ScopeFederal FEC · 2026 · Spend-counted

JOHN HICKENLOOPER · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

John Hickenlooper

FEC name:: HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
FEC ID:: S0CO00575
Party:: DEM
Office:: S
District:: CO-00

2026 Colorado Senate 2026-S-CO-00 · Incumbent

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JOHN HICKENLOOPER · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

John Hickenlooper

FEC name:: HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
FEC ID:: S0CO00575
Party:: DEM
Office:: S
District:: CO-00

2026 Colorado Senate 2026-S-CO-00 · Incumbent

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

John Hickenlooper paid GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC for tv / media, QCT PRODUCTION for direct mail, and ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC for fundraising.

Spend: $7,311,014; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $4,471,387; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 100; this cycle

Direct mailQCT PRODUCTION$822,2469 payees TV / mediaGAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC + CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA, LLC$2,426,6807 payees Digital adsASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC$16,7181 payee PollingGREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER$112,3503 payees Texting / phonesASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC$75,7973 payees ComplianceACUITY POLITICS LLC$93,472

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC · $291,090 LegalELIAS LAW GROUP · $47,596

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $2,210,934 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

2,211 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-01-03 → 2026-06-30 · peak Jun 2026

2025

2026

Media buyingDirect mailPayroll/staffOnline fundraisingStrategy consultingRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $7,311,014.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$74,180	62
Feb 2025	$92,870	31
Mar 2025	$91,050	56
Apr 2025	$641,728	102
May 2025	$166,888	88
Jun 2025	$172,988	56
Jul 2025	$213,601	235
Aug 2025	$457,145	137
Sep 2025	$154,709	155
Oct 2025	$254,449	107
Nov 2025	$453,586	119
Dec 2025	$160,345	105
Jan 2026	$591,413	142
Feb 2026	$437,070	143
Mar 2026	$125,372	175
Apr 2026	$302,082	117
May 2026	$1,102,007	169
Jun 2026	$1,819,532	212
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-06-29	GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC	MEDIA ADVERTISING	Media buying	$50,000
2026-06-15	QCT PRODUCTION	DIRECT MAIL SERVICES	Direct mail	$9,040
2026-02-13	ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC	DIGITAL FUNDRAISING	Online fundraising	$10,000
2026-06-22	GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC	MEDIA ADVERTISING	Media buying	$169,615

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

2026

ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC

Media services provider · 52 tx

$1,359,701

27%

GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 14 tx

$1,079,016

21%

CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA, LLC

Media services provider · 5 tx

$982,538

19%

QCT PRODUCTION

Direct mail provider · 45 tx

$495,020

10%

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

JOHN HICKENLOOPER · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

John Hickenlooper

FEC name:: HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
FEC ID:: S0CO00575
Party:: DEM
Office:: S
District:: CO-00

2026 Colorado Senate 2026-S-CO-00 · Incumbent

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RECENT PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-06-30	ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES	MERCHANT FEES	Payment fees	$1,647
2026-06-30	DEMOCRACY ENGINE LLC	MERCHANT FEES	Payment fees	$60
2026-06-30	DEMOCRACY ENGINE LLC	MERCHANT FEES	Payment fees	$53
2026-06-29	GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC	MEDIA ADVERTISING	Media buying	$50,000
2026-06-29	SALK STRATEGIES	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$20,000
2026-06-29	GRUNWALD COMMUNICATIONS	MEDIA PRODUCTION	Media production	$4,380
2026-06-29	ELIAS LAW GROUP	LEGAL CONSULTING	Legal services	$3,329
2026-06-29	BR PRINTERS	PRINTING	Printing	$2,883

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TRANSACTION EVIDENCE AND SOURCE DETAILS

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