Dark money group drops $500,000 to help put a paid family leave initiative on November ballot

Dark money group drops $500,000 to help put a paid family leave initiative on November ballot

Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Candidates, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Elections, Energy, Issues, NSRF Business 07.05.2020

Dark money group drops $500,000 to help put a paid family leave initiative on November ballot

The latest state-level campaign finance reports show Democratic candidates and super PACs lead GOP rivals in legislative contests

PUBLISHED ON MAY 7, 2020 3:44AM MDT

By Sandra Fish @fishnette

Special to The Colorado Sun

A dark money Democratic powerhouse is fueling a potential ballot initiative to require paid sick leave.

Sixteen Thirty Fund put $500,000 into Colorado Families First, an issue committee that is aiming to put the measure on the November ballot, according to new campaign finance reports filed this week. Sixteen Thirty, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that doesn’t disclose its donors, spent nearly $11 million in the 2018 Colorado elections in part to benefit Democrats.

The new campaign reports from January through April 29 show big cash being raised by issue committees aiming to support or oppose November ballot initiatives.

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