--- title: The Bachelor Star Ben Higgins Might Run for Office description: Former 'The Bachelor' contestant Ben Higgins is considering running for a contested seat in the Colorado House of Representatives canonical: https://time.com/4357145/the-bachelor-ben-higgins-colorado/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-03T21:05:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:58.950Z og:title: 'The Bachelor' Star Ben Higgins Might Run for Office in Colorado og:description: Higgins jumped into the spotlight earlier this year during his stint as the 20th bachelor og:url: https://time.com/4357145/the-bachelor-ben-higgins-colorado/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt163f4cbb97d705de/69889655196cf4a58303be13/ben-higgins-bachelor-running-for-office.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: AOL Build Speaker Series - Ben Higgins, "The Bachelor" og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'The Bachelor' Star Ben Higgins Might Run for Office in Colorado twitter:description: Higgins jumped into the spotlight earlier this year during his stint as the 20th bachelor twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt163f4cbb97d705de/69889655196cf4a58303be13/ben-higgins-bachelor-running-for-office.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _The Bachelor_ Star Ben Higgins Might Run for Office in Colorado > Sponsored content. 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The 28-year-old software consultant confirmed to [The Colorado](http://www.coloradoindependent.com/159546/ben-higgins-the-bachelor-colorado-politics)[ _Independent_](http://www.coloradoindependent.com/159546/ben-higgins-the-bachelor-colorado-politics) that he’s “seriously considering a run” for a contested seat in the state House of Representatives, and he’s already created a [website](http://www.benhigginsforcolorado.com/) to rally local supporters while meeting with local lawmakers. “Whatever lies ahead, love, grace, and hope are ideals that guide my life. I will take them with me into my next adventure,” he said. The seat is currently held by state House Speaker Pro Tempore Dan Pabone, a Democrat. Higgins would run as a Republican if he pulled the trigger. Republicans had already nominated local insurance executive Willie Pinkston, but Pinkston said he would gladly step aside if Higgins decided to officially join the race. “I definitely plan on stepping aside,” Pinkston told the _Independent_. “I’d be happy to.” Higgins jumped into the spotlight earlier this year during his stint as the 20th bachelor in _The Bachelor_ franchise; [he ultimately chose (and gave the final rose) to Lauren Bushnell](http://time.com/4203591/the-bachelor-recap-2/) during the season finale. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4357145/the-bachelor-ben-higgins-colorado/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4357145/the-bachelor-ben-higgins-colorado/"},"headline":"The Bachelor Star Ben Higgins Might Run for Office in Colorado","datePublished":"2016-06-03T21:05:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:58.950Z","description":"Higgins jumped into the spotlight earlier this year during his stint as the 20th bachelor","url":"https://time.com/4357145/the-bachelor-ben-higgins-colorado/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","The Bachelor","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt163f4cbb97d705de/69889655196cf4a58303be13/ben-higgins-bachelor-running-for-office.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt163f4cbb97d705de/69889655196cf4a58303be13/ben-higgins-bachelor-running-for-office.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"AOL Build Speaker Series - Ben Higgins, \"The Bachelor\"","caption":"AOL Build Speaker Series - Ben Higgins, \"The Bachelor\"","creditText":"Slaven Vlasic—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4357145/the-bachelor-ben-higgins-colorado/","name":"The Bachelor Star Ben Higgins Might Run for Office in Colorado"}}]}] ```