State Representative - District 9
Office
State House of Representatives, District 9
On the ballot
2
The people on the ballot01
TC
Tom Cowhick
Republican
Tom Cowhick ran for House District 9 as the Republican candidate in 2022 and 2024.
2022
Ran for the Colorado House of Representatives, District 9
2024
Ran again for the Colorado House of Representatives, District 9
Monica VanBuskirk
Democrat
Monica VanBuskirk's campaign website says she is a precinct organizer and former finance chair within the Denver Democrats, vice president of partnerships at Stroke Onward, and launched Meapta Inc. in 2019. It says she was chief policy and relations officer at Connect for Health Colorado, worked for the State of Colorado, Denver Health and Kaiser Permanente, and holds a bachelor's degree from Smith College and an MBA from Duke University.
A precinct organizer and a former finance chair within the Denver Democrats
Vice president of partnerships at Stroke Onward
Former chief policy and relations officer at Connect for Health Colorado
Bachelor's degree, Smith College; MBA, Duke University
2013
Moved to Denver
The money
Monica For Colorado
$58,008.91 from 452 contributions, October 1, 2025 to September 15, 2026
Spent $76,876.28 in 138 expenditures
$58,008.91 from 452 contributions, October 1, 2025 to September 15, 2026
Spent $76,876.28 in 138 expenditures
The money02
Monica For Colorado
Monica VanBuskirk · $58,008.91 from 452 contributions, October 1, 2025 to September 15, 2026 · Spent $76,876.28 in 138 expenditures
Sources03
- Secretary of State's list of 2026 general election candidates
- Campaign finance reports filed in TRACER: Monica VanBuskirk
- Independent expenditure reports filed in TRACER