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Max Brooks
State House District 45
Running in 2026: State House District 45 (June 30) · State House District 45 (November 3)
In the Legislature
House District 45 R · 2,064 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Committees they vote in: Finance · Business Affairs & Labor · Transportation, Housing & Local Government · Health & Human Services · Judiciary
Bills they lead: 16 (4 became law) — HB25-1003, HB26-1098, HB26-1287, SB25-087, HB25-1055, HB25-1143, HB25-1216, HB25-1282, HB26-1021, HB26-1061, HB26-1254, HCR25B-1001 …
Colorado property
$607,934 at the county assessors' values, 1 parcel we matched to the property on their disclosures.
| Kind | County | Assessor's value |
|---|
| home | Douglas | $607,934 |
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
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2026
Hovse District 4s | 2026-01-02 | 4 income sources, 1 colorado property, 3 offices and directorships, 1 state-regulated businesses, 6 debts |
2025
4S | 2025-08-26 | 4 income sources, 1 compensated lobbying, 4 assets, 1 colorado property, 4 offices and directorships, 11 state-regulated businesses |
2025
| 2025-01-10 | 5 income sources, 10 state-regulated businesses |
Findings
Worth a look Late or missing
TRACER lists a penalty for a late financial disclosure (August 22, 2025)
The Secretary of State's campaign finance system lists a “Late PFD” penalty dated August 22, 2025 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 Income · the statement
No income from their office as State House District 45 on their 2026 disclosure
They hold office as State House District 45, which pays a salary, and their 2026 disclosure lists 3 sources of income (Town of Castle Rock; Denver Metro Security; Greenlight Gurus) 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
Campaign money: State House District 45
$24,465itemized, 91 contributions
$140from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
42%57%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $190 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $13,508
Advertising$9,497
Other$937
Contributions$800
Fundraising Expenses$793
Office Equipment & Supplies$783
Food and meals$603
Bank Fees$54
Travel & Lodging$21
Miscellaneous$18
Largest payees: ARENA $6,718 Fundraising Expenses · HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS $1,400 Other · CONSTANT CONTACT $1,292 Office Equipment & Supplies · WIZBANG $868 Advertising · VISTA PRINT $817 Advertising · GOOGLE WORKSPACE $792 Office Equipment & Supplies · LISA FOR COLORADO COMMITTEE $590 Food and meals · SQUARESPACE $434 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 |
|---|
REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC)
Englewood | Small Donor Committee | $6,200 |
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver | Small Donor Committee | $2,000 |
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION COLORADO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Chicago | Political Committee | $450 |
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER POLITICAL COMMITTEE
Greenwood Village | Political Committee | $450 |
STEVE BERNINZONI
Castle Rock | Individual | $450 |
CARSON LEADERSHIP PAC
Highlands Ranch | Political Committee | $450 |
COLORADO CHAMBER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Denver | Political Committee | $450 |
COLORADO COMMITTEE OF AUTO RETAILERS (COLO C.A.R.)
Denver | Political Committee | $450 |
COLORADO MEDICAL PAC (COMPAC)
Denver | Political Committee | $450 |
ARTHUR DANTCHIK
Office and Administrative Occupations · SIG · Bala Cynwyd | Individual | $450 |
PAUL FARAGO
Healthcare/Medical · FARAGO ACCUPUNCTURE · Asheville | Individual | $450 |
FRIENDS OF COLORADO HOSPITALS (F/K/A HOSPITALS EXPRESS LEGISLATIVE PREFERENCE)
Denver | Political Committee | $450 |
DAVE GILL
Government/Civil · DOUGLAS COUNTY · Castle Rock | Individual | $450 |
MARK HAVERKATE
General Business · WORLD ORPHANS · Larkspur | Individual | $450 |
MARY ANN HAVERKATE
Retired · RETIRED · Larkspur | Individual | $450 |
Committees: MAX BROOKS FOR COLORADO COMMITTEE. 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 |
|---|
REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC)
Group or PAC · Englewood | $10,200 | 56 | |
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $5,000 | 63 | |
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $4,000 | 56 | |
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $2,675 | 42 | |
HEALTHIER COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $2,000 | 40 | |
HOMES FOR ALL COLORADOANS COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Centennial | $1,000 | 18 | |
MARK HAVERKATE
General Business, WORLD ORPHANS · Larkspur | $900 | 3 | |
MARY ANN HAVERKATE
Retired, RETIRED · Larkspur | $900 | 2 | |
COLORADO CHAMBER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver | $900 | 54 | |
COLORADO COMMITTEE OF AUTO RETAILERS (COLO C.A.R.)
Group or PAC · Denver | $900 | 35 | |
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Washington | $900 | 14 | |
COLORADO MEDICAL PAC (COMPAC)
Group or PAC · Denver | $900 | 54 | |
FRIENDS OF COLORADO HOSPITALS (F/K/A HOSPITALS EXPRESS LEGISLATIVE PREFERENCE)
Candidate or officeholder committee · Denver | $900 | 45 | |
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION COLORADO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Chicago | $900 | 51 | |
TOM WIENS
Financial/Investment, NWC, LLC · Sedalia | $900 | 5 | |