2026 race · follow the money
Colorado U.S. House District 8
9 filings report $18M raised, and outside groups reported $15M in independent spending for or against them. Compare where each campaign's money came from and who spent to help or hurt it.
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Side by side.
Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.
| Candidate | Raised | Individuals | PACs | Own money | Spent | Cash | Outside for | Outside against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny RutinelDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $8.7M | 95% | 5% | 0% | $8.5M | $1.0M | $3.7M | $4.8M |
| Timothy Gabriel Joseph EvansRepublican · Filed as incumbent | $5.2M | 63% | 35% | 0% | $6.0M | $1.3M | $688K | $2.8M |
| Shannon Kathleen BirdDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $2.4M | 92% | 7% | 0% | $2.4M | $21K | $927K | $1.9M |
| Evan MunsingDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $623K | 97% | 2% | 0% | $621K | $2,377 | — | — |
| Yadira CaraveoDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $259K | 75% | 3% | 0% | $264K | $0 | — | — |
| David L. YoungDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $197K | 99.3% | <0.1% | 0.1% | $197K | $0 | — | — |
| Amie Baca-OehlertDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $135K | 92% | 7% | 0% | $124K | $10K | — | — |
| Adam DeritoRepublican · Filed as challenger | $30K | 34% | 0% | 66% | $27K | $2,920 | — | — |
| Daniel Shane HasslerDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $5,624 | 74% | 0% | 26% | $5,624 | $0 | — | — |
Who spent from outside.
The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.
- CLF$3.7M against Manny Rutinel
- HMP$2.3M against Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans
- LATINO VICTORY FUND$1.0M for Manny Rutinel · $1.0M against Shannon Kathleen Bird
- WOMEN VOTE$654K against Manny Rutinel · $654K for Shannon Kathleen Bird
- SOMOS PAC$824K for Manny Rutinel · $341K against Shannon Kathleen Bird
- LATINO VICTORY PROJECT$737K for Manny Rutinel · $275K against Shannon Kathleen Bird
- YOU CAN PUSH BACK$977K for Manny Rutinel
- PROTECT AND SERVE PAC$232K against Manny Rutinel · $232K for Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION$247K for Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans · $111K against Manny Rutinel
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$330K against Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans
Each campaign.
- Raised
- $8.7M
- Spent
- $8.5M
- Cash on hand
- $1.0M
- Individuals 95% $8.3M
- PACs & other committees 5% $473K
- Other receipts <0.1% $5,743
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $711K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $3.7M supporting · $4.8M opposing ($4.3M of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
- LATINO VICTORY FUND $1.0M
- YOU CAN PUSH BACK $977K
- SOMOS PAC $824K
Biggest spenders opposing
- CLF $3.7M
- WOMEN VOTE $654K
- PROTECT AND SERVE PAC $232K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- SWING LEFT $11K
- CHC BOLD PAC $10K
- 314 ACTION FUND $10K
Where the money went $3.7M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $3.7M of the $8.5M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 63% $2.3M
- Consultants & strategy 6% $203K
- Staff & payroll 4% $139K
- Fundraising & processing fees 23% $825K
- Polling, research & data 1% $36K
- Travel, meals & events 0.7% $26K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $51K
- Legal & compliance 2% $79K
Largest payees
- BUYING TIME $1.2M
- HELIX CAMPAIGNS LLC $656K
- DIGITAL STRATEGY GROUP $441K
- MVAR MEDIA LLC $202K
- AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGNS $184K
Paid to individuals: $96K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 29, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (730 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.
Sitting member of Congress · Gabe Evans
In the U.S. House (CO-8) since 2025 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Energy and Commerce, Homeland Security · 5 subcommittees
- 436 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 11 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4CO08034) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
- Raised
- $5.2M
- Spent
- $6.0M
- Cash on hand
- $1.3M
- Debts
- $20K
- Individuals 63% $3.3M
- PACs & other committees 35% $1.8M
- Party committees 0.2% $10K
- Other receipts 2% $94K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $2.1M moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $688K supporting · $2.8M opposing ($3.2M of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
Where the money went $1.5M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1.5M of the $6.0M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 11% $169K
- Consultants & strategy 6% $90K
- Staff & payroll 0.5% $7,000
- Fundraising & processing fees 66% $1.0M
- Polling, research & data 4% $63K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $32K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $17K
- Legal & compliance 4% $61K
- Other or unclassified 5% $80K
Largest payees
- RESPONSE AMERICA, LLC $549K
- LILLY & COMPANY $239K
- BREAKPOINT MEDIA LLC $170K
- EVERGREEN ENDEAVORS LLC $84K
- TARGETED VICTORY LLC $60K
Paid to individuals: $67K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 6, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,093 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.
- Raised
- $2.4M
- Spent
- $2.4M
- Cash on hand
- $21K
- Individuals 92% $2.2M
- PACs & other committees 7% $165K
- Other receipts 1% $26K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $927K supporting · $1.9M opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- WOMEN VOTE $654K
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $98K
- PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTION $93K
Biggest spenders opposing
- LATINO VICTORY FUND $1.0M
- SOMOS PAC $341K
- NUESTRO PAC $315K
Largest direct PAC contributions
Where the money went $2.1M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $2.1M of the $2.4M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 69% $1.5M
- Consultants & strategy 4% $90K
- Staff & payroll 15% $315K
- Fundraising & processing fees 5% $113K
- Polling, research & data 3% $64K
- Travel, meals & events 0.2% $3,394
- Office, technology & overhead 0.2% $5,068
- Legal & compliance 2% $51K
- Other or unclassified 0.4% $8,420
Largest payees
- A,L MEDIA $900K
- DELIVER STRATEGIES, LLC $350K
- GUSTO $314K
- BLUEPRINT INTERACTIVE $135K
- ACTBLUE $66K
Paid to individuals: $24K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 27, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (521 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.
- Raised
- $623K
- Spent
- $621K
- Cash on hand
- $2,377
- Individuals 97% $605K
- PACs & other committees 2% $13K
- Other receipts 0.8% $5,159
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- VOTEVETS $5,000
- SERVE AMERICA PAC $5,000
- THE CRAZY EIGHT $2,000
Where the money went $539K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $539K of the $621K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 7% $40K
- Consultants & strategy 18% $98K
- Staff & payroll 24% $129K
- Fundraising & processing fees 21% $114K
- Polling, research & data 8% $42K
- Travel, meals & events 0.4% $2,311
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $21K
- Legal & compliance 17% $92K
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $503
Largest payees
- PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING $99K
- DIALOGUE DIGITAL $59K
- SB DIGITAL $49K
- SHAWMUT SERVICES LLC $39K
- GUSTO $38K
Paid to individuals: $40K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 20, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (264 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.
- Raised
- $259K
- Spent
- $264K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 75% $194K
- PACs & other committees 3% $6,500
- Other receipts 23% $59K
Campaign totals through Jun 9, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Where the money went $245K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 0.3% $809
- Consultants & strategy 27% $65K
- Staff & payroll 29% $70K
- Fundraising & processing fees 23% $56K
- Polling, research & data 4% $9,000
- Travel, meals & events 0.2% $553
- Office, technology & overhead 10% $25K
- Legal & compliance 7% $17K
- Other or unclassified 0.3% $713
Largest payees
- GUSTO $67K
- ARROWHEAD STRATEGIES $49K
- ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES LLC $34K
- SOGONEX $20K
- NGP VAN INC. $17K
Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Jun 9, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (172 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.
- Raised
- $197K
- Spent
- $197K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 99.3% $195K
- PACs & other committees <0.1% $150
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.1% $234
- Other receipts 0.4% $882
Campaign totals through Oct 16, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Where the money went $196K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 8% $15K
- Consultants & strategy 17% $33K
- Staff & payroll 24% $47K
- Fundraising & processing fees 20% $39K
- Polling, research & data 17% $33K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.8% $1,603
- Legal & compliance 9% $17K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 6% $11K
Largest payees
- GUSTO $44K
- UPLIFT $32K
- NGP VAN $18K
- KEADEV LLC $17K
- SWITCHBOARD PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP $12K
Paid to individuals: $22K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 30, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (110 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.
- Raised
- $135K
- Spent
- $124K
- Cash on hand
- $10K
- Individuals 92% $124K
- PACs & other committees 7% $10K
- Other receipts 0.3% $400
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Where the money went $118K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 25% $30K
- Consultants & strategy 55% $65K
- Fundraising & processing fees 4% $4,208
- Polling, research & data 2% $2,046
- Travel, meals & events 0.8% $981
- Office, technology & overhead 0.6% $716
- Legal & compliance 12% $14K
- Other or unclassified 2% $2,126
Largest payees
- NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE, LLC $32K
- NINETEEN SIXTY CAMPAIGNS $30K
- BORICH HERNANDEZ SOLUTIONS $29K
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $4,208
- COMMUNITY LABOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES $563
Paid to individuals: $20K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jun 1, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (89 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.
- Raised
- $30K
- Spent
- $27K
- Cash on hand
- $2,920
- Debts
- $19K
- Individuals 34% $10K
- Candidate's own money & loans 66% $19K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Where the money went $25K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 5% $1,184
- Fundraising & processing fees 4% $1,000
- Travel, meals & events 7% $1,877
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $1,895
- Other or unclassified 77% $19K
Largest payees
- APL CONSULTING $7,203
- CONFIAR STRATEGIC CONSULTING $2,690
- TACTICAL DATA SOLUTIONS, INC. $2,000
- NYC YOUNG REPUBLICANS $1,661
- CANVA $1,606
Payments dated Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (32 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.
- Raised
- $5,624
- Spent
- $5,624
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 74% $4,169
- Candidate's own money & loans 26% $1,455
Campaign totals through Mar 31, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Where the money went $2,429 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $2,429 of the $5,624 the campaign reported spending through Mar 31, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Dec 24, 2025.
- Advertising & outreach 73% $1,765
- Office, technology & overhead 27% $664
Largest payees
- VISTAPRINT USA, INC $533
- LINKEDIN CORPORATION $484
- SQUARESPACE, INC $420
- JIFFY.COM $418
- UNITED STATES POST OFFICE $350
Payments dated Jul 9, 2025 to Dec 24, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (13 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.
Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Larry Johnson, John Francis Szemler.
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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.
