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Tim Bennett (Republican) and Brittany Pettersen (Democrat) are the nominees for Colorado's 7th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Brittany Pettersen is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Tim Bennett's campaign had raised $109,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Brittany Pettersen's campaign $2.3 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $0 for Tim Bennett and $804 against.
Tim Bennett (REP), Brittany Pettersen (DEM, incumbent).
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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 ↗
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Mon, Oct 19 to Tue, Nov 3 (Minimum required VSPCs open; counties mail ballots by Oct 9) (passed)Source: coloradosos.gov ↗
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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.
Tim Bennett (REP)
Raised
$109K through 2026-10-14individuals $68K · PACs $4,499 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $30K · cash on hand $4,615
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $7,500
MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURANCE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('MGIC-PAC') $1,000
NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) $500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $8,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PAC $7,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $6,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC (NBWS PAC) $3,500
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $5,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $3,500
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC $2,500
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC) $2,500
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES PAC INC. $2,500
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE PAC $7,500
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOMURAPAC) $2,000
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,000
ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLA PAC) $2,000
PAC TO THE FUTURE $5,000
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE $2,500
PFIZER INC. PAC $1,000
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $3,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $1,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PAC $5,000
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('PROTECTPAC') $2,000
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL PAC $5,000
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC. $1,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC. PAC $2,500
ROCK HOLDINGS INC. PAC $1,000
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC $1,000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) $5,500
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
STRIPE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC) $2,500
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC) $10K
T-MOBILE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC) $8,500
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC) $2,500
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. PAC (AKA 'CARLYLE PAC') $2,500
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. FEDERAL PAC (AKA HARTFORD ADVOCATES FEDERAL FUND) $7,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC) $1,000
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC $4,500
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $2,500
THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,000
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $1,500
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY PAC $1,000
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC $2,500
TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN $5,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $5,000
U.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
U.S. BANCORP POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM $2,500
U.S. MORTGAGE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (USMI PAC) $3,500
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE PAC $5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $10K
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) $5,000
UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL $2,500
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC $5,000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $2,500
UNUMPROVIDENT PAC $2,500
URSA MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC (URSA MAJOR PAC) $1,500
VAIL RESORTS EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
VANNEVAR LABS, INC. PAC $2,500
VEN-PAC $2,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) $4,000
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
WALPAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE WALMART INC $2,000
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND II $3,500
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) $2,000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $2,000
WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (WSIA) PAC $7,500
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC) $1,000
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $5,000
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