People › State Senate
Travis Star Nelson
Running in 2026: State Senate District 35 (November 3)
Personal Financial Disclosures
Income listed: up to $25,000 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 |
|---|
2024
COLORADO SD 35 | 2024-07-29 | 2 income sources, 5 sources of compensation, 2 assets, 3 colorado property, 3 state-regulated businesses |
Findings
Worth a look Late or missing
No financial disclosure found for their 2026 run for State Senate District 35
They filed a candidate affidavit for State Senate District 35 on September 15, 2025, so a disclosure was due by September 25, 2025 (or one filed in the 90 days before the affidavit counts). We found none in TRACER's Document Search under their name from then on.
What to check- TRACER's Document Search under the candidate's name (we match filers by name: a different spelling or a married name could hide one).
- Whether they withdrew before the deadline (a candidate who withdraws or is defeated doesn't file).
- Any “Late PFD” penalty on their TRACER page.
Rule: A candidate with no financial disclosure found
“Candidates for the following offices must file a PFD within ten (10) days of filing a Candidate Affidavit”Form CPF-13 (Rev. 06/2026), instructions: Candidate Filing Requirements ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Worth a look Income · the statement
Income listed adds up to at most $25,000 a year
Their 2024 disclosure lists 2 sources of income: SELF (LESS THAN $5000); SELF (LESS THAN $20,000 PER YEAR). Taken at the top of each range, that's at most $25,000 for the year, for them, their spouse and minor children together. The form asks for every source, so either a source isn't listed or they live on something it doesn't count as income (savings, or a spouse's support when the spouse has none).
What to check- The disclosure itself: whether a spouse's income, a business or investment income is left off.
- Whether they're retired, a student or between jobs (the form doesn't ask).
- An earlier or later disclosure from them, for a different picture.
Rule: Income listed under $40,000 a year
“List the names of any sources of income, including capital gains (whether or not taxable) for yourself, your spouse, and minor children residing with you.”Form CPF-13 (Rev. 06/2026), instructions: Income ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Campaign money: State Senate District 35
$4,286itemized, 76 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
100%
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: $4,179
Miscellaneous$1,286
Advertising$1,100
Consultants and professional services$433
Rent & Utilities$360
Bank Fees$339
Other$250
Office Equipment & Supplies$207
Food and meals$204
Largest payees: SIGNS ON THE CHEAP $897 Miscellaneous · YARD SIGN PLUS $477 Miscellaneous · COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY $433 Consultants and professional services · EMERGENT CAMPUS $360 Rent & Utilities · WIX $336 Advertising · MY FRIEND THE PRINTER $312 Office Equipment & Supplies · CHATGPT $260 Other · PUEBLO WEB DESIGN $235 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 |
|---|
SOFIA ABEYTA
Teacher/Education · DU · Lakewood | Individual | $450 |
APALONA MARTINEZ
Retired · RETIRED · Walsenburg | Individual | $325 |
JOHNNYE MULLEN
Retired · SELF · Gardner | Individual | $325 |
TOM KOVAL
Retired · RETIRED · Ojo Caliente | Individual | $300 |
JOHN MULLEN
Retired · RETIRED · Gardner | Individual | $200 |
CAPRICE MONTONATI
Retired · RETIRED · Trinidad | Individual | $150 |
ANTONIO MARTINEZ
Healthcare/Medical · SELF · Denver | Individual | $106 |
WILLAIM BOECK
Retired · RETIRED · Walsenburg | Individual | $100 |
CLAIRE CARMELIA
Science/Technology · JEFFERSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT · Westminster | Individual | $100 |
JOSEPH DI BIASIO
Science/Technology · SELF · Aurora | Individual | $100 |
JULIE DITULLIO
Healthcare/Medical · JEFFERSON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH · Wheat Ridge | Individual | $100 |
RAMONA FITE
Retired · RETIRED · Gardner | Individual | $100 |
MILES LUCERO
Government/Civil · PUEBLO COUNTY · Pueblo | Individual | $100 |
TRAVIS NELSON
Other · SELF · Gardner | Individual | $100 |
EARL NESBITT
Retired · RETIRED · Trinidad | Individual | $100 |
Committees: TRAVIS 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 | By party |
|---|
JOHNNYE MULLEN
Retired, SELF · Gardner | $325 | 2 | |
ANTONIO MARTINEZ
General Business, MARTINEZ MOBILE DENTAL · Denver | $106 | 9 | |
TRAVIS NELSON
Agriculture, SELF · Gardner | $100 | 6 | |
JULIE DITULLIO
Healthcare/Medical, JEFFERSON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH · Wheat Ridge | $100 | 4 | |
MILES LUCERO
Government/Civil, PUEBLO COUNTY · Pueblo | $100 | 4 | |
CLAIRE CARMELIA
Science/Technology, LONG VIEW SYSTEMS · Westminster | $100 | 12 | |
PATRICK ORTIZ
Government/Civil, SENATOR HICKENLOOPER OFFICE · Monte Vista | $100 | 2 | |
GREG ROSE
Real Estate Professional, EQUITY GROUP INVESTMENTS · Chicago | $50 | 2 | |
JAY ZARR
Consultant, ALPINE INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY ACADEMY · Pueblo West | $50 | 2 | |
COLLEEN CLARK
Retired, RETIRED · Pueblo | $50 | 2 | |
DANIELLE VARDA
Teacher/Education, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · Arvada | $40 | 14 | |
SHELIA CANFIELD-JONES
Not Currently Employed, NOT EMPLOYED · Bailey | $30 | 9 | |
LESLE BUNDY
Retired, RETIRED · Fort Morgan | $25 | 4 | |