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Lindsay Gilchrist

State House District 8

Running in 2026: State House District 8 (June 30) · State House District 8 (November 3)

In the Legislature

House District 8 D · 2,064 floor votes this session, 0% not voting

Committees they vote in: Health & Human Services · Education · Appropriations

Bills they lead: 32 (26 became law) — HB25-1002, HB25-1018, HB25-1027, HB25-1097, HB25-1133, HB25-1183, HB25-1270, HB25-1271, HB25B-1006, HB26-1002, HB26-1020, HB26-1144 …

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
HB25-1010 Prohibiting Price Gouging in Sales of Necessities	Aye 2025-04-11	Colorado Chamber of Commerce amending ($450 campaign); Pfizer amending ($225 campaign)
HB25-1094 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices	Aye 2025-05-07	Colorado Chamber of Commerce opposing ($450 campaign); Pfizer monitoring ($225 campaign)
SB25-048 Diabetes Prevention & Obesity Treatment Act	Aye 2025-05-06	Colorado Chamber of Commerce opposing ($450 campaign); Pfizer monitoring ($225 campaign)
SB25-145 Online Cancellation of Automatic Renewal Contracts	Aye 2025-04-23	Colorado Chamber of Commerce amending ($450 campaign)
HB25-1011 Private Equity Acquisition of Child Care Centers	Aye 2025-03-05	Colorado Chamber of Commerce amending ($450 campaign)
HB25-1277 Increasing Transparency Impact of Fuel Products	Aye 2025-04-02	Colorado Chamber of Commerce opposing ($450 campaign)
SB25-002 Regional Building Codes for Factory-Built Structures	Aye 2025-04-21	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
SB25-046 Local Government Tax Audit Confidentiality Standards	Aye 2025-03-04	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
HB25-1021 Tax Incentives for Employee-Owned Businesses	Aye 2025-05-05	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
HB25-1040 Adding Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Resource	Aye 2025-02-25	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
HB25-1053 Landowner Immunity for Emergency Access to Property	Aye 2025-02-06	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
HB25-1090 Protections Against Deceptive Pricing Practices	Aye 2025-03-28	Colorado Chamber of Commerce amending ($450 campaign)
HB25-1157 Reauthorize Advanced Industries Tax Credit	Aye 2025-04-30	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
HB25-1272 Construction Defects & Middle Market Housing	Aye 2025-04-23	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
HB25-1296 Tax Expenditure Adjustment	Aye 2025-05-07	Colorado Chamber of Commerce amending ($450 campaign)
HB25-1269 Building Decarbonization Measures	Aye 2025-05-07	Colorado Chamber of Commerce monitoring ($450 campaign)
SB25-086 Protections for Users of Social Media	Aye 2025-04-28	Colorado Chamber of Commerce amending ($450 campaign)
HB25-1332 State Trust Lands Conservation & Recreation Work Group	Aye 2025-05-07	Colorado Chamber of Commerce monitoring ($450 campaign)
SB25-006 Investment Authority of State Treasurer for Affordable Housing	Aye 2025-04-11	Colorado Chamber of Commerce monitoring ($450 campaign)
SB25-005 Worker Protection Collective Bargaining	Aye 2025-05-06	Colorado Chamber of Commerce opposing ($450 campaign)
HB25-1208 Local Governments Tip Offsets for Tipped Employees	Aye 2025-03-19	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
SB25-045 Health-Care Payment System Analysis	Aye 2025-04-23	Colorado Chamber of Commerce opposing ($450 campaign)
HB25-1239 Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act	Aye 2025-05-01	Colorado Chamber of Commerce amending ($450 campaign)
SB25-306 Performance Audits of Certain State Agencies	Aye 2025-05-06	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
HB25-1001 Enforcement Wage Hour Laws	Aye 2025-05-07	Colorado Chamber of Commerce opposing ($450 campaign)
SB25-276 Protect Civil Rights Immigration Status	Aye 2025-05-03	Colorado Chamber of Commerce amending ($450 campaign)
HB25-1312 Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals	Aye 2025-05-06	Colorado Chamber of Commerce monitoring ($450 campaign)
SB25-144 Change Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance Prog	Aye 2025-04-25	Colorado Chamber of Commerce monitoring ($450 campaign)
HB25-1005 Tax Incentive for Film Festivals	Aye 2025-03-13	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)
SB25-018 Online Search of Sales & Use Tax	Aye 2025-04-30	Colorado Chamber of Commerce supporting ($450 campaign)

Personal Financial Disclosures

Income listed: up to $524,998; debts: up to $1,249,998 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 HD8	2026-01-13	2 income sources, 2 colorado property, 2 debts
2025 Annual State Representative HD8	2025-12-04	2 income sources, 2 colorado property, 2 debts
2025 Candidate State House Representative	2025-08-29	2 income sources, 2 colorado property, 2 debts
2025 Annual State Representative (HD8	2025-01-10	2 income sources, 1 colorado property, 2 debts

Findings

Worth a look Income · the statement

No income from their office as State House District 8 on their 2026 disclosure

They hold office as State House District 8, which pays a salary, and their 2026 disclosure lists 2 sources of income (Gilchrist and Company S. Corps; Denver Health and Hospital Auth) but none that is the office. The form asks for every source of income, an employer included.

What to check

The disclosure itself: whether the salary is listed under another name, or in an attachment.
Whether they took office after the year the disclosure covers (an appointment late in the year).

Rule: No income listed from the office they hold

“List the names of any sources of income, including capital gains (whether or not taxable) for yourself, your spouse, and minor children residing with you.”Form CPF-13 (Rev. 06/2026), instructions: Income ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

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: Major Contributor Report (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 Lobbying

96 bills they voted on were lobbied by donors to their campaign ($675 from 2 clients)

Clients of professional lobbyists that gave to their 2026 campaign took positions on 96 bills they voted on (their latest floor vote). The largest: Colorado Chamber of Commerce ($450); Pfizer ($225). Where those donors clearly supported or opposed a bill, their vote went the donors' way on 32 of 55. Two public records read together: it doesn't mean either one caused the other.

What to check

The bills and each client's position (Bills their donors lobbied on, on their page).
Most lobbied bills draw clients on both sides; a vote with one donor can be a vote against another.

Rule: Bills their donors lobbied on

How this rule works

Campaign money: State House District 8

$52,350itemized, 187 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

70%23%

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

Plus $914 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $44,452

Consultants and professional services$15,885

Office Equipment & Supplies$7,810

Contributions$6,006

Advertising$3,577

Travel & Lodging$2,941

Food and meals$2,729

Entertainment$2,662

Bank Fees$1,009

Gifts$603

Other$600

Largest payees: JONNA WALLIN $5,200 Consultants and professional services · COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY $5,150 Office Equipment & Supplies · COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICAL COMMITTEE $4,125 Contributions · DENVER DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE $2,917 Entertainment · SHOP THE SHOP $2,382 Office Equipment & Supplies · MAILCHIMP / THE ROCKET SCIENCE GROUP, LLC $2,197 Consultants and professional services · SYDNEY MARLER $2,067 Consultants and professional services · MINTED LLC $1,416 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
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$3,100
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$3,100
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND Denver	Small Donor Committee	$3,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Washington	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
COLORADO DENTAL SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Greenwood Village	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
CAREPOINT HEALTH Greenwood Village	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
COLORADO ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
JOSH HANFLING Lobbyist · SEWALD HANFLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS · Denver	Individual	$900
FLORANGEL MENDEZ Lobbyist · MENDEDZ, BARKIS AND ASSOCIATES · Arvada	Individual	$750
ONE COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$700
COLORADO RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY POLITICAL COMMITTEE Centennial	Political Committee	$600
ALICE APPLEBAUM Not Currently Employed · NOT EMPLOYED · Denver	Individual	$550
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA) Denver	Small Donor Committee	$550
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI Denver	Small Donor Committee	$500

Committees: GILCHRIST 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
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$6,000	56
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND Labor union · Denver	$6,000	48
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$3,550	42
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA) Group or PAC · Denver	$3,550	58
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$3,100	63
CAREPOINT HEALTH Group or PAC · Greenwood Village	$2,000	11
CENTENNIAL STATE PROSPERITY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Redacted By Sos	$2,000	8
COLORADO CHAPTER, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Littleton	$2,000	7
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Labor union · Washington	$2,000	56
COLORADO DENTAL SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Greenwood Village	$2,000	31
JOSH HANFLING Lobbyist, SEWALD HANFLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS · Denver	$1,800	11
COLORADO ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$1,600	36
ONE COLORADO PAC Group or PAC · Denver	$1,400	43
DAVID CARLSON Financial/Investment, DAVID CARLSON · Denver	$1,350	6
ALICE APPLEBAUM Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Denver	$1,300	7