Colorado gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser, a Democrat and the state’s term-limited attorney general, has raised more than than $1.5 million since launching his run just over two months ago, his campaign said.

Weiser has so far raised $1,517,000 — from more than 4,000 individual contributors — since the beginning of January, his campaign said in a release. That’s on top of the $157,000 in leftover funds transferred from his attorney general campaign committee when he got in the race, bringing his total so far to more than $1,674,000.

That total is more than any non-self-funding candidate for Colorado governor has raised in an entire off year, Weiser’s campaign noted, edging past the $1,513,000 reported in 2017 by Democrat Mike Johnston, who lost the 2018 gubernatorial primary and was elected mayor of Denver in 2023.

Weiser, a former CU Law School dean and one-time Justice Department official in the Obama administration, is so far the only Democrat running to take over when Democratic Gov. Jared Polis faces term limits after next year’s election.

That could change in coming weeks if, as expected, Michael Bennet, the state’s senior U.S. senator, jumps in the Democratic primary.

At last count, 10 Republicans had filed paperwork to run for the office, including state Sen. Mark Baisley, R-Woodland Park; state Rep. Scott Bottoms, R-Colorado Springs; Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell; and former congressional candidate Joshua Griffin.

Democrats have had a virtual lock on the governor’s seat in Colorado for 50 years, with only one Republican, two-term Gov. Bill Owens, holding the position since the mid-1970s.

Weiser said in a statement released by his campaign that he’s drawn backing from across the state.

“Our support continues to build every day, showing how much Coloradans value and recognize our resolve to take on big and important fights for all of us,” Weiser said. “They know I am in all parts of our state, working with them to defend the rule of law and our rights, make Colorado more affordable, improve public safety, protect our land, air, and water, and build a better future for our kids. Now more than ever we need leaders willing to stay on the front lines to protect us. That’s what I’ve done as AG and what I’ll continue to do as governor.”

Former U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a campaign co-chair, said Coloradans are responding to Weiser’s record representing the state as attorney general.

“Phil Weiser is a hard worker and dedicated fighter for the Coloradans,” Perlmutter said in a statement. “He shows up all across Colorado, listens to the people, develops creative solutions, and gets results. That’s why so many people are responding to his campaign and want to see him as our next governor.”

State-level candidates’ campaign finance reports covering the year’s first quarter are due to be filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office by April 15. Federal candidates face the same deadline with the Federal Election Commission.

Both parties’ primaries are scheduled for June 30, 2026.