Colorado Democratic Senate nominee?
16dJulie Gonzales's odds reached 54%, topping the previous high of 33%.
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Colorado Democratic Senate nominee?
$44.2K
JUL 1, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age43 years old (Mar 14, 1983)
GenderFemale
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LocationColorado
BackgroundLawyer
EducationYale University (BA; studied History and Ethnicity, Race, and Migration)
Notable personal detailsJulie Gonzales is an American lawyer and Democratic politician serving in the Colorado Senate representing District 34 in Denver, first elected in 2018. She previously worked as a community organizer and in Democratic Party politics in Colorado. In December 2025, she announced a run in the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Colorado, challenging incumbent Senator John Hickenlooper.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports taking on corporate tax giveaways, cracking down on price-gouging and junk fees, strengthening unions and worker power, and investing in healthcare, housing, childcare, and other programs to lower costs for families. Advocates directing government resources toward social programs and corporate accountability rather than corporate profits.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and universal healthcare, and prioritizes lowering healthcare and prescription drug costs to expand access and affordability.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate sponsors and supports legislation that limits local government cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, expands state-level protections for immigrants (including DACA recipients), and bars use of immigration status in certain housing and civil contexts. Her legislative actions seek to restrict local participation in detention and to protect access to services and due process for immigrant communities.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate sponsors and led legislation to enshrine a fundamental right to abortion and to protect access to abortion and other reproductive health care in Colorado law, including measures preventing enforcement of out-of-state criminal or civil penalties. She has repeatedly said Colorado should guarantee reproductive freedom and protect access to abortion without restrictive bans.
Climate & Energy
Supports investments and regulations to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, including funding for electrifying school buses, industrial emissions grants, expanded air monitoring, and other clean-transportation and clean-energy incentives. Has sponsored and championed state legislation to improve air quality and environmental justice.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports significant firearm restrictions including sponsoring legislation to ban the sale and transfer of so-called assault weapons and backing expanded gun-safety measures. Has advanced proposals that build on universal background checks and other regulatory steps to curb gun violence.
Latest Insights
Colorado Democratic Senate nominee?
16dGonzales’s nominee odds jumped from 54% to 12% in the last hour, a major repricing in a live market. Recent reporting shows Hickenlooper’s first statewide ad buy and a still-active primary campaign, but not a clear news event big enough to fully explain the move, so traders should treat this as a real market signal even if the catalyst is unclear.
12%42%
Colorado Democratic Senate nominee?
16dJulie Gonzales’s chances of winning the Colorado Democratic Senate nomination surged from 54% to 12% in the last hour. That’s a tradable repricing even though the latest public reporting mainly repeats the existing Hickenlooper-Gonzales race and does not show a clear new catalyst.
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News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJun 9, 2026
Julie Gonzales is in the news because she is now officially on the ballot for Colorado’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, where she will challenge incumbent John Hickenlooper. Recent coverage also highlights her campaign message on immigration, including her call to abolish ICE and push for major changes to enforcement policy. Support for her Senate bid has also shown up in opinion and letter pages, but the main development is her active primary challenge.
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Articles
TDThe Denver Post2 months ago
Gabe Evans builds war chest as Democrats raise money for primaries
Neutral
TDThe Denver Post2 months ago
Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer qualifies for GOP primary for Colorado governor
Neutral
BDBoulder Daily Camera3 months ago
Will Boulder fix its streets before Sundance?; AI do my taxes; military assistance to Israel; Goldie’s Act (Letter)
Positive
BDBoulder Daily Camera4 months ago
Colorado deserves politicians willing to say 'abolish ICE' (Opinion)
Neutral
Polls
Colorado Democratic Senate nominee?
Polling Average
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23.5%
43%
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$443.5K
$332.6K
$221.7K
$110.9K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$443.5K
$114.1K
$329.4K
$22.0K
Source: FEC
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