Colorado State Representative, District 56

Chris Richardson is the Republican incumbent for Colorado House District 56². His House Republicans biography says he is a retired Army colonel with 23 years of service, served two terms as an Elbert County commissioner and served on the Elizabeth School District board³.

Where they stand 7 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In an iVoterGuide questionnaire he wrote that elective abortion should not be allowed, with the only exception a rare medical emergency in which the mother's life is endangered. (2026) source
• Minimum wageGet rid of it; let employers and workers agree on paymedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In an iVoterGuide questionnaire he wrote that minimum wages should be eliminated. (2026) source
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In an iVoterGuide questionnaire he strongly agreed that attempts to transition a child constitute child abuse and wrote that adults should not medically or socially transition a minor. (2026) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In an iVoterGuide questionnaire he strongly agreed that biological males should not take part in women's sports and sex-separated spaces. (2026) source
• Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets picklow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • In an iVoterGuide questionnaire he wrote that Colorado should prioritize natural gas for dependable, affordable power and welcome nuclear technologies. (2026) source
• Nuclear powerAllow new reactors, keeping the NRC's full safety reviews and independencelow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • In an iVoterGuide questionnaire he wrote that Colorado should welcome nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, as they become available. (2026) source
• HealthcareMostly private market; roll back the government's rolelow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • In an iVoterGuide questionnaire he chose the view that Medicaid and Medicare should remain available but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary, and wrote that government should not replace private insurance. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Guns, Immigration, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.