
Eileen Laubacher
CO-04 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleUnited States Navy officer (Rear Admiral, retired)
PartyDemocratic
GenderFemale
LocationColorado
BackgroundUnited States Navy officer (Rear Admiral, retired)
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EducationUnited States Naval Academy (B.S., Political Science)
Notable personal detailsEileen Laubacher is a retired two-star U.S. Navy rear admiral and former National Security Council official who is running as a Democrat for U.S. House in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District in 2026. She is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and earned Joint Professional Military Education through Air University’s Air Command and Staff College. She retired from the Navy in October 2024 and relocated to Colorado, where she has described her campaign as focused on constitutional governance and district representation.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate’s public platform emphasizes providing tax relief for working people, cracking down on corporate influence and dark money, and responsibly balancing the federal budget; it does not state explicit proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy or increase corporate taxes. No clear, specific tax-rate or redistribution proposals are provided on the campaign site.
Healthcare
Supports making healthcare affordable and accessible by keeping rural hospitals open, expanding telehealth, cutting prescription drug prices, protecting reproductive health access (abortion, IVF, birth control), and ensuring care without causing financial hardship.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protecting women’s access to abortion as well as IVF and birth control, indicating a pro‑choice position favoring access to reproductive healthcare services.
Climate & Energy
Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy approach that includes clean, traditional, and alternative sources and emphasizes powering America’s future with energy produced in Colorado; also calls for holding utility companies accountable for prices. Positions prioritize job and energy production growth for rural communities while including clean energy among other sources.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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