Candidate · November 3, 2026
Phil Weiser
On the ballot for Governor · Colorado
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Colorado1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic Party1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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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.
Phil Weiser clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and worked at the U.S. Department of Justice and the White House in the Clinton and Obama administrations.2 At the University of Colorado he taught constitutional and antitrust law, served as dean of the law school and founded a center on law, technology and entrepreneurship.2 He is Colorado's attorney general.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says that as governor he would build on the progress that makes Colorado a good place to live and work to make the state safer and more affordable.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitephilforcolorado.com3,
4 - Facebookfacebook.com/PhilforColorado4
- X (Twitter)x.com/PhilForColorado4
- Instagraminstagram.com/philforcolorado4
- YouTubeyoutube.com/c/PhilforColorado4
- Threadsthreads.com/@philforcolorado4
§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.
Housing
His campaign website says he would expand down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, especially essential workers such as teachers, nurses and first responders.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 $600,000.5
Family and Social Policy
Health Care
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.8
Environment and Public Lands
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he would fight attempts to federalize the Colorado National Guard or send the military into Colorado.10
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.11
His campaign website says access to bail should be based on public safety risk, not how much money a person has.11
- Require bail or jail before trial for more charges
- Keep current bail rules
- End or reduce cash bail, with judges deciding release based on risk
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says he would defend reproductive rights, including the state's Amendment 79 and its laws protecting abortion rights.10
Immigration
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.10
Guns
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.2
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
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.14