{"id":40757,"date":"2022-05-06T13:14:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T19:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/democratic-incumbents-outraise-outspend-gop-opponents-in-colorado-for-statewide-offices\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T19:14:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T19:14:13","slug":"democratic-incumbents-outraise-outspend-gop-opponents-in-colorado-for-statewide-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/democratic-incumbents-outraise-outspend-gop-opponents-in-colorado-for-statewide-offices\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic incumbents outraise, outspend GOP opponents in Colorado for statewide offices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters, left, and Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. (Peters: Sharon Sullivan for Colorado Newsline. Griswold: Faith Miller\/Colorado Newsline)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold had a record-breaking fundraising haul during the first four months of the year, as she prepares to potentially take on a controversial challenger in the general election.<\/p>\n

Griswold reported raising about $875,000 during the most recent reporting period, which was between the start of the year and April 27. That is a recent record for a down-ballot candidate, her campaign said.<\/p>\n

Candidates for statewide office filed their first finance reports with the secretary of state\u2019s office this week.<\/p>\n

Griswold\u2019s largest expenditures were nearly $1.8 million with the Denver-based BlueWest Media for pre-election advertising buys. She currently has about $300,000 in cash on hand.<\/p>\n

Her large war chest benefits from the lack of a primary opponent and can be focused on competing against a Republican opponent in the November general election.<\/p>\n

Controversial Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who landed on the Republican secretary of state primary ballot<\/a> through the assembly process, reported raising about $157,000. She filed her finance report with the secretary of state\u2019s office one day after the May 2 deadline.<\/p>\n

Her campaign reported an average $77 donation among about 2,000 contributors.<\/p>\n

She spent about $54,000 during the reporting period and has about $102,000 in cash on hand.<\/p>\n

Peters, one of the most high-profile and contentious Republicans in Colorado, reported a $1,320 expenditure to MyPillow Inc. for \u201cairline airfare\u201d on April 18. MyPillow is owned by Mike Lindell, a prominent election denier who assisted Peters after federal and state authorities began investigating<\/a> her involvement in an election equipment security breach. Peters has since been indicated by a grand jury<\/a> for crimes involving that breach.<\/p>\n

Peters is outraising her Republican opponents.<\/p>\n

Republican Pam Anderson, a former Jefferson County clerk, raised about $50,000 during the reporting period. Some of that came from current elected officials, including a $2,500 donation from Mesa County Commissioner Cody Davis, $1,000 from Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, $150 from Mesa County Commissioner Scott McInnis and $125 from Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers.<\/p>\n

Anderson paid Blitz Canvassing about $70,000 for petition circulation and signature gathering to get on the primary ballot. She has about $6,000 in cash on hand, significantly less than either of her opponents.<\/p>\n

The third Republican in the race for the party\u2019s nomination, Mike O\u2019Donnell, reported raising about $3,000. He injected about $6,000 of his own cash to his campaign this reporting period, bringing his aggregate self-funding to about $53,000. He has about $38,000 in the bank.<\/p>\n

Polis continues to self-fund<\/div>\n

Incumbent Gov. Jared Polis reported about $5.4 million in contributions during the first four months of the year, $5.1 million of which he gave himself.<\/p>\n

So far, Polis has given about $5.9 million of his own money for his re-election bid. While he gives chunks of his wealth over to this campaign, others cannot, as he limited his contributions to $100 per year per donor.<\/p>\n

He spent about $600,000 during the reporting period, including $50,000 to a Washington, D.C.-based firm for data acquisition. Polis, who does not have a primary opponent, has about $5 million in the bank.<\/p>\n

Heidi Ganahl, a University of Colorado regent seeking the Republican nomination to face Polis<\/a>, reported a haul of about $377,000. She put $150,000 of her own money into the campaign this reporting period. Since the start of her campaign, she has contributed about $400,000 of her own cash.<\/p>\n

Her campaign paid Blitz Canvassing about $212,000, likely for petition signature gathering. In addition to that petition, Ganahl also got on the primary ballot via assembly. Her campaign spent about $521,000 during the reporting period and has about $200,000 in the bank.<\/p>\n

The other Republican on the primary ballot, Greg Lopez, raised a comparatively small $36,000. He spent about $40,000 during the reporting period and has about $16,000 in cash on hand.<\/p>\n

Danielle Neuschwanger, a former Republican contender who switched to the American Constitution Party<\/a> for a guaranteed spot on the general election ballot, raised about $73,000. She has about $15,000 in the bank to build her third-party candidacy.<\/p>\n

Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser raised about $512,000 in the first four months of the year and has a staggering $1.6 million in cash on hand. His opponent, Republican John Kellner, raised about $106,000 and has about $84,000 in the bank.<\/p>\n

In the treasurer\u2019s race, incumbent Democrat Dave Young raised about $100,000 and reported about $94,000 in cash on hand. His Republican opponent Lang Sias raised about $51,000 and has about $59,000 in cash on hand.<\/p>\n

To read more stories from Colorado Newsline, visit www.coloradonewsline.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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