Political ads · 2026 · CO

Colorado House District 3 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Jeff Hurd won · 49.3% to 47.4% · Called by AP on Nov 6

109 ads analyzed · 31 use a rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and glittering generalities.

The words doing the persuading

From the Hurd side · Paid for by Jeff Hurd for Congress “Congressman Jeff Hurd is fighting to protect our water resources and keep the Western Slope strong. Add your name to stand with Jeff ⬇️ 🇺🇸 OFFICIAL COLORADO WATER SURVEY 🇺🇸 Do you…” Glittering Generalities See this ad →
From the Romero side · Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADO “…this seat. But we need your help. We can leave no stone unturned since Jeff Hurd is taking money from MAGA and huge corporations. Please chip in $25 today to flip this seat BLUE!” Loaded Language See this ad →

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Jeff Hurd (Republican) and Dwayne Romero (Democrat) are the nominees for Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Jeff Hurd is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Jeff Hurd's campaign had raised $4.2 million (through October 14, 2026) and Dwayne Romero's campaign $1.7 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $1.3 million for Jeff Hurd and $2.5 million against; $64,000 for Dwayne Romero and $2.5 million against. Semblen has analyzed 109 ads in this race; 31 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and glittering generalities.

Jeff Hurd (REP, incumbent), Dwayne Romero (DEM). 3 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 109 ads analyzed, 31 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-10-29.

Also on every Colorado ballot: 14 statewide ballot measures → The ballot wording and the official arguments, read for rhetorical techniques.

How to vote in Colorado

From Colorado's official election office. Each line links to the official page it came from.

Registration Register by Mon, Oct 26 (To receive a mail ballot; in-person registration at a VSPC through Election Day). Same-day registration: In person at a VSPC (passed)Source: coloradosos.gov ↗Source: coloradosos.gov ↗
Early voting in person Mon, Oct 19 to Tue, Nov 3 (Minimum required VSPCs open; counties mail ballots by Oct 9) (passed)Source: coloradosos.gov ↗
By mail Anyone can vote by mail; return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received by the county clerk by 7 p.m.; postmarks do not count) (passed)Source: coloradosos.gov ↗
Election Day Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (passed)Source: coloradosos.gov ↗
ID at the polls ID required in person; photo not required (e.g. utility bill, bank statement within 60 days)Source: coloradosos.gov ↗
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Findings

As of 2026-10-29. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.

Ads analyzed
109 · started running between 2026-07-17 and 2026-10-26
With at least one technique
31 of 109 (28%)
Most common techniques
Loaded Language · 15 adsGlittering Generalities · 14 adsName Calling · 13 ads
Reported Meta spend
$16,200–42,950 on all ads, $3,200–9,239 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“taking money from MAGA and huge corporations” — Loaded Language, paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADO · the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique

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Who is running these ads

Each side is the campaign plus the groups backing it. How a group is placed is explained below the table.

SideAdsWith at least one techniqueMost common
Hurd (R)73 of 7Glittering Generalities (3)
Hurd's campaign62 of 6Glittering Generalities (2)
1 group backing Hurd11 of 1Glittering Generalities (1)
Romero (D)10228 of 102 (27%)Loaded Language (15), Name Calling (13), Glittering Generalities (11)
Romero's campaign6925 of 69 (36%)Loaded Language (14), Glittering Generalities (10), Name Calling (10)
2 groups backing Romero333 of 33 (9%)Name Calling (3), Glittering Generalities (1), Loaded Language (1)

Read this before comparing the sides. Ads that attack an opponent use these techniques far more often than ads that introduce a candidate, whoever runs them, so the side running more attack ads shows a higher share. A technique is about wording, not about whether an ad is true. These are online ads only (Meta and YouTube), not television.

By sponsor (5)
Paid for bySideAdsWith at least one techniqueMost common
ROMERO FOR COLORADORomerothe campaign6925 of 69 (36%)Loaded Language (14), Glittering Generalities (10), Name Calling (10)
Working AmericaRomeroreported spending to support Romero (FEC)323 of 32 (9%)Name Calling (3), Glittering Generalities (1), Loaded Language (1)
Jeff Hurd for CongressHurdthe campaign62 of 6Glittering Generalities (2)
Colorado Freedom FundHurdreported spending to support Hurd (FEC)11 of 1Glittering Generalities (1)
Protect Our Winters Action FundRomeroreported spending to support Romero (FEC)10 of 1

How a group is placed: by its own filings with the Federal Election Commission. A group is with a candidate when it reported spending to support that candidate, or to oppose the other one in the general election. The parties' own committees are with their nominee. Spending against a candidate in a primary places a group nowhere, and neither does our reading of its ads: a group with no such filing is listed as not placed. The sponsor table gives the reason for each.

Decide what counts

Not everyone would call every technique a problem. Untick the ones you'd call ordinary persuasion and the count updates.

28% of the 109 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (31 ads).

Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 16% of ads.

The words doing the work

The words that show up most in phrases our model flagged as loaded language or name calling in this race's ads, by number of ads.

  • insider in 3 ads · e.g. “the Washington insiders”, “whatever DC insiders tell him to”
  • rubber stamp in 3 ads · e.g. “kowtowing rubber stamp”, “rubber stamp”

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Jeff Hurd (REP, incumbent)

Raised
$4.2M through 2026-10-14 individuals $2.3M · PACs $705K · party $2,350 · from the candidate's other committees $1.1M · cash on hand $238K
Outside spending
$2.5M opposing Hurd · $1.3M supporting Hurd · latest reported 2026-11-02
Largest outside spenders
HMP — $2.5M opposing Hurd Largest donors: HOUSE MAJORITY FORWARD $93.7M (39%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Reid G Hoffman $8.5M (4%), Greylock Partners, Partner; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND $5.0M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Fred Eychaner $5.0M (2%), Retired; UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ISSUES FUND $4.8M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $383K supporting Hurd CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC. — $320K supporting Hurd AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC) — $236K supporting Hurd Largest donors: AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC. $783K (94%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) CENTER FORWARD INITIATIVE INC (CFI) — $99K supporting Hurd Largest donors: CENTER FORWARD $925K (72%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $225K (17%); POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAO $120K (9%) and 10 more
Bundled through PACs
$58K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $57K from 42 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $1,781 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC
188 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAC $2,500
  • ABUNDANCE PAC $3,500
  • AGC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA PAC $2,000
  • ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE'S POLITICAL ACTION COMM $1,000
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
  • AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $10K
  • AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (AMEREN FEDPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC $5,000
  • AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN BATTLEGROUND FUND $2,801
  • AMERICAN CEMENT ASSOCIATION (CEMENT PAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC) $3,500
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $8,000
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
  • AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PAC ('HOTELPAC') $1,000
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $7,500
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) $3,500
  • AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC $4,000
  • ARDA-RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC $3,500
  • ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) $5,000
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC PAC $5,000
  • ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAC (RAILPAC) $1,000
  • AT&T INC EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC $2,000
  • BACPAC $2,500
  • BAKER & HOSTETLER PAC $1,000
  • BE FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION PAC (B4IP PAC) $500
  • BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC) $2,000
  • BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $7,000
  • BRYAN CAVE LLP PAC $1,000
  • BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $4,000
  • BUILDING AMERICAS REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC (BARR PAC) $5,000
  • BUILDING BRIDGES PAC $5,000
  • CENTENE CORPORATION PAC (CENTENE PAC) $2,000
  • CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY PAC AKA CENTER PAC $1,000
  • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC $7,500
  • CHENEGA CORPORATION PAC (CHENEGA PAC) $4,000
  • CHEVRON EMPLOYEES PAC $2,500
  • CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION PAC (CAC PAC) $6,500
  • CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL $1,000
  • COALPAC, A PAC OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $500
  • COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL PAC - FEDERAL $2,000
  • CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC $3,500
  • CONSERVATIVE CLIMATE ACTION PAC $4,000
  • CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (CEPAC) $5,000
  • CORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (CORE PAC) $1,000
  • CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC $2,500
  • CROSSPARTISAN PAC II $5,000
  • CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
  • DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC; AKA DFA-PAC $2,500
  • DAN NEWHOUSE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC $2,000
  • DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION PAC (DEC PAC) $2,500
  • DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC) $10K
  • DIVERSIFIED GAS & OIL CORPORATION PAC $1,000
  • DON BACON FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • DOUBLE L PAC $2,500
  • DTE ENERGY COMPANY PAC $1,000
  • ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND DISH NETWORK CORPORATION PAC (ECHOSTAR DISH NETWORK PAC) $2,500
  • EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC $2,000
  • ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
  • EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • EMPLOYEES OF QUANTA SERVICES, INC. $2,500
  • EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION PAC $1,000
  • ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (ENPAC) $1,000
  • ERNST & YOUNG PAC $2,500
  • FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $2,000
  • FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF TOPEKA PAC $2,000
  • FEDEX CORPORATION PAC $2,000
  • FIELD OF DREAMS PAC $2,500
  • FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
  • FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • FREEPORT-MCMORAN CITZENSHIP COMMITTEE $2,500
  • GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. PAC (GENWORTH PAC) $2,500
  • GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $2,000
  • GOVERN PAC $2,000
  • GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION PAC (GUIDEWELL PAC) $1,000
  • HALLIBURTON COMPANY PAC $2,500
  • HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
  • HEARTDOCPAC $1,000
  • HF SINCLAIR PAC (DINO PAC) $1,500
  • HIGHWATER PAC $5,000
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $2,000
  • HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $5,500
  • HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $2,000
  • INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS OF AMERICA $5,000
  • INDIANAENGRPAC $2,500
  • INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISEE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC $1,000
  • INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • IPAA WILDCATTERS FUND $2,500
  • JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • KEEP AMERICA ROLLING $1,500
  • KOCHPAC $5,000
  • LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC $5,000
  • LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC $2,500
  • LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PAC $1,500
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $3,000
  • MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $5,000
  • MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
  • MINEPAC, A PAC OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $500
  • MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
  • MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $1,000
  • MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC PAC $2,000
  • MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
  • NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
  • NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (NAPA-PAC) $3,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $2,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $4,000
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $6,500
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC PAC (NBAA-PAC) $2,000
  • NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION $5,000
  • NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) $1,000
  • NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) $1,000
  • NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
  • NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. PAC (NSSF PAC) $2,500
  • NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $3,500
  • NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC $1,000
  • NETJETS INC. PAC $1,000
  • NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $10K
  • NEWMONT EMPLOYEE'S POLITICAL ACTION FUND $1,500
  • NFIB FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
  • NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,000
  • NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL PAC $1,000
  • OVINTIV USA INC PAC $7,000
  • PAC FOR NEW LEADERSHIP $3,300
  • PARSONS CORPORATION PAC $2,500
  • PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC. PAC (PATTERN PAC) $2,500
  • PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC $1,000
  • PHILLIPS 66 PAC $7,500
  • POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $2,500
  • POWERS, PYLES, SUTTER & VERVILLE PC PAC $500
  • PPL CORPORATION PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $1,000
  • PROJECT WEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC $10K
  • REPUBLICAN MAIN STREET PARTNERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
  • REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
  • ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $4,500
  • RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
  • SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) $1,000
  • SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE ( SRPPIC) $1,500
  • SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC., TRANSPAC $5,000
  • SEAL PAC $5,000
  • SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. PAC $2,500
  • SIX PAC $6,000
  • SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
  • SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $2,000
  • SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING, INC. PAC (SEMA & PRI PAC) $3,000
  • STAND TALL FOR KANSAS PAC $3,500
  • SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
  • TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES PAC $2,000
  • THE AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $5,000
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $10K
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $5,000
  • THE HOME DEPOT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • THE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC $1,000
  • TRUCKING PAC OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $1,000
  • UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND $1,000
  • UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $4,000
  • UNITED AIRLINES, INC. PAC (UAPAC) $4,000
  • UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL $2,500
  • UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $3,500
  • UPSPAC $1,000
  • US ENERGY PAC $5,000
  • WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,000
  • WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $2,000
  • WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $500
  • XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE PAC $5,000
  • YUKON KUSKO PAC INC $2,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Dwayne Romero (DEM)

Raised
$1.7M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.2M · PACs $74K · party $4,275 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $460K · cash on hand $196K
Outside spending
$2.5M opposing Romero · $64K supporting Romero · latest reported 2026-11-02
Largest outside spenders
SAFETY & AFFORDABILITY PAC INC. — $2.0M opposing Romero NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $410K opposing Romero CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC. — $73K opposing Romero WORKING AMERICA — $37K supporting Romero · 32 ads on this page MAGA INC. — $24K opposing Romero Largest donors: FORIS DAX, INC. $35.0M (8%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Diane Hendricks $25.0M (6%), Hendricks Holding CO Inc., Chairman; Miriam O Adelson $25.0M (6%), LAS Vegas Sands Corporation, Director OF Community Development; GEMINI TRUST COMPANY $24.4M (6%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Jeff Yass $16.0M (4%), Susquehanna International GRP, Managing Director and 5 more
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
11 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • BRITTANY PETTERSEN FOR COLORADO $2,000
  • COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $1,000
  • DEMOCRATIC VALUES $1,000
  • FIGHTING BACK PAC $5,000
  • GIDDY UP PAC $5,000
  • HOPE PAC $2,000
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $50
  • SERVICE FIRST PAC $3,000
  • UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $5,000
  • VOTEVETS $5,000
  • WINTHECENTER PAC $10K

All filings at the FEC ↗

The ads

109 ads, newest first.

Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADOfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
DURANGO, make sure your voice is heard. Drop off those ballots! #RomeroForColorado
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Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADOfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–991,000–1,999 impressions
ASPEN, get your ballots in to make sure your voice is heard! #RomeroForColorado
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Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADOfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–992,000–2,999 impressions
PUEBLO, get your ballots in and make sure your voice is heard! #RomeroForColorado
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Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADOfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–991,000–1,999 impressions
Carbondale, make sure your voice is heard. Drop off your ballot! #RomeroForColorado
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Paid for by Colorado Freedom Fundfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Colorado is worth fighting for. Jeff Hurd is committed to protecting our values, strengthening our communities, and preserving the Colorado we love for generations to come.
Glittering Generalities100.0% of sentences flagged

Glittering Generalities: Vague, emotionally positive slogan with no concrete content. Flagged: “Colorado is worth fighting for.”.

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Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADOfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–992,000–2,999 impressions
GARFIELD COUNTY, make your voice heard. Drop off those ballots by November 3rd! #RomeroForColorado
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Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADOfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Pagosa Springs, make sure your voice is heard. Drop off your ballot! #RomeroForColorado
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Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADOfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–991,000–1,999 impressions
TELLURIDE, make sure your voice is heard. Drop off those ballots! #RomeroForColorado
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Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADOfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–992,000–2,999 impressions
SLV, make sure your voice is heard. Drop off your ballots! #RomeroForColorado
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Paid for by ROMERO FOR COLORADOfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–991,000–1,999 impressions
GUNNI make sure your voice is heard. Drop off those ballots! #RomeroForColorado
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