Rating Key

ADVOCATE.  Received a 90-100% rating on candidate questionnaire administered by Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado.  A candidate or elected official who is an ADVOCATE:

• Supports the teaching of science-based, medically accurate and age-appropriate sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception in public schools.
• Supports ensuring safe learning environments free from bullying and harassment.
• Supports utilization of community resources to aid educators and school districts in providing access to comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education.
• Supports allowing school-based health centers to provide preventative reproductive health care services to students.
• Supports minors’ access to confidential services for reproductive health care.

ALLY.  Received a 50-89% rating on candidate questionnaire administered by Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado.  A candidate or elected official who is an ALLY:

• Likely supports the teaching of science-based, medically accurate and age-appropriate sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception in public schools.
• Likely supports ensuring safe learning environments free from bullying and harassment.
• Likely supports utilization of community resources to aid educators and school districts in providing access to comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education.
• Likely supports allowing school-based health centers to provide preventative reproductive health care services to students.
• Likely supports minors’ access to confidential services for reproductive health care.

DETRACTOR.  Received a 11-49% rating on candidate questionnaire administered by Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado.  A candidate or elected official who is a DETRACTOR:

• May oppose the teaching of science-based, medically accurate and age-appropriate sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception in public schools.
• May oppose ensuring safe learning environments free from bullying and harassment.
• May oppose the utilization of community resources to aid educators and school districts in providing access to comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education.
• May oppose allowing school-based health centers to provide preventative reproductive health care services to students.
• May oppose minors’ access to confidential services for reproductive health care.

OPPONENT.  Received a 0-10% rating on candidate questionnaire administered by Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado.  A candidate or elected official who is an OPPONENT:

• Opposes the teaching of science-based, medically accurate and age-appropriate sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception in public schools.
• Opposes ensuring safe learning environments free from bullying and harassment.
• Opposes the utilization of community resources to aid educators and school districts in providing access to comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education.
• Opposes allowing school-based health centers to provide preventative reproductive health care services to students.
• Opposes minors’ access to confidential services for reproductive health care.

N/R = No response.  Candidate did not return the PPVC questionnaire.

In addition to questionnaire responses, PPVC ratings may take other criteria into consideration, including: incumbents’ voting records while in office, public comments, and/or opposition candidate questionnaire results.