Greg Lopez

Greg Lopez (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Colorado. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 30, 2026.^[source]

Lopez (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Colorado's 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on July 8, 2024. He left office on January 3, 2025.

Biography

Greg Lopez served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. His career experience includes working as a small business owner. He was the director of the United States Small Business Administration. He also served as mayor of the town of Parker.^[1]

Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

Vote

Bill and description

Status

Nay

The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023

The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on January 5, 2025, that reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who received other pensions from state or local governments. It also eliminated an offset that would reduce benefits for spouses and widows of individuals with government pensions. It also eliminated a provision that reduced benefits for an individual who received a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.^[2]

Passed (327-75)^[3]

Yea

Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) was passed by the U.S. House on November 21, 2024. The bill would have postponed U.S. tax deadlines for citizens who were wrongfully detained abroad. This bill required a simple majority to pass.^[4]

Passed (219-184)^[5]

Nay

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

H.R.9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, was passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 26, 2024, providing funding to federal agencies, including the Secret Service, and federal programs for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.^[6]

Passed (341-82)^[7]

Elections

2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 30, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of Colorado

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Colorado on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Stephen Hamilton (American Constitution Party)
	Submit photo	Kelsey Heikkinen (No Labels Party)
		Abass Yaya Bamba (No Labels Party)
	Submit photo	Shawn Bennett (Unaffiliated)
		Willow Collamer (Unaffiliated)
		Charles Evanson (Unaffiliated)
		Marla Fernandez (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Justin Ganoe (Unaffiliated)
		Chante Jones (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Marcus Marte (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Jarvis Ray (Unaffiliated)
		Bradley Wall (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Matthew Yearous (Unaffiliated)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado on June 30, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael Bennet
	Submit photo	Carmen Broesder
		David Hughes
	Submit photo	Anthony Martinez
		William Moses
	Submit photo	Daniel Thomas
		Phil Weiser

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Colorado

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Colorado on June 30, 2026.

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Robin Jones (R)

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