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	Mark Baisley	John Hickenlooper	Bob Chew	Christopher Baum	Blake Huber	Adam Withrow
Party on the ballot	Republican Party¹	Democratic Party¹	Forward Party¹	Approval Voting Party¹	Libertarian Party¹	Unity Party¹
Status	Challenger	Incumbent²	Challenger	Challenger	Challenger	Challenger
Raised	$138,210 through October 14, 2026³	$9,529,277 through October 14, 2026⁴	$3,603,854 through October 14, 2026⁵	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand	$27,710³	$1,558,828⁴	$235,007⁵	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending	Not found in the public sources we checked	$511,292 for · $0 against⁶	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
Tariffs	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he is demanding that the president pay back the money collected through tariffs it calls illegal.⁷	Lower or remove most tariffs His campaign website says tariffs are a tax that raise prices and hurt exporters, and that he would work with any member of Congress to reduce them.⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Campaign finance rules	Not found in the public sources we checked	Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United His campaign website says he takes no corporate PAC money, supports overturning the Citizens United ruling and sponsors legislation for stricter rules and disclosure on money in politics.⁷	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United His campaign website says money should be taken out of elections, corporations and other artificial entities should be barred from participating, and both sides of contributions traded for favors should be penalized.⁹
Drawing district lines (redistricting)	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says gerrymandering should be eliminated.⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says there should be penalties for gerrymandering.¹⁰
Aid to Ukraine	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says the United States must support Ukraine against Russian aggression.⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says arming one side of the war in Ukraine adds fuel to the fire, and calls for the United States to end its long dispute with Russia.¹¹
Iran's nuclear program and sanctions	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he wants to end the U.S. war in Iran, which it links to higher gas prices.⁷	His campaign website says there are good reasons to contain Iran and eliminate its military capabilities, but says the U.S. war with Iran was started without congressional authority or domestic and international support.⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says the only way forward with Iran is a unilateral U.S. declaration of peace and acceptance of responsibility.¹²
AR-15-style rifles	Not found in the public sources we checked	Ban the sale of these rifles His campaign website says he supports legislation to ban assault weapons.⁷	His campaign website says he will defend the right to own firearms, but that assault weapons are not needed for self-defense or hunting and Congress should revisit the restrictions it had on them in the 1990s and early 2000s.⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Health insurance system	Not found in the public sources we checked	Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy His campaign website says health care is a right and that he supports legislation to create a public option.⁷	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 the private health insurance industry should ultimately be abolished, and that in the meantime there should be a public, not-for-profit option people can buy into, without a mandate.¹³
Immigration enforcement inside the country	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says ICE needs to be completely overhauled or shut down, says he voted against giving it more money, and says he opposes the administration's mass deportation effort.⁷	Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security His campaign website says violent criminals and cartel traffickers should be removed, but that the government should not spend limited resources pursuing peaceful immigrants who contribute to the economy.⁸	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.

Mark Baisley — 2 issues

Police funding
His campaign website says he would work with law enforcement to give officers the support and funding they need.¹⁴
Legal immigration levels
His campaign website says America is enriched by immigrants, describes the roughly 1.2 million people admitted legally each year as vetted to be nonviolent, self-reliant and willing to assimilate, and says those not admitted should build liberty in their own countries.¹⁴

John Hickenlooper — 17 issues

Abortion law
Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
His campaign website says he supports abortion rights and is working to restore Roe v. Wade.⁷
Abortion medication
His campaign website says he is working to protect access to mifepristone and medication abortion.⁷
Birth control and IVF
His campaign website says he is working to establish a nationwide right to IVF, and that as governor he expanded access to free birth control.⁷
Government funding and abortion
His campaign website says he wants to reverse Medicaid cuts that targeted Planned Parenthood.⁷
Who sets abortion law
A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
His campaign website says he is fighting to restore Roe v. Wade.⁷
Collective bargaining for public employees
His campaign website says he has opposed the administration's efforts to revoke federal employees' collective bargaining rights.⁷
Union organizing rules
Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
His campaign website says he cosponsors the PRO Act to strengthen workers' rights to organize and bargain.⁷
Voting by mail
Mail a ballot to every registered voter
His campaign website says that as governor he helped create Colorado's universal vote-by-mail system and that he opposes efforts to end voting by mail.⁷
Selling or transferring federal lands
Keep federal lands in federal ownership
His campaign website says public lands should never be for sale and that he helped stop a plan to sell off public lands.⁷
Food assistance (SNAP)
Undo the 2025 changes or expand benefits and eligibility
His campaign website says he is working to restore funding for SNAP.⁷
Background checks for gun sales
Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
His campaign website says he supports legislation to expand background checks to all gun sales.⁷
ACA premium tax credits
His campaign website says he is working to restore funding for Affordable Care Act subsidies.⁷
Federal Medicaid funding
Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
His campaign website says he is working to restore funding for Medicaid.⁷
Large investors buying single-family homes
His campaign website says he is working to lower housing costs by preventing large corporations from dominating the housing market and cutting red tape that slows home building.⁷
Masks and identification for immigration officers
His campaign website says he introduced legislation to bar ICE agents from wearing masks and from conducting raids at schools, hospitals, polling places and places of worship.⁷
Medicare drug price negotiation
Expand it to more drugs and to people with private insurance
His campaign website says he supports letting Medicare negotiate the prices of all drugs.⁷
Rules for artificial intelligence
His campaign website says he supports regulating the artificial intelligence industry and has written legislation to prepare and protect workers as AI spreads.⁷

Bob Chew — 6 issues

Who sets tariffs
His campaign website says Congress needs to reassert its constitutional authority over tariffs.⁸
Vouchers and education savings accounts
His campaign website says parents deserve real choices, and that families should be able to choose the schools that best meet their children's needs, with support so they can afford it.⁸
Ranked-choice voting
His campaign website says open primaries, ranked-choice voting or proportional representation could help make Congress more independent of the president.⁸
Term limits for Congress
Longer limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamber
His campaign website says he supports term limits of 16 years for House members and 18 years for senators.⁸
Nuclear power
His campaign website says he supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy that relies heavily on nuclear power, including investment in small modular reactors.⁸
Federal spending levels
His campaign website says that in his first year he would introduce legislation to begin reducing the national debt through spending restraint, entitlement reforms that protect current retirees, tax reforms and new revenue dedicated to paying down debt.⁸

Adam Withrow — 11 issues

Voting Rights Act protections
His campaign website says the Voting Rights Act should be restored and expanded, consistent with Supreme Court rulings, to protect against voter discrimination.¹⁰
Federal minimum wage
Raise to $15 or more
His campaign website says the federal minimum wage should be at least $25 an hour and tied to the Consumer Price Index.^15,16
Tuition-free college
Free tuition at community colleges
His campaign website says public education should be expanded nationally to run from pre-K through an associate degree.¹⁷
Clean energy tax credits
Restore the credits the 2025 law ended or cut back
His campaign website says the solar tax credit should be revived and made permanent, along with rebates for new installations.¹⁸
Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore
His campaign website says expansion of drilling should be limited to preserve fossil fuel supplies, and that fossil fuel exports should be severely limited.¹⁸
Economic ties with China
His campaign website says there is no benefit to trying to contain China and that the United States would be better served doing business with it as an equal.¹⁹
Foreign aid
His campaign website says the United States should not borrow to give foreign aid, should not prop up prosperous nations or brutal regimes, and should account for every aid dollar.²⁰
Military aid to Israel
Reduce or end military aid to Israel
His campaign website says the United States must stop sending weapons to Israel, and says it should work toward a two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders.²¹
Who decides on military action
His campaign website says Congress must reassert its war-making responsibility and that the executive branch lacks constitutional authority for the war powers it now uses.²²
Medicaid expansion
His campaign website says the Medicaid coverage gap must be closed.¹³
Help for first-time homebuyers
His campaign website says he supports stronger down payment assistance grants and more funding and awareness for the FHA first-time homebuyer program.²³

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

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