By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News In the final weeks before the Nov. 3 election, supporters of an in-the-weeds effort to overturn a tax law in Colorado received a cascade of big checks, for a grand total of more than $2 million. All came from Kent Thiry, the former CEO of DaVita, one of […]
Pat Stryker
Posted inElection 2020, Politics and Government
Top spenders on Colorado ballot measures all claimed victory in 2020 election, new reports show
Dark-money nonprofits, a discount tobacco company and wealthy donors fueled the costly ballot initiative contests in Colorado, and the side that spent the most won all the contested races. The most expensive ballot measure was Proposition 115, a proposed ban on abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy that voters soundly rejected, 59% to 41%, at […]
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Who Colorado donors support the most in the 2020 presidential race
There’s at least one category where John Hickenlooper leads the vast Democratic field of presidential contenders. That’s in campaign cash from Coloradans. The former Colorado governor raised $1.5 million from fellow Centennial State residents, topping even President Donald Trump, who raised $1.1 million in the state between January 2017 and June 30. In all, about […]
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The top 10 donors in Colorado’s elections — and who they support
The 2018 election is setting record for campaign spending in Colorado. The cash raised in the governor’s contest broke records even before primary votes were counted. And it’s only increased since then. Ten individuals have put a combined $38 million into Colorado contests so far, a Colorado Sun analysis finds. And it should come as […]