Jarvis Caldwell

Jarvis Caldwell (Republican Party) is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 8, 2025. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Caldwell (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 20. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 30, 2026.

On September 20, 2025, Caldwell was elected to serve as minority leader for the Colorado House of Representatives.^[1]

Biography

Jarvis Caldwell served in the U.S. Air Force from 2009 to 2019. He earned associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force in 2015 and 2017 and a bachelor's degree from American Military University in 2022. His career experience includes working as a nonprofit executive director, charter school board vice chairman, and Colorado House of Representatives communications director.^[2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Caldwell was assigned to the following committees:

Elections

2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jarvis Caldwell (R) is running in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2026.

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 30, 2026, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jarvis Caldwell (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 20 on June 30, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jarvis Caldwell	100.0	16,169

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,169
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Jarvis Caldwell received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

Colorado Conservative Warrior (Sway voting group by Amber Adames)
El Paso County Young Republicans (Sway voting group by El Paso County Young Republicans)

2024

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

Jarvis Caldwell defeated Arik Dougherty in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 20 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jarvis Caldwell (R)	71.9	39,949
	Arik Dougherty (D)	28.1	15,581

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,530
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

Arik Dougherty advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 20 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arik Dougherty	100.0	4,037

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,037
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

Jarvis Caldwell defeated Jason Lupo in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 20 on June 25, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jarvis Caldwell	65.9	11,322
	Jason Lupo	34.1	5,866

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,188
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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To view Caldwell's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Caldwell in this election.

Pledges

Caldwell signed the following pledges.

U.S. Term Limits Pledge

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m a father, husband, veteran, and Christian.

I’m honored to have served this country for 10 years in the United States Air Force. In that time, my career included multiple tours overseas from everywhere to Korea and England to Afghanistan and Italy. My passion for law & order led me to cross-training into the JAG Corps five years into my service. There, I spent the majority of the time on legal prosecutorial teams.

After my service, I began serving on the Board of Directors for a local charter school. We run our school very conservatively and have had great success. As a parent myself, I worry about the safety of mine and all children at school. That’s why we’ve taken measures to arm and train staff volunteers to carry firearms as a first line of defense.

For the 2022 and 2023 Colorado legislative sessions, I served as a legislative aide and then the Communications Director for the House Republicans. My focus was on transparency and increasing our reach to constituents so they knew the work we were doing on their behalf.

In my personal life, my wife and I have been married since 2013. She retired in 2024 after serving over 22 years in the Air Force. When not working, we spend all the time we can with our two sons and enjoy hiking, camping, church, and as many outdoor activities Colorado has to offer. My greatest mission in life is raising my two boys to be respectful and honorable men who serve others, their community, God, and have a love for this amazing country.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

The government has nothing it doesn’t first take from you and me. In Colorado, we are taxed, fee’d, and regulated to death. While Coloradans are struggling, what has the legislature done? They’ve failed to pass property tax relief, added bag fees, delivery fees, a new gas fee, attacked TABOR, increased energy fees, and countless new regulations that have further driven up costs on us. The Colorado budget was about $30 Billion in 2019. In 2024, it’s over $41 Billion. Yet, we still have issues funding our schools, crime is at crisis levels, and our roads are terrible. It's not a revenue problem. It's a prioritization problem.
Colorado is experiencing record-high crime and drug overdoses. What's been the solution? Soft-on-crime policies by Democrats who want bail reform, abolition of the police, "safe" drug injection sites, softer penalties for narcotic use & distribution, and a resistance by the far-left to virtually any new criminal laws. The tactics employed by Democrats only incentivize criminals and emboldens them. Safety & security is the fundamental pillar of a free and functioning society. We need to get back to putting the needs of citizens above the wants of criminals. As a former member of the Air Force JAG Corps, I worked tirelessly to hold criminals accountable and get victims the outcomes they deserved.
Parents and students deserve to be able to attend the school of their choice. Funding should follow students, not be tied to the building they happen to live closest to. Giving kids a greater opportunity for success by not punishing them due to their current circumstances only helps our children, not hurt them. The government does not own your children, and our tax dollars are what fund schools in the first place. You should have a legal right to access any curriculum your child is being taught. Education, not indoctrination. As a charter school board member, I've always advocated that parents are the decision makers of their child's life, and the school is just a facilitator meant to assist parents in their learning endeavor.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Illegal immigration is an issue that has already cost our state and local taxpayers over $100 million. That’s money we’ve paid into the system to take care of the services and infrastructure we need. We must end our Sanctuary Status immediately.

As a former JAG Corps member, I am passionate about Law & Order. Crime is out-of-control and the soft-on-crime legislature is only making it worse.

As a charter school board member, I believe school choice and parental rights are essential. Both of those issues are under attack in worse ways than we’ve ever seen in this state.

The Second Amendment is the single most important right we have. It’s what ensures all the other rights. It’s what makes us citizens, not subjects. We must defend it.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My dad was a Kentucky coal miner but left the mines shortly before I was born. My entire life, he was a “Jack-of-all-trades.” From the time I was big enough to carry my own weight, I worked with him on weekends and during the summers when I was out of school. We did everything; jobs like shingling roofs, remodeling houses, building decks, working on cars, building swimming pools, pressure washing driveways, and more. I did those kinds of jobs with him from the time I was a kid up until I joined the military at the age of 20. I thank God for those experiences and the work ethic he instilled in me at such a young age. It really taught me to value every dollar earned.

What is the first bill you would introduce if elected?

I would like to introduce the Senior Property Tax Exemption Portability Act. In Colorado, senior citizens earn property tax exemption status after being in their home for 10 years. However, if they decide to move, they lose that tax exemption status and have to start all over. This causes seniors who would like to move, often times to downsize after their children are grown, to have to stay in homes they no longer want or need because they may be on a fixed income and can't afford the new tax increase. If their tax exemption status could move with them to their new home, that would cause a new, often times larger home, to be available for younger, growing families who need the extra space. In essence, it solves two problems at once. Seniors get to relocate freely around the state, and housing opens up for families needing a home in that area.

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Campaign finance summary

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Jarvis Caldwell campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Colorado House of Representatives District 20	Won general	$43,653	$39,972
Grand total			$43,653	$39,972
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Scorecards

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2025

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2025.

Christian Employers Alliance — Legislators are scored on "how consistently their votes support limited government" and "whether their decisions protect or restrict freedom in the marketplace."
Colorado AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that the organization supports or opposes.
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that the organization supports or opposes.
Colorado Fiscal Institute — Legislators are scored on how they voted on taxpayer-related issues.
Colorado Providers Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Colorado Union of Taxpayers — Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."
Colorado Voters for Animals — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
Conservation Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills about Colorado's climate, land, water, and communities.
Healthier Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to public health issues.
Liberty Scorecard — Legislators are scored on votes related to "the principles of individual rights, free markets and limited government."
Mental Health Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Women's Lobby of Colorado — Legislators are scored on their stances on women's issues.

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Footnotes

↑ Newsbreak, “CO Republicans elect new minority leader after Rep. Pugliese steps down" accessed September 22, 2025
↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 8, 2024

Political offices
Preceded by Don Wilson (R)	Colorado House of Representatives District 20 2025-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Colorado House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Julie McCluskie

Majority Leader:Monica Duran

Representatives

District 1

Javier Mabrey (D)

District 2

Steven Woodrow (D)

District 3

Meg Froelich (D)

District 4

Cecelia Espenoza (D)

District 5

Alex Valdez (D)

District 6

Sean Camacho (D)

District 7

Jennifer Bacon (D)

District 8

Lindsay Gilchrist (D)

District 9

Emily Sirota (D)

District 10

Junie Joseph (D)

District 11

Karen McCormick (D)

District 12

Kyle Brown (D)

District 13

Julie McCluskie (D)

District 14

Ava Flanell (R)

District 15

Scott Bottoms (R)

District 16

Rebecca Keltie (R)

District 17

Regina English (D)

District 18

Amy Paschal (D)

District 19

Dan Woog (R)

District 20

Jarvis Caldwell (R)

District 21

Mary Bradfield (R)

District 22

Kenneth DeGraaf (R)

District 23

Monica Duran (D)

District 24

Lisa Feret (D)

District 25

Tammy Story (D)

District 26

Meghan Lukens (D)

District 27

Brianna Titone (D)

District 28

Sheila Lieder (D)

District 29

Lori Goldstein (D)

District 30

Rebekah Stewart (D)

District 31

Jacque Phillips (D)

District 32

Maria Gonzalez (D)

District 33

Kenny Nguyen (D)

District 34

Jenny Willford (D)

District 35

Lorena Garcia (D)

District 36

Michael Carter (D)

District 37

Chad Clifford (D)

District 38

Gretchen Rydin (D)

District 39

Brandi Bradley (R)

District 40

Naquetta Ricks (D)

District 41

Jamie Jackson (D)

District 42

Mandy Lindsay (D)

District 43

Robert Marshall (D)

District 44

Anthony Hartsook (R)

District 45

Max Brooks (R)

District 46

Tisha Mauro (D)

District 47

Ty Winter (R)

District 48

Carlos Barron (R)

District 49

Lesley Smith (D)

District 50

Ryan Gonzalez (R)

District 51

Ron Weinberg (R)

District 52

Yara Zokaie (D)

District 53

Andrew Boesenecker (D)

District 54

Matt Soper (R)

District 55

Rick Taggart (R)

District 56

Chris Richardson (R)

District 57

Elizabeth Velasco (D)

District 58

Larry Suckla (R)

District 59

Katie Stewart (D)

District 60

Stephanie Luck (R)

District 61

Eliza Hamrick (D)

District 62

Matthew Martinez (D)

District 63

Dusty Johnson (R)

District 64

Scott Slaugh (R)

District 65

Lori Sander (R)

Democratic Party (43)

Republican Party (22)

[appt-1] Newsbreak, “CO Republicans elect new minority leader after Rep. Pugliese steps down" accessed September 22, 2025

[2] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 8, 2024

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2025-2026

Elections

2026

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

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2024

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 20

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Endorsements

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2026

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2024

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