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Paul E. Nelson
Running in 2026: State House District 36 (June 30) · State House District 36 (November 3)
Personal Financial Disclosures
Income listed: up to $103,996; debts: up to $128,995 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
HOR HD 36 | 2026-04-26 | 6 income sources, 2 assets, 6 debts |
Findings
Context Lobbying · the statement
Their income from Coinbase, a lobbying client
Their disclosure lists Coinbase as a source of income. Coinbase, Inc. is a client of a professional lobbyist registered with the Secretary of State. 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
1 error in their public record: a disclosure that doesn't say why it was filed
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.
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 House District 36
$1,415itemized, 18 contributions
$1,005from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
81%19%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $5 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $2,009
Consultants and professional services$1,371
Advertising$511
Office Equipment & Supplies$68
Bank Fees$34
Other$27
Largest payees: SIGNS ON THE CHEAP $715 Consultants and professional services · CANVA $578 Office Equipment & Supplies · POLIFI LLC $500 Consultants and professional services · GOOGLE $156 Consultants and professional services · ANEDOT $18 Other · USPS $8 Other
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 |
|---|
BEV WERNER
Retired · RETIRED · Aurora | Individual | $300 |
CHERRY CREEK REPUBLICAN WOMEN SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE
Englewood | Small Donor Committee | $250 |
AMY MOONEY
Homemaker · HOMEMAKER · Castle Rock | Individual | $250 |
JESSICA BEECHAM
Office and Administrative Occupations · COLO FEDERATION OF THE BLIND · Centennail | Individual | $100 |
BRIAN MACAULAY
Healthcare/Medical · VA · Littleton | Individual | $100 |
JOHN SOBERMAN
Retired · RETIRED · Aurora | Individual | $100 |
CINDY WEBB
Real Estate Professional · SELF · Englewood | Individual | $100 |
| | $59.98 |
DAVID BOTTOMS
Law Enforcement · DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE · Highlands Ranch | Individual | $50 |
GRACE PETERSON
Overland Park | Individual | $50 |
CAROL BAKER
Aurora | Individual | $30 |
SHIRLEY MUNSEY
Littleton | Individual | $20 |
PAUL NELSON
Aurora | Candidate | $5 |
Committees: PAUL E NELSON FOR COLORADO. From the Secretary of State's TRACER bulk files.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.