Trump running mate JD Vance set to attend high-dollar fundraiser in Denver in October
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is scheduled to headline a fundraiser hosted by former U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in Denver in October, with tickets starting at $3,300 apiece, according to an invitation to the event.
Set for Oct. 8 at an undisclosed location, the fundraiser, billed as an evening reception, will be the Ohio senator’s first publicly announced visit to Colorado this year. Last month, shortly after naming Vance as his running mate, former President Donald Trump attended a private fundraiser in Aspen with tickets priced as high as $500,000 per couple.
Prominent Republican donor Larry Mizel, founder and executive chairman of Denver-based homebuilder MDC Holdings, is listed, along with Gardner, as a host of the fundraiser featuring Vance. A 2016 co-chair of Trump’s Colorado campaign, Mizel and his wife, Carol, were among the hosts of Trump’s Aspen fundraiser.
Couples who contribute or raise $50,000 for the Oct. 8 fundraiser with Vance can join the host committee, participate in a roundtable discussion and have their photo taken with Vance, according to the invitation. It’ll cost $15,000 for individual donors who just want to get a photo with the senator at the reception.
The event is a fundraiser for Trump 47 Committee, a committee that divides proceeds between Trump’s presidential campaign, the Trump-aligned Save America political action committee, the Republican National Committee and state Republican parties.
It’s unknown whether Vance will make any public appearances while in Colorado. On Wednesday, Vance touched down for a fundraiser at the central Florida home of Diane and Eric Holme, owners of the Golden Corral buffet franchise, then flew directly to a campaign stop in Michigan.
Last month, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, raised $3 million at a private fundraiser for the Democratic ticket in Denver at the home of philanthropist and megadonor Tim Gill and his husband, Scott Miller, the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
It’s been 20 years since the Republican nominee has won Colorado, and recent polling shows Harris and Walz leading the state by a double-digit margin.
According to a survey released this week by Telluride-based Keating Research, Harris led Trump 53% to 42% among likely Colorado voters, with 2% preferring someone else and 3% undecided. A Morning Consult poll released earlier this month found Harris with a 15 percentage point lead over Trump, 55% to 40%.

