Senate District 9
Incumbent: Lynda Zamora Wilson (R) - elected via vacancy committee meeting vote.
Paul Lundeen stepped down to pursue other career interests. Lynda Zamora Wilson filled the vacancy until Jan 12, 2027.
There are two AMAZING republican candidates currently competing for the republican nomination in the primary in June 2026. They are Terri Carver and Lynda Zamora Wilson--both great candidates.
1. Terri Carver
2. Lynda Wilson
Mailing Address: 200 E Colfax, RM 346, Denver, CO 80203
Capitol Phone: 303-866-4835
Terri Carver is a former state representative from Colorado Springs, representing District 20. In 1994, Terri was a civilian lawyer for the Air Force Space Command. Subsequent to that, Terri was a colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) for the USAF until 2014. She was first elected in 2014. In 2018 Terri won the Legislator of the Year Award from the Colorado Association of Realtors and in 2019, was presented with the Women of Excellence Award from the National Foundation for Women Legislators. Terri supported legislation to mitigate human trafficking, bills to protect victims while prosecuting criminals. Take a look at the Gazette article she wrote called "Sound of Freedom-A Call to Action." Terri will be working to protect parental rights, minimize high crime, and work to make Colorado affordable for private citizens and businesses. She is pro-life and pro 2nd amendment.
Lynda Zamora Wilson
On July 1, 2025, Lynda was appointed to the Colorado State Senate to replace Paul Lundeen via a vacancy committee meeting vote. She assumed office on July 8th, her term ends on January 12, 2027. She will run for election in 2026. Lynda served in the U.S. Air Force from 1995 to 2020, earned a graduate degree from the California State University, Sacramento in 1996, a graduate degree from Naval Postgraduate School in 2007, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2013. Zamora Wilson's career experience includes working as an assistant professor of mathematics and economics for the USAFA, senior economist for the Pentagon, F-22 flight test analyst, electronic warfare division test director, defense satellite test branch chief, and park ranger. She brings a strength in finance and economics and will review bills from a fiscal and economic perspective. She is pro-life and strongly supports voter integrity measures. She does not yet have a voting record.