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Colorado Democratic Governor nominee?
$783.9K
JUL 1, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney General
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
Age58 years old (May 10, 1968)
GenderMale
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LocationColorado
BackgroundAttorney
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
Notable personal detailsPhilip Jacob Weiser is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has served as the 39th Attorney General of Colorado since 2019. He previously was dean of the University of Colorado Law School and has been a longtime law professor focused on telecommunications, antitrust, and technology policy. He also served in senior roles in the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and as a senior advisor for technology and innovation at the White House National Economic Council. He lives in Denver with his wife, Dr. Heidi Wald, and their two children.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Healthcare
Supports protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, expanding access and affordability through state action and coordination, and using state authority to curb medical debt, lower prescription drug prices, and defend reproductive and preventive care access. Plans include a Health Care Stabilization & Innovation Task Force, workforce development, technology and telehealth expansion, and measures to preserve coverage for eligible Coloradans.
Immigration & Border
Phil Weiser has used his role as Colorado Attorney General to defend DACA recipients and protect their access to federal programs, to challenge certain federal immigration enforcement practices, and to enforce Colorado limits on local cooperation with federal immigration civil enforcement. His actions emphasize protecting Dreamers and restricting state/local assistance to ICE while promoting transparency and limits on covert enforcement tactics.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports and defends legal access to abortion and reproductive healthcare in Colorado, including medication abortion and emergency abortion care, and opposes efforts to restrict or criminalize providers. Commits the attorney general’s office to enforce and defend the Colorado Reproductive Health Equity Act and related protections. Continues to oppose the Dobbs decision and actions that would reduce reproductive freedom.
Climate & Energy
Supports Colorado and federal policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, defend EPA climate protections, and expand clean energy like wind and solar while holding polluters accountable. Has joined multistate actions to defend methane and vehicle emissions rules and sued to protect wind development and state clean-energy programs.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded gun-safety measures including stronger background-check rules, enforcement of Colorado’s large-capacity magazine law, red flag protections, safe-storage outreach, and actions to limit the circulation of devices that convert firearms to fully automatic fire. Has joined multistate legal actions defending ATF rules that expand background-check and dealer-recording requirements and opposing return or redistribution of machine-gun conversion devices.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 15, 2026
Phil Weiser has won the Colorado Democratic primary for governor, defeating Michael Bennet by more than 13 percentage points and becoming the party’s nominee for the general election. The result came after a close race in which Weiser had been polling ahead in late June, despite Bennet’s stronger name recognition and outside support. Earlier in the campaign, Weiser had been promoting his record as attorney general and rolling out policy plans on issues like health care.
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Articles
TDThe Denver Post23 days ago
How Phil Weiser beat Michael Bennet in Democrats' primary for governor
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BDBoulder Daily Camera1 month ago
Poll suggests surge by Phil Weiser against Michael Bennet in primary
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FCFort Collins Coloradoan1 month ago
Colorado governor poll shows Weiser ahead of Bennett
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TAThe Aspen Times2 months ago
Opinion | Weiser: I’ll take on Big Pharma, Big Tech, Trump and anyone who threatens Colorado while fixing affordability and more if elected
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Polls
Colorado Democratic Governor nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
Colorado Democratic Governor nominee?
Endorsers of Phil Weiser for Colorado Democratic Governor nominee?
Conservation Colorado
Elected official
Conservation Colorado endorsed Phil Weiser for governor.
Durango Herald
Elected official
The Durango Herald endorsed Phil Weiser in the Democratic primary for governor.
IndivisibleNOCO
Public endorsement
IndivisibleNOCO endorsed Phil Weiser over Michael Bennet.
Gun Safety Advocates Tom Sullivan and Rhonda Fields
Elected official
Gun safety advocates Tom Sullivan and Rhonda Fields endorsed Phil Weiser for governor.
Indivisible Colorado
Elected official
Indivisible Colorado endorsed Phil Weiser for governor.
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