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Alex Valdez
State House District 5
In the Legislature
House District 5 D · 2,064 floor votes this session, 16% not voting
Committees they vote in: Energy & Environment · Transportation, Housing & Local Government · State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Bills they lead: 17 (11 became law) — HB25-1007, HB25-104, HB25-1040, HB25-1161, HB25-1167, HB25-1208, HB25-1269, HB25-1290, HB26-1133, HB26-1322, SB25-052, HB25-1218 …
Personal Financial Disclosures
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2026
| 2026-01-08 | 3 income sources, 1 compensated lobbying, 7 colorado property, 3 state-regulated businesses, 3 debts |
2025
| 2025-01-09 | 2 income sources, 3 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 3 debts |
2024
| 2024-06-25 | 2 income sources, 1 assets, 2 colorado property, 1 offices and directorships, 2 state-regulated businesses, 4 debts |
Findings
Context Gifts
$1,822 in gifts from DYLAN MCDOWELL in 2024, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies
Their own gift reports list 2 items from DYLAN MCDOWELL received in 2024, worth $1,821.82 in all: This was the value of the hotel for the national caucus of environmental legislators annual conference. ($717.00); This was the value of the hotels for the national caucus of environmental legislators' trip plastics educational trip. ($1,104.82). The Colorado Constitution's gift ban limits what an official may accept from one person in a calendar year to $75 (as adjusted for inflation), with exceptions: food and admission where they speak or answer questions, a nonprofit's or government's reasonable expenses for a meeting where they take part, gifts from relatives and personal friends on a special occasion, tokens and informational material, and anything they paid fair value for. The description (“conference”) suggests one may apply. Reporting a gift is required either way; the report doesn't say which exception, if any, applies.
What to check- Whether an exception in art. XXIX, sec. 3(3) applies: a speaking role or scheduled program, a nonprofit (under 5% for-profit funding) or government paying for a meeting they took part in, a relative or personal friend, or payment of fair value by the official.
- The Independent Ethics Commission's advisory opinions and letter rulings on similar gifts.
- The report itself in TRACER (Supplemental Reports: Gifts, Honoraria and Other Benefits).
Rule: Gifts over the gift ban's limit
“shall solicit, accept or receive any gift or other thing of value having either a fair market value or aggregate actual cost greater than fifty dollars ($50) in any calendar year”Colorado Constitution, art. XXIX, sec. 3(2) (the Independent Ethics Commission's copy); the limit is $75 from 2023 (IEC Position Statement 23-01) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Gifts
$5,148 in gifts from DANIEL SHEA (NCSL PROGRAM PRINCIPAL – ENERGY) in 2023, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies
Their own gift reports list 1 item from DANIEL SHEA (NCSL PROGRAM PRINCIPAL – ENERGY) received in 2023, worth $5,148.45 in all: This came from the national conference of state legislatures in the form of arrangements and reimbursements for a nuclear fact-finding trip to france. ($5,148.45). The Colorado Constitution's gift ban limits what an official may accept from one person in a calendar year to $75 (as adjusted for inflation), with exceptions: food and admission where they speak or answer questions, a nonprofit's or government's reasonable expenses for a meeting where they take part, gifts from relatives and personal friends on a special occasion, tokens and informational material, and anything they paid fair value for. The description (“conference”) suggests one may apply. The giver is an association of legislatures or state governments; its paying for a meeting they take part in is an exception. Reporting a gift is required either way; the report doesn't say which exception, if any, applies.
What to check- Whether an exception in art. XXIX, sec. 3(3) applies: a speaking role or scheduled program, a nonprofit (under 5% for-profit funding) or government paying for a meeting they took part in, a relative or personal friend, or payment of fair value by the official.
- The Independent Ethics Commission's advisory opinions and letter rulings on similar gifts.
- The report itself in TRACER (Supplemental Reports: Gifts, Honoraria and Other Benefits).
Rule: Gifts over the gift ban's limit
“shall solicit, accept or receive any gift or other thing of value having either a fair market value or aggregate actual cost greater than fifty dollars ($50) in any calendar year”Colorado Constitution, art. XXIX, sec. 3(2) (the Independent Ethics Commission's copy); the limit is $75 from 2023 (IEC Position Statement 23-01) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Gifts
$1,225 in gifts from DYLAN MCDOWELL (NCEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) in 2023, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies
Their own gift reports list 1 item from DYLAN MCDOWELL (NCEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) received in 2023, worth $1,225.26 in all: This gift is from the national caucus of environmental legislators' arrangements for their southwest transmission and energy convening in santa fe nm. ($1,225.26). The Colorado Constitution's gift ban limits what an official may accept from one person in a calendar year to $75 (as adjusted for inflation), with exceptions: food and admission where they speak or answer questions, a nonprofit's or government's reasonable expenses for a meeting where they take part, gifts from relatives and personal friends on a special occasion, tokens and informational material, and anything they paid fair value for. The description (“convening”) suggests one may apply. Reporting a gift is required either way; the report doesn't say which exception, if any, applies.
What to check- Whether an exception in art. XXIX, sec. 3(3) applies: a speaking role or scheduled program, a nonprofit (under 5% for-profit funding) or government paying for a meeting they took part in, a relative or personal friend, or payment of fair value by the official.
- The Independent Ethics Commission's advisory opinions and letter rulings on similar gifts.
- The report itself in TRACER (Supplemental Reports: Gifts, Honoraria and Other Benefits).
Rule: Gifts over the gift ban's limit
“shall solicit, accept or receive any gift or other thing of value having either a fair market value or aggregate actual cost greater than fifty dollars ($50) in any calendar year”Colorado Constitution, art. XXIX, sec. 3(2) (the Independent Ethics Commission's copy); the limit is $75 from 2023 (IEC Position Statement 23-01) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Gifts they reported
What Alex Valdez listed on their quarterly reports of gifts, honoraria and other benefits since 2024: $8,196 across 4 items from 3 sources. Givers who are clients of a registered lobbyist are marked.
| From | What, when | Value |
|---|
DANIEL SHEA (NCSL PROGRAM PRINCIPAL – ENERGY)
$5,148 in all | THIS CAME FROM THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES IN THE FORM OF ARRANGEMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS FOR A NUCLEAR FACT-FINDING TRIP TO FRANCE. · 2023-11-10 | $5,148.45 |
DYLAN MCDOWELL
$1,822 in all | THIS WAS THE VALUE OF THE HOTELS FOR THE NATIONAL CAUCUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATORS' TRIP PLASTICS EDUCATIONAL TRIP. · 2024-09-10 | $1,104.82 |
| THIS WAS THE VALUE OF THE HOTEL FOR THE NATIONAL CAUCUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATORS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. · 2024-07-31 | $717 |
DYLAN MCDOWELL (NCEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
$1,225 in all | THIS GIFT IS FROM THE NATIONAL CAUCUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATORS' ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR SOUTHWEST TRANSMISSION AND ENERGY CONVENING IN SANTA FE NM. · 2023-10-19 | $1,225.26 |
From the reports in TRACER (search them: Gifts and Honoraria Report). Officials file one each quarter in which they receive a reportable item (C.R.S. 24-6-203).