Sandra Fish
Position: The Colorado Sun

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

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

Dave Williams elected to lead battered Colorado GOP for next two years

Williams succeeds Kristi Burton Brown, who was state party chairwoman for two years

Colorado Democratic Party, GOP prepare for reorganizations key to their future

Both parties will have new chairs, and how leadership elections go on the county and congressional and legislative district levels will play a big role

Top 10 federal campaign donors from Colorado in 2022

The top donors gave mostly to Republican candidates and causes

Colorado’s Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck cast crucial votes for Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy secures spot on 15th vote

One member of Colorado’s congressional delegation voted against her party 25% of the time

Another ranked 26th among 433 House members for absences

Dark-money political nonprofits were big spenders in Colorado’s 2022 elections

At least $42 million in dark-money spending went to support or oppose candidates and ballot measures

The Colorado Democratic Party outspent the Colorado GOP this year, highlighting a broader fundraising gap

The Colorado Democratic Party reported spending more at both state and federal levels than its GOP counterpart

Race between Boebert, Frisch was most expensive 2022 Colorado congressional contest

More money was spent per vote in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District than in any other federal race in the state this year.

Democrats lead fundraising in Colorado’s major congressional contests

Dark-money nonprofit fuels $3 million TV ad campaign against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea

Gov. Polis tops Weld County rancher Wells as Colorado’s biggest 2022 campaign donor – so far

Colorado Democratic Party giving to legislative and statewide candidates; Republican Party expects to pick up spending

Coloradans can expect political ads to interrupt their TV viewing – and streaming – for the next two months

New 8th Congressional District attracts 40% of general election TV ad spending