2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Colorado House District 48

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Carlos Barron

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 48 (since 2025)
Work: Owner, Eagle Eye Inspections LLC; general manager, J&F Services; state representative since 2025

Carlos Barron has served as State Representative for District 48 in the Colorado General Assembly since 2025, a district that includes all or part of Adams and Weld counties.

Carlos Barron owns Eagle Eye Inspections LLC, co-owns C&C Living, LLC and is general manager of J&F Services Inc.; he has served on the Fort Lupton City Council. Carlos Barron has represented House District 48 since 2025.

Barron's committees

Energy & Environment
Health & Human Services
Legislative Council

Sources for Barron

Carlos Barron: official member information (Colorado General Assembly, Public record)
Colorado General Assembly: committee information (Colorado General Assembly, Public record)
Colorado General Assembly: current member roster (Colorado General Assembly, Public record)
Carlos Barron candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Carlos Barron (politician) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Eric E. Joss

Libertarian

We haven't found a sourced summary for Eric E. Joss yet.

Where we looked, Wednesday, October 14, 2026:

BallotReady candidate profile ballotready.org/people/eric-e-joss (no work history listed)
campaign website jossforsenate.com (no occupation stated or page not readable)
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Dez Packard

Democratic

Work: Treasurer, Weld RE-8 school board; Army veteran

Dez Packard serves on the Weld County RE-8 school board, where he is treasurer, and served in the U.S. Army. Dez Packard holds an MBA from Columbia College and a degree from CU Boulder.

Sources for Packard

Dez Packard candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 General Election official candidate list (Colorado Secretary of State, Public record)

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