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James Boelens
Personal Financial Disclosures
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2026
| 2026-03-12 | — |
2024
Hd 18 | 2024-03-18 | 2 income sources, 1 sources of compensation, 2 debts |
Findings
Worth a look Late or missing
TRACER lists a penalty for a late financial disclosure (March 15, 2024)
The Secretary of State's campaign finance system lists a “Late PFD” penalty dated March 15, 2024 on their candidate record; its status: paid, waiver requested. 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
Context Late or missing
TRACER lists 2 late campaign finance report penalties this cycle
The candidate's committee has 2 late-filing penalties on reports due since January 1, 2025: May 18, 2026 (waived); June 1, 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 Errors in the record
1 error in their public record: a disclosure that doesn't say why it was filed
We found these in the records as filed or as TRACER lists them, and read each as meant (shown here so anyone can check the reading): Their 2026 disclosure doesn't say why it was filed: none of the boxes (appointed, candidate, annual filing, amending) is ticked.
What to check- The original filing in TRACER for each one.
- These don't change what we show: we use the amount, name or date as meant.
Rule: Errors in the record
How this rule works
Campaign money: State House District 18
$861itemized, 9 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
100%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $11 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $861
Other$400
Advertising$286
Fundraising Expenses$167
Food and meals$8
Largest payees: CORY APPLEGATE $400 Other · XPRESS PRINT $184 Advertising · DON TURI $100 Advertising · CONOCO $92 Fundraising Expenses · EL PASO COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE $75 Fundraising Expenses · WETCLIFF LANES $8 Food and meals · DOLLAR TREE $1 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 |
|---|
CORY APPLEGATE
Government/Civil · EL PASO COUNTY · Fountain | Individual | $450 |
WILLIAM BAKER
Retired · RETIRED · Colorado Springs | Individual | $250 |
BILL WYSONG
Government/Civil · EL PASO COUNTY · Colorado Springs | Individual | $100 |
CORY PARALLA
Consultant · JACKSON HEWWITT · Denver | Individual | $50 |
JAMES BOELENS
Retired · RETIRED · Colorado Springs | Individual | $10.73 |
SHELLEY MORIN
Retired · RETIRED · Wisconsin Rapids | Individual | $0.71 |
JAMES FRIEL
Construction/Engineering · RIGHT SIZE · Antioch | Individual | $0 |
Committees: JAMES FOR HD18. 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 |
|---|
CORY APPLEGATE
Government/Civil, EL PASO COUNTY · Fountain | $450 | 4 | |
WILLIAM BAKER
Retired, RETIRED · Colorado Springs | $250 | 6 | |
JAMES BOELENS
Retired, RETIRED · Colorado Springs | $11 | 2 | |