CO-04 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Navy officer (Rear Admiral, retired)
PartyDemocratic
GenderFemale
LocationColorado
BackgroundU.S. Navy officer (Rear Admiral, retired)
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EducationUnited States Naval Academy (B.S., Political Science)
Notable personal detailsEileen Laubacher is a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District (2026). She served in the U.S. Navy for 34 years, including as Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché to India (2019–2022), and later served as a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South Asia on the National Security Council. She is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and completed Joint Professional Military Education at Air University’s Air Command and Staff College.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The campaign platform commits to providing tax relief for working people and to balancing the federal budget responsibly, while emphasizing cutting prescription drug prices, cracking down on price gouging, and holding utilities accountable. The platform language emphasizes reducing costs for households rather than proposing tax increases on high earners or corporations.
Healthcare
Supports policies to make health care more affordable and accessible, including keeping rural hospitals open, expanding telehealth, protecting reproductive health services (abortion, IVF, birth control), cutting prescription drug prices, and ensuring Coloradans do not go broke to receive care.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and preserving access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare, including IVF and birth control. Prioritizes maintaining reproductive care access for women in Colorado’s 4th District.
Climate & Energy
Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy approach that includes clean, traditional, and alternative sources and emphasizes energy produced in Colorado. Prioritizes holding utility companies accountable, growing jobs tied to local energy production and next-generation manufacturing, and investing in wildfire prevention and water/agriculture protections.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate’s campaign platform emphasizes strengthening public safety by equipping first responders and law enforcement, investing in community policing, disaster preparedness, and mental-health resources. The campaign materials do not state a clear position on specific gun policies such as universal background checks, assault weapons bans, red flag laws, or concealed-carry/constitutional carry. Overall, public-safety priorities are described but the campaign offers no explicit, detailed stance on firearm regulation.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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