Mark Baisley

Mark Baisley’s father was an energy construction engineer whose work took the family through Idaho, Alaska and Puerto Rico.¹ Born in Minnesota, Baisley moved to Colorado in 1989 for work with the company now known as Lockheed Martin.¹ He married his high school sweetheart, Maryann, and has four children and grandchildren.²

He studied computer information systems and business administration at Columbia College, and his aerospace career included work with Martin Marietta, Hughes, Raytheon and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.³ He leads a software company developing interactive tools for visualizing complex systems.³ He also served as founding board president of STEM School and Academy in Highlands Ranch from 2008 to 2010.²

Baisley served in the state House from 2019 to 2023 before joining the state Senate.¹ He was one of four lead sponsors of the 2024 law creating tax credits for Colorado’s quantum technology industry.⁴ The law includes credits for a shared facility and losses on loans to young quantum businesses.⁴ The credits depend on a qualifying federal grant to an entity in Colorado.⁴

Challenging Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper, Baisley proposes lower federal taxes, fewer regulations and increased energy production.⁵⁶ He supports a national abortion ban and defends the 2025 Medicaid reductions.⁷ He backs Trump’s Iran war while opposing American ground troops.⁸ The ballot also includes Forward Party candidate Bob Chew.⁶