CO-04 Democratic nominee?
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JUL 1, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Navy officer (intelligence)
PartyDemocratic
GenderFemale
LocationColorado
BackgroundU.S. Navy officer (intelligence)
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EducationUnited States Naval Academy (B.S., Political Science, 1990)
Notable personal detailsEileen Laubacher is a retired United States Navy rear admiral and Democratic politician. She served as Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché to India (2019–2022) and later as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South Asia on the National Security Council (Oct 2022–May 2024). She is the Democratic nominee for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District in 2026.
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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.
News
Eileen Laubacher is in the news because she is running in the Democratic primary for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. She is competing against Jenna Preston for the chance to face Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert in the general election. The coverage focuses on the contested primary race rather than any other major development about her.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Eileen Laubacher for CO-04 Democratic nominee?
New Politics
Public figure
New Politics endorsed Eileen Laubacher in Colorado's 4th Congressional District race
Veterans for Responsible Leadership
Public endorsement
Veterans for Responsible Leadership endorsed Eileen Laubacher for Congress
VoteVets
Political organization
VoteVets endorsed Eileen Laubacher in her Colorado congressional campaign
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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