SPENDING TOTALS FOR DPS CANDIDATES
The spending totals for all of this year’s candidates are below. The winners are in bold.
At-large, representing the entire city:
Scott Esserman: $67,636 Nicky Yollick: $48,950 Vernon Jones Jr.: $33,561 Jane Shirley: $1,663 Marla Benavides: $1,350
District 2, representing southwest Denver
Karolina Villagrana: $56,846 Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán: $55,259
District 3, representing central-east Denver
Carrie Olson: $53,719 Mike DeGuire: $41,187
District 4, representing northeast Denver
Gene Fashaw: $43,632
Michelle Quattlebaum: $38,789 José Silva: $11,600
Independent expenditure committees spent far more than the candidates themselves. We’ve tallied their spending below, and noted their donors and the candidates they supported.
Students Deserve Better
Total spent in Denver: $176,451
Funded by: Denver Classroom Teachers Association; Colorado Fund for Children and Public Education, affiliated with the Colorado Education Association
Candidates supported: Esserman, Gaytán, Olson, Quattlebaum
Parents for Great Schools
Total spent in Denver: $445,000 Funded by: Denver Families for Public Schools, a new pro-charter organization; Education Reform Now Advocacy, affiliated with Democrats for Education Reform; 50CAN, affiliated with Colorado’s Transform Education Now; Colorado League of Charter Schools
Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana, Fashaw
Denver Students, Families, and Teachers United for Excellent Schools
Total spent in Denver: $366,054
Funded by: Education Reform Now Advocacy, affiliated with Democrats for Education Reform; 50CAN, affiliated with Colorado’s Transform Education Now; Colorado League of Charter Schools; Parents for Great Schools; Stand for Children Inc., local donors
Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana, Fashaw
Raising Colorado
Total spent in Denver: $120,114
Funded by: Education Reform Now Advocacy, affiliated with Democrats for Education Reform; Parents for Great Schools; CLCS Action, affiliated with the Colorado League of Charter Schools; and TEN Collective Impact, affiliated with Transform Education Now Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana
CLCS Action
Total spent in Denver: At least $62,000. It’s difficult to calculate an exact amount because its reports do not always delineate how much was spent on Denver school board candidates from how much was spent on school board candidates in neighboring Aurora Public Schools.
Funded by: CLCS Action, affiliated with the Colorado League of Charter Schools
Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana, Fashaw
Forward Progress
Total spent in Denver: $27,530
Funded by: Education Reform Now Advocacy, affiliated with Democrats for Education Reform; 50CAN, affiliated with Colorado’s Transform Education Now
Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana, Fashaw
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