campaign finance
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Colorado justices say group that spent $4M on ballot initiatives does not have to disclose donors
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an organization that spent $4 million to advocate on ballot initiatives in the 2020 election is not required to disclose its donors and spending. The Supreme Court acknowledged that multiple factors suggested Unite for Colorado was a group whose “major purpose” was ballot issue advocacy. However, because…
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Who’s spending in Colorado to get your vote?
Groups that raise unlimited amounts of money have spent about $20 million in May and June to try and influence Colorado voters’ choices in the upcoming June 30 primaries. By law, these groups cannot coordinate with the candidates they support. Much of the money being spent is on commercials supporting a candidate or attacking their…
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Bennet campaign finance case delayed again as Colorado Elections Division amends complaint
A campaign‑finance complaint alleging that U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s Senate committee improperly paid for travel tied to his gubernatorial bid won’t get a public hearing until after the June 30 primary. The latest development followed months of delays and a late‑May amended filing by a state election office. Four complaints have been filed against the…
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Victor Marx, Phil Weiser lead Colorado gubernatorial fundraising, as all campaigns’ hauls top $20 million
Colorado gubernatorial candidates and the independent expenditure committees backing them hauled in more than $20 million between them by the end of April, as the primary election approaches, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. Republican Victor Marx and Democrat Phil Weiser, the state’s term-limited attorney general, each raised over $1 million in the…
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Boebert challenger Eileen Laubacher, Republican Gabe Evans lead Colorado’s quarterly House fundraising
The Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s most solidly Republican congressional district again posted the state’s biggest fundraising numbers for the most recent quarter, while Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, who is defending the state’s lone toss-up seat, posted the highest receipts among Colorado’s GOP candidates. Federal fundraising reports covering the year’s first…
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Colorado justices weigh constitutionality of unique disclosure requirement for ballot measures
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether a unique feature of the state’s campaign finance system categorically violates the First Amendment by requiring the disclosure of a ballot measure committee’s legal representative on advertisements. No on EE — A Bad Deal for Colorado was an issue committee in 2020 that opposed Proposition EE,…
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Federal judge upholds constitutionality of Colorado campaign contribution limits
A federal judge upheld Colorado’s individual campaign contribution limits as constitutional on Thursday, finding that three Republican plaintiffs failed to prove the campaign finance framework violates their First Amendment rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge John L. Kane recognized that Colorado’s limitations on individual contributions to state political candidates are among the lowest in the…
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Colorado ethics panel narrows case against Rep. Ron Weinberg
With a Wednesday deadline to vote on seven allegations, an ethics panel signaled that it is poised to dismiss most of the claims against a Loveland legislator, while focusing its scrutiny on allegations tied to a 2025 incident at the Brown Palace and questions surrounding access to office at the Colorado Capitol. The Colorado House…
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Hickenlooper, Crow plan to donate campaign cash from Palantir execs to immigrant rights nonprofits
Two Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation said this week that they plan to donate more than $100,000 received in campaign contributions from current and former employees of Denver-based firm Palantir Technologies to local nonprofits that assist immigrants and support civil rights. U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow both landed on a…
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Boebert’s top Dem challengers set fundraising, spending pace heading into election year | TRAIL MIX
As multiple candidates across Colorado have demonstrated in recent years, challenging US Rep. Lauren Boebert could be the most lucrative campaign fundraising pitch yet discovered in the state. For the umpteenth time, Democrats hoping to unseat the Republican congresswoman have buried the state’s other U.S. House candidates’ fundraising totals for the most recent quarter —…