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District 5 Campaign: Dollars Raised and Spent

By The Denver North Star Staff

The following is compiled from publicly available information on the state campaign finance database and is current through the Oct. 3 reporting period. The next report from candidates is due Oct. 16. More information on a candidate’s fundraising and spending are at tracer.sos.colorado.gov.

In past years, the majority of spending on school board races has not come directly from the campaigns, but independent expenditure (IE) committees, which often report spending late. Information on IE spending was not available when this edition of The Denver North Star went to press.

Marlene De La Rosa

Total Raised: $24,129

Donors giving $1,000 or more:

  • $1,250: Maria Garcia Berry, founding partner of CRL Associates, a prominent municipal lobbying firm (Roger Sherman, $250, and Kim Kucera, $100, are also partners at CRL)
  • $1,000: Catherine Loya-Abarca
  • $1,000: Marti Awad, Merrill Lynch Investments
  • $1,000: Leslie Jacobs
  • $1,000: Margaret Choi, attorney at Lau & Choi
  • $1,000: Patrick Donovan, Revolution Foods
  • $1,000: Lola Salazar

Other Notable Donors:

  • City Councilwoman Jamie Torres
  • City Councilwoman Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez
  • Elaine Berman, former state board of education member
  • Anne Rowe, former school board member
  • Theresa Peña, former school board member
  • Rosemary Rodriguez, former school board member
  • Josh Hanfling, lobbyist
  • Bruce Hoyt, Colorado Education Initiative board member
  • Gene Lucero, Prominent North Denver Businessman
  • Nola Miguel, Project Voyce / G.E.S. Coalition
  • Dusti Gurule, president and CEO Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity & Reproductive Rights
  • Nita Gonzales, prominent resident and activist

Charmaine Lindsay

Total Raised: $6,875

Donors giving $1,000 or more:

  • $2,000: Lance Lindsay, self-employed – trucking and warehousing
  • $2,000: Bretty Lindsay, self-employed – trucking
  • $1,000: David Keefe, self-employed – food services

Adam Slutzker

No reported contributions or expenditures

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