Gardner leads in fundraising, much of it from mining, oil and gas

Freshman U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner pulled in more campaign contributions than any other congressional candidate in the second quarter of the year, according to the Greeley Tribune, with more than 10 percent of the funds coming from mining, oil and gas companies. The Republican lawmaker in the mineral-rich 4th Congressional District of northeastern Colorado has been a consistent proponent of more domestic drilling and mining.

Afternoon News Nuggets: 20 July 2009

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POLITICS AS USUAL: GOP Candidate for governor Josh Penry is not quitting the senate. He’s going to fulfill his obligations as Senate Minority Leader while crisscrossing the state campaigning and raising cash. Poor Penry,…

Political payback? Posting of McInnis 527 comment could be conservative GOP retribution

Former six-term Republican congressman Scott McInnis, who’s all but announced he intends to run for the governor’s office in 2010, may be getting some payback for taking on the conservative base of the state party just before the 2008 election.

Conflict of Interest Spelled

The cries of partisanship following Secretary of State Gigi Dennis’ recent decision to issue emergency campaign finance regulations that were requested by Republican operatives and are being challenged by unions and others are becoming all too…

A PAC Primer

Often it’s important to look behind the numbers. That’s the case with yesterday’s report that Political Action Committees (PACs) are raising more money than ever, and that most of the top PACs are liberal or union-oriented.

The U.S. Federal…

Not Exactly Desperate Housewives

If you read last week’s Denver Post story on fundraising in the 7th Congressional District, you learned that Rick O’Donnell is very popular with homemakers, who make up nearly 12 percent of his individual contributions.

CD-7: Of Corporate Logos And Campaign Violations

CD-7 Democratic candidate Ed Perlmutter today accused his opponent, Republican Rick O’Donnell, of violating campaign finance laws prohibiting corporate contributions by attending a fundraiser organized by an insurance agency.

In a news release today, Perlmutter’s campaign says…

Geeks Read Here

You wouldn’t know it from reading this post on how Colorado gubernatorial candidates Bob Beauprez (R) and Bill Ritter (D) are raising the bulk of their campaign cash from large donors, but the analysis of state campaign contribution…

CD-7: Follow the Money

Ed Perlmutter, who just captured the Democratic nomination in CD-7, and Republican opponent Rick O’Donnell, have already raised a lot of campaign cash, placing them among the top 50 House open seat fundraisers during the first 18…

Got Cash? Run for Office!

Being an incumbent is a big advantage in running for office in Colorado, but cash counts more, according to a study released today by the Institute on Money in State Politics.

In 2004, a whopping 100% of Senate…