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Michael Clarkson

Running in 2026: State House District 45 (June 30) · State House District 45 (November 3)

Personal Financial Disclosures

Income listed: up to $249,999; debts: up to $284,997 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 Candidate Colorado House District 45	2026-01-13	1 income sources, 1 offices and directorships, 3 debts

Findings

Worth a look 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 4, 2026 (open, waiver requested); June 15, 2026 (open). 2 are still open (neither paid nor 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

Campaign money: State House District 45

$5,300itemized, 62 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

63%23%10%

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

Plus $100 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $2,716

Advertising$2,223

Other$250

Office Equipment & Supplies$115

Travel & Lodging$76

Miscellaneous$26

Food and meals$26

Largest payees: SIGNSONTHECHEAP.COM $1,673 Advertising · VISTAPRINT $326 Advertising · DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $250 Other · FEDEX OFFICE $224 Advertising · SIMPLYSTAMPS.COM $67 Office Equipment & Supplies · 7 ELEVEN $63 Travel & Lodging · OFFICE DEPOT $48 Office Equipment & Supplies · COLORADO FISCAL INSTITUTE $26 Miscellaneous

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
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI Denver	Small Donor Committee	$500
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Highlands Ranch	Political Party Committee	$500
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION - POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITT Washington	Political Committee	$450
LLOYD GUTHRIE Retired · RETIRED · Littleton	Individual	$450
HERSCHEL RAMSEY Not Currently Employed · NOT EMPLOYED · Parker	Individual	$450
COBALT ADVOCATES SDC Denver	Small Donor Committee	$250
GARY MOSES Retired · NOT EMPLOYED · Castle Rock	Individual	$250
AFT COLORADO FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL, HEALTH AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (SDC) Denver	Small Donor Committee	$225
MERLE CHAMBERS Unknown · NOT EMPLOYED · Denver	Individual	$225
COURTNEE CHUN Unknown · NOT EMPLOYED · Littleton	Individual	$225
MEGAN HULL Other · SELF · Oakland	Individual	$225
CHRISTINE HARRIS Healthcare/Medical · SELF · Castle Pines	Individual	$200
LYDIA LANGER Healthcare/Medical · SELF · New Orleans	Individual	$200
MICHAEL CLARKSON Science/Technology · IBM · Castle Rock	Individual	$100
STEPHANIE COURINGTON Other · SELF · Castle Rock	Individual	$100

Committees: MIKE FOR 45. 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
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI Labor union · Denver	$500	54
DOUGLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee · Highlands Ranch	$500	7
LLOYD GUTHRIE Healthcare/Medical, CIVHC · Littleton	$450	5
HERSCHEL RAMSEY Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Parker	$450	9
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION - POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITT Labor union · Washington	$450	45
COBALT ADVOCATES SDC Group or PAC · Denver	$250	51
COURTNEE CHUN Other, SELF · Littleton	$225	10
MEGAN HULL Other, SELF · Oakland	$225	42
AFT COLORADO FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL, HEALTH AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (SDC) Labor union · Denver	$225	68
MERLE CHAMBERS Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Denver	$225	32
CHRISTINE HARRIS Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Castle Pines	$200	6
CAROLYN UPTON Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Castle Rock	$100	4
RUBY MARTINEZ Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Castle Rock	$100	5
SUSAN LEWIS Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Lone Tree	$100	7
STEPHANIE COURINGTON Retail Sales, NOT EMPLOYED · Castle Rock	$100	10