Cecelia Espenoza is the state representative for House District 4, which she won in 2024. Her campaign website says she chaired the Statutory Revision Committee, served on the Uniform Laws Commission and sat on the Democratic Party of Denver's Executive Committee. It says she taught law at the University of Denver, was an appellate judge on the country's highest immigration court and has lived in the district for 34 years.
2024
Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives for District 4
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 (2025): 17% CUT rating (2026): 14.5% Average of listed CUT ratings (2025, 2026): 15.8%
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.
Bill Hare has been a small business owner and a leader in two registered neighborhood organizations, according to the Colorado Forward Party's candidate page. It says he has sat on local boards including United Way, holds a design degree from the Philadelphia College of Art and an MBA from Northwestern University, has lived in House District 4 for ten years and is running for office for the first time.
