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Michael Bennet

Running in 2026: Governor (June 30)

Personal Financial Disclosures

debts: up to $499,999 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).

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026
Governor
2026-03-257 income sources, 2 sources of compensation, 1 compensated lobbying, 6 assets, 11 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 1 debts
2025 Candidate
Governor
2025-04-286 income sources, 6 assets, 1 colorado property, 5 offices and directorships, 1 state-regulated businesses, 1 debts

Findings

None.

Campaign money: Governor

$5,078,453itemized, 51,656 contributions
$950,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from

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

Plus $1,450 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $6,096,005

Advertising$2,033,451
Consultants and professional services$1,312,316
Employee Services$1,122,468
Fundraising Expenses$972,363
Travel & Lodging$194,316
Bank Fees$174,562
Office Equipment & Supplies$123,791
Food and meals$88,408
Other$41,019
Rent & Utilities$32,414

Largest payees: GRASSROOTS MEDIA $1,665,446 Advertising · GUSTO $1,070,357 Returned Expenditure · MISSIONWIRED $545,171 Fundraising Expenses · QCT PRODUCTION, LLC $305,624 Returned Expenditure · SHAWMUT SERVICES LLC $297,000 Consultants and professional services · WAVELENGTH STRATEGY, INC $214,800 Advertising · GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP, LLC $179,691 Consultants and professional services · CHRACA FRIEDMAN GROUP $120,000 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 contributorsTypeTotal

$96,718.68
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver
Small Donor Committee$15,650
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO
Los Angeles
Small Donor Committee$15,650
COLORADO APARTMENT ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Greenwood Village
Small Donor Committee$15,650
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA)
Denver
Small Donor Committee$15,650
REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC)
Englewood
Small Donor Committee$15,650
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND
Denver
Small Donor Committee$15,000
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Denver
Small Donor Committee$15,000
UAW REGION 4 MIDWEST STATES PAC (COLORADO)
Ottawa
Small Donor Committee$5,000
MISSIONWIRED
Washington
Corporation$3,710.42
STEVEN COHEN
Other · THE ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION - CO-PRESIDENT AND CO-COO · Greenwood Village
Individual$3,600
CARE SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Lakewood
Small Donor Committee$3,550
SCOTT MILLER
Other · THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY - ATTORNEY · Denver
Individual$3,030
EDWARD DUNN
Not Currently Employed · OTG STRATEGIES · Washington
Individual$2,900
JOHN GOLDSMITH
Media/Public Relations · SELF · Boulder
Individual$2,900

Committees: BENNET FOR GOVERNOR. From the Secretary of State's TRACER bulk files.

Outside spending for and against them

$925,130spent supporting them
$758,108spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY
primary · notices in TRACER
for$896,964
FIGHTING FOR COLORADO
primary · notices in TRACER
against$758,108
VOCES UNIDAS VICTORY FUND
primary · notices in TRACER
for$28,166

Independent expenditures from the 48-hour notices, 2026. The candidate doesn't control them. One that names several candidates is split evenly among them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
COLORADO APARTMENT ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Greenwood Village
$15,65028
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver
$15,65042
REALTOR SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (RSDC)
Group or PAC · Englewood
$15,65056
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO
Group or PAC · Los Angeles
$15,65044
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA)
Group or PAC · Denver
$15,65058
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver
$15,00056
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND
Labor union · Denver
$15,00048
CARE SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Denver
$3,5502
PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 58 SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Labor union · Colorado Springs
$2,5003
HOMES FOR ALL COLORADOANS COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Centennial
$2,50018
SUNDEEP ADDY
Attorney/Legal, BARTLIT BECK LLP · Denver
$1,4503
RICHARD BAER
Attorney/Legal, FENNEMORE · Denver
$1,4504
ELAINE BERMAN
Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Denver
$1,4503
KELLY BROUGH
Science/Technology, FITZSIMONS INNOVATION COMMUNITY · Denver
$1,4502
DAVID CARLSON
Financial/Investment, DAVID CARLSON · Denver
$1,4506