Democrat Adam Frisch has widened his marketing campaign money benefit over Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s third Congressional District, outraising her by an element of practically 4 from July by means of September.
Frisch, a former Aspen Metropolis councilman who practically unseated the Garfield County congresswoman in 2022, raised practically $3.4 million through the quarter in contrast with Boebert’s $854,000. Frisch had practically $3 million extra in marketing campaign money than Boebert at first of October.
Frisch isn’t Boebert’s solely reelection risk, nevertheless.
Republican Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction lawyer difficult Boebert within the 2024 GOP main within the third District, raised greater than $412,000 within the third quarter of 2023 after asserting his marketing campaign in late August. His donors embrace quite a few distinguished Colorado Republicans, whereas a lot of Boebert’s cash got here from donors who gave lower than $200.
In Colorado’s eighth Congressional District, the state’s different 2022 U.S. Home battleground, U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Thornton, outraised each of her two GOP challengers from July by means of September.
Right here’s a deeper have a look at quarterly marketing campaign finance experiences filed with the Federal Elections Fee:
Frisch takes vital lead in third CD
Boebert beat Frisch by solely 546 votes in 2022, making the third District race, which spans the Western Slope into Pueblo and southeastern Colorado, the closest Home contest within the nation final 12 months.
Of the $3.4 million Frisch raised, 65% are from donors giving lower than $200, in contrast with Boebert, who raised 58% from small donors.
Frisch has raised $8.6 million whole this 12 months, and July 1 by means of Sept. 30 was his finest fundraising quarter but. Frisch has spent practically $4.9 million, however nonetheless has $4.3 million within the financial institution to start out October.
Boebert, in the meantime, has raised $3.2 million this 12 months, whereas spending practically $2.3 million. She had $1.4 million in her marketing campaign account on the finish of September.
Frisch additionally outspent Boebert within the third quarter at $1.5 million to her $861,000. Each candidates are spending closely on their campaigns’ fundraising efforts.
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Almost half of Frisch’s spending went towards buying lists of potential donors and digital advertisements to draw their cash. He paid Glenwood Springs legal professional Cole Buerger greater than $19,000 for consulting. Buerger was one in all a number of Democrats who initially ran within the third District in 2022 however dropped out to run for state Home, a contest he misplaced. He’s now operating for the state Senate.
Boebert spent $292,000 on unsolicited mail, $135,000 on donor-list acquisition and $115,000 on fundraising consulting. She additionally paid Jasmine Higgs, one in all her congressional staffers, $15,000 for consulting.
Boebert’s marketing campaign reported spending practically $2,900 on catering, together with $317 at Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar in Aspen on the finish of July. That bar, which serves a restricted meals menu, is co-owned by Quinn Gallagher.
The Day by day Mail reported that Gallagher was the person who was with Boebert when the pair have been ejected from a efficiency of the musical “Beetlejuice” in Denver in September. Boebert was speaking loudly and vaping, and the person was groping Boebert, through the efficiency, based on surveillance video and safety experiences.
Hurd spent about $57,000 through the quarter, and had $356,000 in money to start out October.
His donors included former College of Colorado President Bruce Benson and his spouse, Marcy; former Mesa State College President Tim Foster; former Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers; and former College of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie. Three-fourths of Hurd’s donations got here from Coloradans and practically half of the donations have been for $3,300, the utmost donation every for the first and common elections.
Republican Russ Andrews, a Carbondale funding adviser additionally operating within the main towards Boebert, loaned his marketing campaign $251,000 of the $289,000 it raised through the third quarter. His loans account for 85% of his whole $311,000 raised since leaping into the race. He has spent about $48,000.
Grand Junction Mayor Anna Stout, who’s operating towards Frisch within the Democratic main within the third District, raised greater than $101,000 and spent $60,000 from July by means of September, leaving her with $41,000 in money on the finish of the quarter.
Not one of the different candidates who’ve filed to run within the third District reported elevating greater than $1,000 within the third quarter.
eighth Congressional District heats up
Caraveo received a slim victory in Colorado’s latest congressional district in 2022 and didn’t draw a Republican challenger till the second half of the 12 months. Now she has two.
Weld County Commissioner Scott James raised practically $110,000 from September by means of July and spent about $31,000, leaving him with $79,000 in money. State Rep. Gabe Evans, who jumped into the competition in September, introduced in $103,000, with 20% of that non-public loans. He spent $7,200 and nonetheless had about $96,000 in money to start out October.
Each Republicans nonetheless have a methods to go to catch as much as Caraveo’s monetary warchest. She introduced in $454,000 from July by means of September, bringing her whole fundraising this 12 months to almost $1.3 million. Her marketing campaign had $910,000 in money on the finish of September.
Caraveo’s marketing campaign spent $169,000 within the third quarter and has spent $432,000 for the reason that starting of the 12 months. Digital promoting was her largest value — $50,000 — within the final three months.
Different congressional contests
Republican U.S. Reps. Ken Buck, of Windsor, and Doug Lamborn, of Colorado Springs, have been the one incumbents in Colorado’s congressional delegation to boost lower than $100,000 within the third quarter. Buck introduced in $44,000 and Lamborn $36,000.
A number of Republicans are contemplating difficult Buck for the GOP nomination within the 4th Congressional District, which incorporates Citadel Rock and spans the Jap Plains. Buck, who fended off a shock main challenger in 2022, had practically $480,000 in money on the finish of September.
Lamborn doesn’t have a main challenger in his closely Republican district, however he usually attracts a number of opponents every election cycle. Right here’s how the opposite Democrats in Colorado’s congressional delegation, all of whom are up for reelection subsequent 12 months, fared over the past quarter:
- U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, of Lakewood, raised $321,000 and had $480,000 in money
- U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, of Centennial, raised $317,000 and had greater than $1.5 million in money
- U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, of Lafayette, raised $288,000 and had practically $1.9 million in money
- U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, of Denver, raised $104,000 and had $331,000 in money
Right here’s a chart of the main points for all candidates who raised greater than $1,000 within the latest reporting interval.
