House · Colorado · General Election
Colorado 8th
📅 General: November 3, 2026
C: Lean D S: Lean D I: Lean D
Last updated: Sep 03, 2026 09:35 PM
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $26.6M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $63.7M in campaign spending in this race.
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🛡️ Defense & Security
💰 Finance & Banking
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma
⚡ Energy & Utilities
Company
Lobbying $
Campaign $
Candidate
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence.
Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide).
Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
LAUBACHER (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (9 also lobby Congress)
WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
$4K
(1)
LOCKHEED MARTIN LOBBY+DONATE
$4K
(28)
EVANS (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$14K
(4)
RUTINEL (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (6 also lobby Congress)
ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER
$14K
(4)
MODEL EVALUATION & THREAT RESEARCH
$11K
(4)
HURD (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$14K
(4)
NEGUSE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
$25K
(16)
CALVARESE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
ALBRIGHT STONEBRIDGE GROUP
$2K
(2)
KILLIN (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
CIRCLE INTERNET FINANCIAL
$8K
(3)
CROW (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES LOBBY+DONATE
$16K
(12)
UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE LOBBY+DONATE
$8K
(11)
THE CARSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
$7K
(2)
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$7K
(2)
🔀 14 SPLIT DONORS
— Employers whose staff donate to both sides
ANTHROPIC: LAUBACHER $2,250 / RUTINEL $63,200. BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK: NEGUSE $25,325 / CROW $6,750. VALMORE GP: EVANS $13,143 / HURD $16,643.
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (CD-08)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Research and Development in th · $56.0M
All Other Miscellaneous Food M · $9.2M
Remediation Services · $9.0M
All Other Professional, Scient · $7.1M
Other Computer Related Service · $6.4M
Computer Systems Design Servic · $6.4M
Recipient
Amount
UNITED POWER, INC.
$261.5M
TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION AS
$147.6M
FORGE BATTERY, INC.
$100.0M
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
$67.5M
HENSEL PHELPS - SHIMIZU JV
$63.5M
HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO
$32.1M
ADVANCED SPACE LLC
$28.1M
GOLDEN ALUMINUM INC
$22.3M