independent expenditure committees
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Independent expenditure committees rack up donations in preparation for fall blitz
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Independent expenditure committees, which are expected to spend the biggest dollars in the coming seven weeks in support of candidates running for statewide offices in Colorado, took in $10.6 million between Sept. 1 and Sept. 14. Almost half of that came from one donor went into one committee backing Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl. Deep…
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Outside political spending floods House and Senate primary races
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Independent expenditure committees (IECs), which include 527 political groups, have been on an unprecedented spending spree during the primary season on state House and Senate races. One candidate – Zach Neumann, who’s running for the Democratic nod for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Irene Aguilar – has been the biggest beneficiary, to the…
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Colorado Democrats bestow BS — that’s Bush-Stapleton — award on Walker Stapleton after interview
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The Colorado Democratic Party on Friday delivered its inaugural “Bush-Stapleton BS Award” to State Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a Republican candidate for governor – purportedly for “the most BS told in a single interview” but maybe also for the chance to print the smiling poop emoji on a fancy-looking certificate. In all, the Democrats count seven…
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NOONAN: 61 independent expenditure committees plan to spend in 2018 — and hide their donors
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Active independent expenditure committees, aka political action committees (PACs), currently number 61 registered at the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. These committees collect money to support candidates. The sources of the funds are undeclared, so only the total amount of donations shows in Secretary of State’s Office forms. These PACS do not coordinate with candidates.…
