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Committee filings shed financial light

by Nancy Mitchell

A handful of political committees active in school board races in Jefferson County, Denver and Westminster filed campaign finance reports Tuesday night, showing how their dollars benefited their board picks until a few days before the election.

The committees were created and largely funded by teachers’ unions and Stand for Children Colorado, a national advocacy group whose endorsements were typically at odds with the union choices. In Westminster, however, the statewide teachers’ union and Stand joined forces.

The reporting period covered by the reports is from Nov. 28, 2010 through Oct. 27, 2011 – or through the Thursday before this week’s election. That means contributions and expenditures during the final weekend campaign push aren’t included.

In addition, candidates have one more campaign finance report due Dec. 1, which covers the period from Oct. 24 through Nov. 26. So a more complete picture of money spent to secure school board seats won’t emerge until then.

Read the reports

• Jefferson County – Kids Come First
• Denver – Delta 4.0 and Stand for Children in Denver
• Westminster – Accountability for Westminster’s Students and Schools and Stand for Children Adams 50

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