U.S. House · Colorado's 4th District
Eileen Laubacher
CandidateD
- Race
- U.S. House · Colorado's 4th District
- Result
- Not yet called
- Opponents
- Lauren Boebert (R); Douglas Mangeris (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Reevaluate our tax base and get rid of tax breaks for data centers, corporations, and billionaires
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 4
2026-11-03
| Lauren Boebert R | incumbent |
| Eileen Laubacher D | challenger |
| Douglas Mangeris LIB | challenger |
Won the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary
Said vs. did
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Calls for ending tariffs she says are raising the price of fuel, fertilizer, equipment and groceries.
Documented position[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Proposes capping insulin costs at $35/month, allowing Medicaid to negotiate lower drug prices, and reversing Medicaid cuts she says threaten rural hospitals.
Documented position[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Reevaluate our tax base and get rid of tax breaks for data centers, corporations, and billionaires
Her campaign platform says to reevaluate the tax base and get rid of tax breaks for data centers, corporations and billionaires.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Eileen Laubacher is the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 4th Congressional District. A 1990 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, she served 34 years in the Navy, including as defense attache in New Delhi and as a National Security Council senior director, and retired as a Rear Admiral in October 2024. She says she is running to lower costs and make government work for residents.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Laubacher is the daughter and granddaughter of Navy veterans and, according to her campaign, decided as a child to attend the U.S. Naval Academy.[2] She entered the academy in July 1986 and graduated in 1990, according to her campaign website.[2] She served more than seven years as a Navy intelligence officer in the United States and abroad before moving to the Navy Reserve, and deployed to Afghanistan in 2009.[2]
Laubacher became an Admiral in 2018. She served as Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache in New Delhi, India, from 2019 to 2022, then as Senior Director for South Asia on the National Security Council.[2] She retired from the Navy in October 2024 after 34 years of service, according to her campaign.[1][2]
Laubacher won the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary for Colorado's 4th District with 99.2% of the vote, according to Ballotpedia.[5] According to her campaign, she lives in Colorado with her husband, Chris; they raised five children, whom they homeschooled, and have three grandchildren.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Lowering everyday costs: housing, health care, prescription drugs and the price impact of tariffs.[4]
- Strengthening rural health care, including support for rural hospitals, expanded telehealth, and reversing Medicaid cuts she attributes to Boebert.[4]
- Supporting farmers and ranchers with a long-term Farm Bill and water infrastructure investment.[4]
Campaign money$10.3M raised · 100% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $10.3M
- PACs & committees $18K
Largest committee contributions
- Votevets PAC$10K
- Patriot PAC PAC$2,500
- Liftoff PAC PAC$2,500
- Service First PAC PAC$2,000
- Democrats United to Change and Hope PAC PAC$1,000
- EDPAC PAC$1,000
- Fighting Back PAC PAC$1,000
- Defeat Bad Leaders PAC$750
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/eileen-laubacher
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Platform · Eileen for Colorado Candidate's own words
- 2.About — Eileen Laubacher · Eileen for Colorado Candidate's own words
- 3.Meet Eileen Laubacher · Eileen for Colorado Candidate's own words
- 4.Platform · Eileen for Colorado Candidate's own words
- 5.Eileen Laubacher · Ballotpedia Reference