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Tony Exum Sr

Democratic · Colorado · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Colorado Senate District 11, Colorado

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Better schools: teacher support and school funding
  • Affordable housing, with protections for renters and homeowners
  • Healthy communities: health care and mental health access
Biography

Tony Exum Sr. is the Democratic state senator for Senate District 11 in El Paso County, chairing the Local Government & Housing committee and serving on the Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission, per the Colorado General Assembly. His 2026 legislative work has focused on housing affordability, energy programs and behavioral and maternal health services, per the Colorado General Assembly. Before the Senate he served four terms in the Colorado House and spent more than three decades as a firefighter and Battalion Chief with the Colorado Springs Fire Department, per the campaign site.

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Colorado Senate District 11Colorado · 2026El Paso County sample ballot

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