2018 Colorado Legislative Scorecard & Political Report NARAL IS PRO-REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, Defeating Anti-Choice Why do these bills Priorities keep happening? PRO-CHOICE AND PRO-ACTIVE! 3 HB18-1082: A Woman's Right To (In) Accurate Health These bill sponsors refuse to listen to the 7 in 10 Care Information was a collection of anti-choice Americans who believe in reproductive freedom and TRAP legislation that would have closed clinics. continually put their names on anti-choice policy. 3 HB18-1120: The Prohibition Of Dismemberment Is your legislator on this list? Abortions was a method ban bill that Senators Randy Baumgarder, Jim Holbert, Kent Lambert, would have made it illegal for Drs. to Steven Lundberg, Vicki Marble, Tim Neville, Kevin Priola, provide certain kinds of abortion care. Jim Smallwood and Jerry Sonnenberg 3 HB18-1121: No Funding Trafficking Aborted Human Representatives Jon Becker, Susan Beckman, Body Parts targeted Higher Education and scientific Perry Buck, Mark Catlin, Phil Covarubias, Justin Everett, research while using inflammatory language. Steven Humphrey, Lois Landgraf, Polly Lawrence, Tim Leonard, Kimmi Lewis, Larry Liston, Paul Lundeen, 3 HB18-1225: Protect Human Life At Conception Hugh McKean, Patrick Neville, Kim Ransom, was the most honest of the anti-choice Judy Reyher, Shane Sandrige, Lori Saine, Lang Sias, bills and would have established fetal Kevin Van Winkle, Yuellin Willett, James Wilson, HB14-1438: The Reproductive Health Rights and Justice Act! personhood and outlawed abortion. Dave Williams, Cole Wist 3 In partnership with national partners and local allies, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado led with our partners at the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) on the introduction of the most progressive and inclusive reproductive rights policy ever attempted. In the State Senate, 50% of the conservative caucus sponsored an anti-choice bill. In the House, it was 86%! • Requires Insurance Coverage for Abortion Care • Protects Coloradans healthcare from federal overreach or attempts to dismantle the ACA NEVERTHELESS, THEY PERSIST: • Includes Medicaid patients, gender non-conforming individuals and the undocumented community 3 The RHRJ act was sponsored by Representative Daneya Esgar and Speaker Crisanta Duran as well as Representatives Joann Ginal, Edie Hooton, Dominique Jackson, Chris Kennedy and Susan Lontine. UNDER THE DOME Cassie Tanner Holly Tarry Hon. Faith Winter NARAL was proud to honor three courageous, powerful women at the center of Colorado's #MeToo movement at this year's Gala. Choice Champion and House Speaker Crisanta Duran presented "Nevertheless, We Persist" awards to Representative Faith Winter, Cassie Tanner, and Holly Tarry for speaking out against sexual harassment. Every January NARAL celebrates Once again we partnered with the anniversary of Roe v Wade a group of progressive partners to #TIMESUP AT THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE: with a legislative lunch and advocate at the Capitol for "Women In the time of #MeToo, women and survivors are finally starting to see some public support for their bravery of message update for Capitol & Family Wednesday" every week! NARAL testifies at the Capitol on bills impacting speaking up against sexual harassment and assault. In the House, three women spoke up against a legislator staff and legislators. reproductive freedom and civil liberties, oftentimes who has since been expelled from the chamber. In the Senate, Senator Randy Baumgardner is slated to return to presenting a united front with our RHRJ partners. his position in 2019 having faced little repercussions for his now proven sexual harassment of Capitol workers. 2 NARAL PRO-CHOICE COLORADO 2018 COLORADO LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD & POLITICAL REPORT 3 PRO-CHOICE VOTE 4 HB 18-1001: HB 18-1082: HB 18-1120: HB 18-1121: HB 18-1225: HB 18-1256: HB 18-1378: HR 18:1005: SB 18-234: SR 18-003: Total Votes Votes in Favor of Sponsor of 6 ANTI-CHOICE VOTE FAMLI Family Medical A Woman’s Right The Prohibition Of No Funding Trafficking Protect Human Life Sunset Continue Equal Pay For Expel Representative Human Remains Expulsion Of Senator NARAL Pro-Choice Anti-Choice Legislators with 100% Leave Insurance To Accurate Health Dismemberment Aborted Human At Conception Civil Rights Division Equal Work Act Steve Lebsock Disposition Sale Randy L. Baumgardner Colorado Position Legislation? score indicated in Bold Program Care Information Abortions Body Parts And Commission Businesses Automatic 0% 2018 LEGISLATOR NAME SCORE HOUSE Arndt, Jeni (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Becker, Jon (R) 6 6 6 E 4 4 1 - 0% Becker, KC (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Beckman, Susan (R ) 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 7 2 - 0% Benavidez, Adrienne (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Bridges, Jeff (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Buck, Perry (R) 6 6 6 6 6 5 0 - 0% Buckner, Janet (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Carver, Terri (R) 6 4 6 4 4 5 2 40% Catlin, Mark (R) 6 6 6 E 4 4 1 - 0% Coleman, James (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Covarrubias, Phil (R) 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 7 5 - 0% Danielson, Jessie (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Duran, Crisanta (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Esgar, Daneya (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Everett, Justin (R) 6 6 6 6 6 5 0 - 0% Exum, Tony (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Foote, Mike (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Garnett, Alec (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Ginal, Joann (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Gray, Matt (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Hamner, Millie (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Hansen, Chris (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Herod, Leslie (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Hooton, Edie (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Humphrey, Stephen (R) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 0 - 0% Jackson, Dominique (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Kennedy, Chris (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Kraft-Tharp, Tracy (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Landgraf, Lois (R) 6 6 6 4 6 4 4 7 3 - 0% Lawrence, Polly (R) 6 4 6 4 4 5 3 - 0% Lee, Peter (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Leonard, Tim (R) 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 7 2 - 0% Lewis, Kimmi (R) 6 E 6 6 4 4 1 25% Liston, Larry (R) 6 6 6 4 4 5 2 - 0% Lontine, Susan (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 100% Lundeen, Paul (R) 6 6 6 4 4 5 2 - 0% McKean, Hugh (R) 6 4 6 4 6 5 3 - 0% McLachlan, Barbara (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Melton, Jovan (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Michaelson Jenet, Dafna (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Neville, Patrick (R) 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 - 0% Pabon, Dan (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Pettersen, Brittany (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Rankin, Bob (R) 6 6 6 4 4 5 2 40% Ransom, Kim (R) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 - 0% Reyher, Judy (R) 6 6 6 6 4 5 1 - 0% Roberts, Dylan (D) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 100% Rosenthal, Paul (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Saine, Lori (R) 6 6 6 6 6 5 0 - 0% 4 NARAL PRO-CHOICE COLORADO 2018 COLORADO LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD & POLITICAL REPORT 5 PRO-CHOICE VOTE 4 HB 18-1001: HB 18-1082: HB 18-1120: HB 18-1121: HB 18-1225: HB 18-1256: HB 18-1378: HR 18:1005: SB 18-234: SR 18-003: Total Votes Votes in Favor of Sponsor of 6 ANTI-CHOICE VOTE FAMLI Family Medical A Woman’s Right The Prohibition Of No Funding Trafficking Protect Human Life Sunset Continue Equal Pay For Expel Representative Human Remains Expulsion Of Senator NARAL Pro-Choice Anti-Choice Legislators with 100% Leave Insurance To Accurate Health Dismemberment Aborted Human At Conception Civil Rights Division Equal Work Act Steve Lebsock Disposition Sale Randy L. Baumgardner Colorado Position Legislation? score indicated in Bold Program Care Information Abortions Body Parts And Commission Businesses Automatic 0% 2018 LEGISLATOR NAME SCORE HOUSE continued Salazar, Joseph (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Sandridge, Shane (R) 6 6 6 6 6 5 0 - 0% Sias, Lang (R) 6 6 6 4 4 5 0 - 0% Singer, Jonathan (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Thurlow, Dan (R) 6 6 4 4 5 3 60% Valdez, Donald (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Van Winkle, Kevin M. (R) 6 6 6 4 6 5 1 - 0% Weissman, Mike (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Willett, Yeulin (R) 6 4 6 E 4 4 1 - 0% Williams, Dave (R) 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 7 1 - 0% Wilson, James (R) 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 7 2 - 0% Winkler, Alex (R) 6 6 4 4 4 1 40% Winter, Faith (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Wist, Cole (R) 6 4 6 4 4 5 3 - 0% Young, Dave (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% SENATE Aguilar, Irene (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Baumgardner, Randy (R) 4 6 E 2 1 - 0% Cooke, John (R) 4 6 6 3 1 33% Coram, Don (R) 4 4 6 3 2 66% Court, Lois (D) 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 100% Crowder, Larry (R) 4 4 6 3 2 66% Donovan, Kerry (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Fenberg, Steve (D) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 100% Fields, Rhonda (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Garcia, Leroy (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Gardner, Bob (R) 6 6 6 3 0 0% Grantham, Kevin (R) 4 6 6 3 1 0% Guzman, Lucia (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Hill, Owen (R) 6 6 6 6 3 0 - 0% Holbert, Chris (R) 6 6 6 3 0 - 0% Jahn, Cheri (U) 4 4 6 3 2 66% Jones, Matt (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Kagan, Daniel (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Kefalas, John (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Kerr, Andy (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Lambert, Kent (R) 6 6 6 3 0 - 0% Lundberg, Kevin (R) 6 6 6 3 0 - 0% Marble, Vicki (R) 6 6 6 6 6 5 0 - 0% Martinez Humenik, Beth (R) 4 6 6 3 2 33% Merrifield, Michael (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Moreno, Dominick (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Neville, Tim (R) 6 6 6 3 0 - 0% Priola, Kevin (R) 6 6 6 3 0 - 0% Scott, Ray (R) 4 6 6 3 1 33% Smallwood, Jim (R) 6 6 6 3 0 - 0% Sonnenberg, Jerry (R) 6 4 6 6 6 5 1 - 0% Tate, Jack (R) 4 6 6 3 1 33% Todd, Nancy (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Williams, Angela (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% Zenzinger, Rachel (D) 4 4 4 3 3 100% 6 NARAL PRO-CHOICE COLORADO 2018 COLORADO LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD & POLITICAL REPORT 7 MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Karen Middleton June, 2018 Dear NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Supporter: It’s been a productive and gratifying 2018 General Assembly, as NARAL Pro- Choice Colorado continues to grow in both size and effectiveness at the State Capitol.