campaign finance
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Campaign finance records show where the money is flowing in upcoming Colorado Springs election
With seven weeks remaining before the April 4 Colorado Springs municipal election, several candidates have so far outraised their opponents by thousands of dollars, with the largest campaign donors betting on well-known names with lengthy resumes. In the most recent round of campaign finance reports filed with the city on Wednesday, donations from local political-action…
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10th Circuit tosses GOP challenge to Colorado’s campaign spending limits
The federal appeals court based in Denver on Monday rejected an attempt by a trio of Republicans to temporarily block enforcement of the voluntary campaign spending limits Colorado voters enacted two decades ago as an anti-corruption measure. Although the plaintiffs brought their lawsuit and request for an injunction in early 2022, prior to the midterm…
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DNC withholds Clinton funds pending state party revamp | A LOOK BACK
Twenty-Five Years Ago: The discovery of allegedly improperly used funds from the state’s Coordinated Campaign had divided the Colorado Democratic State Central Committee, which could not come to an agreement on how best to manage the party’s major election program. The committee voted in overwhelming favor that the state party return the nearly $2,400 spent…
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$10,000 contribution to county commissioner did not require recusal, appeals court says
A Larimer County judge was wrong to conclude a county commissioner needed to recuse himself from a land-use vote in which one of the parties was responsible for nearly 20% of his campaign contributions, the state’s Court of Appeals has ruled. District Court Judge Juan G. Villaseñor believed Coulson Excavating Company, Inc. had effectively chosen its own judge…
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Judge rebuffs GOP candidate’s request to be exempt from spending limits
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a Republican candidate’s request to spend freely in the final days of the election, after he had inadvertently signed up for voluntary spending limits when he registered his candidacy. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang refused to grant a preliminary injunction to Paul Archer of Centennial, who is…
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Democrats increase fundraising edge in nearly all competitive state House races
With only one week left until Election Day, Democratic candidates remained ahead of the money race in all but one of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives. Democrats are out-fundraising their Republican opponents in nine of the 10 House races projected to be the most competitive, according to reports released Monday…
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A software glitch? A fake candidate? Judge weighs unusual facts of campaign finance lawsuit
A federal judge is considering whether to block Colorado’s constitutionally-embedded campaign spending limits from being enforced against a single Republican candidate, little over one week before the 2022 election. While the outcome may hinge on a pair of legal doctrines without much reliance on the facts of the case, the circumstances are nevertheless unusual. After…
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Outside spending blunts fundraising advantage by Colorado Senate candidates, reports show
While outside groups are pouring millions into the seven races that will determine control of the Colorado state Senate, candidates are also beating the bushes for money, but any advantage they accrue is potentially blunted by spending they have no control over. Recent campaign finance reports show that, in races where one candidate trails…
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Company owned by Maryland congressman, brother make 2022’s largest contribution to a Colorado issue committee
The committee backing the ballot measure seeking to expand liquor licenses this week was the recipient of a $4.6 million donation, the largest campaign contribution given to an issue committee in Colorado this election cycle. It’s also the sixth largest in state history, according to TRACER, the state’s campaign finance database. The money came from…
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Colorado Democrats once more dominate fundraising in competitive state House races
Democratic candidates expanded their fundraising leads in all but one of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives in the final weeks before Election Day. Democrats are winning the money race in nine of the 10 most competitive House contests, according to reports from the Secretary of State’s Office. In all 10 of…