Scott Bright (Colorado)
Scott Bright (Republican Party) is a member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 13. He assumed office on January 8, 2025. His current term ends on January 10, 2029.
Bright (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 13. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Bright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Scott Bright was born in Colorado. He earned a bachelor's degree from Pacific Union College. His career experience includes working as a business executive. Bright has been affiliated with the National Federation of Independent Businesses.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2025-2026
Bright was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 13
Scott Bright defeated Matt Johnston in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Bright (R)  | 56.6 | 34,045 |
 | Matt Johnston (D) | 43.4 | 26,060 | |
| Total votes: 60,105 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 13
Matt Johnston advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 13 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Johnston | 100.0 | 5,101 |
| Total votes: 5,101 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 13
Scott Bright advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 13 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Bright | 100.0 | 7,314 |
| Total votes: 7,314 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Pledges
Bright signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Scott Bright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bright's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Born and raised by a single mother until turning 9, I graduated from Pacific Union College with a Degree in Business Management and Accounting and a Minor in Religion.
I have devoted my adult life to promoting better education and childhood development, policy areas I hope to focus on in the Legislature.
I have worked in my family’s early childhood education business since 1990 and I am a 3rd generation owner. With 25 licensed child-care and preschool facilities and 250 incredible employees, our company provides services to over 2,000 families in Weld County.
Public service is not new to me. I serve on a number of commissions, boards, and committees, including:
- Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado: Board Member 2012-current, President 2018-current
- Colorado Early Education Network (Head Start): Founder in 2010, Executive Director 2012-2018, Board Chairperson 2018-2022
- Colorado Preschool Policy Leadership Committee: 2019
- The Weld Trust: Education Grant Advisor, 2021-current
- Greeley Downtown Rotary: Club Member 2013-current, Secretary 2014-2020, President 2020-2021
- Colorado Trails Preservation Alliance: Board
- We must promote affordability and reduce prices and the cost of living. This starts with lowering property taxes and reducing the energy and food costs by ending costly, punitive regulations on our farmers and energy workers. We must also promote the availability of affordable housing.
- We must make Colorado a great place to start and operate a business again so Coloradans have access to good-paying jobs. According to CNBC’s annual evaluation of the 50 states, Colorado now ranks 32nd for “business friendliness” (down from 18th just last year) and 39th for “cost of doing business” (down from 38th last year). This shouldn't be! Colorado's legislature in recent years has enacted punitive and job-killing regulations that punish work, particularly on our energy, agriculture, and transportation workers. In the Senate, I'll work to end onerous regulations, ensure that all proposed regulations are subject to a rigorous cost-benefit analysis, and make Colorado a great place to start and operate a business again.
- I want to put my experience in education to work to ensure Colorado has top-notch schools that prepare kids for success. My plans include:
- Promoting education freedom and choice. No kid should be trapped in an underperforming school.
- Making sure our education dollars get to the classroom. According to the Common Sense Institute, there are now 7 students for every public school staffer. There were 8.65 students per staffer in 2000. I’ll work to get education dollars to the classroom.
- Ensuring transparency -- parents should have full access to their kids' curriculums and school budgets.
- Enhancing vocational, trade, and technical options for kids and young adults who are unable to or choose not to attend a four-year institution.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Colorado State Senate District 13 |
Officeholder Colorado State Senate District 13 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 4, 2024
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| Preceded by Kevin Priola (D) |
Colorado State Senate District 13 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
