Meghan Lukens announced that she is running for re-election for the Colorado House of Representatives.

Lukens, a Steamboat Springs resident and current State Representative for House District 26, has announced her bid for re-election for the Colorado House of Representatives. House District 26 includes Routt, Moffat, Rio Blanco and most of Eagle County.

Lukens grew up in Steamboat Springs. Prior to her November 2022 election, Lukens was a social studies teacher at Steamboat Springs High School.

“It has been the honor of my life to serve as your State Representative for House District 26 — the area I grew up in and care so deeply about,” Lukens said in a news release. “I am proud of the work we have done, and I know there is more work to do, which is why I am announcing my re-election bid for the Colorado House of Representatives. The voters supported my election bid in 2022, and I hope that my hard work in the State Legislature will earn their support again in 2024.” 

Lukens continued by saying that during her first legislative session, she was proud of the campaign promises that turned into results.

“I ran on the idea that we need more teachers in the state legislature, and while serving in the Colorado House of Representatives, I passed legislation to address our rural educator shortage and our underfunded education system in Northwest Colorado in order to prioritize student learning,” Lukens continued. “Agriculture is essential to our culture and community in House District 26 — and I unabashedly supported agriculture at the state Capitol with bills to protect our ranchers from the negative effects of wolves.”

Lukens added that she sponsored bills to support public-private partnerships to address the affordable housing crisis and was named the 2023 Mental Health Legislator of the Year from Mental Health Colorado.

“I supported our diversifying economies in the energy transition,” Lukens said. “I protected a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body by voting yes on reproductive rights bills. Each and every bill I sponsored was a direct response to concerns I heard from constituents, and I look forward to continuing advocating for the hard-working people of House District 26 for another legislative term.”

House District 26 includes most of Eagle, Routt, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties. The primary election will be June 25, 2024, and the general election will be Nov. 5, 2024.