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Edie Hooton

Running in 2026: CU Regent District 2 (June 30) · CU Regent District 2 (November 3)

Personal Financial Disclosures

debts: up to $24,999 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).

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
University of Colorado Rege
2026-01-166 income sources, 6 assets, 4 colorado property, 2 offices and directorships, 1 debts

Findings

Worth a look Late or missing

TRACER lists a penalty for a late financial disclosure (January 13, 2026)

The Secretary of State's campaign finance system lists a “Late PFD” penalty dated January 13, 2026 on their candidate record; its status: paid. A disclosure is due within ten days of a candidate affidavit, and by January 10 each year for those in office; a late one accrues $50 a day until it's filed.

What to check
  • The penalty on the candidate's TRACER page (Penalties tab): the date, status and any waiver.
  • When the disclosure was then filed (their disclosures on this page).
Rule: A penalty for a late financial disclosure
“A $50 per day late filing penalty that will accrue until the statement is filed”Form CPF-13 (Rev. 06/2026), instructions: Candidate Filing Penalties ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Campaign money: CU Regent District 2

$94,718itemized, 256 contributions
$40,232from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from

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

Plus $41,132 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $88,135

Advertising$64,893
Consultants and professional services$19,436
Bank Fees$1,927
Food and meals$832
Office Equipment & Supplies$510
Other$250
Travel & Lodging$244
Miscellaneous$43

Largest payees: AFG PARTNERS $57,256 Advertising · ANNA WERT $11,500 Consultants and professional services · CHRIS NICHOLSON $7,500 Consultants and professional services · THEBLUEDEAL.COM $2,964 Advertising · EDITH HOOTON $1,845 Advertising · LOCAL REPORTING $1,200 Advertising · CORAZON PRINTING $715 Office Equipment & Supplies · JUKEBOX PRINT INC $587 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 contributorsTypeTotal
EDITH HOOTON
Boulder
Candidate$40,232.40
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI
Denver
Small Donor Committee$2,000
JUDY AMABILE
Government/Civil · STATE OF CO · Boulder
Individual$900
EDWARD BATTREALL
Science/Technology · BLUEVECTOR AI · Louisville
Individual$900
MARI BATTREALL
Not Currently Employed · NOT EMPLOYED · Louisville
Individual$900
JESSICA BENJAMIN
Other · SELF · Boulder
Individual$900
MATT BENJAMIN
Media/Public Relations · SELF · Boulder
Individual$900
DAVID GROSS
Teacher/Education · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · Boulder
Individual$900
ELLIOTT HOOD
Attorney/Legal · CAPLAN AND EARNEST LLC · Boulder
Individual$900
EDWARD HOOTON
Teacher/Education · CU · Boulder
Individual$900
VIRGINIA HOOTON
Consultant · CLARKSTON CONSULTING · New York
Individual$900
KEITH KEGLEY
General Business · MERIDIEN PARTNERS · Boulder
Individual$900
SUNNARA LANGE
General Business · ADVISORYCLOUD · Longmont
Individual$900
DEE PERRY
Unknown · SELF · Boulder
Individual$900
GEORGE RUSSELL
Healthcare/Medical · ENSIGN · Lafayette
Individual$900

Committees: EDIE FOR CU. From the Secretary of State's TRACER bulk files.

Outside spending for and against them

$70,733spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
COLORADO WITHIN REACH
primary · notices in TRACER
for$70,733

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
EDITH HOOTON
Government/Civil, STATE OF COLORADO · Boulder
$40,23222
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI
Labor union · Denver
$2,00054
DAVID GROSS
Teacher/Education, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · Boulder
$90012
DEE PERRY
Retired, RETIRED · Boulder
$90012
ELLIOTT HOOD
Attorney/Legal, CAPLAN AND EARNEST LLC · Boulder
$90019
MATT BENJAMIN
Media/Public Relations, SELF EMPLOYED · Boulder
$9007
M RUSSELL HADE
Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Shoup
$9002
VIRGINIA HOOTON
Consultant, CLARKSTON CONSULTING · New York
$9002
KEITH KEGLEY
Science/Technology, MERIDIEN PARTNERS · Boulder
$9003
JESSICA BENJAMIN
Other, SELF · Boulder
$9008
STAN GARNETT
Attorney/Legal, GPMBF · Boulder
$7005
TARA WINER
Government/Civil, CITY OF BOULDER · Boulder
$50010
LINDA SHOEMAKER
Retired, RETIRED · Boulder
$5003
STEPHEN BRETT
Retired, RETIRED · Boulder
$5003
JOHN POWERS
Agriculture, SELF · Boulder
$50016