Aging on the Ballot

What Colorado's 2026 legislative candidates say about growing older.

This summer, Next50 and partner aging advocates asked Colorado's 2026 state-legislature candidates to complete a questionnaire on aging policy. candidates responded across districts. Explore their answers by district, by question, or at a glance, or read Next50's own writeup of the survey results.

This site draws on research conducted by the Next50 Foundation and its partners (AARP Colorado, Bell Policy Center, Colorado Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Colorado Center for Aging, Encore Roadmap, iAging, and Leverage Colorado), who gathered the candidate responses presented here. It was created by beneAI, which was not affiliated with that research. No organization involved endorses candidates.

The commitments

Where candidates stand: three commitments

Each candidate was asked three direct support questions. Answers were classified from their own words; click any cell in the Scorecard to read the full response.

The issues

What candidates say the biggest issues are

Themes mentioned in answers to "What do you see as the two biggest issues facing older adults in your community?", counted once per candidate. Click a theme to read the matching answers.

Who responded

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of respondents (unofficial labels). The questionnaire went to candidates of every party; this reflects who chose to reply.

Start here

What's your address?

Enter your address to meet the 2026 state House and Senate candidates who answered the aging-policy questionnaire: what they emphasize, how they answered each question, and their full responses in their own words.

Pick your address from the suggestions and we'll match it to your exact House and Senate districts. Your address isn't stored; it's only used to find your district. Prefer not to type it? The official Find My Legislator works too, then browse your district below.

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House districts with responses

Senate districts with responses

Map

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District boundaries from the Colorado General Assembly's official district map service; county lines, rivers, and highways (gold = interstates) from Natural Earth, for orientation only. Hover shows the district's current legislator (who may not be a 2026 candidate).

Compare answers

Read answers question by question

Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, with theme boxes summarizing each answer. Click a row to read the digest and full answer; click a name to see that candidate's full profile.

Scorecard

Yes / No scorecard

The three direct support questions: expanding resources for unpaid caregivers, AI age-discrimination guardrails, and full funding + permanent portability of the Senior Homestead Exemption. Classifications are drawn from each candidate's own words. Click any cell to read the full answer. Sort by clicking a column header.