Kenny Nguyen

Kenny Van Nguyen (born 1994 or 1995) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. Nguyen represents House District 33, which includes Adams, Broomfield, and Weld counties and was selected to fill the vacancy left by former state representative William Lindstedt who was appointed to fill the vacancy of his predecessor Faith Winter in the Colorado Senate.

Early Life & Education Nguyen was born and raised in Colorado to Vietnamese refugees from the Vietnam War. and graduated with a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Colorado Denver in 2025.

Career & Volunteer Service Nguyen served in volunteer-based organizations an AmeriCorp Service member for VISTA and Notre Dame, working with youth in underserved communities for the "I Have a Dream" Foundation at Boulder County, Public Achievement, and National Model United Nations.

Nguyen began his career in politics as a community organizer for the Jared Polis for Governor campaign in 2018 and served as an Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera for five and a half years. Nguyen also served the Broomfield Democratic Party as the party's secretary and was elected to Broomfield City Council as a Council Member for Ward 1 in 2023.

During the 2026 legislative session, Nguyen became the first Vietnamese-American to serve as a member of the Colorado General Assembly. Nguyen served as a member of the House State, Civic, Military & Veterans Affairs and House Transportation, Housing & Local Government committees and was a co-prime sponsor on ten bills and one resolution with eight of his bills being signed into law by Governor Jared Polis.

Nguyen is currently running as the incumbent for State Representative of Colorado’s 33rd House District against Democrat Heidi Henkel and Republican Nate Jorgensen.