Sen. Cathy KippD

Cathy Kipp is a Democratic Colorado state senator representing District 14, which includes Fort Collins, and currently serves as the President Pro Tempore of the Colorado Senate. Before joining the Senate in 2025, she served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2019 to 2025 and was a member of the Poudre School District Board of Education from 2011 to 2017. Prior to entering politics, Kipp worked as a database engineer.

Kipp is a prime sponsor of Senate Bill 26-135, the legislation that placed Measure NN on the 2026 ballot. The measure asks voters to increase the state's revenue cap under the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR), allowing Colorado to retain and spend excess collected revenue on K-12 public education rather than issuing refunds. Kipp and other supporters have stated the funds are intended for teacher pay increases, lowering class sizes, and technical career programs without raising taxes.

In the legislature, Kipp chairs the Senate Finance Committee and serves on the Education and Agriculture & Natural Resources committees. She was elected President Pro Tempore by the Senate Democratic caucus in February 2026. During the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions, she also sponsored legislation aimed at modifying the state's open records law to extend the response time for public records requests.