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Byron Pelton

Republican · Colorado · 2026 · Incumbent

Byron Pelton is the Republican state senator for Senate District 1 in northeast Colorado and the Senate Minority Caucus Chair, per the Colorado General Assembly. A Colorado native and U.S. Navy veteran, he served six years as a Logan County commissioner before his legislative service, per his campaign site, and sponsored 28 bills in the 2026 session on agriculture, transportation, energy and local government.

Priorities

Defending agriculture from urban-focused state policy, per the campaign site
Supporting oil and gas energy production in northeast Colorado, per the campaign site
Addressing gaps in behavioral health funding and services, per the campaign site

On the ballot

Colorado Senate District 1 · Colorado · 2026

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