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Sheila Lieder

State House District 28

Running in 2026: State Senate District 20 (June 30) · State Senate District 20 (November 3)

In the Legislature

House District 28 D · 2,064 floor votes this session, 2% not voting

Committees they vote in: Health & Human Services · Business Affairs & Labor

Bills they lead: 22 (16 became law) — HB25-1033, HB25-1077, HB25-1175, HB25-1211, HB25-1245, HB26-1019, HB26-1139, HB26-1277, HB26-1280, SB25-036, SB25-181, SB25-186 …

Bills their donors lobbied on

Bills they voted on (latest floor vote) on which a lobbyist's client that gave to their campaign, or gave them a gift, took a position: the largest first, with the position the lobbyist reported.

Bill	Their vote	Clients that lobbied on it, their position, and what they gave
HB25-1155 Modify Candidate Authority Watchers General Election	Aye 2025-02-13	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($22,949 campaign)
HB25-1315 Vacancies in the General Assembly	Aye 2025-05-02	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($22,949 campaign)
SB25-001 Colorado Voting Rights Act	Aye 2025-04-28	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($22,949 campaign)
HB26-1038 County Commissioner Redistricting	No 2026-04-21	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($22,949 campaign)
HB26-1023 Political Party Liability for Accessibility Requirements	Aye 2026-02-26	Colorado Democratic Party monitoring ($22,949 campaign)
HB26-1113 Modifications to Elections	Aye 2026-05-07	Colorado Democratic Party supporting ($22,949 campaign)
HB26-1203 Modification of County Commissioner Elections	No 2026-03-16	Colorado Democratic Party monitoring ($22,949 campaign)

Colorado property

$911,514 at the county assessors' values, 1 parcel we matched to the property on their disclosures.

Kind	County	Assessor's value
home	Jefferson	$911,514

The county assessor's actual value (the 2025 reappraisal, an estimate of market value in mid-2024), from the state's parcel records. We match parcels by the owner's name where their office or race is, or by the legal description or address on their disclosure; we don't show addresses, parcel numbers or co-owners. Property held in a name we can't connect to them isn't here.

Personal Financial Disclosures

Income listed: up to $199,997; debts: up to $509,998 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
2026 Annual Held HD 28; Sought SD 20	2026-01-12	3 income sources, 4 assets, 2 colorado property, 2 debts
2025 Candidate HD 28, SD 20	2025-05-28	3 income sources, 2 assets, 1 colorado property, 2 debts
2025 Candidate HD 28, SD 20	2025-05-28	3 income sources, 2 assets, 1 colorado property, 2 debts
2025 Annual HD 28	2025-01-09	3 income sources, 2 assets, 1 colorado property, 2 debts
2024 HD 28	2024-01-10	3 income sources, 2 assets, 1 colorado property, 2 debts

Findings

Worth a look Late or missing

TRACER lists a penalty for a late financial disclosure (May 27, 2025)

The Secretary of State's campaign finance system lists a “Late PFD” penalty dated May 27, 2025 on their candidate record; its status: paid. 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 Gifts

$1,766 in gifts from NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES in 2025, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies

Their own gift reports list 2 items from NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES received in 2025, worth $1,765.85 in all: Represented district on business & labor national committee; travel reimbursed. deemed compliant w/ cc a xxix in re crs ad.op. 17-11 ($1,066.77); Represented district at ncsl 2025 jobs summit; travel reimbursed. deemed compliant w/ cc a xxix in re crs ad.op. 17-11 ($699.08). The Colorado Constitution's gift ban limits what an official may accept from one person in a calendar year to $75 (as adjusted for inflation), with exceptions: food and admission where they speak or answer questions, a nonprofit's or government's reasonable expenses for a meeting where they take part, gifts from relatives and personal friends on a special occasion, tokens and informational material, and anything they paid fair value for. The description (“reimbursed”) suggests one may apply. The giver is an association of legislatures or state governments; its paying for a meeting they take part in is an exception. Reporting a gift is required either way; the report doesn't say which exception, if any, applies.

What to check

Whether an exception in art. XXIX, sec. 3(3) applies: a speaking role or scheduled program, a nonprofit (under 5% for-profit funding) or government paying for a meeting they took part in, a relative or personal friend, or payment of fair value by the official.
The Independent Ethics Commission's advisory opinions and letter rulings on similar gifts.
The report itself in TRACER (Supplemental Reports: Gifts, Honoraria and Other Benefits).

Rule: Gifts over the gift ban's limit

“shall solicit, accept or receive any gift or other thing of value having either a fair market value or aggregate actual cost greater than fifty dollars ($50) in any calendar year”Colorado Constitution, art. XXIX, sec. 3(2) (the Independent Ethics Commission's copy); the limit is $75 from 2023 (IEC Position Statement 23-01) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Gifts

$1,114 in gifts from CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS in 2023, over the gift ban's $75 limit unless an exception applies

Their own gift reports list 2 items from CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS received in 2023, worth $1,113.98 in all: Reimbursement for airfare/insurance for conference in june ($414.98); Reimbursement for hotel/conference in june ($699.00). The Colorado Constitution's gift ban limits what an official may accept from one person in a calendar year to $75 (as adjusted for inflation), with exceptions: food and admission where they speak or answer questions, a nonprofit's or government's reasonable expenses for a meeting where they take part, gifts from relatives and personal friends on a special occasion, tokens and informational material, and anything they paid fair value for. The description (“reimbursement”) suggests one may apply. Reporting a gift is required either way; the report doesn't say which exception, if any, applies.

What to check

Whether an exception in art. XXIX, sec. 3(3) applies: a speaking role or scheduled program, a nonprofit (under 5% for-profit funding) or government paying for a meeting they took part in, a relative or personal friend, or payment of fair value by the official.
The Independent Ethics Commission's advisory opinions and letter rulings on similar gifts.
The report itself in TRACER (Supplemental Reports: Gifts, Honoraria and Other Benefits).

Rule: Gifts over the gift ban's limit

“shall solicit, accept or receive any gift or other thing of value having either a fair market value or aggregate actual cost greater than fifty dollars ($50) in any calendar year”Colorado Constitution, art. XXIX, sec. 3(2) (the Independent Ethics Commission's copy); the limit is $75 from 2023 (IEC Position Statement 23-01) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Gifts they reported

What Sheila Lieder listed on their quarterly reports of gifts, honoraria and other benefits since 2024: $2,880 across 4 items from 2 sources. Givers who are clients of a registered lobbyist are marked.

From	What, when	Value
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES $1,766 in all	REPRESENTED DISTRICT AT NCSL 2025 JOBS SUMMIT; TRAVEL REIMBURSED. DEEMED COMPLIANT W/ CC A XXIX IN RE CRS AD.OP. 17-11 · 2025-12-30	$699.08
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES $1,766 in all	REPRESENTED DISTRICT ON BUSINESS & LABOR NATIONAL COMMITTEE; TRAVEL REIMBURSED. DEEMED COMPLIANT W/ CC A XXIX IN RE CRS AD.OP. 17-11 · 2025-10-20	$1,066.77
CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS $1,114 in all	REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOTEL/CONFERENCE IN JUNE · 2023-12-29	$699
CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS $1,114 in all	REIMBURSEMENT FOR AIRFARE/INSURANCE FOR CONFERENCE IN JUNE · 2023-11-30	$414.98

From the reports in TRACER (search them: Gifts and Honoraria Report). Officials file one each quarter in which they receive a reportable item (C.R.S. 24-6-203).

Campaign money: State Senate District 20

$139,382itemized, 403 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

29%26%25%17%

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

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How it was spent: $93,913

Advertising$65,448

Employee Services$17,189

Office Equipment & Supplies$3,521

Food and meals$2,105

Consultants and professional services$1,700

Entertainment$1,496

Fundraising Expenses$1,202

Rent & Utilities$850

Bank Fees$252

Travel & Lodging$100

Largest payees: KABZA MEDIA $37,083 Advertising · BOULDER STRATEGIES LLC $20,000 Advertising · JUSTIN WILLS $11,979 Employee Services · DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE $4,161 Employee Services · BRIGHT STAR STRATEGIES $2,970 Advertising · COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY $2,265 Advertising · STAPLES $1,490 Office Equipment & Supplies · ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $1,202 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
COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY Denver	Political Party Committee	$22,949.42
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO Los Angeles	Small Donor Committee	$6,200
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$6,200
TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 455 SMALL DONOR FUND Denver	Small Donor Committee	$6,100
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI Denver	Small Donor Committee	$6,000
WEST METRO FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Lakewood	Small Donor Committee	$4,500
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND Denver	Small Donor Committee	$4,000
COLORADO STATE CONFERENCE OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CSCEW) Denver	Small Donor Committee	$4,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Washington	Small Donor Committee	$3,100
SMART-TRANSPORTATION DIVISION SDC Denver	Small Donor Committee	$3,000
COLORADO DENTAL SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Greenwood Village	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
COLORADO STATE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (FOP) Westminster	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CTLA) Denver	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
HEALTHIER COLORADO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Denver	Small Donor Committee	$2,000
LITTLETON FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION (L.F.C.P.E.) Aurora	Small Donor Committee	$2,000

Committees: LIEDER 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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY Party committee · Denver · registered lobbyist employer	$22,949	37
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Denver	$6,200	63
BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO Group or PAC · Los Angeles	$6,200	44
TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 455 SMALL DONOR FUND Labor union · Denver	$6,100	37
COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI Labor union · Denver	$6,000	54
WEST METRO FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Labor union · Lakewood	$4,500	6
COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND Labor union · Denver	$4,000	48
COLORADO STATE CONFERENCE OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CSCEW) Labor union · Denver	$4,000	27
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Labor union · Washington	$3,100	56
SMART-TRANSPORTATION DIVISION SDC Group or PAC · Denver	$3,000	10
COLORADO STATE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (FOP) Group or PAC · Westminster	$2,000	19
PLUMBERS LOCAL 3 SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Labor union · Aurora	$2,000	21
LITTLETON FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION (L.F.C.P.E.) Group or PAC · Aurora	$2,000	4
COLORADO DENTAL SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Greenwood Village	$2,000	31
UFCW ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB EDUCATION FUND COLORADO SDC Labor union · Washington	$2,000	20