Sen. Jeff BridgesD

Jeff Bridges is a Democratic member of the Colorado State Senate representing District 26, and the 2026 Democratic nominee for Colorado State Treasurer. He was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2016 and was appointed to the State Senate in 2019. Bridges has served on the legislature's Joint Budget Committee since 2022, chairing the committee in 2024 and 2025. Before holding elected office, he worked as a legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Ken Salazar and as associate vice president of public affairs for Union Theological Seminary.

Bridges is a prime sponsor of Senate Bill 26-135, the legislation that referred Proposition NN to the 2026 ballot. If approved, the measure would allow the state to retain revenue above the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) cap to increase K-12 public education funding. Bridges has publicly argued that the state's 1992-era revenue cap is outdated and forces lawmakers to make difficult choices between funding classrooms and other essential services. He has stated that the measure would allow Colorado to invest revenue it already collects to support smaller class sizes and better teacher pay.

During his time in the legislature, Bridges has sponsored legislation to provide full-day kindergarten, guarantee paid sick leave, and establish the Middle Income Housing Authority. He has also publicly supported several previous statewide ballot measures, including Proposition EE in 2020, which increased taxes on tobacco and nicotine products to fund health and education programs.