Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher raises most of her $10.3 million from out-of-state donors

Eileen Laubacher, the Democratic candidate for Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District, claims she better represents the area than Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert, yet fewer than one in ten of her individual contributions are from local voters. Her campaign has amassed $10.3 million, largely from small, anonymous donors, with itemized filings revealing that about $2.8 million is traceable and 75 % of that came from outside Colorado.

Contributions from within the district total less than $272,000, a figure likely inflated because some zip codes overlap neighboring districts. Out-of-state donors include supporters from California and Colorado’s liberal cities such as Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Steamboat Springs. Laubacher’s campaign manager, Taylor Gillespie, noted her higher number of Colorado donors compared with Boebert, while the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has added the race to its target list, providing strategic assistance and a $5,000 donation from the VoteVets super-PAC tied to Chuck Schumer. The candidate’s recent switch from the Republican Party and her husband’s financial ties to Lockheed Martin have also drawn criticism and a lawsuit over party-registration timing.