Even without Lauren Boebert as a foil, Adam Frisch leads in fundraising in Colorado congressional contests
Democrat Adam Frisch introduced within the largest monetary haul of any of Colorado’s congressional hopefuls through the first three months of the yr, elevating $1.4 million — almost six occasions as a lot as his foremost Republican rival within the third Congressional District, Jeff Hurd.
And U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, after switching in December from the Western Slope-based third to hunt election within the 4th Congressional District in jap Colorado, raised the least amount of cash for her marketing campaign in a single quarter courting again not less than a yr — a bit over $462,000. However her marketing campaign account nonetheless had almost $980,000 in it as of March 31.
First-quarter marketing campaign finance experiences had been due earlier this week, revealing the newest state of the cash race in a number of congressional districts which can be internet hosting high-interest primaries or are doubtlessly aggressive in November. There will likely be another finance reporting deadline forward of Colorado’s June 25 major, on June 13.
Here’s a take a look at what the brand new filings present:
third Congressional District
Frisch, a former Aspen metropolis councilman who almost beat Boebert in 2022, sits on an almost $6 million mountain of cash. A lot of it was the results of greater than a yr of historic fundraising spurred on by a fervent need amongst Democrats to oust the Republican congresswoman within the third, which additionally swings east to Pueblo.
Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction lawyer, obtained $241,000 between Jan. 1 and March 31, an quantity he hopes will likely be sufficient to place him excessive within the GOP major within the conservative-leaning district. He has raised almost $1 million since leaping within the race final summer season, initially to problem Boebert.
Frisch, who’s unopposed within the Democratic major, holds a gargantuan monetary benefit over the half-dozen or so Republicans operating for the nomination, with almost $12.2 million raised since he introduced his candidacy in February of final yr.
That’s almost eight occasions the quantity raised by all of his potential GOP rivals — mixed. Even so, Frisch’s cash practice has slowed since he hit a quarterly peak of $3.3 million collected within the third quarter of 2023 — a change he stated he anticipated with Boebert’s exit from the district.
To face Frisch, Hurd has to beat a set of Republicans in June. Stephen Varela, who serves on the Colorado Board of Training, raised $70,000 within the first quarter whereas Curtis McCrackin, a Delta County businessman, took in simply over $36,000. Russ Andrews, a monetary adviser, raised almost $25,000.
Lew Webb, a former automotive dealership proprietor who lives in Durango, lent his marketing campaign $150,000 and picked up $2,500 in contributions through the first quarter. Former state Rep. Ron Hanks, who ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2022 and misplaced, raised simply over $9,000 within the quarter.
4th Congressional District
In her new district, Boebert — regardless of elevating lower than she has in a yr — nonetheless led what’s been a crowded Republican major discipline. She wasn’t considerably off her tempo from the final three months of 2023, when she took in $540,000.
All instructed, she has tallied greater than $3.4 million in contributions this election cycle.
Boebert this month picked up the highest poll line by profitable essentially the most assist on the GOP meeting. She additionally obtained the endorsement of the Colorado Republican Celebration to win the seat held by Ken Buck till final month, when the five-term congressman stepped down 9 months earlier than the top of his time period.
Except for Boebert, the highest GOP candidates for what’s Colorado’s most dependable Republican congressional district embrace former conservative radio host Deborah Flora, who landed almost $180,000 within the first three months of 2024 and has greater than $167,000 money readily available. Logan County Commissioner Jerry Sonnenberg, a former state lawmaker, raised $158,000 and has greater than $224,000 in his account.
The remainder of the GOP discipline — amongst them state Reps. Mike Lynch and Richard Holtorf, businessman Peter Yu, retired oil and gasoline businessman Floyd Trujillo, and Chris Phelen, former chief of workers to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn — introduced in anyplace from $30,000 to $104,000 for the quarter.
On the Democratic aspect, habit restoration advocate John Padora collected almost $200,000 within the first quarter, adopted by Trisha Calvarese with greater than $40,000 and Ian McCorkle, who has challenged Buck in years previous, took in $4,850.
On the identical day as the first, the 4th District additionally may have a particular election — that includes Calvarese and Republican Greg Lopez — to fill the remainder of Buck’s time period this yr.
fifth Congressional District
Within the El Paso County-centered district, the place Lamborn introduced he would step down on the finish of his time period, two Republican males hope to characterize a district that has been solidly GOP for many years.
State get together chairman Dave Williams raised $171,000 within the first quarter, although $100,000 of that whole was a mortgage he made to his marketing campaign. He entered the race simply days after Lamborn introduced he wouldn’t search re-election in January.
Within the major, Williams faces Jeff Crank, a advisor and longtime radio host in Colorado Springs who ran in opposition to Lamborn in 2006 and 2008. Crank collected simply over $300,000 over the past three months and has greater than $227,000 money readily available.
Democrat River Gassen, a scientist who has labored for NASA, collected almost $30,000 within the first quarter. She has $6,000 money readily available. One other candidate, Joe Reagan, has reported no fundraising.
eighth Congressional District
The following-biggest fundraiser throughout Colorado’s eight congressional districts, behind Frisch, has been U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Democrat. She took in $855,000 throughout the newest reporting interval.
Whereas the eighth Congressional District, Colorado’s latest, doesn’t have an open seat like the opposite three districts do, it’s being intently watched as a result of it’s simply Colorado’s most politically aggressive district. It extends from Commerce Metropolis north to Greeley.
The freshman congresswoman got here out of March with a $2 million conflict chest to tackle a Republican foe in November. That opponent is prone to be state Rep. Gabe Evans, a farmer and former Arvada police officer, who has raised essentially the most cash of the 2 Republicans nonetheless within the race.
He introduced in simply over $250,000 within the first quarter and has $340,000 money readily available. Retired doctor Janak Joshi reported $125,000 in receipts, although $100,000 of that was a mortgage he made to his marketing campaign.
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