| State: | Colorado |
| District: | 17 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Sonya Jaquez Lewis |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Lafayette |
| Democratic: | 38.7 |
| Republican: | 17.9 |
| Npp: | 41.9 |
| Percent White: | 74 |
| Percent Black: | 1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 19 |
| Percent Asian: | 4 |
| Percent Other Race: | 2 |
| Population: | 154,731[1] |
| Population Year: | 2018 |
| Registered: | 116,913[2] |
Colorado's 17th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sonya Jaquez Lewis since 2021, succeeding appointed Democrat Mike Foote, who chose not to seek re-election.[3] [4]
District 17 is based in eastern Boulder County, southwestern Weld County, and northwestern Broomfield County, covering Lafayette, Longmont, and Erie.[5]
The district is predominantly located in Colorado's 2nd congressional district, extends into a portion of the 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 11th, 12th, 19th and 49th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6]
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 17th district holds elections in presidential years.
In 2018, Senator Matt Jones was elected to the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners, and then-State Rep. Mike Foote was chosen to replace him in the Senate.[7] Foote chose not to seek a full term in 2020, however, and his successor in the State House, Sonya Jaquez Lewis, ran instead.[8]
| Year | Office | Results[9] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 71.2 – 26.2% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Polis 68.2 – 28.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.1 – 29.2% | |
| 2014 | Senate | Udall 59.2 – 35.6% | |
| Governor | Hickenlooper 60.3 – 34.4% | ||
| 2012 | President | Obama 62.3 – 35.3% |