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Adrienne Benavidez

State Senate District 21

Running in 2026: State Senate District 21 (June 30) · State Senate District 21 (November 3)

In the Legislature

Senate District 21 D · 661 floor votes this session, 0% not voting

Committees they vote in: Finance · Health & Human Services · Judiciary

Bills they lead: 13 (9 became law) — HB26-1044, HB26-1135, HB26-1143, HB26-1196, HB26-1269, HB26-1283, HB26-1320, SB26-167, SB26-177, HB26-1203, HB26-1206, HJR26-1023 …

Bills their donors lobbied on

Bills they voted on (latest floor vote) on which a lobbyist's client that gave to their campaign, or gave them a gift, took a position: the largest first, with the position the lobbyist reported.

Bill	Their vote	Clients that lobbied on it, their position, and what they gave
HB26-1038 County Commissioner Redistricting	Aye 2026-04-13	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($5,000 campaign)
HB26-1023 Political Party Liability for Accessibility Requirements	Aye 2026-04-01	Colorado Democratic Party monitoring ($5,000 campaign)
HB26-1113 Modifications to Elections	Aye 2026-05-04	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($5,000 campaign)

Personal Financial Disclosures

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026	2026-03-11	—

Findings

Worth a look Late or missing

No annual disclosure found for 2025

As a member of the General Assembly, they file a disclosure by January 10 each year. We found none for 2025 in TRACER's Document Search under their name.

What to check

TRACER's Document Search under their name (a different spelling could hide one).
Whether they held the office that January (members seated, or judges appointed, later in the year file on taking office).

Rule: An annual disclosure after January 10, or none found

“The following state officials must file a PFD by January 10th each year 24-6-202(1), C.R.S.”Form CPF-13 (Rev. 06/2026), instructions: Annual Filing Requirements ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Late or missing

TRACER lists 1 late campaign finance report penalty this cycle

The candidate's committee has 1 late-filing penalty on reports due since January 1, 2025: May 4, 2026 (waived). A report filed late keeps the committee's money out of public view until it's in.

What to check

The penalties on the candidate's TRACER page: dates, amounts and waivers.
Whether a waiver was granted (the Secretary of State may waive for good cause).

Rule: Penalties for late campaign finance reports

“The Secretary of State imposes penalties of $50 per day for late filings, including weekends and holidays.”Colorado Campaign and Political Finance Manual (Secretary of State) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Late or missing

Their 2026 annual disclosure is dated March 11, 2026, after the January 10 deadline

As a member of the General Assembly, they file a disclosure by January 10 each year (January 10, 2026 was a Saturday, so we count January 12, 2026 as on time). The first we found for 2026 in TRACER's Document Search is dated March 11, 2026, 58 days after the deadline.

What to check

Whether they took office after January 10 that year (an appointment or a new judgeship).
The document's date in TRACER is the date it was received or entered.

Rule: An annual disclosure after January 10, or none found

“The following state officials must file a PFD by January 10th each year 24-6-202(1), C.R.S.”Form CPF-13 (Rev. 06/2026), instructions: Annual Filing Requirements ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Campaign money: State Senate District 21

$57,499itemized, 146 contributions

$2,000from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

35%34%13%10%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $43,861

Advertising$29,903

Other$7,332

Consultants and professional services$6,248

Office Equipment & Supplies$264

Food and meals$109

Bank Fees$5

Largest payees: KABZA MEDIA LLC $24,671 Advertising · PUENTES Y RAMOS $4,375 Consultants and professional services · J. FUENTES $2,053 Consultants and professional services · JUAN FUENTES FERNANDEZ $2,001 Advertising · I. BARAJAS $1,600 Consultants and professional services · LEROY LEMOS $1,000 Other · KRISTI MARTINEZ $960 Other · STORMY SANCHEZ $960 Other

Expenditures their committee reported to TRACER over the election cycle, by the type the committee gave; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributors	Type	Total
COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY Denver	Political Party Committee	$5,000
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$4,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Washington	Small Donor Committee	$3,100
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA) Denver	Small Donor Committee	$3,000
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS Los Angeles	Small Donor Committee	$2,100
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
SHEET METAL WORKERS' SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$1,100
COLORADO WINS SDC Pueblo	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 208 POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
ADAMS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (A.C.D.C.C) Thornton	Political Party Committee	$500
COBALT ADVOCATES SDC Denver	Small Donor Committee	$500
70 RANCH LLC Greenwood Village	Business	$450
AMERICAN DREAM FOR ALL PAC Washington	Political Committee	$450
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION COLORADO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Chicago	Political Committee	$450
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS (AGC) COLORADO CONSTRUCTION ACTION COMMITTEE Denver	Political Committee	$450

Committees: BENAVIDEZ FOR SENATE DISTRICT 21. From the Secretary of State's TRACER bulk files.

Outside spending for and against them

$348,239spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
AMERICAN FUTURE primary · notices in TRACER	for	$336,052
BLUE COLLAR ACTION FUND general · notices in TRACER	for	$10,227
ALL TOGETHER COLORADO general · notices in TRACER	for	$1,960

Independent expenditures from the 48-hour notices, 2026. The candidate doesn't control them. One that names several candidates is split evenly among them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee · Denver · registered lobbyist employer	$5,000	37
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$4,000	56
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Labor union · Washington	$3,100	56
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA) Group or PAC · Denver	$3,000	58
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS Labor union · Los Angeles	$2,100	20
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$2,000	63
SHEET METAL WORKERS' SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Labor union · Denver	$1,100	60
PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 208 POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE Labor union · Denver	$1,000	26
COLORADO WINS SDC Group or PAC · Pueblo	$1,000	57
COBALT ADVOCATES SDC Group or PAC · Denver	$500	51
ADAMS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (A.C.D.C.C) Party committee · Thornton	$500	10
FRIENDS OF JUNIE JOSEPH LEADERSHIP FUND Candidate or officeholder committee · Boulder	$450	37
MAKE GREAT CHOICES PAC Group or PAC · Loveland	$450	7
BALL FOR ALL LEADERSHIP FUND Candidate or officeholder committee · Denver	$450	8
LINDSEY FOR COLORADO LEADERSHIP FUND Candidate or officeholder committee · Arvada	$450	25