Governor of Colorado
Erik Underwood
CandidateApproval Voting
- Race
- Governor of Colorado
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Phil Weiser (D); Victor Marx (R); Greg Lopez (Unaffiliated); Stephen T. Hamilton (American Constitution); Eric Mulder (LIB); Jeff Peckman (Unity)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes
I will provide all Coloradans with free healthcare, or at minimum $50 maximum per year per family member (with installment plans for lower-income families).
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Phil Weiser D | challenger |
| Victor Marx R | challenger |
| Greg Lopez Unaffiliated | challenger |
| Stephen T. Hamilton American Constitution | challenger |
| Eric Mulder LIB | challenger |
| Jeff Peckman Unity | challenger |
| Erik Underwood Approval Voting | challenger |
Running with Lt. Gov. candidate Frank Atwood.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I will provide all Coloradans with free healthcare, or at minimum $50 maximum per year per family member (with installment plans for lower-income families).
Says he would provide all Coloradans with free health care or, at minimum, a maximum of $50 per year per family member, funded in part through payroll and income taxes and a multi-state insurance pool.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Accelerate transition to renewables paired with union labor standards and a Just Transition fund for displaced fossil fuel workers in Weld, Garfield, Moffat, and Rio Blanco counties.
His environmental plan includes accelerating the transition to renewables with union labor standards and a fund for displaced fossil fuel workers, and a 2,000-foot setback for new oil and gas operations.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Erik Underwood is the Approval Voting Party's nominee for governor, on a joint ticket with Frank Atwood. A technology entrepreneur who says he spent eight years suing Bank of America in federal court, he is running on a child care program funded by a per-purchase charge, universal health care and ending the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR).[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Underwood says he grew up in housing projects, raised by a single mother, and that he worked in the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C.[3] He also says he was a student junior prosecutor in the Atlanta City Solicitor's Office for five months.[3]
His campaign biography describes eight years of federal court litigation against Bank of America Corporation across multiple circuits.[3] He is chairman of Illmatic Ventures and chief executive of My24HourNews.com and Vurbil.[3]
Underwood sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Colorado in 2020 but was disqualified from the primary ballot.[4] In 2026 he is on the general-election ballot as the Approval Voting Party nominee for governor and did not appear on the June 30 Democratic primary ballot.[1][4] His campaign site lists a child care program funded by a 25-cent charge on each purchase, a plan for universal health care in Colorado, affordable home loans with a maximum of $2,500 down, and free college and trade school.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Universal, publicly funded child care
“What if we created a state optional program asking Colorado consumers for a one-time donation of 25 cents after each purchase to go toward a childcare fund?”[8]
On his child care plan page, which proposes an optional-donation fund with a $250,000 household income limit
- Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
“I will sign a bill holding ICE agents accountable for any constitutional or human rights violations in Colorado.”[9]
On his Justice & Human Rights page
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/erik-underwood
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.2026 General Election Official Candidate List · Colorado Secretary of State · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 2.Erik Underwood for Governor · Erik Underwood campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 3.About Erik · Erik Underwood campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 4.Erik Underwood · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 5.Colorado Universal Healthcare · Erik Underwood for Governor campaign Candidate's own words
- 6.Environmental Policy · Erik Underwood for Governor campaign Candidate's own words
- 7.End TABOR · Erik Underwood for Governor campaign Candidate's own words
- 8.Child Care Program · Erik Underwood for Governor campaign Candidate's own words
- 9.Justice & Human Rights · Erik Underwood for Governor campaign Candidate's own words