Colorado Republican Senate nominee?
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JUL 7, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
LocationColorado
BackgroundPhysician (retired)
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EducationGujarat University (MD)
Notable personal detailsJanak Joshi is an American politician and retired physician from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He served in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 14 (2011–2013) and District 16 (2013–2017). He has filed as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Colorado in the 2026 election cycle and campaigns as “Dr. Janak Joshi.”
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports smaller government, lower taxes, reduced federal spending and deregulation; pledges not to vote for new fees, taxes, or spending increases and calls for audits and cutting wasteful spending. Advocates cutting earmarks and balancing the budget as ways to improve the economy and reduce inflation.
Healthcare
Supports rolling back state-level health care expansions and the state insurance exchange and has sponsored legislation to repeal the Health Care Affordability Act and to eliminate Connect for Health Colorado. Positions emphasize reducing government involvement in health care and treating certain health-related fees as taxes to be repealed.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate calls for aggressive border enforcement including finishing a physical wall, expanded use of personnel and technology, cracking down on sanctuary cities, and large-scale deportations of undocumented immigrants. He emphasizes strict rule-of-law immigration policies and prioritizing removal of criminal undocumented immigrants before considering any re-admission.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate advocates strongly anti-abortion policies, has described himself as “100% Pro-Life,” sponsored bills in the Colorado legislature to criminalize harm to unborn children (fetal-homicide/personhood-style legislation), and has said he would support a national abortion ban.
Public Safety & Guns
Janak Joshi sponsored legislation to repeal Colorado’s universal background-check requirement for gun transfers and introduced measures to roll back magazine and other firearm restrictions, signaling opposition to those gun-control laws.
News
Janak Joshi is in the news as a Republican candidate in Colorado’s U.S. Senate primary ahead of the June 30 election. Recent coverage focuses on the primary process and the broader Republican challenge in a difficult 2026 Senate environment. The reporting does not give many specific new developments about Joshi himself, but places his race in the context of GOP concerns about weak approval ratings and tougher midterm conditions.
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Endorsements
Endorsers of Janak Joshi for Colorado Republican Senate nominee?
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Public endorsement
Americans4Hindus endorsed Janak Joshi’s U.S. Senate bid.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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