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Emily Sirota

State House District 9

Running in 2026: State Senate District 32 (June 30) · State Senate District 32 (November 3)

In the Legislature

House District 9 D · 2,064 floor votes this session, 2% not voting

Committees they vote in: Appropriations

Bills they lead: 153 (145 became law) — HB25-1019, HB25-1090, HB25-1314, HB25-1315, HB25-1327, HB25-1328, HB25-1335, HB25B-1001, HB26-1013, HB26-1113, HB26-1126, HB26-1150 …

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.

Bill	Their vote	Clients that lobbied on it, their position, and what they gave
HB25-1155 Modify Candidate Authority Watchers General Election	Aye 2025-02-13	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($20,500 campaign)
HB25-1315 Vacancies in the General Assembly	Aye 2025-05-02	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($20,500 campaign)
SB25-001 Colorado Voting Rights Act	Aye 2025-04-28	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($20,500 campaign)
HB26-1038 County Commissioner Redistricting	Aye 2026-04-21	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($20,500 campaign)
HB26-1023 Political Party Liability for Accessibility Requirements	Aye 2026-02-26	Colorado Democratic Party monitoring ($20,500 campaign)
HB26-1113 Modifications to Elections	Aye 2026-05-07	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($20,500 campaign)
HB26-1203 Modification of County Commissioner Elections	Aye 2026-03-16	Colorado Democratic Party monitoring ($20,500 campaign)

Personal Financial Disclosures

Income listed: up to $359,996; debts: up to $499,998 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 State Representative	2026-01-11	4 income sources, 4 assets, 2 colorado property, 2 offices and directorships, 2 state-regulated businesses, 2 debts
2025 Candidate (amendment) Colorado Senate District 32	2025-05-31	4 income sources, 3 assets, 1 colorado property, 2 offices and directorships, 2 state-regulated businesses, 1 debts
2025 Annual State Representative	2025-01-12	4 income sources, 3 assets, 1 colorado property, 2 offices and directorships, 2 state-regulated businesses, 1 debts
2024 State Representative	2024-01-10	4 income sources, 1 sources of compensation, 3 assets, 1 colorado property, 2 offices and directorships, 2 state-regulated businesses, 1 debts

Findings

Context 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 (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 Late or missing

Their 2025 annual disclosure is dated January 12, 2025, after the January 10 deadline

As a member of the General Assembly, they file a disclosure by January 10 each year. The first we found for 2025 in TRACER's Document Search is dated January 12, 2025, 2 days after the deadline.

What to check

Whether they took office after January 10 that year (an appointment or a new judgeship).
The document's date in TRACER is the date it was received or entered.

Rule: An annual disclosure after January 10, or none found

“The following state officials must file a PFD by January 10th each year 24-6-202(1), C.R.S.”Form CPF-13 (Rev. 06/2026), instructions: Annual Filing Requirements ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Gifts

$3,168 in gifts from THE HUNT INSTITUTE in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies

Their own gift reports list 2 items from THE HUNT INSTITUTE received in 2025, worth $3,168.48 in all: Cost of flight and hotel to attend the institute's early childhood leadership summit as part of state team. ($1,160.97); The hunt institute early childhood policy academy ($2,007.51). 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

Context Gifts

$431 in gifts from AMERICAN ECONOMIC LIBERTIES PROJECT in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies

Their own gift reports list 1 item from AMERICAN ECONOMIC LIBERTIES PROJECT received in 2025, worth $431.00 in all: Cost of attendance as a panelist at the 2025 anti-monopoly summit in washington dc ($431.00). 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 (“panelist”) 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

$283 in gifts from NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies

Their own gift reports list 1 item from NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES received in 2025, worth $282.97 in all: Ncsl’s child care policy work group meeting ($282.97). 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

$1,270 in gifts from THE HUNT INSTITUTE in 2024, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies

Their own gift reports list 1 item from THE HUNT INSTITUTE received in 2024, worth $1,270.00 in all: The hunt institute's early childhood leadership summit from 9/4-9/6/2024 $100 for ground travel; $270 for air travel; $608 for meals; $275 for lodging ($1,270.00). 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 (“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 Emily Sirota listed on their quarterly reports of gifts, honoraria and other benefits since 2024: $5,152 across 5 items from 3 sources. Givers who are clients of a registered lobbyist are marked.

From	What, when	Value
THE HUNT INSTITUTE $4,438 in all	COST OF FLIGHT AND HOTEL TO ATTEND THE INSTITUTE'S EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AS PART OF STATE TEAM. · 2025-09-24	$1,160.97
	THE HUNT INSTITUTE EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY ACADEMY · 2025-05-12	$2,007.51
	THE HUNT INSTITUTE'S EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FROM 9/4-9/6/2024 $100 FOR GROUND TRAVEL; $270 FOR AIR TRAVEL; $608 FOR MEALS; $275 FOR LODGING · 2024-09-04	$1,270
AMERICAN ECONOMIC LIBERTIES PROJECT $431 in all · lobbyist's client	COST OF ATTENDANCE AS A PANELIST AT THE 2025 ANTI-MONOPOLY SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON DC · 2025-09-15	$431
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES $283 in all	NCSL’S CHILD CARE POLICY WORK GROUP MEETING · 2025-06-03	$282.97

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 Senate District 32

$118,489itemized, 481 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

54%17%17%

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

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How it was spent: $66,831

Advertising$52,367

Consultants and professional services$6,350

Office Equipment & Supplies$4,241

Fundraising Expenses$2,390

Other$801

Miscellaneous$322

Entertainment$212

Food and meals$125

Bank Fees$24

Largest payees: MAMMEN GROUP, INC $30,748 Advertising · TURN IT BLUE DIGITAL, LLC $16,745 Advertising · COBLUE LLC $6,000 Consultants and professional services · DENVER DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE $4,533 Other · ACTBLUE $2,051 Fundraising Expenses · MAILCHIMP $1,500 Office Equipment & Supplies · CONSTANT CONTACT $1,245 Office Equipment & Supplies · BR PRINTERS $873 Advertising

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
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND Denver	Small Donor Committee	$4,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Washington	Small Donor Committee	$3,100
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO Los Angeles	Small Donor Committee	$3,100
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA) Denver	Small Donor Committee	$3,100
COLORADO DENTAL SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Greenwood Village	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
HEALTHIER COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI Denver	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
COLORADO WINS SDC Pueblo	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
PLUMBERS LOCAL 3 SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Aurora	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
SMART-TRANSPORTATION DIVISION SDC Denver	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
AFT COLORADO FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL, HEALTH AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (SDC) Denver	Small Donor Committee	$725
COBALT ADVOCATES SDC Denver	Small Donor Committee	$725
COLORADO ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$600

Committees: EMILY SIROTA FOR COLORADO. 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
COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee · Denver · registered lobbyist employer	$20,500	37
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND Labor union · Denver	$4,000	48
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA) Group or PAC · Denver	$3,100	58
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Labor union · Washington	$3,100	56
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO Group or PAC · Los Angeles	$3,100	44
COLORADO DENTAL SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Greenwood Village	$2,000	31
HEALTHIER COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$2,000	40
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$2,000	63
SMART-TRANSPORTATION DIVISION SDC Group or PAC · Denver	$1,000	10
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI Labor union · Denver	$1,000	54
COLORADO WINS SDC Group or PAC · Pueblo	$1,000	57
PLUMBERS LOCAL 3 SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Labor union · Aurora	$1,000	21
COBALT ADVOCATES SDC Group or PAC · Denver	$725	51
AFT COLORADO FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL, HEALTH AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (SDC) Labor union · Denver	$725	68
COLORADO ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$600	36