2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Karen Breslin?
The money.
- Raised
- $165K
- Spent
- $165K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 96% $159K
- PACs & other committees 4% $6,097
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.3% $574
Campaign totals through Oct 13, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $159K from individuals
65% in small-dollar gifts
$104K of $159K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 68%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
68% from Colorado · 32% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $1,173 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
87% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Colorado $36K
- California $5,665
- Virginia $3,735
- Florida $1,890
- Hawaii $1,050
- Texas $900
- New York $750
- Oregon $525
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $37K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $17K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 13, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 20, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026, net of refunds (351 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 Karen Breslin.
Where it went.
Where the money went $157K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 24% $37K
- Consultants & strategy 28% $45K
- Staff & payroll 7% $12K
- Fundraising & processing fees 22% $34K
- Polling, research & data 0.8% $1,200
- Travel, meals & events 2% $2,577
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $4,008
- Legal & compliance 12% $19K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 2% $2,440
Largest payees
- C2G STRATEGIES $44K
- SWITCHBOARD $17K
- TALBOTS CONSULTING $12K
- SNJ STRATEGIC SOLLUTIONS $9,250
- MDC GROUP $8,127
Paid to individuals: $2,443, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 7, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (301 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
- Bob ChewOther · $3.6M raised
- Julie GonzalesDemocrat · $978K raised · $306K outside
- Janak JoshiRepublican · $486K raised
- George Washington Markert VRepublican · $315K 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.