CO · Candidate
Patty McMahon
LIBCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Colorado's 6th District
Biography
Patty McMahon is the Libertarian Party candidate for Colorado's 6th District. She describes a career of more than 30 years at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and says she is running as an independent voice outside partisan politics.[1][2]
McMahon earned a high school diploma from Bishop Gorman High School and a bachelor's degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 1989. Her Ballotpedia profile lists her career experience as a writer.[2] In her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, she says she spent over three decades at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, beginning as an investigator and later serving as Denver's Outreach & Education Coordinator and congressional liaison for 25 years. Her campaign website puts her time in federal service at 35 years.[2][3] She says she was selected as Region VIII Lead for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, and in 2004 was chosen for a committee that reorganized the EEOC.[2][3]
McMahon says she serves on Colorado nonprofit and civic boards and has worked as a campaign director and public relations director for congressional candidates from different parties. She says she has lived in the district for 26 years.[2][3]
- 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Patty McMahon — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 3.Meet Patty McMahon · McMahon for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
On the ballot
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