THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Hickenlooper's fundraising profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 87 percent of his $8.6 million total, with PACs and committees comprising only 13 percent of his contribution base. Industry-tied money shows concentration in securities and investment (21 percent), lawyers and lobbyists (18 percent), and technology (10 percent), a pattern reflected in his individual donor base where employed contributors similarly work in securities, legal services, and tech sectors. His legislative record includes 116 recorded votes and 124 stock trades disclosed under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$8.6M▲ 14% in ’24 vs ’22#30 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share21%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes11on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Hickenlooper (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Hickenlooper voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 11 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Hickenlooper's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$147K
PEACHES AND PEAKS VICTORY FUND
PAC
2$144K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
PAC
3$89K
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
employees
4$79K
GIDDY UP PAC
PAC
5$50K
NEXTERA ENERGY
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Money Timing81%
John W. Hickenlooper (D): Electric Utilities donations hit $71K (21.3× their monthly average) the month after their YEA on SJRES71-119
In November 2025, Senator Hickenlooper received $71,000 from Electric Utilities-classified donors, representing 21.3 times that sector's trailing 12-month monthly average of $3,333.33. The prior month, on October 8, 2025, he voted YEA on SJRES71-119, a joint resolution terminating the national energy emergency, legislation favoring the Electric Utilities sector.
Money Timing81%
John W. Hickenlooper (D): Technology donations hit $51K (33.7× their monthly average) the month of their NAY on SJRES28-119
In March 2025, Sen. Hickenlooper received $51,384 from Technology-classified donors, representing a spike of 33.7 times the sector's trailing 12-month average of $1,525.75 per month. That same month, on March 5, 2025, he cast a NAY vote on SJRES28-119, a joint resolution disapproving a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule affecting the technology sector.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap80%
John W. Hickenlooper (D) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (20%) with 13041 active lobbying
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish federal regulatory standards for payment stablecoins issued by banks and qualified financial institutions in the Securities & Investment industry. Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment represents 20.1% of his identifiable donor base ($1.73M), and companies in this industry filed 13,041 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
COMMITTEES
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Energy and Natural Resources
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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