Philip Covarrubias is a Colorado politician and a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 56th District, which encompasses portions of Arapahoe and Adams counties, including the communities of Aurora, Bennett, Brick Center, Brighton, Byers, Comanche Creek, Commerce City, Deer Trail, Lochbuie, Peoria, Strasburg, Thornton, Todd Creek, and Watkins.

[6] He is Mexican-American and a co-founder of Hispanic Contractors of Colorado;[7] having experienced racial discrimination while growing up, he is part of the Sociedad Protección Mutua De Trabajadores Unidos.

In the general election, he won the race, winning 58.60% of the vote against one Democratic and one Libertarian candidate.

In 2020, he ran for the Adams County Board of Commissioners, but was defeated by former Brighton City Councilwoman Lynn Baca.

[13][14] In March 2017, commenting on the Japanese-American internment, Covarrubias said that in the "heat of combat", "there's no time to ask questions and find out who's a citizen and who's not.