiring a health-care provider to offer to discuss adoption at least 24 hours before an abortion. A House committee killed it 8-5.
March 10, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 oppose
Voted no on SB26-005, which let people sue over rights violations during immigration enforcement. It passed the House 41-22.
May 7, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Voted no on HB26-1276, titled Protect Safety of Individuals Who Are Immigrants. The bill passed the House 42-21.
April 27, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Received the Colorado Springs Gazette editorial board's endorsement for reelection to House District 14.
June 9, 2026
Source: gazette.com
Voted no on the 2026-27 state budget bill (HB26-1410). It passed the House 43-19.
April 11, 2026
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Sponsored HB26-1334 to change how the state wildfire code board reviews its building standards. A House committee killed it 7-6.
April 7, 2026
Source: leg.colorado.gov
Past race Ava Flanell ran in:
- Colorado State Representative District 14 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 14; Colorado · incumbent