WOODY CREEK — In a press release sent out by the Adam Frisch campaign for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, it was announced that the campaign raised $1.62 million with $3.9 million cash on hand in the second quarter of 2024.
The second quarter of the year ended on June 30.
According to the release, entering the general election, the campaign has built critical infrastructure across the district to reach communities and constituents directly.
"I am grateful for all our supporters across the district who have helped make this possible. We are excited to continue traveling across the district meeting with voters. We hear the same frustrations regardless of who we are talking to – costs keep rising, family budgets are getting tighter, and politicians in Washington don’t get it,” Frish said in a statement. “My unwavering focus is not on Team Democrat or Team Republican, but Team CD3.”
This quarter's average donation was just over $30 from more than 52,000 individual donations. Frisch is the only candidate in the race who has never and is not taking any corporate PAC money.
“This is in stark contrast to his opponent, Jeff Hurd, who is financed and influenced by special interests and corporate PACs,” the announcement read. “Hurd’s average donation was more than $1,000.”
According to the FEC, Hurd had raised $1,205,000 as of June 30. Hurd did not win the primary to run as the Republican candidate for CD3 until June 28, just two days prior to the cut off for reporting fundraising activities.
The Valley Courier reached out to the Hurd campaign to confirm that number, which they did. No information about fundraising in July or August was offered.
Since the election in 2022, when Frisch – then a political newcomer – came within 550 votes of unseating Lauren Boebert, he had set his sights on a second contest with the Republican firebrand, raising funds that far outpaced what would be expected in a rural congressional district.
At the beginning of 2024, Boebert shocked everyone when she announced that she would be leaving the 3rd Congressional District to run in the 4th Congressional District, following the resignation of Rep. Ken Buck from office.
The 4th Congressional District is considered a Republican stronghold in the state.
At that time, Hurd, who has been characterized as a more moderate Republican, had already announced his intention to take on Boebert in the primary. With her exit to another district, Hurd, favored by some of the most recognizable names in state Republican politics, emerged as the likely candidate to win the primary, which he did, handily beating Ron Hanks, who came in second.
New fundraising numbers in either campaign will not be released until the end of the next quarter, which happens on the last day of September.
