State Representative - District 27
Office
State House of Representatives, District 27
On the ballot
2
The people on the ballot01
Danielle Varda
Democrat
Danielle Varda's campaign website says she is an elected Jefferson County school board director and, since 2018, chief executive and founder of a Colorado health technology startup. It says she earned a doctorate in public affairs at the University of Colorado Denver, worked as a policy scientist at the RAND Corporation and became a tenured professor in the university's School of Public Affairs. It says she lives in Arvada.
An elected Jefferson County school board director
Became a tenured professor in the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
2018
Chief executive and founder of a Colorado health technology company
PhD in public affairs, University of Colorado Denver
Lives in Arvada, where she bought a home in the early 2000s
The money
Varda For Colorado
$33,493.88 from 245 contributions, October 1, 2025 to September 16, 2026
Spent $22,329.51 in 102 expenditures
$33,493.88 from 245 contributions, October 1, 2025 to September 16, 2026
Spent $22,329.51 in 102 expenditures
Eric Bodenstab
Republican
Eric Bodenstab ran for an at-large seat on the State Board of Education in 2022 as the Unity Party of Colorado's candidate.
2022
Ran for an at-large seat on the State Board of Education as the Unity Party of Colorado candidate
The money
Eric For Hd 27
$7,710.00 from 33 contributions, March 27, 2026 to September 14, 2026
Spent $2,344.86 in 29 expenditures
$7,710.00 from 33 contributions, March 27, 2026 to September 14, 2026
Spent $2,344.86 in 29 expenditures
The money02
Varda For Colorado
Danielle Varda · $33,493.88 from 245 contributions, October 1, 2025 to September 16, 2026 · Spent $22,329.51 in 102 expenditures
Eric For Hd 27
Eric Bodenstab · $7,710.00 from 33 contributions, March 27, 2026 to September 14, 2026 · Spent $2,344.86 in 29 expenditures
Sources03
- Secretary of State's list of 2026 general election candidates
- Campaign finance reports filed in TRACER: Danielle Varda, Eric Bodenstab
- Independent expenditure reports filed in TRACER