Republican Candidate Committees

Members of CEA and AFT-Colorado: See how union bosses are spending YOUR money

2006 Colorado Teachers Union Political Contributions:
Republican Candidate Committees

What sort of candidates?
Political and small donor committees registered through the Colorado Secretary of State can contribute to candidates for state and local offices, but not to federal campaigns. Campaign finance laws have established limits regarding how much one individual or committee can contribute to any one candidate during an election cycle. In 2006, Colorado's teachers unions thus far have given money to candidates for Governor, State Treasurer, State Senate, State House, and State Board of Education.

Most of the unions contribute to candidates through legal entities known as small donor committees, which allow them to spend 10 times as much per candidate as the average citizen can spend. Contribution limits are $10,000 to candidates for statewide office and $4,000 to candidates for state legislature for each small donor committee in each election cycle.

Which candidates received the most?

Below is a complete updated 2006 listing of the teachers unions' reported contributions to candidates registered with the Republican Party:

Contributor Recipient Date Amount Sec. of State Report

Boulder Valley Education Assoc. Committee to Elect Lewis H. Entz 10/4/06 $200.00 10/11/06

Colorado Education Association Committee to Elect Lewis H. Entz 6/19/06 $2,000.00 6/28/06

Colorado Education Association Committee to Elect Lewis H. Entz 8/7/06 $400.00 8/30/06

Colorado Education Association Committee to Elect Lewis H. Entz 10/3/06 $2,000.00 10/11/06

Denver Classroom Teachers Assoc. Committee to Elect Lewis H. Entz 10/10/06 $1,000.00 10/11/06

District Twelve Educators Assoc. Committee to Elect Lewis H. Entz 10/6/06 $400.00 10/11/06

Jefferson County Education Assoc. Committee to Elect Lewis H. Entz 10/10/06 $1,000.00 10/11/06

Colorado Education Association Committee to Elect Ken Kester 7/6/06 $2,000.00 7/12/06

Colorado Education Association Committee to Elect Ken Kester 8/7/06 $400.00 8/30/06

Pueblo County Teachers Assoc. Committee to Elect Ken Kester 10/17/06 $500.00 10/25/06

Pueblo Education Association Committee to Elect Ken Kester 9/15/06 $1,100.00 9/27/06

Jefferson County Education Assoc. Citizens for Kiki Traylor 6/14/06 $2,000.00 6/28/06

Colorado Education Association Friends of Jim Brewer 6/19/06 $2,000.00 6/28/06

Jefferson County Education Assoc. Committee to Re-elect Ramey Johnson 10/30/06 $2,000.00 11/30/06

Colorado Education Association Committee to Elect Tom Massey 6/19/06 $200.00 6/28/06

Pueblo County Teachers Assoc. Committee to Elect Tom Massey 10/17/06 $500.00 10/25/06

Pueblo Education Association Committee to Elect Tom Massey 9/15/06 $1,100.00 9/27/06

Boulder Valley Education Assoc. Committee to Elect Mark Cloer 10/4/06 $200.00 10/11/06

Colorado Education Association Committee to Elect Mark Cloer 6/19/06 $200.00 6/28/06

Colorado Education Association Committee to Elect Mark Cloer 10/5/06 $1,000.00 10/11/06

Colorado Education Association Matt Smith for State Senate 7/6/06 $1,000.00 7/12/06

Colorado Education Association John Suthers for Attorney General Committee 10/3/06 $500.00 10/11/06

Colorado Education Association Citizens for Kiki Traylor 6/19/06 $1,000.00 6/28/06

TOTAL $21,700.00

Source: Colorado Secretary of State Campaign Finance Reports

*CEA reported the contribution returned from candidate - not included in total

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