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This article is about the American legislator. For the British sculptor, see Faith Winter (sculptor).

Faith Winter
Winter in 2018
Member of the Colorado Senate
In office
January 4, 2019 – November 26, 2025
Preceded byBeth Martinez Humenik
Succeeded byWilliam Lindstedt
Constituency24th district (2019–2023)
25th district (2023–2025)
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 35th district
In office
January 7, 2015 – January 4, 2019
Preceded byCherylin Peniston
Succeeded byShannon Bird
Personal details
Born(1980-05-07)May 7, 1980
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 2025(2025-11-26) (aged 45)
Centennial, Colorado, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMark Snook (div.)[1]
Domestic partnerMatt Gray
Children2
EducationUniversity of Redlands (BS)

Faith Winter (May 7, 1980 – November 26, 2025) was an American politician from the state of Colorado. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented District 25 in the Colorado State Senate, representing portions of Adams County, the City and County of Broomfield, and Weld County, including the communities of Broomfield, Westminster, Northglenn, and Shaw Heights.[2] Prior to 2023, she represented District 24. During the 2020 reapportionment process, her residence moved from Senate District 24 to Senate District 25.[3]

Winter was first elected to the state senate in 2018.[4] She served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2014 to 2019, representing Colorado House District 35.[5] On September 8, 2023, Winter was elected assistant majority leader of the Colorado Senate.[6] On November 26, 2025, Winter died in a multi-car accident on Interstate 25 in Centennial, Colorado,[7][8] that injured three other drivers.

Education and early career

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Winter attended the University of Redlands in Redlands, California, where she majored in Environmental Management and minored in Biology. Winter was the National Program Director for EnviroCitizen, National Field Director for The White House Project, executive director for Emerge Colorado, and Program Director for Colorado Conservation Voters.[9]

Political career

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From 2007 to 2014, Winter served as a member in the Westminster city council.[10] Winter was elected in 2014 and then re-elected in 2016 to represent House District 35.[11] In 2018, She decided to run against incumbent Republican Beth Martinez Humenik for the state Senate. The district was deemed as one of the most competitive seats that would determine whether Democrats would be able to regain control of the state Senate.[12] Winter was termed as one of the "Fab Five" in reference to a group of Democratic women challenging or defending competitive seats seen as vital to which party would hold control of the Senate.[13] Winter ultimately won by a significant margin.[14] She was re-elected in 2022.[11]

On April 4, 2024, Colorado Politics reported that Winter was checking into an alcohol rehabilitation facility, following multiple reports that she appeared intoxicated at a Northglenn city council meeting the previous evening. Prior to this event, she had been observed falling down several times at the Colorado Senate.[15] The Northglenn city council subsequently filed an ethics complaint against Winter, where individual members of the city council noted that Winter was intoxicated at meetings prior to the April 3, 2024, city council meeting.[16] As a result, the Colorado Senate convened an ethics committee to review the allegations.[17]

On July 8, 2024, in a 4–1 vote, the Colorado Senate Committee on Ethics found that Winter did not uphold the Senate's ethics standards when she appeared to be drunk at a community meeting in Northglenn earlier in 2024. The committee, with three Democratic and two Republican members, had the option to recommend censure or expulsion but instead forwarded a report to the Senate President, leaving the decision on how to proceed to him. Also, the committee warned Winter that any new allegations of ethics violations may bring sanctions and gave her the option to address the full Senate regarding her behavior.[18]

2016 legislative session

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Winter served on the Appropriations Committee, the Business, Labor, Economic, and Workforce Development Committee, and the Transportation and Energy Committee. She sponsored bipartisan bill HB16-1438, which makes it an unfair employment practice if an employer fails to provide reasonable accommodations for an applicant for employment or an employee for conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.[19]

2015 legislative session

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In 2015, Winter sponsored multiple bipartisan bills, including HB15-1275 which builds programs in high schools that allow students to get real-world experience in apprenticeships,[20] and HB15-1323, which works to reduce testing burden on students and teachers by nearly 40 hours.[21]

Personal life and death

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Winter was born on May 7, 1980, in Littleton, Colorado.[22] She was the mother of two children from an earlier marriage, a daughter and a son, and was engaged to Matt Gray at the time of her death.[23][22] Winter suffered from health problems throughout her political career, including being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2022.[23][24]

Winter died in a multi-vehicle car crash in Centennial, Colorado, on the evening of November 26, 2025, at the age of 45.[7] Three other people were injured in the accident.[23] The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office determined that Winter caused the accident when she rear-ended a stopped Ford F-350 flatbed truck in the left traffic lane of Interstate 25. The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office found that her blood alcohol level was 0.185% at the time of the accident, a level well above the amount needed to cite a driver in Colorado with driving under the influence.[25] Governor Jared Polis ordered the state's flags to fly at half-staff until her funeral.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Dey, Sourodeep (November 2025). "Who was Faith Winter's ex husband? Mark Snook pays tribute to Colorado senator killed in accident". Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado Senate District 25 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Bunch, Joey (November 15, 2021). "Rep. Kyle Mullica announces bid for state Senate seat". Colorado Politics. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Colorado election results: November 6, 2018 election". Colorado Secretary of State. December 6, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "2014 General Election Official Candidate List". www.sos.state.co.us. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  6. ^ Birkelend, Bente (September 8, 2023). "Sen. Robert Rodriguez is Colorado's new Senate majority leader". CPR News. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Langford, Katie (November 26, 2025). "Colorado Sen. Faith Winter killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-25 near Centennial". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  8. ^ Goodland, Marianne. "Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, 45, killed in car accident". Denver Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  9. ^ "Faith for House District 35". www.faithwinter.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Olabi, Nora (July 11, 2018). "Meet the Three Democrats Who Could Flip the Republican-Led State Senate". Westword. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Faith Winter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  12. ^ Kenney, Andrew (September 27, 2018). "Colorado's political future comes down to five Senate districts, and money is rushing in". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  13. ^ Herrick, John (November 7, 2018). "Democrats take the Colorado Senate". The Colorado Independent. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  14. ^ Kenney, Andrew (November 7, 2018). "Colorado Senate: Democrats set to retake control of state government". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Colorado Senator Faith Winter to seek treatment for alcohol use, checking in to rehab". Colorado Politics. April 4, 2024. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "Northglenn City Council sends ethics complaint over Sen. Faith Winter's alcohol issues to state Senate". Colorado Politics. May 2, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  17. ^ "Ethics committee to review complaint against Colorado senator accused of intoxication". Colorado Politics. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  18. ^ Paul, Jesse (July 8, 2024). "Faith Winter violated Colorado Senate ethics policy by appearing to be intoxicated at community meeting, panel rules". The Colorado Sun. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "HOUSE BILL 16-1438" (PDF). Seventieth General Assembly. State of Colorado.
  20. ^ "HOUSE BILL 15-1275" (PDF). Colorado General Assembly. State of Colorado.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ "HOUSE BILL 15-1323". Colorado Department of Education. State of Colorado. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  22. ^ a b Goodland, Marianne (December 1, 2025). "Funeral for Sen. Faith Winter will be held Friday at the Colorado Capitol". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  23. ^ a b c Paul, Jesse (November 27, 2025). "Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  24. ^ Winter, Faith (July 23, 2022). "Sen. Winter: My health scare reminded me that all Coloradans deserve the care I received". Colorado Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  25. ^ Paul, Jesse (December 19, 2025). "Colorado state Sen. Faith Winter was legally drunk when she caused car crash that killed her, authorities say". The Colorado Sun. Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  26. ^ Gross, Jenny (November 27, 2025). "Colorado State Senator Is Killed in Car Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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