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Cecelia Espenoza
State House District 4
Running in 2026: State House District 4 (June 30) · State House District 4 (November 3)
In the Legislature
House District 4 D · 2,064 floor votes this session, 1% not voting
Committees they vote in: Judiciary · State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Bills they lead: 50 (41 became law) — HB25-1022, HB25-1114, HB25-1155, HB25-1168, HB25-1172, HB25-1301, HB25-1305, HB25-1306, HB25-1322, HB25-1324, HB25-1325, HB25-1326 …
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.
Colorado property
$864,900 at the county assessors' values, 1 parcel we matched to the property on their disclosures.
| Kind | County | Assessor's value |
|---|
| home | Denver | $864,900 |
The county assessor's actual value (the 2025 reappraisal, an estimate of market value in mid-2024), from the state's parcel records. We match parcels by the owner's name where their office or race is, or by the legal description or address on their disclosure; we don't show addresses, parcel numbers or co-owners. Property held in a name we can't connect to them isn't here.
Personal Financial Disclosures
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2026 Candidate
| 2026-01-12 | 6 income sources, 1 sources of compensation, 4 assets, 3 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 4 debts |
2025 Candidate
Representative HD 4 | 2025-06-09 | 3 income sources, 3 assets, 2 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 3 debts |
2025
HD4 | 2025-01-03 | 3 income sources, 3 assets, 2 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 4 debts |
Findings
Worth a look Gifts
$6,700 in gifts from JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL, A PROGRAM OF JEWISHCOLORADO in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit
Their own gift reports list 1 item from JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL, A PROGRAM OF JEWISHCOLORADO received in 2025, worth $6,700.00 in all: Public officials mission ($6,700.00). 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. 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
Worth a look Gifts
$1,878 in gifts from OPPORTUNITY CAUCUS in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit
Their own gift reports list 1 item from OPPORTUNITY CAUCUS received in 2025, worth $1,877.84 in all: Organizational and educational retreat: hotel $ 1,190/ food $607.84/ facility fee $80.00 ($1,877.84). 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. 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
$3,755 in gifts from CSG WEST in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies
Their own gift reports list 1 item from CSG WEST received in 2025, worth $3,754.67 in all: Western leadership academy hotel 897.72/ meals and transportation 1,899.41/ materials 308.50/ faculty 649.05 ($3,754.67). 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 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
$1,040 in gifts from NALEO in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies
Their own gift reports list 1 item from NALEO received in 2025, worth $1,039.67 in all: State policy summit: leading amid historic change, air 118.28/hotel 185.94/ meals 735.45 ($1,039.67). 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 (“summit”) 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 Cecelia Espenoza listed on their quarterly reports of gifts, honoraria and other benefits since 2024: $13,372 across 4 items from 4 sources. Givers who are clients of a registered lobbyist are marked.
| From | What, when | Value |
|---|
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL, A PROGRAM OF JEWISHCOLORADO
$6,700 in all | PUBLIC OFFICIALS MISSION · 2025-05-12 | $6,700 |
CSG WEST
$3,755 in all | WESTERN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HOTEL 897.72/ MEALS AND TRANSPORTATION 1,899.41/ MATERIALS 308.50/ FACULTY 649.05 · 2025-12-16 | $3,754.67 |
OPPORTUNITY CAUCUS
$1,878 in all | ORGANIZATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL RETREAT: HOTEL $ 1,190/ FOOD $607.84/ FACILITY FEE $80.00 · 2025-10-03 | $1,877.84 |
NALEO
$1,040 in all | STATE POLICY SUMMIT: LEADING AMID HISTORIC CHANGE, AIR 118.28/HOTEL 185.94/ MEALS 735.45 · 2025-11-17 | $1,039.67 |
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).
Campaign money: State House District 4
$82,318itemized, 141 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
49%35%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $2,500 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $52,089
Other$31,247
Employee Services$12,095
Office Equipment & Supplies$3,725
Gifts$3,000
Fundraising Expenses$662
Miscellaneous$580
Advertising$318
Entertainment$200
Bank Fees$173
Contributions$90
Largest payees: CECELIA4COLORADO $27,857 Other · ZENPAYROLL INC (DBA GUSTO) $11,392 Employee Services · COLORADO OPPORTUNITY CAUCUS $1,980 Other · CORAZON PRINTING $1,292 Other · GOOGLE LLC $1,148 Office Equipment & Supplies · MAILCHIMP $1,104 Office Equipment & Supplies · KAYMAN BOWDEN $1,000 Gifts · FRIDA MONTES $1,000 Gifts
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 | $20,500 |
CECELIA4COLORADO
Denver | Candidate Committee | $7,357.03 |
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $6,200 |
COLORADO APARTMENT ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Greenwood Village | Small Donor Committee | $6,200 |
REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC)
Englewood | Small Donor Committee | $3,100 |
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $2,000 |
COLORADO DENTAL SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Greenwood Village | Small Donor Committee | $1,000 |
PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 208 POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $1,000 |
GLORIA GARCIA
Financial/Investment · HARPER HOFER & ASSOCIATES, LLC · Denver | Individual | $675 |
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
Washington | Small Donor Committee | $500 |
SHEET METAL WORKERS' SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $500 |
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION COLORADO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Chicago | Political Committee | $450 |
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER POLITICAL COMMITTEE
Greenwood Village | Political Committee | $450 |
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS (AGC) COLORADO CONSTRUCTION ACTION COMMITTEE
Denver | Political Committee | $450 |
ASSOCIATIONS, INC. PAC / ASSOCIA PAC
Richardson | Political Committee | $450 |
Committees: CECELIA4COLORADO. From the Secretary of State's TRACER bulk files.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|
COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Party committee · Denver · registered lobbyist employer | $20,500 | 37 | |
COLORADO APARTMENT ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Greenwood Village | $12,400 | 28 | |
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $11,550 | 42 | |
REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC)
Group or PAC · Englewood | $9,300 | 56 | |
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $6,000 | 56 | |
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $5,000 | 63 | |
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND
Labor union · Denver | $3,000 | 48 | |
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA)
Group or PAC · Denver | $3,000 | 58 | |
CECELIA ESPENOZA
Not Currently Employed, NONE · Denver | $2,500 | 7 | |
LABORER'S LOCAL 720 SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Labor union · Denver | $2,000 | 12 | |
PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 208 POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Labor union · Denver | $2,000 | 26 | |
GLORIA GARCIA
Financial/Investment, HARPER HOFER & ASSOCIATES, LLC · Denver | $1,073 | 2 | |
HOMES FOR ALL COLORADOANS COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Centennial | $1,000 | 18 | |
COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS NONPARTISAN SMALL DONOR
Labor union · Denver | $1,000 | 31 | |
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
Labor union · Washington | $1,000 | 56 | |