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State Senator - District 1

Office
State Senate, District 1
On the ballot
2
Incumbent
Byron Pelton
Jamie Jeffery
Jamie Jeffery
DemocratByron Pelton
Byron Pelton Incumbent
Republican
The people on the ballot01
Jamie Jeffery
Jamie Jeffery
Democrat

Jamie Jeffery's 2026 financial disclosure lists her as mayor of the Town of Lochbuie, a compensated position, and names Brighton School District 27J as a source of income. Her campaign website says she was born and raised in Colorado and has spent more than three decades teaching and advocating for better education.

Mayor of the Town of Lochbuie, a position her filing marks compensated
Personal Financial Disclosure
Lists Brighton School District 27J as a source of income
Personal Financial Disclosure
Has spent more than three decades teaching and advocating for education
Campaign website
Owns a home in Lochbuie
Campaign website
The money
Jamie Jeffery For Sd1
$4,605.18 from 51 contributions, April 3, 2026 to September 11, 2026
Spent $3,351.36 in 32 expenditures
Party platform
Byron Pelton
Byron Pelton Incumbent
Republican
State Senator

Byron Pelton is the state senator for Senate District 1, which covers Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma counties, and is the Senate's minority caucus chair. He was elected to the State Senate, District 1, in 2022. He ran for Logan County commissioner, District 1, in 2016 and 2020. The General Assembly lists his occupation as electrician and rancher.

State senator for District 1; Minority Caucus Chair
Official member page
2022
Elected to the State Senate, District 1
State election record
2016, 2020
Ran for Logan County commissioner, District 1
Colorado Secretary of State, TRACER candidate registration record
Electrician and rancher
Official member page
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): 67%
CUT rating (2024): 62%
CUT rating (2025): 66%
CUT rating (2026): 61.6%
Average of listed CUT ratings (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026): 64.2%

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
Pelton For State Senate
$22,400.00 from 56 contributions, October 16, 2025 to September 9, 2026
Spent $16,881.24 in 172 expenditures
Party platform
The money02
Jamie Jeffery For Sd1
Jamie Jeffery · $4,605.18 from 51 contributions, April 3, 2026 to September 11, 2026 · Spent $3,351.36 in 32 expenditures
Pelton For State Senate
Byron Pelton · $22,400.00 from 56 contributions, October 16, 2025 to September 9, 2026 · Spent $16,881.24 in 172 expenditures
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