Adrienne Benavidez

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Adrienne Benavidez
Democratic Party
Colorado State Senate District 21
Tenure
2026 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
0
Predecessor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D)
Prior offices:
Colorado House of Representatives District 32
Years in office: 2017 - 2023
Successor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Appointed
March 2, 2026
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact
Official website
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Adrienne Benavidez (Democratic Party) is a member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 21. She assumed office on March 2, 2026. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Benavidez (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 35. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Benavidez resigned from the Colorado House of Representatives effective January 5, 2023.[1]

Colorado Senate Democrats appointed Benavidez to the Colorado State Senate District 21 on March 2, 2026, to replace Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D).

Biography

Adrienne Benavidez's career experience includes working as an attorney.[2]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Benavidez was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Benavidez 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
• Finance
• Judiciary
• State, Veterans and Military Affairs

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 House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 35

Incumbent Adrienne Benavidez defeated Craig Jones in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 35 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Adrienne Benavidez (D)
 
66.0
 
15,077
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Craig Jones (R)
 
34.0
 
7,779

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

Total votes: 22,856
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 35

Incumbent Adrienne Benavidez advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 35 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
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Adrienne Benavidez
 
100.0
 
5,476

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

Total votes: 5,476
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 35

Craig Jones advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 35 on June 28, 2022.

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%
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100.0
 
2,759

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Total votes: 2,759
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2020

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 32

Incumbent Adrienne Benavidez defeated Anthony Caputo and Jason Chapman in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 32 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Adrienne Benavidez (D)
 
63.7
 
19,597
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Anthony Caputo (R)
 
30.4
 
9,368
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Jason Chapman (L)
 
5.9
 
1,810

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

Total votes: 30,775
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 32

Incumbent Adrienne Benavidez advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 32 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Adrienne Benavidez
 
100.0
 
7,782

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

Total votes: 7,782
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 32

Anthony Caputo advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 32 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
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Anthony Caputo
 
100.0
 
2,573

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

Total votes: 2,573
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 32

Jason Chapman advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 32 on April 13, 2020.

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Jason Chapman (L)

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2018

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 32

Incumbent Adrienne Benavidez won election in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 32 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Adrienne Benavidez (D)
 
100.0
 
16,644

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

Total votes: 16,644
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 32

Incumbent Adrienne Benavidez advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 32 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Adrienne Benavidez
 
100.0
 
5,049

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

Total votes: 5,049
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 32

Kim Bishop advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 32 on June 26, 2018.

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Kim Bishop
 
100.0
 
2,067

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

Total votes: 2,067
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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 Dominick Moreno (D) did not seek re-election.

Adrienne Benavidez defeated Alexander Jacobson in the Colorado House of Representatives District 32 general election.[3][4]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 32 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Adrienne Benavidez 64.37% 15,736
     Republican Alexander Jacobson 35.63% 8,710
Total Votes 24,446
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


Adrienne Benavidez defeated Maria Gonzalez in the Colorado House of Representatives District 32 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Adrienne Benavidez 51.89% 1,706
     Democratic Maria Gonzalez 48.11% 1,582
Total Votes 3,288


Alexander Jacobson ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 32 Republican primary.[5][6]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Alexander Jacobson  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

Adrienne Benavidez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Adrienne Benavidez campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Colorado House of Representatives District 35Won general$22,220 $15,172
2020Colorado House of Representatives District 32Won general$17,120 N/A**
2018Colorado House of Representatives District 32Won general$10,900 N/A**
2016Colorado House of Representatives, District 32Won $36,478 N/A**
Grand total$86,718 $15,172
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.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Colorado Politics, "Rep. Adrienne Benavidez resigns from Colorado House weeks after reelection," December 21, 2022
    2. ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Adrienne Benavidez," accessed June 29, 2017
    3. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
    4. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D)     		Colorado State Senate District 21
    2026-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Colorado House of Representatives District 32
    2017-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D)
    Preceded by
    Shannon Bird (D)     		Colorado House of Representatives District 35
    		Succeeded by
    -



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