political action committees
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Colorado campaign debt collection efforts aren’t much of an effort
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It was only weeks after the U.S. military in September 2011 repealed its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy barring openly gay men and women from serving in the armed forces that Army veteran Brian Carroll announced his candidacy for a seat in the Colorado General Assembly. Carroll, then a member of the state’s National Guard,…
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FEC: Lawyers contributed nearly $4M to Colorado’s federal candidates during midterms
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Colorado candidates for Congress or governor received 7,942 contributions from lawyers during this year’s midterm elections, the Federal Election Commission reported this week. Nationwide, there were 13 law firms that contributed at least a quarter-million dollars to either congressional candidates or party committees, some with offices in Colorado. More contributions went to Democrats than Republicans…
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Campaign finance reform group End Citizens United endorses Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
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End Citizens United, a group dedicated to overturning the decision that opened the floodgates to campaign cash, endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow on Thursday. At the same time, Crow pledged he won’t accept corporate PAC money in his bid to unseat five-term Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District. “By taking…
