Candidate · November 3, 2026
Patty McMahon
On the ballot for U.S. House · Colorado's 6th District
- raised through Sep 30, 2026
- $6,027
- cash on hand
- $566
- issues with public statements
- 3
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Colorado's 6th District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Libertarian Party1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Patty McMahon worked for 35 years in federal service with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where she worked with congressional offices in Colorado and across the country.2 She served as the Region VIII lead for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, and served on a team that reorganized the EEOC.2 She graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver, serves on several Colorado nonprofit and civic boards, and has lived in Colorado's 6th Congressional District for 26 years.2
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to put her experience to work for the people of Colorado and to restore accountability, independent judgment and Congress's role as a coequal branch of government, representing the district rather than a political party.2,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitemcmahonforcongress.com2,
4 - YouTubeyoutube.com/@McMahonforCD62
- Facebookfacebook.com/mcmahonforcd62
- Instagraminstagram.com/mcmahonforcd62
- TikToktiktok.com/@pattymcmahon4congress2
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/mcmahonforcd6.bsky.social2
- X (Twitter)x.com/mcmahonforcd62
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Foreign Policy and Defense
Her campaign website says the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, objects to presidents taking military action without formal approval, and says war should be a last resort that is clearly justified and constitutionally authorized.3
- Let the president order military action without needing Congress's approval
- Let the president act first, but enforce the 60-day limit and end any action Congress doesn't approve
- Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website proposes a TRUST Act to make sure federal money is spent exactly as Congress authorized and to protect civil servants who follow the law from political pressure, and calls for a congressional investigation of whether agency transfers complied with appropriations law.3
Education
Her campaign website proposes O.P.E.N. America, a national lifelong learning system within the Department of Education that would offer adults affordable, accredited online courses.3
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through September 30, 2026.5
| Raised | $6,027 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $5,461 |
| Cash on hand | $566 |