Colorado Republican Senate nominee?
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JUL 1, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
LocationColorado
BackgroundPolitician
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Notable personal detailsJanak Joshi is an American politician and former Colorado state representative and a retired physician. He served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017, representing districts that included Colorado Springs/El Paso County. He ran for the Republican nomination for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District in 2024 and later filed to run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Colorado in the 2026 cycle.
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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emphasize reducing government involvement in health care and treating certain health-related fees as taxes to be repealed.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 candidate in a crowded 2026 election environment shaped by voter turnout, affordability, and voting-rights fights. Recent coverage focuses on broader Republican midterm challenges, including higher interest rates, Trump’s weaker approval in some blue states, and Democratic gains in special elections. The SAVE Act and other voting-rule debates are also drawing attention as they could affect how the 2026 races are fought.
Trump is facing a new inflation warning from the bond market, adding to his midterm challenges
David M. Drucker: Democrats need a better message for Hispanic voters
Democratic primary for Moulton seat tests insider appetite
Emerging legislation would shield polluters from liability for climate change
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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