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CO — 2012 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in CO during 2012
Total Raised
$25,865,827
Total Donated
$47,503,020
Candidates
23
Individual Donors
16,021
Party Receipts in 2012
DEM $10,322,172
REP $15,154,798
Top Candidates in CO (2012)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| COORS, JOSEPH JR | REP | House | $4,839,422 |
| COFFMAN, MICHAEL | REP | House | $3,441,283 |
| PERLMUTTER, EDWIN G | DEM | House | $2,970,376 |
| TIPTON, SCOTT R. | REP | House | $2,342,229 |
| GARDNER, CORY | REP | House | $2,320,196 |
| PACE, SALVATORE II | DEM | House | $1,953,913 |
| MIKLOSI, JOE | DEM | House | $1,711,958 |
| POLIS, JARED | DEM | House | $1,149,924 |
| DEGETTE, DIANA L. | DEM | House | $1,051,538 |
| SHAFFER, BRANDON | DEM | House | $905,776 |
| BLAHA, ROBERT B | REP | House | $872,101 |
| LAMBORN, DOUGLAS | REP | House | $721,044 |
| HANEY, PERRY | DEM | House | $578,687 |
| WEISSMANN, ERIC A | REP | House | $312,904 |
| LUNDBERG, KEVIN | REP | House | $282,436 |
| ANDERSON, DAVID C | NNE | House | $240,279 |
| POLHEMUS, KATHY L | IND | House | $100,390 |
| CASIDA, TISHA TRINETTE | UNK | House | $36,859 |
| STROUD, DANNY E | REP | House | $18,183 |
| BALL, MATTHEW CHRISTIAN | REP | House | $5,000 |
| MCMILLAN, JAIME | UNK | House | $5,000 |
| PIRTLE, JAMES C | LIB | House | $4,185 |
| GILLILAND, JOSHUA L | LIB | House | $2,145 |
Top Donors in CO (2012)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COORS, JOSEPH JR | $3,520,761 | COORS CERAMICS COMPANY |
| 2 | Polis, Jared | $412,578 | Self Employed/Entrepenuer |
| 3 | FAIR SHARE ACTION | $375,000 | — |
| 4 | GILL, TIM | $317,400 | — |
| 5 | ENVIRONMENT COLORADO | $250,000 | — |
| 6 | LORD, HENRY | $249,071 | RETIRED |
| 7 | CHAMBERS, MERLE | $234,950 | AXEM RESOURCES INC |
| 8 | GILL ACTION FUND | $218,000 | — |
| 9 | FOX, JEFFREY | $206,500 | REDEN & ANDERS |
| 10 | FAIR SHARE PAC | $200,000 | — |
| 11 | DONAVAN, JAMES | $190,000 | DONOVAN RESOURCES |
| 12 | LEE, BARBARA | $175,229 | SELF EMPLOYED INVESTMENTS |
| 13 | BENNETT, PORTER | $172,500 | BENTEK |
| 14 | HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY | $150,000 | — |
| 15 | Stryker, Pat | $138,100 | Bohemian Companies/Chairman |
| 16 | JOSEPH, PAMELA | $133,640 | ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER |
| 17 | SIEGEL, WILLIAM | $114,600 | CHRIS CRAFT OIL |
| 18 | GOLDBERG, CINDY | $110,840 | ATTORNEY |
| 19 | WEAVER, LINDSAY | $100,060 | QUALCOMM INC |
| 20 | LUTER, JOE W. III | $100,000 | SMITHFIELD |
| 21 | FRONTIER ENERGY GROUP | $100,000 | — |
| 22 | KENNEDY, JUSTIN ANTHONY MR. | $100,000 | L.N.R. PROPERTY CORP. |
| 23 | FINDLATER, CHRIS | $98,700 | — |
| 24 | KLIPPING, JOAN | $96,700 | SELF |
| 25 | EMERSON, JOHN | $95,650 | CEAVCO AUDIO VISUALS |