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Colorado Senate 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

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John Hickenlooper (DEM, incumbent), Bob Chew (OTH), Bob Chew (FWD), Brashad Hasley (DEM), George Washington Markert (REP), Janak Joshi (REP), Julie Gonzales (DEM), Karen Breslin (DEM), Mark Baisley (REP), Sean Pond (CON). 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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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.

John Hickenlooper (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $9.5M through 2026-10-14 individuals $6.7M · PACs $1.1M · party $62K · from the candidate's other committees $1.5M · cash on hand $1.6M
Outside spending: $512K supporting Hickenlooper · latest reported 2026-10-29
Largest outside spenders: COMMON SENSE ACTION FUND — $300K supporting Hickenlooper Largest donors: Kent Thiry $250K (51%), Retired, Retired; MODSQUAD ACTION $100K (21%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) OUR FUTURE COLORADO — $195K supporting Hickenlooper Largest donors: MODSQUAD ACTION $200K (100%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $15K supporting Hickenlooper Largest donors: CREPAC FEDERAL $2.5M (26%) (its largest donors: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1.3M); TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FEDERAL PAC $1.4M (15%) NEIGHBOR VOICES PAC — $1,882 supporting Hickenlooper Largest donors: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $1.0M (80%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Lisa Mennet $250K (20%), Perigee Fund, Founder GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION — $194 supporting Hickenlooper Largest donors: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC. $946K (40%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); NRDC ACTION FUND INC. $922K (39%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); LCV VICTORY FUND $500K (21%)

Bundled through PACs: $330K through 4 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $262K from 181 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC NORPAC — $50K from 20 gifts JSTREETPAC — $12K from 10 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC END CITIZENS UNITED — $7,000 from 2 gifts

184 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

314 ACTION FUND $7,500
340B HEALTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (340B HEALTH PAC) $2,500
A NEW DIRECTION PAC $10K
ABUNDANCE PAC $5,000
ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC $10K
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC) $1,500
ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC $10K
ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION PAC $1,000
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $3,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ALSOPAC $10K
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC (FAMMEDPAC) $1,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) $1,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC $2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PAC $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION $9,000
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $1,500
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC $7,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC $1,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $1,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PEOPLE $7,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $10K
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $1,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $7,500
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL PAC $2,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $10K
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE PAC $1,500
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC RESOURCES PAC $1,500
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $4,000
ASCO ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC) $1,500
BACPAC $2,500
BIG SKY VALUES $2,500
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) $5,000
BIPARTISAN CLIMATE FUND $1,000
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC $10K
BLUE WAVE PROJECT $10K
BOATPAC $3,500
BSA BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE, INC. PAC (BSA PAC) $1,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $3,000
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $2,000
COLORADO BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
COMMON GROUND PAC $10K
COMMON SENSE COLORADO $10K
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEACHERS) $3,000
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC $4,000
DEFEND THE DREAM $10K
DEFEND THE VOTE $2,500
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $838
EDAF PAC $1,000
EDPAC $4,500
EDUCATE AND INNOVATE PAC $10K
ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
END CITIZENS UNITED PAC $2,500
ENGINEER POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC) $5,000
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC PAC $2,500
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC $5,000
FINSECA PAC $2,500
FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC. $2,000
FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR PAC $10K
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC $10K
FRIENDS OF MARIA $4,000
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
GIDDY UP PAC $10K
GIFFORDS PAC $2,500
GRANITE VALUES PAC $10K
GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PAC $5,000
HAWAII PAC $10K
HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE $10K
HEART OF DIXIE OBLIGATION PAC $10
HOLDING ONTO OREGONS PRIORITIES $10K
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $5,000
HOPE PAC $10K
I GOT YOUR BACK PAC $10K
IMMIGRANTS' LIST $1,000
IN OUR HANDS $10K
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA PAC $3,000
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ITI PAC) $1,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS $10K
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC $7,000
JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS $2,500
JUNTOS PAC $5,000
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC) $7,000
KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC $10K
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $4,935
LIFTOFF PAC $10K
LIQUID ENERGY PIPELINE ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
LOBO PAC $10K
M-PAC $10K
MAPLE PAC $5,000
MARK KELLY FOR SENATE $4,000
MEAT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('MEAT PAC') $2,500
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $2,500
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC $1,000
MITTEN PAC $10K
MODERATE DEMOCRATS PAC $10K
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $10K
MOTOR CITY PAC $10K
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC $10K
NATE TOWER PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWER ERECTORS $2,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $1,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION (PACE) $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAILER MANUFACTURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE $1,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) $2,500
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $4,000
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE PAC $2,500
NATIONAL LIMOUSINE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NLA PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC $10K
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $6,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $1,000
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC $7,500
NEW DEMOCRACY FUND $2,500
NRDC INC. $1,000
NUTMEG PAC $5,000
OCEANS PAC $10K
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC $10K
PERIMETER PAC $5,000
PINEAPPLE PAC $10K
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AAOS $1,500
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC. $1,500
PURPOSE PAC $10K
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE PAC $7,500
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PAC $2,500
REV UP PAC $7,500
ROBERT MOSHER $2,500
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
SENIORS HOUSING PAC $2,500
SERVICE FIRST PAC $10K
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
SMART SOLUTIONS PAC $10K
SMART TD PAC $1,000
SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC) $5,000
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION PAC SEMAPAC $1,500
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC) $2,500
TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (TECHNET) FEDERAL PAC $3,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION ASSOCIATION PAC (NCTAPAC) $10K
THE PEOPLES VOICES PAC $10K
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATION INC. $4,000
TURQUOISE PAC $10K
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC $5,000
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS $5,000
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $5,000
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TELECOMPAC) $1,000
US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.) $2,500
VELVET HAMMER PAC $2,500
VICTORY NOW PAC $10K
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $2,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA INC. PAC $5,000
WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Bob Chew (OTH)

Raised: $3.6M through 2026-10-14 individuals $54K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $3.5M · cash on hand $235K
Outside spending: none reported

All filings at the FEC ↗

Bob Chew (FWD)

Raised: $3.6M through 2026-10-14 individuals $54K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $3.5M · cash on hand $235K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

Brashad Hasley (DEM)

Raised: $20K through 2026-02-11 individuals $1,082 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $19K · cash on hand $0
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

George Washington Markert (REP)

Raised: $315K through 2026-06-30 individuals $213K · PACs $3,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $99K · cash on hand $0
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

2 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PAC $1,000
PROJECTHEALTHSOLUTIONS PAC - PHSPAC $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Janak Joshi (REP)

Raised: $486K through 2026-07-17 individuals $126K · PACs $10K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $350K · cash on hand $0
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AMERICANS4HINDUS PAC (MULTI-CANDIDATE) $10K

All filings at the FEC ↗

Julie Gonzales (DEM)

Raised: $978K through 2026-09-30 individuals $953K · PACs $22K · cash on hand $19K
Outside spending: $335K supporting Gonzales · latest reported 2026-07-22
Largest outside spenders: WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC — $227K supporting Gonzales Largest donors: DEMOCRACY PAC $6.5M (32%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $2.2M (11%); ACCOUNTABLE JUSTICE ACTION FUND $2.0M (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Patty Ann Quillin $650K (3%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; JORDAN/DELANEY FAMILY TRUST $450K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) INDIVISIBLE ACTION — $73K supporting Gonzales Largest donors: Wayne Jordan $250K (5%); Hilary Perkins $106K (2%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $100K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); LONG RIDGE ACTION FUND $100K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) YOUNG PEOPLE FOR A NEW ERA — $33K supporting Gonzales INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC. — $1,654 supporting Gonzales

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

8 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $3,500
INDIVISIBLE ACTION $1,048
JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $5,000
KATIE PAC $250
LORENA FOR COLORADO LEADERSHIP FUND $500
PROGRESSIVE VICTORY PAC $2,113
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Karen Breslin (DEM)

Raised: $165K through 2026-10-13 individuals $159K · PACs $6,097 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $574 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ACTBLUE $6,097

All filings at the FEC ↗

Mark Baisley (REP)

Raised: $138K through 2026-10-14 individuals $135K · PACs $0 · party $999 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $2,200 · cash on hand $28K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

Sean Pond (CON)

Raised: $31K through 2026-06-10 individuals $31K · PACs $0 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

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