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State Representative - District 8

Office
State House of Representatives, District 8
On the ballot
3
Incumbent
Lindsay Gilchrist
CB
Carolyn Barnes
RepublicanLindsay Gilchrist
Lindsay Gilchrist Incumbent
DemocratJesse Lashawn Parris
Jesse Lashawn Parris
Unity
The people on the ballot01
CB
Carolyn Barnes
Republican

Carolyn Barnes's Personal Financial Disclosure names three sources of income for herself: Terillium, Twisting the Rockies and Seikcor Consulting.

Names Terillium, Twisting the Rockies and Seikcor Consulting among her income sources
Personal Financial Disclosure
Party platform
Lindsay Gilchrist
Lindsay Gilchrist Incumbent
Democrat
State Representative

Lindsay Gilchrist is the state representative for House District 8, which she won in 2024. Her campaign website says she worked in Senator Ted Kennedy's office, advised a House subcommittee on Africa and global health, was senior advocacy officer at mothers2mothers and founded Gilchrist & Company in 2012. It says she graduated from the University of San Diego, studied public policy at UCLA and was born and raised in Denver.

2024
Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives, District 8
Colorado Secretary of State election results
Worked in Senator Ted Kennedy's office; advised a House subcommittee on Africa and global health
Campaign website
2012
Founded Gilchrist & Company
Campaign website
Was senior advocacy officer at mothers2mothers while studying at UCLA
Campaign website
Graduated from the University of San Diego; studied for a master's in public policy at UCLA
Campaign website
Born and raised in Denver
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 (2025): 11%
CUT rating (2026): 11.1%
Average of listed CUT ratings (2025, 2026): 11.1%

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
Gilchrist For Colorado
$32,900.00 from 119 contributions, October 2, 2025 to September 16, 2026
Spent $30,017.11 in 120 expenditures
Party platform
Jesse Lashawn Parris
Jesse Lashawn Parris
Unity

Jesse Lashawn Parris ran for the Colorado House of Representatives, District 8, in 2024 as the Unity Party of Colorado candidate, when Lindsay Gilchrist won the seat.

2024
Ran for the Colorado House of Representatives, District 8; Lindsay Gilchrist won
Colorado Secretary of State election results
Party platform
The money02
Gilchrist For Colorado
Lindsay Gilchrist · $32,900.00 from 119 contributions, October 2, 2025 to September 16, 2026 · Spent $30,017.11 in 120 expenditures
Sources03

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