fundraising
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Lauren Boebert tops year-end fundraising among Colorado congressional candidates
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For the fourth consecutive quarter, Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert raised more in campaign contributions than any other U.S. House candidate in Colorado, and it wasn’t even close. The freshman lawmaker from Silt reported raising just over $800,000 for the three-month period that ended Dec. 31, bringing her total contributions for the year to nearly…
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Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to headline Denver fundraising dinner for Tipton
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Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will headline a fundraising dinner to help U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, defend his seat in the 3rd Congressional District. The $250-per-person dinner will be held Thursday at The Halcyon Hotel, 245 Columbine Street in Denver, beginning at 5 p.m. The event is not open to the…
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Trump, Clinton donate campaign cash to 6th District rivals Coffman and Crow
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are jumping into Colorado’s hotly contested 6th Congressional District race with maxed-out donations, according to reports. The president’s reelection committee is contributing $2,000 to U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, a persistent Trump critic, among around 100 Republicans receiving Trump campaign cash this week, McClatchy was first to report. Clinton’s Onward Together…
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TRAIL MIX | Positive polls like Jason Crow’s are often shrouded in mystery
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Jason Crow’s campaign is touting the results of a poll showing the Democrat with a slim lead over five-term Republican Mike Coffman in Colorado’s battleground 6th Congressional District. The survey, commissioned by the Crow campaign, found the first-time candidate had the support of 47 percent of the district’s likely general election voters, edging out Coffman’s…
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Crow sets 6th CD record, tops $1 million in quarterly fundraising
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Democrat Jason Crow plans to report raising more than $1 million for the just-completed second fundraising quarter of the year, more than any candidate in the battleground 6th Congressional District has raised for the same period in previous elections, including five-term Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman. Crow, who isn’t taking contributions from corporate political…
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Democrat Jena Griswold spends $260,000 on fall TV ads in secretary of state race
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While other candidates were sweating out the results in last week’s primary, Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold spent big on TV advertising for the general election, her campaign said Monday. Griswold’s campaign paid $260,000 on June 26 to reserve air time in October in an attempt to lock in desirable spots at the…
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Darryl Glenn is paying himself a salary from congressional campaign funds
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Darryl Glenn, one of four Republicans challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in the June 26 primary, has been paying himself a salary out of campaign funds equal to what he makes as an El Paso County commissioner, according to campaign finance documents filed Thursday. State Sen. Owen Hill, retired Texas judge Bill Rhea and former Green…
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Crow leads 6th CD field in pre-primary fundraising, but Coffman has more in the bank
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Democrat Jason Crow pulled in nearly $370,000 for the pre-primary fundraising period just ended, outraising U.S. Rep Mike Coffman, the Republican he hopes to unseat, by about 10 percent since April 1. But Coffman finished the period with around $400,000 more on hand than his challenger as total fundraising in the battleground 6th Congressional District…
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PRIMARY PREVIEW: Money matters in the governor’s race
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In the void of policy differences and clear, consistent polling on gubernatorial primary candidates, money is the next best measure. Spending in the race has soared past $25 million, fueled by two wealthy candidates – Republican Victor Mitchell and Democrat Jared Polis – and a slew of super PACs that have already doled out millions.…
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TRAIL MIX: Independents flex their money muscles
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The organization that rolled into Colorado last year with the goal of electing some unaffiliated candidates to the legislature had some big news recently. Unite Colorado, the state-level arm of Unite America – perhaps better known by its old name, the Centrist Project – proudly announced that the five independent House and Senate candidates it’s…
