State Senator - District 31

Office

State Senate, District 31

On the ballot

Incumbent

Matt Ball

Matt Ball Incumbent

Democrat

The people on the ballot01

Matt Ball Incumbent

Democrat

State Senator

Matt Ball represents Senate District 31, in Denver. His campaign website says he served in the Army's 75th Ranger Regiment, deployed overseas four times, received two Bronze Stars and serves in the Army Reserves. It says he attended Stanford Law School on the GI Bill, practiced law in Denver, and in 2023 became director of policy working on problems facing Denver. It says he lives in Capitol Hill.

State senator for District 31, covering Denver County

Official member page

Practiced law in Denver; in 2023 left law to become director of policy, working on problems facing Denver

Campaign website

United States Army, 75th Ranger Regiment; four deployments; two Bronze Stars

Campaign website

Stanford Law School, on the GI Bill

Campaign website

Lives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of 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): 13%
CUT rating (2026): 17.5%
Average of listed CUT ratings (2025, 2026): 15.3%

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

Matt Ball For Colorado
$45,579.48 from 131 contributions, October 3, 2025 to September 14, 2026
Spent $48,700.55 in 137 expenditures

Party platform

The money02

Matt Ball For Colorado

Matt Ball · $45,579.48 from 131 contributions, October 3, 2025 to September 14, 2026 · Spent $48,700.55 in 137 expenditures

Sources03

Secretary of State's list of 2026 general election candidates
CUT rating (2025)
CUT rating (2026)
Campaign finance reports filed in TRACER: Matt Ball