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Nick Hinrichsen
State Senate District 3
In the Legislature
Senate District 3 D · 1,704 floor votes this session, 1% not voting
Committees they vote in: Business, Labor, & Technology · Judiciary · Agriculture & Natural Resources · Transportation & Energy · Appropriations · Health & Human Services
Bills they lead: 55 (33 became law) — HB25-1009, HB25-1019, HB25-1056, HB25-1062, HB25-1080, HB25-1093, HB25-1132, HB25-1171, HB25-1177, HB25-1201, HB25-1225, HB25-1273 …
Personal Financial Disclosures
Income listed: up to $199,998; debts: up to $84,997 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 |
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2026
State Senate | 2026-02-04 | 2 income sources, 3 debts |
2025 Candidate
State Senator, District 3 | 2025-01-10 | 2 income sources, 1 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 4 debts |
2024 Candidate
State Senator, District 3 | 2024-12-23 | 3 income sources, 1 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 4 debts |
2024 Annual
State Senate | 2024-01-10 | 3 income sources, 1 colorado property, 5 debts |
Findings
Worth a look Late or missing
TRACER lists 3 late campaign finance report penalties this cycle
The candidate's committee has 3 late-filing penalties on reports due since January 1, 2025: June 1, 2026 (open); June 15, 2026 (open); October 19, 2026 (open). 3 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
Worth a look Late or missing
TRACER lists a penalty for a late financial disclosure (December 19, 2024)
The Secretary of State's campaign finance system lists a “Late PFD” penalty dated December 19, 2024 on their candidate record; its status: open, 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 Late or missing
Their 2026 annual disclosure is dated February 4, 2026, after the January 10 deadline
As a member of the General Assembly, they file a disclosure by January 10 each year (January 10, 2026 was a Saturday, so we count January 12, 2026 as on time). The first we found for 2026 in TRACER's Document Search is dated February 4, 2026, 23 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
Context Lobbying · the statement
A family member’s income from Stand For Children, a lobbying client with positions on 124 bills
Their disclosure lists Stand For Children as a source of income (for a family member). Stand for Children, Inc. is a client of a professional lobbyist registered with the Secretary of State, whose reports give its positions on 124 bills since 2023. The disclosure form asks for exactly these sources: ones that pay lobbyists at the General Assembly.
What to check- The client's positions on the bills (each bill's page lists who lobbied it), and how they voted on them.
- Whether the organization is the same one (a name can be shared by unrelated organizations).
Rule: Income from a lobbyist's client
“The source is regulated by the state or pays for a lobbyist to lobby at the General Assembly or at a state regulatory body”Form CPF-13 (Rev. 06/2026), instructions: Sources of Compensation ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Errors in the record
2 errors in their public record
We found these in the records as filed or as TRACER lists them, and read each as meant (shown here so anyone can check the reading): Their 2026 disclosure doesn't say why it was filed: none of the boxes (appointed, candidate, annual filing, amending) is ticked. TRACER lists their 2026 disclosure under “COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT NICK HINRICHSEN”, a committee's name, not theirs.
What to check- The original filing in TRACER for each one.
- These don't change what we show: we use the amount, name or date as meant.
Rule: Errors in the record
How this rule works
Campaign money: State Senate District 3
$0itemized, 0 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
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Committees: COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT NICK HINRICHSEN. From the Secretary of State's TRACER bulk files.