State Representative - District 1

Office

State House of Representatives, District 1

On the ballot

Incumbent

Javier Mabrey

Javier Mabrey Incumbent

Democrat

Joseph Montoya

Republican

The people on the ballot01

Javier Mabrey Incumbent

Democrat

State Representative

Javier Mabrey won House District 1 in 2022 and 2024, state election records show. His campaign website says he represents southwest Denver and is an eviction defense lawyer who helped found the Community Economic Defense Project in 2020. It says he earned a GED, attended community college, and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado and a law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law.

2022, 2024

Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives, District 1, in 2022; re-elected in 2024

Secretary of State election results

An eviction defense lawyer; helped found the Community Economic Defense Project in 2020

Campaign website

Bachelor's degree, University of Colorado; law degree, UC Berkeley

Campaign website

Earned a GED and attended community college

Campaign website

CUT rating

The Colorado Union of Taxpayers (CUT) rates how often legislators vote with its positions on taxes, spending, TABOR and other issues, including property rights and parental rights.

CUT rating (2023): 14%
CUT rating (2024): 8%
CUT rating (2025): 16%
CUT rating (2026): 15.3%
Average of listed CUT ratings (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026): 13.3%

The guide gives each listed year equal weight, omits years without a rating and rounds only the final average to one decimal. This is a guide calculation, not a CUT-published lifetime score.

CUT ratings

The money

Javier For Colorado
$19,660.00 from 35 contributions, October 2, 2025 to September 10, 2026
Spent $16,243.92 in 63 expenditures

Party platform

Joseph Montoya

Republican

Joseph Montoya's campaign website describes him as a Denver-based paralegal who performs and records music under the name Ghost Elvis, and as a father, mentor and Christian leader.

Works as a paralegal, based in Denver

Campaign website

Performs and records music under the name Ghost Elvis

Campaign website

The money

Joseph Montoya For Denver
$185.54 from 3 contributions, February 20, 2026 to April 16, 2026
Spent $129.82 in 2 expenditures

Party platform

The money02

Javier For Colorado

Javier Mabrey · $19,660.00 from 35 contributions, October 2, 2025 to September 10, 2026 · Spent $16,243.92 in 63 expenditures

Joseph Montoya For Denver

Joseph Montoya · $185.54 from 3 contributions, February 20, 2026 to April 16, 2026 · Spent $129.82 in 2 expenditures