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John W. Hickenlooper

John W. Hickenlooper

D CO · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 Senate
2021–2023 Senate
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Defense

-69
Helped 791 Hurt 860 Unclear 607

Healthcare

+124
Helped 444 Hurt 320 Unclear 523

Finance

-1
Helped 368 Hurt 369 Unclear 191

Energy

-17
Helped 336 Hurt 353 Unclear 156

Agriculture

+128
Helped 416 Hurt 288 Unclear 109

Government Operations

-46
Helped 83 Hurt 129 Unclear 553

Education

+71
Helped 263 Hurt 192 Unclear 220

Veterans Affairs

+180
Helped 369 Hurt 189 Unclear 95

Environment

-25
Helped 140 Hurt 165 Unclear 148

Technology

+36
Helped 208 Hurt 172 Unclear 73

Transportation

-7
Helped 152 Hurt 159 Unclear 135

Labor

+28
Helped 155 Hurt 127 Unclear 109

Trade

+26
Helped 180 Hurt 154 Unclear 38

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Housing

+109
Helped 206 Hurt 97 Unclear 16

Immigration

-129
Helped 47 Hurt 176 Unclear 68

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

+28
Helped 137 Hurt 109 Unclear 18

Foreign Policy

-2
Helped 100 Hurt 102 Unclear 32

Science & Space

+110
Helped 164 Hurt 54 Unclear 13
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14717 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1471), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), USDA (18), Executive (17), Legislative (14), State (14), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Oversight (6), State/Local (6), Judiciary (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1)
Direct (532), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), Parents (3), Children (2), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Families (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (249), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (263), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (227), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (190), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (159), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (149), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1682), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (35), EPA (22), State (16), State/Local (15), Federal (12), Public Lands (12), Education (11), HHS (11), NPS (11), VA (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (6), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Space (5), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), DOJ (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), USDA (2), Border Security (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FCC (1), GAO (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (191), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (157), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (129), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-341
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+50
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-50
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-13
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+57
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-8
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+45
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-96
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-3
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- +1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s2385-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Tribal lands, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 19, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Energy Production

s2344-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

213 clauses Jul 18, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Immigration Services Environmental Services

s2356-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update guidance with respect to gene synthesis, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 18, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2366-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To codify certain rules regarding competency-based education programs.

1 clause Jul 18, 2023
Education

s2363-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote and expand high-quality youth apprenticeship programs and provide support and incentives to help employees establish such programs.

7 clauses Jul 18, 2023
Labor Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

s2307-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To support and strengthen the fighter aircraft capabilities of the Air Force, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 13, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s2329-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish an emerging pathogen preparedness program within the Food and Drug Administration to improve regulatory oversight of medical countermeasures for future pandemics.

1 clause Jul 13, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2258-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of food items.

1 clause Jul 12, 2023

s2247-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To reauthorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost-shared funding to implement the endangered and threatened fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins.

3 clauses Jul 11, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Organizations Environmental Services Federal Government Agencies

s2221-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 10, 2023
Environmental Services

s2200-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote registered apprenticeships and on-the-job training for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of eligible partnerships.

7 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Labor

sres269-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating July 22, 2023, as National Day of the American Cowboy.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Federal Administration

s2156-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to authorize additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023

s2171-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations.

2 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Environmental Services

s2207-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2176-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Mental Health Services Religious Organizations Consumers

sres282-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing June 2023 as LGBTQ Pride Month.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023

sres263-118

Cosponsor

Commemorating June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth National Independence Day in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.

1 clause Jun 21, 2023

s2087-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

1 clause Jun 21, 2023
Federal Administration

s5-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Electronic Shopping Retail Trade Ambulatory Health Care Social Assistance

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