People › State Senate
Matt Ball
State Senate District 31
Running in 2026: State Senate District 31 (June 30) · State Senate District 31 (November 3)
In the Legislature
Senate District 31 D · 1,698 floor votes this session, 2% not voting
Committees they vote in: State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · Judiciary · Transportation & Energy · Local Government & Housing · Health & Human Services
Bills they lead: 79 (62 became law) — HB25-1093, HB25-1096, HB25-1116, HB25-1129, HB25-1183, HB25-1197, HB25-1213, HB25-1269, HB25-1273, HB25-1280, HB25-1306, HB25-1307 …
Colorado property
$1,680,900 at the county assessors' values, 1 parcel we matched to the property on their disclosures.
| Kind | County | Assessor's value |
|---|
| home | Denver | $1,680,900 |
The county assessor's actual value (the 2025 reappraisal, an estimate of market value in mid-2024), from the state's parcel records. We match parcels by the owner's name where their office or race is, or by the legal description or address on their disclosure; we don't show addresses, parcel numbers or co-owners. Property held in a name we can't connect to them isn't here.
Personal Financial Disclosures
Income listed: up to $384,995; debts: up to $2,233,996 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
Colorado Senate District 31 | 2026-01-12 | 5 income sources, 4 assets, 4 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 6 debts |
2025
Colorado Senate District 31 | 2025-01-19 | 5 income sources, 4 assets, 2 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 5 debts |
Findings
Worth a look Gifts
$650 in gifts from GARY COMMUNITY VENTURES in 2026, over the gift ban's $75 limit
Their own gift reports list 1 item from GARY COMMUNITY VENTURES received in 2026, worth $650.00 in all: Non-profit provided lodging and food for event at which senator spoke and represented district. ($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. 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
Worth a look Gifts
$6,700 in gifts from JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit
Their own gift reports list 1 item from JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL received in 2025, worth $6,700.00 in all: Lodging, food and transportation expenses for public officials mission to israel. ($6,700.00). 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. 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
Worth a look Gifts
$3,700 in gifts from THE INSTITUTE FOR WESTERN ENERGY in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit
Their own gift reports list 1 item from THE INSTITUTE FOR WESTERN ENERGY received in 2025, worth $3,700.00 in all: Lodging, food, and transportation expenses for public officials mission and study trip to denmark. ($3,700.00). 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. 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 Late or missing
Their 2025 annual disclosure is dated January 19, 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 19, 2025, 9 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
Gifts they reported
What Matt Ball listed on their quarterly reports of gifts, honoraria and other benefits since 2024: $11,050 across 3 items from 3 sources. Givers who are clients of a registered lobbyist are marked.
| From | What, when | Value |
|---|
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL
$6,700 in all | LODGING, FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS MISSION TO ISRAEL. · 2025-05-12 | $6,700 |
THE INSTITUTE FOR WESTERN ENERGY
$3,700 in all | LODGING, FOOD, AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS MISSION AND STUDY TRIP TO DENMARK. · 2025-06-15 | $3,700 |
GARY COMMUNITY VENTURES
$650 in all | NON-PROFIT PROVIDED LODGING AND FOOD FOR EVENT AT WHICH SENATOR SPOKE AND REPRESENTED DISTRICT. · 2026-06-08 | $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 Senate District 31
$112,943itemized, 388 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
48%40%10%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $68,481
Employee Services$41,965
Consultants and professional services$11,891
Miscellaneous$4,908
Other$1,920
Food and meals$1,885
Advertising$1,775
Fundraising Expenses$1,562
Office Equipment & Supplies$1,002
Bank Fees$826
Entertainment$689
Largest payees: ABBIE MARKSBURY $34,345 Employee Services · DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE $9,688 Employee Services · COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY: SUPPORT COLO DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES $3,875 Miscellaneous · PRACTICAL CAMPAIGN SERVICES $3,666 Consultants and professional services · US TREASURY DEPARTMENT $3,542 Employee Services · DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAUCUS FUND $1,900 Other · ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $1,562 Fundraising Expenses · ARTIST PROOF COLLECTIVE $1,388 Consultants and professional services
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 | $6,200 |
COLORADO APARTMENT ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Greenwood Village | Small Donor Committee | $6,200 |
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $6,000 |
REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC)
Englewood | Small Donor Committee | $5,000 |
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $4,000 |
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $4,000 |
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
Washington | Small Donor Committee | $3,100 |
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
Los Angeles | Small Donor Committee | $3,100 |
ARCHITECTS OF COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $1,500 |
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA)
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $1,000 |
COLORADO WINS SDC
Pueblo | Small Donor Committee | $1,000 |
RICHARD BALL
Retired · RETIRED · Denver | Individual | $900 |
JOAN WINN
Retired · RETIRED · Denver | Individual | $900 |
ONE COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $750 |
CAMACHO LEADERSHIP FUND
Denver | Political Committee | $593.99 |
Committees: MATT BALL 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 | By party |
|---|
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $6,200 | 42 | |
COLORADO APARTMENT ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Greenwood Village | $6,200 | 28 | |
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $6,000 | 63 | |
REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC)
Group or PAC · Englewood | $5,000 | 56 | |
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $4,000 | 56 | |
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND
Labor union · Denver | $4,000 | 48 | |
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
Labor union · Washington | $3,100 | 56 | |
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
Labor union · Los Angeles | $3,100 | 20 | |
ARCHITECTS OF COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $1,500 | 26 | |
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA)
Group or PAC · Denver | $1,000 | 58 | |
COLORADO WINS SDC
Group or PAC · Pueblo | $1,000 | 57 | |
ONE COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $750 | 37 | |
CAMACHO LEADERSHIP FUND
Candidate or officeholder committee · Denver | $594 | 25 | |
COBALT ADVOCATES SDC
Group or PAC · Denver | $500 | 51 | |
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI
Labor union · Denver | $500 | 54 | |