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State Representative - District 49

Office
State House of Representatives, District 49
On the ballot
2
Incumbent
Lesley Smith
MS
Michael Sheperek
RepublicanLesley Smith
Lesley Smith Incumbent
Democrat
The people on the ballot01
MS
Michael Sheperek
Republican

Michael Sheperek's Personal Financial Disclosure lists Social Security, rental income, capital gains and dividends as his sources of income.

Reports rental income
Personal Financial Disclosure
The money
Sheperek For Colorado
$6,197.22 from 21 contributions, March 30, 2026 to September 15, 2026
Spent $3,742.00 in 25 expenditures
Party platform
Lesley Smith
Lesley Smith Incumbent
Democrat
State Representative

Lesley Smith has been the state representative for House District 49 since January 2025. She was elected a University of Colorado regent at large in 2018. Her House Democrats caucus biography says she was a research scientist and science outreach specialist at the University of Colorado Boulder for thirty years, served eight years on the Boulder Valley School District board and was appointed to Boulder's Water Resources Advisory Committee.

State representative for District 49, covering Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Larimer counties
Official member page
2025
State representative for District 49, sworn in on January 8, 2025
General Assembly term-limits list
2018
Elected to the University of Colorado Board of Regents, at large
Colorado Secretary of State; caucus biography
Eight years on the Boulder Valley School District board
Caucus biography
Appointed to the City of Boulder Water Resources Advisory Committee after the 2013 flood
Caucus biography
A research scientist and science outreach specialist for thirty years
Caucus biography
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 (2025): 10%
CUT rating (2026): 15.2%
Average of listed CUT ratings (2025, 2026): 12.6%

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
Lesley For Colorado
$24,136.00 from 81 contributions, October 31, 2025 to September 15, 2026
Spent $15,037.11 in 60 expenditures
Party platform
The money02
Sheperek For Colorado
Michael Sheperek · $6,197.22 from 21 contributions, March 30, 2026 to September 15, 2026 · Spent $3,742.00 in 25 expenditures
Lesley For Colorado
Lesley Smith · $24,136.00 from 81 contributions, October 31, 2025 to September 15, 2026 · Spent $15,037.11 in 60 expenditures
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