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Monica VanBuskirk

Running in 2026: State House District 9 (June 30) · State House District 9 (November 3)

Personal Financial Disclosures

Income listed: up to $149,999; debts: up to $749,998 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
2025 Candidate Colorado State House District 9	2025-09-11	1 income sources, 3 assets, 2 colorado property, 2 offices and directorships, 3 state-regulated businesses, 2 debts

Findings

Worth a look 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 (open). 1 is 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 9

$85,354itemized, 589 contributions

$1,000from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

80%11%

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

Plus $1,000 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $81,313

Fundraising Expenses$29,999

Consultants and professional services$20,546

Advertising$18,084

Employee Services$6,951

Other$2,581

Food and meals$1,716

Bank Fees$699

Office Equipment & Supplies$472

Toward independent expenditures$254

Miscellaneous$10

Largest payees: COUNTERPOINT MESSAGING $19,584 Fundraising Expenses · GAMINO PRINTING $18,068 Fundraising Expenses · ERIS CONSULTING LLC $8,094 Consultants and professional services · STONES' PHONES $6,500 Consultants and professional services · MEGAN WONG $6,001 Employee Services · MONICA VAN BUSKIRK $3,117 Other · CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS $2,974 Fundraising Expenses · CORAZON PRINTING $2,106 Fundraising Expenses

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
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$3,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Washington	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
CO WINS Denver	Labor Union	$1,000
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA) Denver	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
HEALTHIER COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$1,000
MONICA VANBUSKIRK Redacted By Sos	Candidate	$1,000
TRAVIS BERRY Consultant · POLITICALWORKS · Denver	Individual	$900
JAMIE BURKE Other · RED CROSS · Denver	Individual	$900
DEAN LEFFINGWELL Office and Administrative Occupations · SCALED AGILE · Louisville	Individual	$900
REBECCA LEFFINGWELL Not Currently Employed · NOT EMPLOYED · Louisville	Individual	$900
KATHRYN MCGINNEY General Business · SELF EMPLOYED · Denver	Individual	$900
ANNE MURDAUGH Not Currently Employed · NOT EMPLOYED · Denver	Individual	$900
RITA SIMAS Office and Administrative Occupations · ULA · Denver	Individual	$900
JOANNE SPRAGUE General Business · EVERLAW · San Francisco	Individual	$700
BENJAMIN TEEVAN Consultant · CAVAN CONSULTING · Denver	Individual	$675

Committees: MONICA FOR COLORADO. From the Secretary of State's TRACER bulk files.

Outside spending for and against them

$15,263spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
BETTER SCHOOLS FOR A STRONGER COLORADO IEC (BSSC IEC) primary · notices in TRACER	for	$14,208
COLORADO UNITY PROJECT primary · notices in TRACER	for	$1,055

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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
COPIC SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$3,000	56
MONICA VANBUSKIRK Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Redacted By Sos	$1,000	4
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Labor union · Washington	$1,000	56
HEALTHIER COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$1,000	40
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA) Group or PAC · Denver	$1,000	58
JAMIE BURKE Other, RED CROSS · Denver	$900	4
ANNE MURDAUGH Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Denver	$900	15
KATHRYN MCGINNEY Consultant, SELF · Denver	$900	2
REBECCA LEFFINGWELL Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Louisville	$900	28
DEAN LEFFINGWELL General Business, SCALED AGILE INC. · Louisville	$900	33
RITA SIMAS Retired, RETIRED · Denver	$900	5
TRAVIS BERRY Lobbyist, POLITICALWORKS · Denver	$900	61
BENJAMIN TEEVAN Consultant, CAVAN CONSULTING · Denver	$675	22
BECKY SILVERSTEIN Clergy/Faith-based, SELF EMPLOYED · Boston	$500	2
BLUEFLOWER FUND Group or PAC · Broomfield	$500	5