Pluribus AI 2026 Election

2026 Midterms · U.S. House · Colorado Safe

Colorado — 6th District

Portrait of Jason Crow

Democratic

Jason Crow

Incumbent

Portrait of Jason Ray Clark

Republican

Jason Ray Clark

In Colorado's 6th Congressional District, four-term Democratic incumbent Jason Crow faces Republican nominee Jason Ray Clark in the November 3, 2026 general election. Crow, a former Army Ranger and House impeachment manager, focuses his platform on campaign finance reform, clean energy, public education funding, and expanding healthcare access. Clark, a West Point graduate and business owner, campaigns on a conservative MAGA platform advocating for the elimination of Colorado's state income tax, expanding domestic energy production, and cutting government spending. Major race rating outlets including Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill rate the seat as Solid or Safe Democratic.

01

Economy and Taxation

high salience

Crow supports government investment in workforce development and corporate oversight, whereas Clark calls for eliminating the state income tax and drastically reducing government.

Jason Crow

Supports workforce development and consumer protections

Crow emphasizes creating good-paying jobs by investing in workforce development, apprenticeship programs, and growing industries such as healthcare and clean technology. He advocates defending consumer protections and corporate oversight to ensure economic ladder mobility, and he voted against the 2025 Republican tax reconciliation bill (H.R.1).

  • Invest in workforce development and apprenticeship programs
  • Support growing industries like healthcare, technology, and renewable energy
  • Maintain corporate oversight and consumer protections
  • Voted Nay on the 2025 H.R. 1 reconciliation bill

“Coloradans deserve good-paying jobs that can support their families.”

Jason Ray Clark

Supports eliminating state income tax

Clark advocates for eliminating Colorado's 5 percent state income tax and using TABOR to maximize tax refunds for residents. His economic platform is rooted in a strict policy philosophy of minimal government involvement and broad spending reductions.

  • Eliminate Colorado's 5% state income tax
  • Maximize TABOR refunds for Coloradans
  • Adhere to a core philosophy of less government across all policy areas

“Nix Colorado’s 5% state income tax.”

“Less government. Period. End of subject. Every subject.”

02

Public Safety and Criminal Justice

high salience

Crow favors criminal justice reforms focused on reducing incarceration and restorative justice, while Clark advocates for strict law enforcement directly targeting criminals.

Jason Crow

Supports criminal justice reform and decriminalization

Crow supports comprehensive criminal justice reform aimed at reducing mass incarceration, decriminalizing marijuana, and adopting data-driven programs like restorative justice. He also focuses on addressing racial inequities in law enforcement and strengthening community trust.

  • Promote policies to reduce mass incarceration and decriminalize marijuana
  • Implement data-based reforms including restorative justice
  • Reform law enforcement training to address racial inequities

“In Congress, I will fight for justice and equal treatment for all by promoting criminal justice policies to improve law enforcement, reduce incarceration, decriminalize marijuana, and strengthen communities.”

Jason Ray Clark

Supports aggressive law enforcement

Clark identifies crime as Colorado's greatest challenge over the coming decade and advocates for reducing crime through aggressive law enforcement targeting offenders.

  • Reduce crime by aggressively targeting and prosecuting criminals
  • Identifies crime as the state's top challenge over the next decade

“Reduce crime by going after the criminals.”

03

Education

medium salience

Crow focuses on federal investments in public neighborhood schools and student loan forgiveness, whereas Clark proposes cutting administrative overhead to raise teacher pay.

Jason Crow

Supports public school funding and loan forgiveness

Crow advocates for strong funding for public neighborhood schools and opposes school voucher programs. He also focuses on making higher education affordable through loan refinancing, lower tuition costs, and debt forgiveness for public service careers.

  • Oppose school vouchers and funding cuts to public neighborhood schools
  • Support student loan refinancing and consolidation
  • Provide loan forgiveness for individuals in public service careers

“In Congress, I will fight cuts in funding and voucher proposals that will only make this problem worse for Colorado’s families.”

Jason Ray Clark

Supports cutting administrative costs for teacher pay

Clark proposes reducing administrative and bureaucratic spending in education to redirect financial resources directly into higher salaries for school teachers.

  • Cut administrative and bureaucratic overhead in education
  • Redirect administrative budget savings to increase teacher pay

“Cut Administrative and Bureaucratic Expenses and use the savings to pay school teachers more.”

04

Energy and Environment

medium salience

Crow prioritizes clean energy transitions and public land protections to fight climate change, while Clark seeks to make Colorado the top energy-producing state.

Jason Crow

Supports renewable energy and climate action

Crow views climate change as a critical threat, advocating for international climate cooperation, renewable energy development, and protecting public lands from irresponsible drilling.

  • Re-engage in international climate agreements and global negotiations
  • Expand renewable energy development to spur job creation
  • Protect public lands from irresponsible drilling and mining

“Climate change is the defining issue of our age.”

Jason Ray Clark

Supports expanding state energy production

Clark aims to make Colorado the leading state in America for energy production as part of his broader Trump-aligned platform.

  • Make Colorado the top energy-producing state in the nation
  • Align energy policy with MAGA and Trump platform principles

“Make Colorado #1 in America for energy production.”

05

Democracy and Rule of Law

medium salience

Crow served as a House impeachment manager against Donald Trump, whereas Clark runs on an explicitly 100% Trump-aligned MAGA platform.

Jason Crow

Supports constitutional norms and institutional oversight

Crow emphasizes defending democratic norms and the rule of law, drawing on his background as a House impeachment manager during President Donald Trump's first trial. He voted against the SAVE Act voter ID requirements.

  • Served as a House impeachment manager in 2020
  • Defend congressional investigative authority and constitutional norms
  • Voted Nay on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22)

“America’s democratic institutions and the Rule of Law must be defended.”

Jason Ray Clark

Supports 100% Trump and MAGA platform

Clark aligns his candidacies explicitly with Donald Trump's MAGA movement. His political motivation stems in part from a personal legal dispute with Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser, which led to the revocation of his securities licenses.

  • Platform is explicitly 100% Republican, MAGA, and Trump-aligned
  • Promotes a philosophy of line-item vetoing legislation and restricting government authority

“Our Platform is 100% Republican 100% MAGA 100% Trump.”

06

Campaign Finance and Government Reform

medium salience

Crow advocates for comprehensive campaign finance reform including banning corporate PAC money, whereas Clark has no documented position on campaign finance.

Jason Crow

Supports strict campaign finance reform

Crow pledges not to accept corporate PAC or gun lobby money, supports overturning Citizens United, and advocates for the DISCLOSE Act to eliminate dark and foreign money in elections.

  • Refuse corporate PAC and gun lobby contributions
  • Support the DISCLOSE Act to end undisclosed campaign spending
  • Advocate for overturning Citizens United

“I will fight to bring accountability to Washington and end the corrupting influence of special interest money so that our government serves all Coloradans, not just big donors.”

Jason Ray Clark No documented position in our sources
07

Immigration and Border Security

medium salience

Crow supports pathways to citizenship for Dreamers and smart border technology over a wall, while Clark has no documented detailed position on immigration.

Jason Crow

Supports path to citizenship and smart border security

Crow supports establishing a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and undocumented immigrants, maintaining family-based immigration, and utilizing smart border security technology rather than constructing a physical wall. He voted against the Laken Riley Act.

  • Provide a path to citizenship for Dreamers and undocumented residents
  • Protect family-based immigration policies
  • Oppose funding for a physical border wall
  • Voted Nay on the Laken Riley Act (S.5)

“Our immigrant neighbors deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and our laws should reflect that.”

Jason Ray Clark No documented position in our sources
08

Healthcare

medium salience

Crow advocates protecting the ACA and adding a public option, while Clark has no documented healthcare platform.

Jason Crow

Supports protecting ACA and public option

Crow considers healthcare a fundamental right and supports defending the Affordable Care Act, introducing a public option to increase consumer choice, and lowering prescription drug costs.

  • Protect and strengthen the Affordable Care Act
  • Create a public option to lower healthcare costs
  • Reduce prescription drug costs through market competition

“Health care is a right, not a privilege. No American should suffer because they cannot afford health care.”

Jason Ray Clark No documented position in our sources
09

Gun Policy

medium salience

Crow supports universal background checks and closing gun sales loopholes, while Clark has no documented position on gun policy.

Jason Crow

Supports gun safety legislation

Crow, a military veteran and hunter, supports common-sense gun safety measures including universal background checks and closing purchasing loopholes, while rejecting contributions from gun lobby groups.

  • Enact universal background checks on all gun sales
  • Close legal loopholes in firearm purchasing
  • Refuse all campaign donations from the gun lobby

“Coloradans know that we do not have to choose between Second Amendment protections and safer communities.”

Jason Ray Clark No documented position in our sources
10

Abortion and Reproductive Rights

medium salience

Crow supports protecting federal abortion rights and endorsed Colorado's constitutional abortion measure, while Clark has no documented abortion position.

Jason Crow

Supports federal abortion rights

Crow advocates protecting reproductive rights, funding Planned Parenthood, and protecting maternity care coverage. He endorsed Colorado Amendment 79 to constitutionalize abortion rights in the state.

  • Protect federal abortion rights and healthcare choice
  • Support continued funding for Planned Parenthood
  • Endorsed Colorado Amendment 79 (Right to Abortion initiative)

“In Congress, I will protect a woman’s right to choose, while simultaneously working to continue funding critical resources like Planned Parenthood.”

Jason Ray Clark No documented position in our sources