Below is a list of every Colorado Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
- Governor:
- Bill Ritter
- Capital:
- Denver
- Population:
- 5,024,748
- Poverty rate:
- 11.4%
- Anti-poverty organizations:
Colorado Center on Law and Policy
Colorado’s Children Campaign
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennet | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | 86 | A |
| Mark Udall | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | 93 | A |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana DeGette1st | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Jared Polis2nd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | 100 | A+ |
| John Salazar3rd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | 94 | A |
| Betsy Markey4th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | 94 | A |
| Doug Lamborn5th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 6 | F |
| Michael Coffman6th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 17 | F |
| Ed Perlmutter7th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |