2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Bob Chew?
The money.
- Raised
- $3.6M
- Spent
- $3.4M
- Cash on hand
- $235K
- Debts
- $146K
- Individuals 1% $54K
- Candidate's own money & loans 99% $3.5M
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $54K from individuals
11% in small-dollar gifts
$5,855 of $54K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $19K of the $48K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Oct 14, 2026 for this campaign.
55% from Colorado · 45% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Colorado $11K
- Massachusetts $3,500
- Connecticut $2,250
- New Jersey $1,250
- New York $1,000
- North Carolina $500
- Virginia $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $13K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $6,500, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 9, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, net of refunds (19 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Bob Chew.
Where it went.
Where the money went $925K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $925K of the $3.4M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 14, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 75% $696K
- Consultants & strategy 17% $159K
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.1% $559
- Polling, research & data 2% $15K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $30K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.6% $5,500
- Legal & compliance 0.6% $5,250
- Other or unclassified 2% $14K
Largest payees
- VDLY CONSULTING LLC $563K
- QUALITY MEDIA INC LLC $106K
- NSC STRATEGIES, LLC $39K
- ADVOCATORS $30K
- CATALYST MARKETING AGENCY LLC $29K
Paid to individuals: $57K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 2, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (64 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- John W. HickenlooperDemocrat · $8.0M raised · $510K outside
- Robert ChewFWD · $3.6M raised
- Julie GonzalesDemocrat · $978K raised · $306K outside
- Janak JoshiRepublican · $486K raised
- George Washington Markert VRepublican · $315K raised
- Karen BreslinDemocrat · $165K raised
- Mark BaisleyRepublican · $138K raised
- Sean M. PondConstitution · $31K raised
- Brashad D HasleyDemocrat · $20K raised
- Matthew WoodIndependent · $4,545 raised
- Anthony Jacob ZimpferDemocrat · $4,308 raised
- Dathan Charles JonesRepublican · $25 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.