2025
Dec. 2025
With nearly $2.4 million spent, the 2025 Denver school board election was the most expensive ever | Chalkbeat
Oct. 2025
Millions Spent to Influence Colorado’s 2025 School Board Elections | Westword
Outside groups pour dark money into Denver Public Schools board races, again | Denverite
Colorado election 2025: School board races, Denver contests again draw big spending | Colorado Newsline
“Back in 2023, donors backing charter school interests outspent teachers’ unions 5-to-1, with $2.2 million spent on the race.“
Sep 2025
D51 school board campaign fundraising up from 2023 cycle | The Daily Sentinel
Douglas County
Breaking: School Board Campaign Finance Reports Are In, Ballot Set | Douglas County Lantern Substack
Aug. 2025
Dark money spending could overshadow local priorities for Denver schools | Colorado Newsline
2023
Colorado’s 2023 school board contests have turned contentious with an influx of candidates, money in many races | The Colorado Sun
Springs Opportunity Fund is spending $100,000 on digital ads supporting conservatives Carey, Haffley, Jorgenson and Melpakam. That super PAC received $250,000 from Colorado Dawn, a conservative dark-money nonprofit that doesn’t disclose its donors. Colorado Dawn has spent nearly $2.6 million since May 2022 supporting Republican super PACs and issue committees.
2021
Oct 18, 2021
Colorado school board contests, stoked by COVID, draw intense partisan fervor and big money | The Colorado Sun
Oct 28, 2021
Colorado Springs Forward spent $130,000 on school board races in October | KOAA