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Amy Padden
District Attorney, 18th Judicial District
Personal Financial Disclosures
debts: up to $1,194,994 on their latest disclosure with entries: the top of each range they selected, added up (the form asks for ranges, not amounts; a range with no top counts at its figure).
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
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2026 Annual
District Attorney 18th Judicial District | 2026-01-08 | 5 income sources, 5 assets, 6 colorado property, 2 offices and directorships, 1 state-regulated businesses, 6 debts |
2025 Annual
District Attorney, 18th Judicial District | 2025-01-23 | 6 income sources, 5 assets, 2 colorado property, 1 offices and directorships, 1 state-regulated businesses, 4 debts |
Findings
Context Gifts
$750 in gifts from THE TIDES CENTER in 2026, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies
Their own gift reports list 1 item from THE TIDES CENTER received in 2026, worth $750.00 in all: Travel expenses to attend and speak at convening of elected das in montgomery, al. ($750.00). 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 (“speak”) 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
$2,400 in gifts from FAIR AND JUST PROSECUTION in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies
Their own gift reports list 3 items from FAIR AND JUST PROSECUTION received in 2025, worth $2,400.00 in all: Airfare, meals and hotel for convening ($850.00); Travel, meals for fall convening ($800.00); Travel, meals for spring convening ($750.00). 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 Amy Padden listed on their quarterly reports of gifts, honoraria and other benefits since 2024: $3,150 across 4 items from 2 sources. Givers who are clients of a registered lobbyist are marked.
| From | What, when | Value |
|---|
FAIR AND JUST PROSECUTION
$2,400 in all | AIRFARE, MEALS AND HOTEL FOR CONVENING · 2025-12-04 | $850 |
| TRAVEL, MEALS FOR FALL CONVENING · 2025-09-03 | $800 |
| TRAVEL, MEALS FOR SPRING CONVENING · 2025-04-29 | $750 |
THE TIDES CENTER
$750 in all · lobbyist's client | TRAVEL EXPENSES TO ATTEND AND SPEAK AT CONVENING OF ELECTED DAS IN MONTGOMERY, AL. · 2026-04-22 | $750 |
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).