Campaign finance

Incumbents outspend newcomers in Durango board of education election

candidates spent more than $17,000 on advertising-related services

December 7, 2025 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Campaign finance

State PAC spends $150K in House District 59 for Katie Stewart

Colorado Way Forward has backing from unions, environmental groups and outside corporate interests

October 25, 2024 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Campaign finance

Tim Walz, speaking at $3 million Denver fundraiser, attacks Trump for false AI-crowd claims

Democratic megadonor opens up his mansion to about 150 people for the occasion

August 15, 2024 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

Fundraising for state, La Plata County offices ramps up ahead of November election

three contested races, two incumbents and four newcomers are rustling up donations

August 6, 2024 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Campaign finance

How much did Colorado’s CD-3 candidates raise before the primary?

Presumed Democratic nominee Adam Frisch and Republican candidate Jeff Hurd lead by wide margins

June 25, 2024 • Kathryn Squyres — Herald Staff Writer

Campaign finance

Republican candidate for La Plata County commissioner outraising Democratic incumbent

round of finance reports were filed last week

June 13, 2024 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Campaign finance

Durango School District hit with fine for mass email mentioning political candidate

District says communication was meant to inform, not advocate

May 7, 2024 • Tyler Brown — Herald Staff Writer

Campaign finance

Durango man with history of challenging city served with cease and desist letter

Simpson named in campaign finance complaint filed with Colorado Secretary of State

November 2, 2023 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Campaign finance

Lauren Boebert trails Adam Frisch in fundraising, campaign cash

3rd Congressional District contest expected to be one of nation’s most closely watched

July 17, 2023 • Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

Complaint alleges Rep. Boebert illegally spent campaign funds leading up to 2022 election

asks FEC to investigate ‘this apparent violation’

May 9, 2023 • Lindsey Toomer — Colorado Newsline

Campaign finance

Unlimited candidate fundraising, spending in municipal elections could be a thing of the past

sponsors want to level the playing field

April 26, 2023 • Sandra Fish and Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

Adam Frisch gets off to hot fundraising start in his 2024 rematch with Lauren Boebert

Aspen Democrat outraised the Garfield County Republican by nearly $1 million in first quarter

April 18, 2023 • Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

A well-funded, dark-money political group reemerges to take on Lauren Boebert

Mountain Values is staffed by a team of experienced Democratic campaign operatives

April 7, 2023 • Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

Yazzie leads in two-week fundraising period for Durango City Council race

of five candidates broke the $1,000 benchmark

March 31, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Alpine skiing

Resort owner’s donations to Lauren Boebert’s campaign irks ski industry climate advocates

of Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has long supported candidates who oppose progressive climate policy

October 22, 2022 • Jason Blevins — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

Brad Blake leads pack in latest campaign finance reports for La Plata County commissioner

Turner came in second and Clyde Church was last in most recent reporting period

October 20, 2022 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Advertising

How much does it cost to run a political TV ad during a Denver Broncos game?

ain’t cheap – up to $150,000 for one 30-second ad – but candidates are willing to pay it

September 29, 2022 • Sandra Fish and Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

GOP complaint against Polis for letter sent with refund checks likely to be dismissed

Governor referred to payments as ‘Colorado Cashback,’ not TABOR returns

September 22, 2022 • Megan Verlee — Colorado Public Radio

Campaign finance

A rancher in Weld County canceled his solar project to spend $6 million against Jared Polis

Wells says he wants to counterbalance a multimillionaire governor

September 13, 2022 • Andrew Kenney — Colorado Public Radio

Campaign finance

Lauren Boebert didn’t file required reports on stock and cryptocurrency transactions

Campaign Legal Center calls failure to report ‘disturbing,’ but notes ethics laws rarely enforced

August 23, 2022 • Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

Coloradans are contributing lots of money to Liz Cheney in the Republican U.S. House primary in Wyoming

A few prominent donors are also backing Cheney’s challenger, Harriet Hageman, who holds healthy lead in the polls

August 10, 2022 • Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

Failed Colorado Republican candidates see fundraising spikes fueled by recounts

statewide Democrats hold campaign cash advantages over their opponents

August 3, 2022 • Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

Colorado congressional candidates who faced tough primaries are low on cash

Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s $8 million in cash dwarfs Republican Joe O’Dea’s $841,000

July 18, 2022 • Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Campaign finance

Why the millions of dollars Democrats spent in Colorado’s Republican primaries didn’t work

of the more extreme GOP candidates Democrats wanted to see win on Tuesday lost

July 1, 2022 • Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun