Faith Winter

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Faith Winter
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Colorado State Senate District 25
Years in office: 2023 - 2025
Predecessor: Kevin Priola (D)
Successor: William Lindstedt (D)
Colorado State Senate District 24
Years in office: 2019 - 2023
Predecessor: Beth Martinez Humenik (R)
Successor: Kyle Mullica (D)
Colorado House of Representatives District 35
Years in office: 2015 - 2019
Successor: Shannon Bird (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
University of the Redlands
Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact
Campaign website
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Faith Winter (Democratic Party) was a member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 25. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. She left office on November 26, 2025.

Winter (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 25. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Winter was a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 35.

Winter died on November 26, 2025.[1]

Biography

Faith Winter earned a B.S. in environmental management from the University of the Redlands. Winter's career experience included owning Moxie Strategies and working as the national training director of Vote Run Lead, the executive director of Emerge Colorado, a program director and political director with Conservation Colorado, a national field director of The White House Project, a national program director with EnviroCitizen, and a field organizer with Green Corps.[2][3]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Winter was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Winter was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Winter was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Winter was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Colorado committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Business Affairs and Labor, Vice chair
• Transportation and Energy, Vice chair
• Legislative Audit

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Winter served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Colorado State Senate District 25

Incumbent Faith Winter defeated Melody Peotter in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Faith Winter
Faith Winter (D)
 
61.5
 
43,435
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Melody Peotter (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.5
 
27,207

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 70,642
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 25

Incumbent Faith Winter advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 25 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Faith Winter
Faith Winter
 
100.0
 
16,927

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,927
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 25

Melody Peotter advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 25 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Melody Peotter Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
12,102

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,102
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2018

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Colorado State Senate District 24

Faith Winter defeated incumbent Beth Martinez Humenik, Adam Matkowsky, and Donald Osborn in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 24 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Faith Winter
Faith Winter (D)
 
52.3
 
35,578
Image of Beth Martinez Humenik
Beth Martinez Humenik (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.8
 
27,068
Image of Adam Matkowsky
Adam Matkowsky (Unaffiliated)
 
4.9
 
3,328
Image of Donald Osborn
Donald Osborn (L)
 
3.0
 
2,033

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 68,007
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 24

Faith Winter advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 24 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Faith Winter
Faith Winter
 
100.0
 
14,313

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 14,313
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 24

Incumbent Beth Martinez Humenik advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 24 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Beth Martinez Humenik
Beth Martinez Humenik Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
9,401

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 9,401
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2016

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.

Incumbent Faith Winter defeated Emily Voss in the Colorado House of Representatives District 35 general election.[4][5]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 35 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Faith Winter Incumbent 56.33% 20,198
     Republican Emily Voss 43.67% 15,660
Total Votes 35,858
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


Incumbent Faith Winter ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 35 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Faith Winter Incumbent (unopposed)


Emily Voss ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 35 Republican primary.[6][7]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 35 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Emily Voss  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Faith Winter was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mike Melvin was unopposed in the Republican primary. Winter defeated Melvin in the general election.[8][9][10][11]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 35, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngFaith Winter 55.1% 14,417
     Republican Mike Melvin 44.9% 11,749
Total Votes 26,166


Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Faith Winter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Winter's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]

Robust Economy

  • Excerpt: "I look forward to working with our business community, with our workers and with our entrepreneurs to figure out how we can bring new business to Colorado, help our current businesses grow and ensure that all Coloradans take part in prosperity."

Strong Community

  • Excerpt: "As your State Representative I will work on policies that grow our community. Policies that provide children with a good education, a community in which people feel safe and secure, a community where people can live wonderful, healthy lives."

Fiscal Responsibility and Transparency

  • Excerpt: "If you chose to elect me I promise to always be accessible and accountable. I promise to value tax payer dollars and use them wisely to make our state better."

Sustainability

  • Excerpt: "In Colorado we need to protect our quality of life by making sure we all have clean air and water and great places to spend time in. We need to make sure we are leaving Colorado better for future generations."

Campaign finance summary

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Faith Winter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Colorado State Senate District 25Won general$121,222 $88,020
2018Colorado State Senate District 24Won general$459,391 N/A**
2016Colorado House of Representatives, District 35Won $62,390 N/A**
2014Colorado State House, District 35Won $92,870 N/A**
Grand total$735,873 $88,020
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Winter's awards and recognitions included the following: Youth Vote 30 Under 30 (2004), Denver Examiner's Top 10 Most Influential Women in Denver (2008), and Business and Professional Women, NW Chapter's Woman of the Year (2010).[2]

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Colorado

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2024.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2023.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2022.

  • Centennial Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on issues relevant to the mission of the Centennial Institute and the strategic priorities of Colorado Christian University.
  • Colorado AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that the organization supports or opposes.
  • Colorado Cobalt Advocates — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
  • Colorado Consumer Health Initiative — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that the organization supports or opposes.
  • Colorado Union of Taxpayers — Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."
  • Colorado Voters for Animals — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
  • Conservation Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills about Colorado's climate, land, water, and communities.
  • CoPIRG — Legislators are scored on their votes on "bills that will protect consumers, strengthen our democracy, and safeguard public health."
  • Healthier Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to public health issues.
  • Liberty Scorecard — Legislators are scored on votes related to "the principles of individual rights, free markets and limited government."
  • Mental Health Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
  • National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
  • One Colorado — Legislators are scored based on their votes on LGBTQ+ issues.
  • The Arc of Colorado — Legislators are scored on votes related to intellectual and developmental disability legislation.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2021.

  • Centennial Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on issues relevant to the mission of the Centennial Institute and the strategic priorities of Colorado Christian University.
  • Colorado Consumer Health Initiative — Legislators are usually scored on their votes on bills that the organization supports or opposes.
  • Colorado Education Association — Legislators are scored on their votes related to education reflection and on how well legislators worked with educators to advance the CEA's priorities.
  • Colorado Union of Taxpayers — Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."
  • Colorado Voters for Animals — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
  • Conservation Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills about Colorado's climate, land, water, and communities.
  • CoPIRG — Legislators are scored on their votes on "bills that will protect consumers, strengthen our democracy, and safeguard public health."
  • Healthier Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to public health issues.
  • Liberty Scorecard — Legislators are scored on votes related to "the principles of individual rights, free markets and limited government."
  • Mental Health Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
  • The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
  • The Arc of Colorado — Legislators are scored on votes related to intellectual and developmental disability legislation.
  • Women's Lobby of Colorado — Legislators are scored on their stances on women's issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2020.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2019.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2018.

  • ACLU of Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the ACLU of Colorado "felt were the best representations of the civil liberties issues facing Colorado today."
  • Colorado Consumer Health Initiative — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that are supported or opposed by the organization.
  • Colorado Senior Lobby, Inc. — Legislators are scored on their votes related to senior issues.
  • Colorado Voters for Animals — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
  • Conservation Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental conservation.
  • Mental Health Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
  • NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
  • One Colorado — Legislators are scored based on their votes on LGBT issues.
  • Principles of Liberty — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "core principles of liberty," which the organization defines as "Free People," "Free Markets," and "Good Government."
  • The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2017.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2016.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2015.

Noteworthy events

Ethics committee ruling regarding inappropriate intoxication

On July 8, 2024, the Colorado Senate Committee on Ethics ruled that Winter violated the Senate’s rules of ethics by appearing intoxicated at a constituent meeting in April.

After finding that Winter had violated the ethics rules, the committee made several recommendations. The first recommendation was to issue a letter to Winter about her conduct. She will also be invited to speak before the full Senate when the legislative session reconvenes in January 2025, where she will be allowed to apologize. The group also recommended that should her actions become concerning again, she will face immediate action from the full Senate.

Winters said in a written statement, “I made a mistake and I’m truly sorry for any inconvenience or discomfort I caused. I take full responsibility for my actions and I am committed to making things right.”[13]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Colorado State Senator Is Killed in Car Crash," November 27, 2025
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 faithwinter.com, "My Story," accessed June 30, 2014
    3. ↑ LinkedIn, "Faith Winter," accessed May 9, 2023
    4. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
    5. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
    8. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
    9. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
    10. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
    11. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
    12. ↑ faithwinter.com, "Goals & Successes," accessed June 30, 2014
    13. ↑ FOX 31, "Colorado senator violated ethics policy with intoxicated meeting appearance, panel rules," accessed July 9, 2024

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Kevin Priola (D)     		Colorado State Senate District 25
    2023-2025    		 Succeeded by
    William Lindstedt (D)
    Preceded by
    Beth Martinez Humenik (R)     		Colorado State Senate District 24
    2019-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Kyle Mullica (D)
    Preceded by
    -     		Colorado House of Representatives District 35
    2015-2019    		 Succeeded by
    Shannon Bird (D)


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