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State Representative - District 61

Office
State House of Representatives, District 61
On the ballot
3
Incumbent
Eliza Hamrick
The people on the ballot01
Scott Shamblin
Scott Shamblin
Republican

Scott Shamblin's Personal Financial Disclosure names Colorado Right To Life as his employer and reports him as president of the Colorado Right To Life Committee, a position the filing marks compensated. It lists him as uncompensated president of the committee's education fund and of Colorado Frontier and as a board member of Young Conservatives of Colorado.

President of the Colorado Right To Life Committee, a compensated position
Personal Financial Disclosure
President of the Colorado Right To Life Committee Education Fund and of Colorado Frontier, and a board member of Young Conservatives of Colorado, all uncompensated
Personal Financial Disclosure
The money
Scott For Colorado
$20,485.32 from 282 contributions, February 13, 2026 to September 15, 2026
Spent $17,726.00 in 129 expenditures
Eliza Hamrick
Eliza Hamrick Incumbent
Democrat
State Representative

Eliza Hamrick is the state representative for Colorado House District 61, which the General Assembly lists as covering Arapahoe and Douglas counties. Her caucus biography says the district includes southeast Aurora and Centennial and describes her as a career-long educator.

State representative for District 61, covering Arapahoe and Douglas counties
An educator throughout her career
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): 11%
CUT rating (2024): 11%
CUT rating (2025): 14%
CUT rating (2026): 14.8%
Average of listed CUT ratings (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026): 12.7%

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.

The money
Eliza For Colorado
$54,866.93 from 203 contributions, October 1, 2025 to September 16, 2026
Spent $5,872.51 in 34 expenditures
KG
Kevin Gulbranson
Libertarian

Kevin Gulbranson held the outreach seat on the Libertarian Party of Colorado's board in 2017 and 2018, according to the party's board history.

2017 and 2018
Held the outreach seat on the Libertarian Party of Colorado's board in 2017 and 2018
The money02
Scott For Colorado
Scott Shamblin · $20,485.32 from 282 contributions, February 13, 2026 to September 15, 2026 · Spent $17,726.00 in 129 expenditures
Eliza For Colorado
Eliza Hamrick · $54,866.93 from 203 contributions, October 1, 2025 to September 16, 2026 · Spent $5,872.51 in 34 expenditures
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