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Chris Richardson
State House District 56
Running in 2026: State House District 56 (June 30) · State House District 56 (November 3)
In the Legislature
House District 56 R · 2,064 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Committees they vote in: Transportation, Housing & Local Government · Business Affairs & Labor · Appropriations
Bills they lead: 31 (12 became law) — HB25-1289, HB25-1298, HB26-1181, HB26-1239, HB26-1420, SB26-001, SB26-046, SB26-054, SB26-061, SB26-076, SB26-101, SB26-175 …
Personal Financial Disclosures
Income listed: up to $249,996 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 |
|---|
2026 Annual
House of Representatives, House District 56 | 2026-01-09 | 4 income sources, 3 assets, 1 colorado property, 2 state-regulated businesses, 2 debts |
2025
Colorado House District 56 | 2025-06-16 | 5 income sources, 1 assets, 1 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 3 debts |
2025
[Colorado House District 56 | 2025-01-10 | 5 income sources, 1 sources of compensation, 5 assets, 1 colorado property, 2 state-regulated businesses, 5 debts |
2024
Colorado House District 56 | 2024-04-08 | 5 income sources, 1 colorado property, 3 offices and directorships, 1 state-regulated businesses, 4 debts |
Findings
Worth a look 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: September 21, 2026 (open). 1 is still open (neither paid nor 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 Gifts
$650 in gifts from AUDREA DECKER, EXEC DIR PFLN in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies
Their own gift reports list 1 item from AUDREA DECKER, EXEC DIR PFLN received in 2025, worth $650.00 in all: Scholarship for 2025 pro-family legislators conference: conference fee, meals, lodging ($650.00). 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 (“conference”) suggests one may apply. The report suggests a relative or friend, whose gifts on a special occasion are exempt. 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 Chris Richardson listed on their quarterly reports of gifts, honoraria and other benefits since 2024: $650 across 1 item from 1 source. Givers who are clients of a registered lobbyist are marked.
| From | What, when | Value |
|---|
AUDREA DECKER, EXEC DIR PFLN
$650 in all | SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2025 PRO-FAMILY LEGISLATORS CONFERENCE: CONFERENCE FEE, MEALS, LODGING · 2025-11-13 | $650 |
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 56
$30,706itemized, 103 contributions
$397from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
45%55%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $847 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $18,274
Other$4,537
Office Equipment & Supplies$3,054
Miscellaneous$3,020
Food and meals$2,188
Advertising$1,870
Telephone$1,222
Fundraising Expenses$883
Travel & Lodging$871
Consultants and professional services$560
Gifts$70
Largest payees: COLORADO HOUSE GOP CAUCUS $2,900 Other · AMAZON $1,699 Other · THE I70 SCOUT $1,373 Advertising · RINGCENTRAL, INC $1,277 Telephone · CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON $1,063 Travel & Lodging · GOOGLE LLC $712 Other · COLORADO FARM BUREAU $500 Other · US POSTAL SERVICE $460 Miscellaneous
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 |
|---|
REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC)
Englewood | Small Donor Committee | $3,100 |
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $2,000 |
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $2,000 |
HEALTHIER COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $1,000 |
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 |
ASSOCIATIONS, INC. PAC / ASSOCIA PAC
Richardson | Political Committee | $450 |
PAOLA BAGLIETTO
Consultant · SELF · Denver | Individual | $450 |
CARSON LEADERSHIP PAC
Highlands Ranch | Political Committee | $450 |
COLORADO CHAMBER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Denver | Political Committee | $450 |
COLORADO DAIRY FARMERS POLITICAL COMMITTEE
Salt Lake City | Political Committee | $450 |
COLORADO DENTAL PAC (CODPAC)
Greenwood Village | Political Committee | $450 |
COLORADO INDEPENDENTS PAC (COINPAC)
Littleton | Political Committee | $450 |
COLORADO MEDICAL PAC (COMPAC)
Denver | Political Committee | $450 |
TIM CRAFT
Construction/Engineering · CRAFT COMPANIES · Denver | Individual | $450 |
Committees: COMMITTEE TO ELECT RICHARDSON FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 56. From the Secretary of State's TRACER bulk files.
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