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John W. Hickenlooper

U.S. Senator · Colorado · Democrat

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.04· expected 0.63

Above expectations

Rank 36 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Hickenlooper’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 35
  2. Action in committee 12
  3. Action beyond committee 9
  4. Passed chamber 5
  5. Became law 0

35 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 35 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law inside another bill (1)

Hickenlooper’s own bill stalled, but the Congressional Research Service lists an identical bill, or one with similar text, that became law. Shown for context; not counted in the score, which follows the Center for Effective Lawmaking. How this works

How Hickenlooper’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Hickenlooper.

Hickenlooper in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 10 missed of 915

Voted on 905 of 915 roll calls; missed 10. Higher than 77% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
95/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 30 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 830 votes that split the parties. Lower than 80% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
11/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 76% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.30

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Bills, 119th Congress

Sponsored 37 (median 61) · cosponsored 440 (median 307.5), 213 as an original cosponsor (signed on the day the bill was introduced). Medians are for all voting members of the Senate. From congress.gov.

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Cosponsored