Philip Weiser

Philip Weiser is a candidate for Governor Colorado Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, Colorado.

Incumbent Attorney General in Denver, CO

Also running: Nathaniel Archuleta, Abass Bamba, Michael Bennet, Scott Bottoms, Carmen Broesder, John Brooks, Jason Clark, Jon Collamer, James Dulaney, Charles Evanson, Paul Fiorino, Danny Fish, John French, Justin Ganoe, Brycen Garrison, Stevan Gess, Jon Gray-Ginsberg, Joshua Griffin, Stephen Hamilton, Kelsey Heikkinen, Chante Jones, Teri Kear, Barb Kirkmeyer, Christian Komor, Greg Lopez, Rabin Mahanty, Victor Marx, Robert Moore, Alexander Mugatu, Eric Mulder, Joe Oltmann, Maria Orms, Frederick Fred"" Osborne, Jeffrey Peckman, Jarvis Ray, Joshua Rodriguez, Gregory Roebuck, Jim Rundberg, Rachel Suh, Daniel Thomas, Gregory Thomas, Erik Underwood, Bradley Wall, Kelvin Wimberly (k-Man).

Philip "Phil" Weiser, the incumbent Attorney General of Colorado, is a Democratic candidate for Governor in the 2026 election, announcing his bid on January 2, 2025. He secured 90% of the delegate vote at the Colorado Democratic Party State Assembly, gaining top-line ballot placement for the June 30, 2026 primary against U.S. Senator Michael Bennet. A lawyer and former law professor and dean at the University of Colorado, Weiser also held senior roles at the U.S. Department of Justice and the White House National Economic Council. As Attorney General, he has focused on antitrust enforcement, opioid accountability, and consumer protection, notably challenging the Kroger-Albertsons merger. He is an alumnus of Swarthmore College and NYU School of Law.