Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Fact	Victor Marx	Phil Weiser	Stephen T. Hamilton	Eric Mulder	Jeff Peckman	Erik Underwood	Greg Lopez
Party on the ballot	Republican Party¹	Democratic Party¹	American Constitution Party¹	Libertarian Party¹	Unity Party¹	Approval Voting Party¹	Unaffiliated¹
Status	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat
Money	Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: TRACER campaign finance search — Colorado Secretary of State.²
Abortion law	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he would defend reproductive rights, including the state's Amendment 79 and its laws protecting abortion rights.³	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says every human life has value and that he will support policies that protect life while also supporting mothers, families and adoption services.⁴
Cash bail and pretrial release	Require bail or jail before trial for more charges His campaign website says he would sponsor legislation requiring money bail for all violent felonies and prohibiting zero-bail programs.⁵	End or reduce cash bail, with judges deciding release based on risk His campaign website says access to bail should be based on public safety risk, not how much money a person has.⁶	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Police funding	His campaign website says he would direct funding so every community has adequately staffed and equipped law enforcement.⁵	His campaign website says he would fund law enforcement, support recruiting police and sheriffs, and expand mental health support for officers and other first responders.⁶	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Vouchers and education savings accounts	His campaign website says he would support letting school funding follow the student to public, charter, online, home or private schools, and expand education savings accounts.⁵	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he would expand educational options in every district through school choice, charter schools, home schooling support and vocational programs.⁴
Data centers and electricity costs	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says data centers and other large energy users should be able to run their own nuclear reactors instead of drawing on local power and raising consumers' costs.⁷	Pause or limit new data centers His campaign website says he would support a moratorium on new AI data centers until stronger oversight is in place, and that data centers must generate their own electricity, avoid using water for cooling and be approved by local communities.⁸	Pause or limit new data centers His campaign website says he would order a 180-day pause on new data center approvals, and require data centers to pay their share of grid upgrades without raising utility costs for families.⁹	Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need His campaign website says that if communities choose to allow data centers, Colorado families should not subsidize them, and that they must use Colorado companies and protect water and the electric grid.⁴
Nuclear power	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he would work with the legislature to clear a path for small modular nuclear reactors to become a large part of Colorado's energy supply, with construction starting before 2033.^7,10	Build no new reactors and rely on other energy sources His campaign website says that as governor he would ban energy production from nuclear fission, while allowing nuclear fusion.⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Child care costs	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he would combine funding and services to make child care easier to afford, launch a Childcare Solutions Fund and work to expand universal preschool.^11,12	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he would create a child care fund for income-eligible families paid for by an optional 25-cent donation shoppers could choose to add at store checkouts.¹³	Not found in the public sources we checked
Health insurance system	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he would build on the Colorado Option to offer more affordable insurance choices and use the buying power of public employee health plans to cover more groups.¹⁴	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All) His campaign website says he would give all Coloradans free health care, or at most $50 a year per family member, through a pool with neighboring states funded in part by an employer payroll tax and an income tax on earnings over $50,000.¹⁵	Not found in the public sources we checked
Zoning and new housing	His campaign website says he would urge cities and towns to adopt faster permitting for home building, with local governments required to decide on complete applications within set deadlines.⁵	His campaign website says he would add 40,000 owner-occupied homes people can afford, speed up permitting and work with local governments to lower fees for homes selling under $600,000.¹⁶	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
State and local role in immigration enforcement	His campaign website says he would repeal policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement for violent or repeat offenders, and require state and local police to cooperate with federal immigration authorities when someone suspected of being in the country illegally is charged with a crime.⁵	His campaign website says he would enforce state laws that keep the federal government from coercing state and local police into immigration enforcement and that bar selling government buildings for ICE detention centers.³	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says Colorado should fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement involving violent criminals, drug traffickers, gang members and others who threaten public safety.⁴
State government spending	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he would seek savings wherever possible, require justification for new spending and hold periodic zero-based reviews of discretionary programs.¹⁰	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he would use zero-based budgeting and create a Colorado version of DOGE to cut waste, duplication and unnecessary regulation for a smaller state government.⁴
High-speed internet access	His campaign website says he would speed up rural broadband through more grants, fewer permitting barriers and public-private partnerships.⁵	His campaign website says he would finish building out broadband so every home and business has reliable internet.¹⁷	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Victor Marx — 5 issues

Foreign ownership of farmland
Ban purchases by buyers tied to China, Russia, Iran or North Korea
His campaign website says he would work to bar foreign adversaries such as China, Russia and Iran from buying or leasing farmland, water rights, critical infrastructure or property near military bases.⁵
Classroom teaching on race, gender and sexuality
His campaign website says he would require school districts to publish curriculum, teaching materials and library inventories for parents, and set standards for kindergarten through sixth grade to keep sexually explicit or developmentally inappropriate material out of elementary classrooms.⁵
Voter ID
His campaign website says he would support requiring voter ID for all forms of voting, including mail ballots, with a free state-issued voter ID card.⁵
Property taxes
Cap yearly increases or expand homeowner exemptions
His campaign website says he would support freezing property taxes for seniors on fixed incomes, expanding the senior homestead exemption and inflation-based caps on property taxes for owner-occupied homes.⁵
State income tax
Cut rates or move to a single flat rate
His campaign website says he would support a phased reduction of the state income tax rate when verified revenue surpluses exist.⁵

Phil Weiser — 5 issues

National Guard troops in cities
His campaign website says he would fight attempts to federalize the Colorado National Guard or send the military into Colorado.³
Selling or transferring federal lands
Keep federal lands in federal ownership
His campaign website says he would fight federal efforts to sell off public lands.^3,18
Red flag laws
His campaign website says that as attorney general he fought for laws to keep guns away from people who are a danger to themselves or others and defended them in court.¹⁹
Help for first-time homebuyers
His campaign website says he would expand down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, especially essential workers such as teachers, nurses and first responders.¹⁶
Children and social media
His campaign website says he would sign legislation holding social media companies accountable for the harm they cause children.²⁰

Eric Mulder — 2 issues

Permitting for energy projects
His campaign website says he would eliminate unnecessary permitting delays, have state agencies identify permitting requirements not set by law and recommend which to drop or simplify, create a single application point for energy projects, and simplify permitting for transmission lines.¹⁰
State sales taxes
His campaign website says cities and counties that meet set measures of economic distress should get a one-year exemption from the 2.9% state sales tax, with local voters deciding whether to replace it with a temporary local tax for stated purposes.⁷

Erik Underwood — 5 issues

Tuition-free college
Free tuition at public colleges and universities
His campaign website says he would provide free tuition at Colorado's public universities, community colleges and trade schools, paid for through new revenue sources.²¹
Same-sex marriage
Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
His campaign website says he would write marriage equality into state law and defend it.²²
Medical transition for minors
No legal limits; leave decisions to patients, parents and doctors
His campaign website says he would protect gender-affirming care for adults and, in consultation with families and medical professionals, for minors.²²
Homelessness
Provide permanent housing first, without requiring treatment or sobriety beforehand
His campaign website says he would fund Housing First placements at scale and push local governments away from camping bans toward outreach and housing.²³
Limits on rent increases
His campaign website says that if the need arises he would freeze rents to keep people from becoming homeless.²³

Greg Lopez — 1 issue

Qualified immunity for police
His campaign website says he would work to restore qualified immunity for all law enforcement officers in Colorado.⁴

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.

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