U.S. House race · November 3, 2026

U.S. Representative, Colorado District 5

Represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, which writes federal laws, approves the federal budget and taxes, and oversees the executive branch.

2-year term. Colorado did not redraw its congressional map for 2026; the map adopted by the state's independent redistricting commission in 2021 remains in use. The district lies in El Paso County and is centered on Colorado Springs and its suburbs, including Cimarron Hills and Fort Carson. Steven Fuller (Unaffiliated) is a certified write-in candidate and is not printed on the ballot.

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name.

  • Jeff Crank

    U.S. Representative, Colorado District 5 (since 2025)
    RepublicanIncumbent

    Jeff Crank is a first-term Republican congressman, a former congressional staffer and talk radio host, and a former Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce executive seeking a second term. His campaign emphasizes support for the region's military installations and veterans, wildfire resilience, and conservative policy.

  • Mark "Marky Jr" Elworth

    Political activist
    Libertarian

    Mark Elworth Jr. is the Libertarian nominee and describes himself as a longtime activist who began collecting petition signatures for medical marijuana initiatives in 1995 and ran for governor of Nebraska as a Libertarian in 2014. His platform lists personal liberty, limited government and economic freedom.

  • Jessica Killin

    Former chief of staff to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff; Army veteran
    Democratic

    Jessica Killin is a fourth-generation Coloradan raised in Colorado Springs, an Army veteran, a former USAA executive and a former congressional and White House chief of staff. Her campaign focuses on lowering costs, congressional ethics, veterans' services, health care costs and the Pikes Peak region's space industry.

  • American Constitution

    Christopher Mitchell is the American Constitution Party's nominee for the 5th District, as certified by the Colorado Secretary of State. No campaign website, biography or platform could be found for this research.

Compare on the issues

Summaries of each candidate's stated positions. See each profile for sources and details.

Candidate positions by issue for U.S. Representative, Colorado District 5
IssueJeff Crank
Republican
Mark "Marky Jr" Elworth
Libertarian
Jessica Killin
Democratic
Christopher Mitchell
American Constitution
Elections & DemocracyNo public position found yet

Supports restoring constitutional limits and reducing federal overreach.

Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress, ending congressional pay during shutdowns, creating an independent congressional ethics office and overturning Citizens United.

No public position found yet
Energy & Environment

Cosponsored and voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act, which directs state utility regulators to consider standards so that large data centers bear the added cost of serving them rather than household ratepayers.

No public position found yet

Opposes selling federal public lands and supports more resources for wildland firefighting, the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management.

No public position found yet
Health Care

Voted against a three-year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, saying he cannot support an extension "without serious reform" and favors changes that increase competition.

No public position found yet

Supports repealing recent federal Medicaid cuts, letting Medicare negotiate prices for more drugs, capping insulin at $35 and protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions.

No public position found yet
Abortion

Says he opposes taxpayer funding of abortion and cited it as a reason for opposing the ACA subsidy extension.

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Civil LibertiesNo public position found yet

Says he would protect civil rights, privacy and individual freedom.

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Economy & JobsNo public position found yetNo public position found yet

Says she would end tariffs she calls irrational, which she says raise prices, and would act against price gouging by oil and grocery companies and against corporate landlords raising rents.

No public position found yet
Education

Introduced a bill to bar states participating in the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit scholarship program from excluding private and religious schools.

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Housing

Introduced the First Time Homebuyer Debt Reduction Act, under which up to $25,000 that a seller of a newly built home pays toward a first-time buyer's federal student loans would not reduce the home's value in mortgage loan-to-value calculations.

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TaxesNo public position found yet

Supports lower taxes, fewer regulations and ending tariffs, which he says raise prices.

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VeteransNo public position found yetNo public position found yet

Supports more staffing at VA clinics and full funding for the Veterans Crisis Line.

No public position found yet

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