Jeff Hurd built strong support from Colorado's GOP establishment, securing endorsements from former Governor Bill Owens, ex-Senator Hank Brown, multiple former and current local and state officials, and major conservative groups including Americans for Prosperity Action (Colorado Sun, Colorado Sun, Denver Post).
Hurd led Republican fundraising in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, raising over $1.2 million by mid-2024---much of it from Colorado donors and individual contributions---but was significantly outpaced by Democrat Adam Frisch's multi-million-dollar war chest (Durango Herald, Denver Post, Aspen Times).
Outside spending played a major role, with Super PACs like Americans for Prosperity Action and Congressional Leadership Fund spending nearly $2 million to back Hurd, while Democratic-aligned groups aired attack ads and attempted to influence the GOP primary by boosting his rivals (Colorado Sun, Summit Daily News).
Hurd's campaign and supporters emphasized grassroots operations, utilizing extensive personal outreach and volunteer networks to counteract heavy spending disadvantages and attack ads from both left-leaning groups and rival Republicans (Fort Morgan Times, Denver Post).
Despite establishment support, high fundraising, and a message of pragmatic conservatism, Hurd was sometimes criticized by opponents as an "old-guard" Republican or "country club Republican," and was outspent and out-raised by Democrats, representing a potential vulnerability in wider appeal and financial strength (Colorado Sun, Daily Record).
Hurd campaigned on being prepared, accessible, solutions-focused, and committed to local (rather than national) priorities, stating he would listen to all constituents and cautioning against divisive, partisan tactics (Durango Herald, Denver Gazette).
2024: Former Congressman Scott McInnis Endorsed Jeff Hurd For U.S. Congress According to JeffHurdForColorado.com, "Former Republican Congressman Scott McInnis Endorses Jeff Hurd for U.S. Congress." [JeffHurdForColorado.com, 1/9/24]
2023: Former Representative Tipton Endorsed Jeff Hurd For U.S. Congress According to JeffHurdForColorado.com, "Representative Tipton Endorses Jeff Hurd for U.S. Congress." [JeffHurdForColorado.com, 12/29/23]
2023: Senate Minority Leader Lundeen And Senator Kirkmeyer Endorsed Jeff Hurd For Congress According to JeffHurdForColorado.com, "Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen and Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer Endorse Jeff Hurd for Congress." [JeffHurdForColorado.com, 12/28/23]
Jeff Hurd Was Described As A 'Leader Of Character' By Paul Lundeen And Barb Kirkmeyer In December 2023 According to Colorado Politics, "Lundeen and Kirkmeyer each characterized Hurd as a 'leader of character' in statements released on Thursday by Hurd's campaign." [Colorado Politics, 12/29/23]
2023: Jeff Hurd Was Endorsed By Former Colorado Officials Including Bill Owens And Jane Norton According to Colorado Politics, "Other Hurd endorsers include former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown, former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, former Mesa State University President Tim Foster, former Colorado Springs Mayor and former Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, former Colorado State Treasurer Mark Hillman, former U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn and former University of Colorado President Bruce Benson." [Colorado Politics, 12/29/23]
2023: Several County Commissioners Endorsed Jeff Hurd In Colorado's 3rd District Before Boebert Changed Districts According to Colorado Politics, "A number of county commissioners from across the sprawling 3rd CD also endorsed the first-time candidate before Boebert jumped races." [Colorado Politics, 12/29/23]
2023: Jeff Hurd Received Endorsements From Former And Current Colorado Political Leaders According to JeffHurdForColorado.com, "Gale Norton -- Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President George W. Bush and former Colorado Attorney General," and a list of additional former and current officials, are included among the endorsements. [JeffHurdForColorado.com, 12/8/23]
Jeff Hurd's Campaign Co-Chaired By Former Senator Hank Brown And Tim Foster According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Hurd's campaign co-chairs are former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown, a Republican who represented Colorado in the 1990s, and former Colorado Mesa University President Tim Foster, who served as the GOP's majority leader in the state House of Representatives in the mid-1990s, his campaign said." [Coloradopolitics.com, 8/17/23]
October 2023: Jeff Hurd Secured Endorsements From Prominent Colorado Republicans According to The Daily Record, "Hurd has managed to gain the backing of several prominent Colorado Republicans, including Bruce Benson, a former University of Colorado president; John Suthers, the former Colorado Springs mayor and state attorney general; Daniel Ritchie, a former University of Denver chancellor; and former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown." [Daily Record (Cañon City, Colorado), 10/18/23]
October 2023: Bill Owens Endorsed Jeff Hurd For U.S. Congress In Colorado's 3rd District According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Republican Jeff Hurd won support for his primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert this week from former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/27/23]
October 2023: Bill Owens Cited Hurd's Character, Values And Integrity In Endorsement According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Owens, the state's only GOP governor elected in the last 50 years, cited the Grand Junction attorney's character, values and integrity in his endorsement." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/27/23]
October 2023: Hurd Received Endorsements From Multiple Colorado Republicans According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Earlier this month, Hurd won endorsements from Delta County Commissioner Don Suppes and Mesa County commissioners Cody Davis and Bobbie Daniel." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/27/23]
October 2023: Other Former Officials Publicly Supported Jeff Hurd's Campaign According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Other Hurd supporters include former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown; former Mesa State University President Tim Foster; former Colorado Attorney General and Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers; and former University of Colorado President Bruce Benson." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/27/23]
2023: Hal Bidlack Characterized Jeff Hurd as a Rational Republican According to an opinion piece by Hal Bidlack in Coloradopolitics.com, "I'm guessing Boebert will still win her primary, and, frankly, I hope she does, as I think she will be far easier to defeat come Election Day than would a, well, rational candidate, as Jeff Hurd appears to be." [Hal Bidlack - Coloradopolitics.com, 10/31/23]
December 2023: Former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton Endorsed Jeff Hurd In Boebert Primary Challenge According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Former Colorado Lt. Gov. Jane Norton on Monday endorsed fellow Republican Jeff Hurd, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in next year's primary. Calling the Grand Junction attorney a 'principled, conservative leader,' Norton said that Hurd understands rural issues and stands to be an effective champion for the 3rd Congressional District." [Coloradopolitics.com, 12/4/23]
2023: Bill Owens, Former Colorado Governor, Endorsed Jeff Hurd According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Norton served one term as lieutenant governor starting in 2003 under Republican Gov. Bill Owens, who endorsed Hurd in October." [Coloradopolitics.com, 12/4/23]
December 2023: Jeff Hurd Was Characterized As A 'Leader Of Character' By Paul Lundeen And Barb Kirkmeyer According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Lundeen and Kirkmeyer each characterized Hurd as a 'leader of character' in statements released on Thursday by Hurd's campaign." [Coloradopolitics.com, 12/29/23]
2023: Jeff Hurd Received Endorsements From GOP Officials According to Coloradopolitics.com, "A first-time candidate, Hurd has amassed endorsements from a host of current and former elected officials, emblematic of the GOP establishment Boebert has spent her political career trying to push aside." [Coloradopolitics.com, 12/29/23]
2023: Several High-Profile Republicans Endorsed Jeff Hurd For Congress Before Boebert Switched Districts According to Colorado Sun, "A number of big-name Republicans former Gov. Bill Owens and former U.S . Sen. Hank Brown, to name a few rallied around Hurd when it appeared he was facing Boebert in the primary." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 12/29/23]
December 2023: Boebert's Exit May Lead Some Hurd Endorsers To Enter Congressional Race Themselves According to Colorado Sun, "Some people who endorsed Hurd may even get in the race we're looking at you, Mesa County commissioners." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 12/29/23]
2023: Denver Gazette Editorial Board Endorsed Jeff Hurd in CD3 Primary According to an editorial published in Denver Gazette, "The Gazette's editorial board and a growing list of well-known Republicans have given Hurd impassioned primary endorsements." [Editorial - Denver Gazette, 12/31/23]
February 2024: Jeff Hurd Stated Gale Norton's Endorsement Recognized Importance Of Keeping District Republican According to Coloradopolitics.com, "It's great to have Gale Norton join our team as she has been such a strong voice for Colorado and she sees that same passion in our campaign," Hurd said in a statement. "Gale also knows the importance of keeping this district in Republican hands so we can advance our conservative principles in Congress and secure our border." [Coloradopolitics.com, 2/27/24]
April 2024: Scott Gessler Endorsed Jeff Hurd For Colorado's 3rd Congressional District According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Former Secretary of State Scott Gessler and former State Treasurer Walker Stapleton this week threw their support behind the first-time candidate, calling the Grand Junction attorney a tireless worker and true conservative." [Coloradopolitics.com, 4/4/24]
April 2024: Walker Stapleton Endorsed Jeff Hurd For Colorado's 3rd Congressional District According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Stapleton, the two-term state treasurer from 2011 to 2019, said Hurd knows the challenges faced by rural Coloradans. [...] 'No candidate for the 3rd Congressional District knows this better than Jeff Hurd, and no candidate will work harder for western and southern Colorado families and small businesses than him.'" [Coloradopolitics.com, 4/4/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Received Endorsements From Former U.S. Reps. Scott Tipton And Scott McInnis According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Hurd has also been endorsed by the two Republicans who represented the district before Boebert, former U.S. Reps. Scott Tipton and Scott McInnis." [Coloradopolitics.com, 4/4/24]
2024: Several Prominent Colorado Republicans Endorsed Jeff Hurd According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Other prominent Colorado Republicans in Hurd's corner include former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown, former Gov. Bill Owens, former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, former Mesa State University President Tim Foster, and former Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, a former state attorney general." [Coloradopolitics.com, 4/4/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Was Endorsed By Former Colorado Officials Bill Owens And John Suthers According to Daily Record, "Hurd, 44, has raised appreciably more money than his Republican opponents and has picked up some high-profile endorsements from the likes of former Gov. Bill Owens and John Suthers, the former Colorado attorney general and Colorado Springs mayor." [Daily Record (Cañon City, Colorado), 4/26/24]
April 2024: Jeff Hurd Received Endorsements From Bill Owens And John Suthers According to Denver Post, "Hurd, 44, has raised appreciably more money than his Republican opponents and has picked up some high-profile endorsements from the likes of former Gov. Bill Owens and John Suthers, the former Colorado attorney general and Colorado Springs mayor." [Denver Post, 4/28/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Was Endorsed By Prominent Republicans And Backed By National Conservative Group According to Colorado Sun, "Hurd has been endorsed by a list of big-name Republicans and has the financial backing of a major national conservative group. He's seen as a leading contender in the crowded primary." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 5/30/24]
June 2024: Hurd Received Endorsements And Super PAC Support According to Colorado Sun, "Hurd has been endorsed by a list of big-name Colorado Republicans and has the financial backing of a major national conservative group, Americans For Prosperity Action. He is seen as a leading contender in the crowded primary." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 6/18/24]
2024: Denver Gazette Editorial Board Endorsed Jeff Hurd for CD-3 GOP Nomination According to an editorial published in Denver Gazette, "To hold the district, 'grassroots' and 'establishment' Republicans should unite behind Hurd, a Western Slope native and pragmatic conservative. Hurd represents the best hope for Republicans --- incumbent Lauren Boebert having given up on CD-3 to run for Congress in the neighboring 4th Congressional District, instead." [Editorial - Denver Gazette, 6/18/24]
2024: Lauren Boebert Left 3rd District Race After Several Prominent Republicans Endorsed Hurd According to Sky-Hi News, "Boebert left the race after several prominent Republicans in the state endorsed Hurd over her. The state Republican Party has endorsed Hanks." [Sky-Hi News, 6/24/24]
Jeff Hurd Received Endorsements From Past And Present Officials In 2024 According to Pueblo Chieftain, "He received endorsements from dozens of past and present elected officials. That includes Pueblo city councilors Roger Gomez and Mark Aliff, according to his campaign website." [Pueblo Chieftain, 6/27/24]
September 2024: Jeff Hurd Sought Fundraising Help From Former Rival Lauren Boebert And Jim Jordan According to Coloradopolitics.com, 'Although he challenged Boebert in the GOP primary last year before the incumbent moved across the state into the 4th Congressional District, Hurd has recently turned to his former rival for fundraising help. In early September, Jordan, the Ohio Republican who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, appeared at a reception in Englewood for Hurd and other Colorado Republicans after headlining an earlier fundraiser for Boebert.' [Coloradopolitics.com, 9/19/24]
September 2024: Jeff Hurd Was Supported By GOP Figures During The Primary According to Colorado Sun, "The Frisch campaign's primary ad attacking Hurd was shared by GOP supporters of Hurd's main primary opponent, former state Rep. Ron Hanks, including Colorado GOP Vice Chairwoman Hope Scheppelman." [Colorado Sun, 9/24/24]
2024: Durango Herald Editorial Board Endorsed Jeff Hurd for CD3 According to an editorial published in Durango Herald, "the Herald's editorial board urges a vote for Jeff Hurd. Hurd has deeper and wider roots in the District." [Editorial - Durango Herald, 10/19/24]
2024: Russ Andrews Characterized Jeff Hurd As Part Of The GOP 'Old Guard' According to Daily Record, "He calls Hurd a 'nice guy' but part of the Republican 'old guard.'" [Daily Record (Cañon City, Colorado), 4/26/24]
May 2024: The Colorado Sun Reported Super PAC Attacks On Jeff Hurd In The 3rd Congressional District According to Colorado Sun, "Super PAC Our American Century has been responsible for $68,000 in TV ad contracts filed with the FCC, but it has reported spending $96,000 on ads supporting retired businessman Lew Webb of Durango and opposing Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd in the Republican primary in the 3rd Congressional District. The ad calls Webb an 'America First Republican' and Hurd a 'chamber of commerce, Liz Cheney type' as the words 'country club Republican' appear on screen." [Colorado Sun, 5/28/24]
May 2024: Rocky Mountain Values PAC Ran Ads Opposing GOP Candidate Jeff Hurd In Colorado's 3rd District Primary According to Colorado Sun, "The PAC also is starting to run ads opposing Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd, one of Hanks' opponents in the June 25 GOP primary. The ads will highlight how he's refused to say whom he voted for in the 2106 and 2020 presidential races in an effort to question his loyalty to Donald Trump." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 5/30/24]
2024: Our American Century PAC Ran Ads Labeling Jeff Hurd As A 'Country Club Republican' In CO-3 Primary According to Colorado Sun, "Another super PAC, Our American Century, reported spending $96,000 on ads supporting retired businessman Lew Webb of Durango, another GOP primary candidate in the district, and opposing Hurd. The ad calls Webb an 'America First Republican' and Hurd a 'chamber of commerce, Liz Cheney type' as the words 'country club Republican' appear on screen." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 5/30/24]
2024: Hurd's Campaign Adviser Criticized Rocky Mountain Values PAC's Tactics According to Colorado Sun, "Nick Bayer, a campaign adviser for Hurd, called Rocky Mountain Values 'nothing but a sleazy front for corrupt Democrats trying to fool 3rd District voters.' 'Voters of all stripes should be enraged that Democrats are putting our democracy at risk instead of having a debate about the issues affecting southern and western Colorado,' he said." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 5/30/24]
June 2024: Frisch Campaign Attacked Jeff Hurd In GOP Primary TV Ad According to Colorado Sun, "The ad attacks Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd for 'ducking Republican debates' and for refusing to say who he voted for in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, as well as for being the beneficiary of corporate super PAC money." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 6/18/24]
June 2024: Hurd Campaign Responded To Democratic Attacks According to Colorado Sun, "A shock to no one, Adam and the Democrats are attacking Jeff because they know he is the only Republican who can beat Frisch and keep the seat red," the Hurd campaign statement said. "Voters in western and southern Colorado won't be duped." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 6/18/24]
June 2024: Hurd Was Targeted By Rocky Mountain Values PAC Ads According to Colorado Sun, "The Rocky Mountain Values PAC ads, which were first reported by The Sun, have been on the air since the beginning of the month." These ads elevated Ron Hanks' profile "and attacked Hurd." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 6/18/24]
2024: Democrats Raised Scrutiny on Jeff Hurd in GOP Primary According to Fox - 31 KDVR (Denver), "Frisch's campaign more recently aired an ad about Hurd, claiming the candidate was 'hiding,' 'ducking Republican debates' and declining to say where he stood on several issues such as abortion, the Second Amendment and whom he voted for in the last few election cycles." [FOX - 31 KDVR (Denver), 6/23/24]
2024: Adam Frisch's Campaign Criticized Hurd for Lack of Transparency According to Fox - 31 KDVR (Denver), "Ron Hanks is endorsed by the Republican Party and too extreme. Jeff Hurd is funded by corporate out-of-state interests, yet he continues to hide what he believes. I'm tired of watching Adam take shots from both of them. As far as I'm concerned, the general election has started," said Frisch campaign manager Camilo Vilaseca in a statement. [FOX - 31 KDVR (Denver), 6/23/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Responded to Accusations About Debate Attendance According to Fox - 31 KDVR (Denver), "Asked about some of the accusations in the super PAC ad regarding his debate attendance and his hedging on issues, Hurd argued that 'the fact that [Democrats are] engaged in the primary, and they're repeating some of the talking points that other Republicans in the primary are raising, just goes to show that they're nervous about me in the general election.'" [FOX - 31 KDVR (Denver), 6/23/24]
2024: Rocky Mountain Values Released Ads Attacking Jeff Hurd According to Sky-Hi News, "a left-leaning group, Rocky Mountain Values, [is] releasing ads to boost Hanks' profile and attack his opponent, Jeff Hurd. Hurd is seen as a more difficult candidate for Frisch to defeat." [Sky-Hi News, 6/24/24]
2024: Frisch's Campaign Ran Ads Accusing Hurd Of "Hiding" And Not Stating Trump Support According to Sky-Hi News, "Frisch's campaign has also paid for its own advertising blitz in the days leading up to the primary election attacking Hurd, accusing him of 'hiding' and refusing to say whether he supports former president Donald Trump." [Sky-Hi News, 6/24/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Criticized Frisch And Democrats For Political Tactics According to Sky-Hi News, "'Adam Frisch is employing the same dirty politics tactics that have caused voters to lose confidence in the political system,' according to a statement from Nick Bayer, a spokesperson for the campaign. 'Frisch and national Democrats are irresponsibly propping a far-right, weak general election candidate in hopes of dragging him through the primary.'" [Sky-Hi News, 6/24/24]
June 2024: Nick Bayer Of The Hurd Campaign Criticized Democrat Ads Targeting Jeff Hurd According to Montrose Daily Press, 'Nick Bayer, a spokesman for the Hurd campaign, described Frisch's involvement in the Republican primary as "dirty politics" and "in the gutter." [...] Bayer said, framing the Democrat attack ads on Hurd as "just kind of weird" and potentially dangerous if it results in someone like Hanks taking the primary.' [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 6/24/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Claimed Democrat Efforts In The Primary Indicated Concern About Facing Him According to Montrose Daily Press, 'Hurd, meanwhile, is convinced that Frisch's injection into the primary is a clear sign that the Democrat is nervous about the possibility of facing him in the general and would much prefer to run against a more Boebert-esque candidate, such as Hanks.' [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 6/24/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Criticized Adam Frisch's Ads As Untruthful According to Montrose Daily Press, 'I am the only Republican that can beat Adam Frisch and the Democrats, as shown by his desire to boost one of my opponents and attack me,' Hurd said Monday. 'I'm disappointed in Adam's untruthful attacks and had hoped we were going to enter this general election talking about the issues that matter to voters.' [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 6/24/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Reported Satisfaction With Debate Performance And Criticized Opponent's Tactics According to Denver Gazette, 'Hurd said he believed the debate went well. "I hit most of my points and hit [Frisch] on his fundamental weaknesses," such as being "a liberal Democrat who pretends to be a moderate" and taking corporate money. Frisch talks about going back to pro-normal politics and then spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on the primary, Hurd added.' [Denver Gazette, 9/23/24]
September 2024: Jeff Hurd Criticized Frisch For Primary Attack Ads According to Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), "Hurd called out Frisch for meddling in the Republican primary by running attack ads against Hurd. The ads were an apparent attempt by Frisch to get one of Hurd's opponents elected and thereby improve Frisch's chances in the general election." [Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), 9/24/24]
March 2025: Jeff Hurd Was Targeted For Defeat By Emily's List According to Journal-Advocate, "In March, both legislators were put 'on notice' by Emily's List as 'top targets for defeat in the 2026 midterm elections.'" [Journal-Advocate (Sterling, Colorado), 4/19/25]
2024: Americans For Prosperity Action Supported Jeff Hurd In Primary And Will Support Him In General Election According to Colorado Sun (Denver), "Mallory said AFP Action will also be supporting Hurd in the general election after spending nearly $370,000 to back him in the primary." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 7/17/24]
Hurd Attracted Donations From Former Boebert Donors And Raised $412,000 2023 According to Newsweek, 'A Newsweek analysis found that at least 10 former Boebert donors have contributed to Hurd's campaign, funneling $17,800 to the political newcomer. Despite announcing his campaign on August 16---six weeks into the third quarter---Hurd has pulled in $412,000, almost half of Boebert's donations in roughly half the amount of time.' [Newsweek, 10/23/23]
2023: Jeff Hurd Expressed Plan To Expand Small-Donor Support According to Steamboat Pilot & Today, "That is definitely part of the plan expanding that percentage of small-dollar donors as time goes on," he said. "The strong start that I've gotten from the donations I received so far will be used to build and grow on the small-dollar donators who are critical to the success of this campaign." [Steamboat Pilot & Today (Colorado), 10/19/23]
2023: Jeff Hurd Received Financial Support From Additional Colorado Leaders According to Steamboat Pilot & Today, "Others who donated to Hurd include Fred Yarger, Colorado's former solicitor general under Attorney General Cynthia Coffman; as well as Daniel Ritchie, a chancellor emeritus of the University of Denver; and Cody Kennedy, who serves on the Grand Junction City Council." [Steamboat Pilot & Today (Colorado), 10/19/23]
2023: Majority of Jeff Hurd's Donations Came from Coloradans, With Nearly Half at Maximum Amount According to Colorado Sun, "Three-fourths of Hurd's donations came from Coloradans and nearly half of the donations were for $3,300, the maximum donation each for the primary and general elections." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 10/16/23]
2023: Hurd's Donors Included Several Prominent Colorado Republicans According to Durango Herald, "His donors included former University of Colorado President Bruce Benson and his wife, Marcy; former Mesa State University President Tim Foster; former Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers; and former University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie." [Durango Herald, 10/17/23]
2023: Three-Fourths Of Hurd's Donations Came From Colorado And Nearly Half At Maximum Limit According to Durango Herald, "Three-fourths of Hurd's donations came from Coloradans and nearly half of the donations were for $3,300, the maximum donation each for the primary and general elections." [Durango Herald, 10/17/23]
2023: Major Boebert Donors Shifted Support To Jeff Hurd According to The Denver Gazette, "Newsweek finding that at least 10 donors who previously gave her campaign $13,000 have defected to Hurd. Those 10 have upped their donations to Boebert's rival, contributing nearly $17,800 collectively to the Colorado attorney." [The Denver Gazette, 10/18/23]
October 2023: Jeff Hurd Received Support From Prominent Colorado Republicans According To The Denver Post According to The Denver Post, 'Hurd has gained the backing of several prominent Colorado Republicans, including Bruce Benson, a former University of Colorado president; John Suthers, the former Colorado Springs mayor and state attorney general; Daniel Ritchie, a former University of Denver chancellor; and former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown.' [Denver Post, 10/18/23]
2024: Jeff Hurd Raised Nearly $1 Million Since Entering CO-03 Race According to Denver Post, "He has raised nearly $1 million since jumping in the race last summer, initially to challenge Boebert." [Denver Post, 4/17/24]
2023-2024: Jeff Hurd Raised Nearly $1 Million Since Entering The 3rd District Congressional Race According to Denver Post, "He has raised nearly $1 million since jumping in the race last summer, initially to challenge Boebert." [Denver Post, 4/17/24]
May 2024: Americans for Prosperity Action Supported Hurd With $201,000 In Mailers And Canvassing According to Colorado Sun, "The super PAC Americans for Prosperity Action has spent $201,000 on mailers and canvassing supporting Hurd." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 5/21/24]
May 2024: Americans For Prosperity Action Spent $252,000 Supporting Jeff Hurd According to Colorado Sun, "Meanwhile, Americans for Prosperity Action continues to canvass and send mailers supporting Crank, Hurd and Evans. As of May 21, the super PAC had spent $366,000 supporting Crank, $252,000 supporting Hurd and $249,000 supporting Evans." [Colorado Sun, 5/28/24]
2024: Americans for Prosperity Action Endorsed Jeff Hurd And Spent Over $252,000 Supporting Him According to Colorado Sun, "Americans for Prosperity Action, a political action committee associated with the national conservative political nonprofit of the same name, has spent more than $252,000 on mailers, digital ads and canvassing in support of Hurd. The group has endorsed Hurd." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 5/30/24]
2024: Americans For Prosperity Supported Jeff Hurd With Over $133,000 In Independent Expenditures According to Montrose Daily Press, "In the race to succeed Boebert in the 3rd District, Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd has benefited from more than $133,000 in independent expenditures by Americans for Prosperity, the deep-pocketed super PAC funded in large part by conservative billionaire Charles Koch, according to disclosure reports from the Federal Election Commission." [Montrose Daily Press, 6/7/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Described as Establishment-Backed Candidate According to Fox - 31 KDVR (Denver), "A Democratic-aligned super PAC and Democratic candidate Adam Frisch's campaign have aired ads in the GOP primary for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District either touting hard-line Republican candidate Ron Hanks as 'too conservative' and tying him to former President Trump, or raising scrutiny on the establishment-backed Jeff Hurd." [FOX - 31 KDVR (Denver), 6/23/24]
2024: Hurd Accepted Donations From PACs and Party Committees, But Relied Primarily On Individual Donors According to Durango Herald, "Hurd has also accepted those donations, but neither candidate draws a significant portion of their funding from PACs. Both candidates have raised most of their funds from individual donors." [Durango Herald, 6/24/24]
2024: Hurd's Fundraising Was Attributed To His Familiarity As A Lawyer And Community Figure According to Durango Herald, "Nick Bayer, a senior adviser to Hurd, said Hurd's hours of personal phone calls to voters each day are effective because people are already familiar with him from his work as a lawyer and community involvement. This, in addition to Hurd's brand as a candidate who intends to deliver on policy promises [...] made raising money easier, he said." [Durango Herald, 6/24/24]
2024: Hurd Received Significant Support From Super PACs In CD-3 Primary According to Durango Herald, "Looking at these reports, Hurd has had the most support from Super PACs, but he has faced some opposition as well." [Durango Herald, 6/24/24]
6/5/24: Federal Election Commission Reported Jeff Hurd Raised Over $1 Million In Individual Contributions According to Journal, The (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), "Jeff Hurd received a total of $1.067 million in individual contributions as of June 5. His total disbursements were reported at $847,969, according to the Federal Election Commission's website." [Journal, The (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), 6/25/24]
2024: Federal Election Commission Reported Jeff Hurd Raised $1.067 Million In Individual Contributions By June 5 According to Journal, The (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), "Jeff Hurd received a total of $1.067 million in individual contributions as of June 5. His total disbursements were reported at $847,969, according to the Federal Election Commission's website." [Journal, The (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), 6/25/24]
2024: Federal Election Commission Confirmed Jeff Hurd's Total Disbursements At $847,969 By June 5 According to Journal, The (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), "The FEC reported Hurd's receipts as $1.067,662 in individual contributions. His total disbursements were reported at $847,969." [Journal, The (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), 6/25/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Raised $1.2 Million Through Second Quarter For His Congressional Campaign According to Coloradopolitics.com, "In total, through the second quarter, Hurd raised $1.2 million [...] compared to the record-busting $13.8 million raised by Frisch." [Coloradopolitics.com, 7/19/24]
July 2024: Term Limits Action Reserved TV Ad Time About Republican Jeff Hurd In The 3rd Congressional District According to Colorado Sun, "Term Limits Action, a federal super PAC associated with the group U.S. Term Limits, is purchasing tens of thousands of dollars in TV ad time in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District in the lead-up to the November election. The committee has reserved time in the Grand Junction and Colorado Springs/Pueblo TV markets from Oct. 7 through Nov. 3 to run ads about Republican Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney. It's likely the ads will support Hurd, but we haven't seen them yet." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 7/26/24]
August 2024: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Received NRCC Support Without Policy Pledges Or Party Obligation According to Durango Herald, "Even with the additional support from the national campaign committee, Hurd's campaign says he plans to continue putting the district first and that he doesn't have 'any obligation' to the national party. ... The Young Guns program, a spokesperson told The Durango Herald, doesn't require the campaign to pledge certain policies, and Republican leadership has been 'really good on letting members vote for their district.'" [Durango Herald, 8/2/24]
August 2024: About 20% Of Jeff Hurd's Campaign Donations Came From Outside Colorado According to Durango Herald, "Campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission show about 20% of Hurd's donations have come from outside of Colorado, about the same as the share of out-of-state donor levels heading into June's primary." [Durango Herald, 8/2/24]
September 2024: Hurd Stated His Campaign Accepted Corporate Money Unlike Frisch's PAC Pledge According to Durango Herald, "Hurd pointed out that his campaign still takes money from corporations, regardless of whether they are PACs. 'Saying that he doesn't get corporate money is like him saying he doesn't eat from Taco Bell because he orders it through a food delivery service,' Hurd said." [Durango Herald, 9/24/24]
September 2024: Jeff Hurd Defended Receiving Corporate Donations According to Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), "Hurd pointed out that his campaign still takes money from corporations, regardless of whether they are PACs. 'Saying that he doesn't get corporate money is like him saying he doesn't eat from Taco Bell because he orders it through a food delivery service,' Hurd said." [Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, CO), 9/24/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Alleged Adam Frisch Took Corporate-Linked PAC Money According to Pueblo Chieftain, "Hurd accused Frisch of taking money from liberal PACs who have funneled money from American Airlines, the Motion Pictures Association of America, Toyota and others... 'Just because he gets his food through Uber Eats doesn't mean what's in the bag is missing. He still has corporate money that is funneling into his campaign really quickly.'" [Pueblo Chieftain, 10/2/24]
Jeff Hurd Accused Adam Frisch Of Receiving Indirect Corporate PAC Money According to Denver Post, "Hurd dismissed that latter claim as hair-splitting, because campaign finance records show that Frisch has received donations from groups that do take corporate campaign cash." [Denver Post, 10/13/24]
Jeff Hurd Raised Over $1 Million In Fundraising In Colorado's 3rd CD For Q3 2024 According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Frisch, who came within a few hundred votes beating Boebert two years ago in the Western Slope-based, Republican-leaning 3rd CD, turned that near upset into a fundraising machine, raising millions of dollars before she jumped to the safer district in January. The Democrat appears to have kept up the momentum, raising $2,242,907 in the most recent period, more than twice the $1,039,165 in contributions reported by Hurd, the state's leading Republican fundraiser for the third quarter." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/17/24]
2024: Arizona GOP Spent Money Supporting Jeff Hurd's Congressional Campaign According to an opinion piece by Dick Wadhams in Coloradopolitics.com, "Arizona Republican Party not the Colorado Republican Party was spending money on behalf of Jeff Hurd, Republican nominee for Congress in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, and for Gabe Evans, the Republican nominee in our state's 8th District." [Dick Wadhams - Coloradopolitics.com, 10/21/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Received Approximately 70% Of Individual Campaign Contributions From Inside Colorado According to Durango Herald, "Hurd had more individual contributions coming from inside Colorado compared to Frisch. Hurd had about 70% of individual contributions coming from inside Colorado." [Durango Herald, 10/24/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Did Not Receive Financial Support From The Colorado Republican Party According to Durango Herald, "he does not have financial support from the Colorado Republican Party as a result of party infighting." [Durango Herald, 10/24/24]
2024: Most Of Jeff Hurd's Campaign Donations Came In Large Sums Over $2,000 According to Durango Herald, "Most of Hurd's donations come from donations of more than $2,000." [Durango Herald, 10/24/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Received Campaign Spending Support From Conservative Groups According to Coloradopolitics.com, "conservative outside groups, chiefly the Koch Network's Americans for Prosperity Action, which has spent close to $1 million on canvassing and advertising in an attempt to keep it close." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/25/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Benefited From Outside Spending Advantage By $300,000 According to Coloradopolitics.com, "party committees and conservative outside groups including AFP giving Hurd's side an advantage of about $300,000, though progressive outside groups have pumped nearly $600,000 into the race." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/25/24]
October 2024: Congressional Leadership Fund Increased Super PAC Support For Hurd In The 3rd District According to Colorado Sun, "The Congressional Leadership Fund spent more money this week to help Hurd, bringing its investment in the district to more than $190,000." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 10/25/24]
2024: Congressional Leadership Fund Spent Over $190,000 To Support Hurd In Colorado's 3rd District According to Colorado Sun, "The Congressional Leadership Fund spent more money this week to help Republican Jeff Hurd in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, bringing its investment in the district to more than $190,000." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 10/25/24]
2024: Super PACs Supported Jeff Hurd With Significant Funding In The General Election According to Colorado Sun, "Super PACs spent $1.1 million supporting Hurd [...] The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC tied to House Speaker Mike Johnson, poured more than $300,000 into the race in the final weeks of the campaign to help Hurd. [...] Americans for Prosperity Action spent nearly $740,000 on the general election after helping Hurd win a six-way Republican primary in June." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 11/6/24]
November 2024: Congressional Leadership Fund Spent Over $300,000 Supporting Jeff Hurd According to Colorado Sun, "The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC tied to House Speaker Mike Johnson, poured more than $300,000 into the race in the final weeks of the campaign to help Hurd." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 11/6/24]
2024: National Republicans Supported Jeff Hurd Through Mailers Routed Via Arizona GOP According to Denver Gazette, "After endorsing Williams' foes in the intraparty fight, national Republicans routed money through the Arizona GOP to pay for a series of mailers into Hurd's and Evans' districts in order to get more favorable postal rates." [Denver Gazette, 11/6/24]
2024: Joy Overbeck Reported Dave Williams Used Donor Funds for Pre-Primary Attack Mailers Against Jeff Hurd According to an opinion piece by Joy Overbeck in Coloradopolitics.com, "Williams infamously spent tens of thousands of dollars in Republican donor money for pre-primary attack mailers against three of Colorado's four new U.S. Congress members: Jeff Hurd (CD-3), Jeff Crank (CD-5), and Gabe Evans (CD-8)." [Joy Overbeck - Coloradopolitics.com, 1/28/25]
October 2023: Jeff Hurd Campaign Spent 'Five Figures' On Digital Ad Buy According to Colorado Politics, "A spokesman for Jeff Hurd's campaign told Colorado Politics that it's spending 'five figures' to run the ad on digital platforms in the Republican-leaning district, which covers most of Western Colorado and parts of Southern Colorado, including Pueblo County and the San Luis Valley." [Colorado Politics, 10/16/23]
2023: Jeff Hurd Reported Strong Fundraising But Withheld Specific Numbers According to an editorial published in Montrose Daily Press, "And according to Hurd the fundraising is going very well. He wouldn't reveal exactly where he's at in that regard since reporting campaign finances for the quarter is a couple of weeks away." [Editorial - Montrose Daily Press, 9/15/23]
September 2023: Jeff Hurd Reported $356,000 In Cash On Hand And $57,000 In Expenditures According to Steamboat Pilot & Today, "Hurd had spent about $57,000 so far and had $356,000 in cash at the end of the reporting period." [Steamboat Pilot & Today (Colorado), 10/19/23]
October 2023: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Spent Five Figures To Run Digital Ad In Western Colorado According to Coloradopolitics.com, "A spokesman for Jeff Hurd's campaign told Colorado Politics that it's spending 'five figures' to run the ad on digital platforms in the Republican-leaning district, which covers most of Western Colorado and parts of Southern Colorado, including Pueblo County and the San Luis Valley." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/16/23]
2023: Jeff Hurd Challenged Boebert In GOP Primary And Raised Over $412,000 After Late August Launch According to Durango Herald, "Republican Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction lawyer challenging Boebert in the 2024 GOP primary in the 3rd District, raised more than $412,000 in the third quarter of 2023 after announcing his campaign in late August." [Durango Herald, 10/17/23]
2023: Jeff Hurd Spent About $57,000 And Had $356,000 In Cash Entering October According to Durango Herald, "Hurd spent about $57,000 during the quarter, and had $356,000 in cash to start October." [Durango Herald, 10/17/23]
October 2023: Jeff Hurd Raised More Than $412,000 In First Partial Quarter Of Campaign According To Jeff Hurd According to The Denver Post, 'Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney, collected just more than $412,000 despite launching his campaign only in mid-August.' [Denver Post, 10/18/23]
October 2023: Jeff Hurd Announced Pride In Fundraising Performance Despite Late Start In Quarter According To Jeff Hurd According to The Denver Post, 'As someone who is not a politician and who entered the race halfway through the quarter, I am proud to have raised $412,000,' Hurd said in a statement to The Denver Post on Tuesday. [Denver Post, 10/18/23]
October 2023: Jeff Hurd Raised Over $412,000 After Entering GOP Primary According to The Daily Record, "Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney, collected just over $412,000 despite launching his campaign only in mid-August. 'As someone who is not a politician and who entered the race halfway through the quarter, I am proud to have raised $412,000,' Hurd said in a statement to The Denver Post on Tuesday." [Daily Record (Cañon City, Colorado), 10/18/23]
2023: Eric Sondermann Reported Jeff Hurd Raised Significant Funds in First Quarter of Race According to an opinion piece by Eric Sondermann in Coloradopolitics.com, "Boebert still enjoys a sizeable financial advantage over Hurd, even as he netted a respectable sum during his first quarter in the race." [Eric Sondermann - Coloradopolitics.com, 11/12/23]
2023: Eric Sondermann Claimed Most of Jeff Hurd's Early Fundraising Preceded Boebert's Theater Incident According to an opinion piece by Eric Sondermann in Coloradopolitics.com, "As one of his key supporters noted, most of Hurd's money came in before Boebert's infamous night at the theater." [Eric Sondermann - Coloradopolitics.com, 11/12/23]
2024: Hurd Led GOP Field In Fundraising In Colorado's 3rd District According to Julesburg Advocate, "Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney who raised more than $400,000 during his first six weeks in the race and now leads the GOP field in the money game, didn't mention Boebert in reacting to her district switch." [Julesburg Advocate (Colorado), 1/3/24]
2023: Jeff Hurd Raised Over $400,000 In Third Quarter For Congressional Campaign According to Coloradopolitics.com, "According to third-quarter filings, Hurd raised just over $400,000 for the period and had about $350,000 on hand." [Coloradopolitics.com, 1/11/24]
February 2024: Jeff Hurd Led Republican Fundraising In 3rd Congressional District Race According to Montrose Daily Press, "Currently, the leading Republican front runner is Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd, who has out raised all other Republican challengers before Boebert dropped out." [Montrose Daily Press, 2/1/24]
2023: Jeff Hurd Raised $262,000 As The Best-Funded Republican In Colorado's 3rd Congressional District Race According to Denver Post, "the best-funded Republican remaining in the 3rd District race, Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd, took in $262,000 in the final three months of last year." [Denver Post, 2/2/24]
Early 2024: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Reported Over Half A Million Dollars On Hand According to Denver Post, "Hurd's campaign said he has more than a half million dollars on hand, but details from his latest report weren't yet available." [Denver Post, 2/2/24]
Late 2023: Jeff Hurd Raised $262,000 In Colorado's 3rd District GOP Race According to Journal-Advocate, "the best-funded Republican remaining in the 3rd District race, Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd, took in $262,000 in the final three months of last year." [Journal-Advocate, 2/2/24]
Early 2024: Hurd Campaign Reported Over Half Million Dollars On Hand According to Journal-Advocate, "Hurd's campaign said he has more than a half million dollars on hand, but details from his latest report weren't yet available." [Journal-Advocate, 2/2/24]
2024: Montrose Daily Press Editorial Board Reported Jeff Hurd Led Republican Fundraising In Colorado's 3rd Congressional District According to an editorial published in Montrose Daily Press, "For the Republicans, Hurd is leading on the fundraising side with $471K, while Carbondale candidate Russ Andrews has $238K and others are lagging even further behind." [Editorial - Montrose Daily Press, 2/3/24]
2024: Dennis Anderson Reported Jeff Hurd Led CD3 Republican Fundraising According to an opinion piece by Dennis Anderson in Delta County Independent, "For the Republicans, Hurd is leading on the fundraising side with $471K, while Carbondale candidate Russ Andrews has $238K and others are lagging even further behind." [Dennis Anderson - Delta County Independent (Colorado), 2/7/24]
2023: Jeff Hurd Led GOP Fundraising In CO-3 Race According to Pueblo Chieftain, "as of the end of 2023, Hurd had raised the most among the Republicans vying for CO-3." [Pueblo Chieftain, 4/14/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Raised $241,000 In First Quarter For CO-03 GOP Contest According to Denver Post, "Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney, received $241,000 between Jan. 1 and March 31, an amount he hopes will be enough to put him over the top in the GOP primary in the conservative-leaning district." [Denver Post, 4/17/24]
January-March 2024: Jeff Hurd Raised $241,000 For 3rd Congressional District GOP Primary According to Denver Post, "Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney, received $241,000 between Jan. 1 and March 31, an amount he hopes will be enough to put him over the top in the GOP primary in the conservative-leaning district." [Denver Post, 4/17/24]
April 2024: Jeff Hurd Expressed Motivation To Increase Fundraising According to Denver Post, '"We're going to have a formidable and well-funded candidate to face. As Republicans, we need to take it seriously," Hurd said. "I'm motivated to raising more money in the next quarter."' [Denver Post, 4/28/24]
Jeff Hurd's Campaign Asserted Broad Support And Fundraising Lead In 2024 According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Hurd's campaign told Colorado Politics that voters aren't going to be happy with a few party insiders disparaging Republican candidates. In addition, his campaign said, Hurd is the only Republican with enough broad support --- including a solid fundraising lead, a slew of endorsements and volunteers throughout the district --- to take on Frisch and the Democrats who are targeting the seat." [Coloradopolitics.com, 5/16/24]
Jeff Hurd's Campaign Spent Six Figures On TV Ad In Colorado's 3rd District GOP Primary, 2024 According to Coloradopolitics.com, 'A Hurd spokesman told Colorado Politics the campaign is spending six figures to run the ad on cable, broadcast, streaming services and digital platforms through next month's primary in the 3rd CD, which covers most of the Western Slope and parts of Southern Colorado.' [Coloradopolitics.com, 5/23/24]
May 2024: Jeff Hurd Self-Funded TV Ad Spending In The 3rd Congressional District According to Colorado Sun, "Hurd is airing his own TV ads in the 3rd District, spending about $37,000." [Colorado Sun, 5/28/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Spent Around $37,000 On TV Ads In Colorado's 3rd District According to Colorado Sun, "Hurd's campaign is also airing TV ads in the 3rd District. It has spent about $37,000 so far." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 5/30/24]
June 2024: Hurd Led CD-3 Republican Primary Fundraising With Over $1 Million According to Durango Herald, "With just over a million dollars in total fundraising, Jeff Hurd leads the pack for Tuesday's Republican primary for House District 3." [Durango Herald, 6/24/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Planned Extensive Campaign Travel To Close Fundraising Gap According to Durango Herald, "Hurd said he plans to travel the district extensively to close the fundraising gap." [Durango Herald, 6/25/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Reported $219,700 Cash On Hand As Of June 5, 2024 According to Durango Herald, "As of June 5, Frisch had $3.77 million on hand; Hurd had $219,700 in the bank." [Durango Herald, 6/25/24]
Jeff Hurd Raised Over $1 Million In 2024 CO-3 Campaign According to Pueblo Chieftain, "Hurd raised the most compared to the other candidates, federal campaign finance filings show: over $1 million." [Pueblo Chieftain, 6/27/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Raised $1 Million In Contributions For 3rd District Race According to Aspen Times (Colorado), "Hurd has raised $1 million in contributions so far, compared to Frisch's $13 million." [Aspen Times (Colorado), 6/30/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Ended Month With $157,000 In Campaign Cash For Colorado's 3rd District According to Colorado Sun (Denver), "The cash advantage lies with Democrat Adam Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman, who ended June with $3.9 million in campaign cash compared to the $157,000 in Republican Jeff Hurd's bank account." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 7/17/24]
July 2024: Jeff Hurd Reported $156,000 Cash On Hand For His Congressional Campaign According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Aspen Democrat Adam Frisch [...] reported just under $4 million on hand at the end of June, an eye-popping 25 times as much as the $156,000 Republican nominee Jeff Hurd reported." [Coloradopolitics.com, 7/19/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Faced Fundraising Disadvantages Due To Primary Costs According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Evans and Hurd, meanwhile, had to spend much of what they've raised to win the GOP nominations." [Coloradopolitics.com, 7/19/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Was Outraised In Campaign Funds By Opponent Adam Frisch According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Hurd's and Evans' Democratic opponents entered July with enormous campaign cash advantages over their Republican challengers. [...] Frisch's $4 million was 25 times as much as Hurd had in the bank." [Coloradopolitics.com, 7/29/24]
September 2024: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Invested Significant Funds In General Election Advertising According to Coloradopolitics.com, 'Hurd's campaign is spending "six figures" to run the Republican's ad on broadcast, cable, streaming and digital platforms, a spokesman told Colorado Politics.' [Coloradopolitics.com, 9/19/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Reported Raising $1.2 Million For Congressional Campaign According to Denver Gazette, "more than 10 times the $1.2 million reported by Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney and first-time candidate." [Denver Gazette, 9/27/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Reported $1.2 Million In Total Campaign Contributions According to Coloradopolitics.com, "headed into the fall campaign with nearly $14 million in total contributions --- more than 10 times the $1.2 million reported by Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney and first-time candidate." [Coloradopolitics.com, 9/27/24]
By July 2024, Jeff Hurd Raised $1.2 Million And Spent $1 Million In His Campaign According to Denver Post, "By July, he had spent $1 million out of the $1.2 million he had raised." [Denver Post, 10/13/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Raised $1.2 Million By July, Spent $1 Million On Campaign According to Denver Post, 'By July, he'd spent $1 million out of the $1.2 million he'd raised.' [Denver Post, 10/13/24]
Third Quarter 2024: Jeff Hurd Raised Over $1 Million For His Campaign According to Colorado Sun, "Hurd raised more than $1 million in the third quarter of the year, spending nearly $489,000, mostly on advertising and consulting. He had $706,000 in campaign cash on hand at the end of September. About one-fourth of Hurd's fundraising came from PACs representing business and political interests." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 10/16/24]
September 2024: Jeff Hurd Reported $706,422 Cash-On-Hand At End Of Quarter According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Frisch reported $2,006,732 in the bank at the end of September, while Hurd had $706,422." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/17/24]
July-September 2024: Jeff Hurd Raised Over $1 Million For His Congressional Campaign According to Durango Herald, "His Republican opponent, Jeff Hurd, raised just over $1 million during the same quarter." [Durango Herald, 10/24/24]
October 2024: Jeff Hurd Raised $166,000 For His 3rd District Congressional Campaign According to Colorado Sun, "His Republican opponent, Grand Junction Attorney Jeff Hurd, raised $166,000, spent $560,000 and had $312,000 in the bank." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 10/25/24]
October 2024: Hurd Raised $166,000, Spent $560,000, And Had $312,000 Cash On Hand According to Colorado Sun, "Hurd raised $166,000, spent $560,000 and had $312,000 in the bank." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 10/25/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Raised $2.4 Million And Spent $2 Million In Congressional Race According to Aspen Times, "Hurd has received $2.4 million and spent $2 million." [Aspen Times, 11/6/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Reported $633,000 In Spending During Final Weeks Of Election According to Colorado Sun, "About a quarter of Hurd's total spending -- or $633,000 -- came in the weeks leading up to the election, according to his latest FEC report. His campaign still owed $105,000 to vendors as of Nov. 25." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 12/6/24]
2024: Spending By Or To Support Hurd Amounted To About $20 Per General Election Vote According to Fort Morgan Times (Colorado), "spending by or to support Hurd amounted to about $20 per general election vote (though he also faced a competitive primary, which accounted for some of the spending)." [Fort Morgan Times (Colorado), 12/7/24]
2024: Hurd Directly Spent $13.46 Per General Election Vote In 3rd District According to Fort Morgan Times (Colorado), "3rd Congressional District: Adam Frisch (D): $98.08; Jeff Hurd (R, winner): $13.46." [Fort Morgan Times (Colorado), 12/7/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Raised More Than Other Republican Primary Opponents But Less Than Democrat Adam Frisch According to Daily Record, "Hurd, 44, has raised appreciably more money than his Republican opponents and has picked up some high-profile endorsements from the likes of former Gov. Bill Owens and John Suthers ... Frisch took in $1.4 million in the first three months of 2024 compared to Hurd's $241,000." [Daily Record (Cañon City, Colorado), 4/26/24]
April 2024: Jeff Hurd Raised More Than Republican Opponents But Lagged Behind Adam Frisch According to Denver Post, "Hurd, 44, has raised appreciably more money than his Republican opponents and has picked up some high-profile endorsements from the likes of former Gov. Bill Owens and John Suthers, the former Colorado attorney general and Colorado Springs mayor. But he needs to do better in the money game vs. Frisch, and he knows it. Frisch took in $1.4 million in the first three months of 2024 compared with Hurd's $241,000." [Denver Post, 4/28/24]
2024: Democratic PAC Spent Over $130,000 Criticizing Hurd According to Summit Daily News (Colorado), "A Democratic political organization called Rocky Mountain Values has paid more than $130,000 to attack Hurd and boost the platform of former state Rep. Ron Hanks, another candidate in the Republican primary." [Summit Daily News (Colorado), 6/10/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Was Outspent By Opponent Adam Frisch In Q3 According to Coloradopolitics.com, "In the most recent quarter, which ended on Sept. 30, Frisch swamped Hurd, spending nearly 10 times as much as the Republican." [Coloradopolitics.com, 10/25/24]
Jeff Hurd Raised Less Campaign Money Than Adam Frisch In 2024 According to Colorado Sun, "Hurd raised a fraction of the money Frisch hauled in." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 11/6/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Raised Less Money In The 3rd District Race Than Adam Frisch According to Colorado Sun, "Hurd raised a fraction of the money Frisch hauled in." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 11/6/24]
2024: Frisch's Spending Outpaced Hurd's By More Than Four Times According to Fort Morgan Times (Colorado), "That total spending was about 4.5 times the campaign and outside spending on behalf of Republican Jeff Hurd." [Fort Morgan Times (Colorado), 12/7/24]
2024: Hurd's 3rd District Campaign And Supporters Spent Less Money Than Frisch's According to Denver Post, "That total spending was about 4.5 times the campaign and outside spending on behalf of Republican Jeff Hurd. [...] In all, spending by or to support Hurd amounted to about $20 per general election vote (although he also faced a competitive primary, which accounted for some of the spending)." [Denver Post, 12/7/24]
2023: Jeff Hurd Maintained A Campaign Contact Page For Colorado Congressional Run According to jeffhurdforcolorado.com, "Please use the form below to get in touch with Jeff Hurd for Congress. A member of the team will respond as soon as possible. [...] You can also reach us at [email protected] [...] 2695 Patterson Rd, Suite 2-287 Grand Junction, CO 81506". [jeffhurdforcolorado.com, 8/2/23]
April 2024: Jeff Hurd Attended Meet-And-Greet In Bayfield According to Durango Herald, "Hurd met with about 15 to 20 people at Chavolo's on Saturday. Residents he briefly interacted with included a hunter and a construction company owner." [Durango Herald, 4/27/24]
2023: Jeff Hurd Sought to Attract Non-Republican Voters in District 3 According to an editorial published in Denver Gazette, '"I hope to give voters who don't have 'R' after their name a compelling reason to vote Republican in this race and counteract those various influences that are moving into this district."' [Editorial - Denver Gazette, 12/3/23]
January 2024: Hurd Campaign Emphasized Local Support Over Outside Fundraising According to Coloradopolitics.com, "'Jeff has been working hard to earn the support of voters in our district rather than recruiting outside dollars to buy a seat,' said a spokesman for Hurd's campaign." [Coloradopolitics.com, 1/11/24]
January 2024: Hurd Campaign Outlined Policy Priorities For District According to Coloradopolitics.com, "'Jeff will fight for our state and the district, making sure to secure our border, protect our water, fight for our agricultural producers, and push for energy independence---issues the liberal out-of-state donors funding Adam's campaign care nothing about.'" [Coloradopolitics.com, 1/11/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Claimed Early Political Engagement in the Race According to Fox - 31 KDVR (Denver), "'I'm the one that had the political courage to enter the race when the odds seemed long,' he added. 'And so I don't really take a lot of credence from other competitors telling me what events I should be at and what events I shouldn't be at, given that there are dozens and dozens of events that I attended well before they got in the race.'" [FOX - 31 KDVR (Denver), 6/23/24]
August 2024: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Focused On District-First Approach And Community Outreach According to Durango Herald, "Heading into the final months before November, Hurd's campaign said it aims to stay on the road with community events across the district. 'From the campaign's perspective, like a resource perspective, we're spending a lot of our time and energy on knocking on doors and doing phone calls,' a campaign spokesperson said." [Durango Herald, 8/2/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Expressed Desire To Listen To Constituents As A Congressman According to The Durango Herald, Hurd said he hopes to be a representative 'who will listen and who will engage.' He added, 'I want to listen and be open to different perspectives and possibly change my approach to an issue based on what I hear from the people I represent.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 11/22/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Stated He Hoped To Be A Listening And Engaged Representative According to Montrose Daily Press, 'Hurd said he hopes to be a representative "who will listen and who will engage." [...] "I want to listen and be open to different perspectives and possibly change my approach to an issue based on what I hear from the people I represent."' [Montrose Daily Press, 11/22/24]
2024: Hurd's Campaign Relied On Extensive Personal Outreach And Lean Staffing According to Fort Morgan Times (Colorado), "'We always knew we were going to be grossly outspent, so we had to rely on Jeff's extraordinary work ethic to be everywhere,' Bayer said. 'Our team was lean and smart in any expenditure we made, and community leaders and local party organizations stepped up big time to help us get our message out.'" [Fort Morgan Times (Colorado), 12/7/24]
2024: Hurd's Campaign Relied On Grassroots And Efficiency According to Denver Post, "We always knew we were going to be grossly outspent, so we had to rely on Jeff's extraordinary work ethic to be everywhere," Bayer said. "Our team was lean and smart in any expenditure we made, and community leaders and local party organizations stepped up big-time to help us get our message out." [Denver Post, 12/7/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Asserted Need for GOP to Appeal to Unaffiliated Voters and Conservative Democrats In an interview with Courier reporter, Jeff Hurd said, "If the only people who vote in general elections for us are Republican, we aren't going to be successful. We have to appeal to fellow citizens who are unaffiliated and conservative Democrats. I think we can do that with a message that is optimistic and inspiring and solution oriented." [Interview - Jeff Hurd with Courier reporter, 6/24/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Expressed Commitment To Keeping The District Republican According to Denver Post, 'The clear message that I took from voters here tonight is they're serious about keeping this district Republican,' Hurd said. [Denver Post, 6/26/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Sought To Unite Republican, Unaffiliated, And Democratic Voters According to Pueblo Chieftain, "Hurd told the Chieftain in a phone interview Wednesday morning that he is looking forward to bringing together Republican, unaffiliated and Democratic voters in a coalition for his campaign." [Pueblo Chieftain, 6/27/24]
2024: Austin O'Connell Noted Jeff Hurd's Age as a Young Candidate According to a letter to the editor published in Post Independent, "For those wanting young candidates, here they are: Waller is in his 30s, while Hurd is in his 40s. Waller and Hurd are the obvious choices for America, Colorado and the Roaring Fork Valley." [Letter to the Editor - Post Independent, 9/23/24]
2023: Jeff Hurd Announced Campaign Emphasizing Consensus-Building According to Colorado Politics, "saying in his campaign announcement that the district needed someone who is 'committed to consensus-building and has a proven track record of being part of the solution, not creating more problems.'" [Colorado Politics, 12/3/24]
Mario Nicolais Asserted Jeff Hurd Would Not Engage in Over-the-Top Antics Like Boebert According to an opinion piece by Mario Nicolais in Colorado Sun, "Hurd will not engage in the same over-the-top antics that made Boebert an overnight sensation in far-right circles. That is not his style." [Mario Nicolais - Colorado Sun, 8/27/23]
2023: Jeff Hurd Advocated for Principled and Pragmatic Republican Messaging According to an editorial published in Denver Gazette, '"If we want to govern as Republicans, we need to win elections as candidates with a message that is principled and persuasive but also pragmatic and appealing to voters who don't agree with us 100% on the issues," Hurd told us.' [Editorial - Denver Gazette, 12/3/23]
January 2024: Hurd Campaign Stated He Maintained Consistent Republican Affiliation According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Declaring that the 3rd CD's voters 'deserve a representative who's principled and consistent,' a Hurd campaign spokesman noted that his boss 'has been a Republican through thick and thin.'" [Coloradopolitics.com, 1/11/24]
January 2024: Hurd Campaign Emphasized Commitment To Conservative Values And Consistency According to Coloradopolitics.com, "He will fight for the district and common-sense conservative values without switching positions or parties just to advance a political career," Hurd's spokesman continued. "Jeff has been in this race since the beginning, not waiting until it was politically convenient to tell voters why he's the best to protect Colorado's water, to secure our borders, to stand up for farmers and ranchers, and for fight for energy independence. The grassroots and elected leaders on Jeff's team see that political courage not political expediency is what Colorado needs and deserves in its representative. These principles, plus Jeff's financing and organization, make him the best candidate to keep this seat Republican." [Coloradopolitics.com, 1/11/24]
February 2024: Jeff Hurd Issued Fundraising Email Criticizing Democratic Gains According to Montrose Daily Press, "In a fund-raising email sent Wednesday, Hurd challenged donors to fight against the Democratic Congressional Committee's inclusion of Frisch in its 'Red to Blue' campaign as part of its effort to help turn the narrow majority in Congress to their side. 'In the last decade, Democrats have dominated Colorado politics,' Hurd's email reads. 'They control both houses of Colorado's legislature. They control every statewide elected office. They control both U.S. Senate seats. They control five of Colorado's eight congressional districts. It's time for Republicans to get serious about governing and about winning elections.'" [Montrose Daily Press, 2/1/24]
2024: Montrose Daily Press Editorial Board Identified Jeff Hurd As Leading Republican Candidate For Colorado's 3rd Congressional District According to an editorial published in Montrose Daily Press, "District 3 has seemed to come into clarification, with Jeff Hurd the leading Republican candidate." [Editorial - Montrose Daily Press, 2/3/24]
May 2024: Hurd's Campaign Planned To Air TV Ads According to Colorado Sun, "A spokesman for Hurd said his campaign will begin airing TV ads in the coming days." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 5/21/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Emphasized Commitment To Local Headlines Over National Attention According to Burlington Record (Colorado), "His constituents are looking for 'someone who's looking not to make national headlines, but local headlines; someone who's willing to roll their sleeves up and get stuff done,' Hurd added." [Burlington Record (Colorado), 6/26/24]
June 2024: Jeff Hurd Emphasized Republican Congressional Leadership According to Pueblo Chieftain, '"I think that they recognize the importance of having Republican leadership in Congress, the importance of holding and growing our Republican majority and pushing back on Democratic policies that are hurting rural Colorado," Hurd said, adding that he is "taking nothing for granted."' [Pueblo Chieftain, 6/27/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd's Campaign Responded Positively To Cook Political Report Race Shift According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Hurd's campaign welcomed Cook's revised rating while acknowledging that nothing is in the bag. 'This change is finally catching up to the reality on the ground in the district, voters are excited to get to the polls and vote for Jeff,' a Hurd campaign spokesman said in a statement." [Coloradopolitics.com, 9/6/24]
January 2024: Jeff Hurd Asserted Independence In His Campaign Decisions According to Coloradopolitics.com, "Added Hurd: 'An endorsement to me doesn't get anything in return other than appreciation and gratitude. I make my own decisions. I'm my own candidate. I don't owe anything to anybody.'" [Coloradopolitics.com, 9/9/24]
2024: Letter Writer Anne Zink Putnam Claimed Jeff Hurd Prioritized Constituent Service Over Political Expediency According to a letter to the editor published in Durango Herald, "His goals will continue to be serving his constituency rather than political expediency." [Letter to the Editor - Durango Herald, 9/10/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Rejected The Characterization Of His Campaign As Non-Transparent According to Denver Gazette, 'Hurd said the campaign is not a box-checking exercise. "You can have all the money in the world and travel all across the district but still lose. You have to be authentic. You have to connect with trust, and that's what I tried to do. That's what wins elections."' [Denver Gazette, 9/23/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Characterized Himself As A Problem-Solving Republican Committed To CD3 According to Denver Gazette, 'Hurd closed by telling the audience he's a problem-solving Republican. "I wasn't afraid to take on a tough challenge when I first entered this race more than a year ago. I won't be afraid to fight for you in Congress," and with one more dig on money, added that Frisch has raised millions of dollars more than he has. "Just remember when you see those ads, what he says isn't what he does. And at the end of the day, dollars don't vote. People vote."' [Denver Gazette, 9/23/24]
2024: Hurd's Campaign Criticized Democratic Mailer As Focusing On Tactics Over Issues According to Durango Herald, "Nick Bayer, a consultant working for Hurd's campaign, blasted the mailer in a written statement. He said Hurd is focusing on 'talking about the issues that matter everyday to CD3 voters' rather than campaign tactics." [Durango Herald (Colorado), 10/29/24]
2024: Hurd Campaigned On Pragmatism And Congressional Effectiveness According to Durango Herald, "Hurd has largely run on a message of getting things done in Congress, compromising when necessary and not making a national splash with his behavior. At one debate he noted, straight-faced, that he considered it a compliment to be called as interesting as a bread sandwich. 'That's OK, rural Colorado doesn't need excitement,' he went on to say. 'I'm principled, but I'm also pragmatic.'" [Durango Herald, 11/1/24]
2024: Richard Hathorne Characterized Hurd As Less Aggressive Than Boebert But Supported Him According to Durango Herald, "Even though he prefers Boebert's outspoken style to the more low-key Hurd, Hathorne said he's still supporting Hurd. In fact, he's put up and maintained large signs for Hurd along freeways and other high-traffic areas in the county. 'He's not as aggressive or vocal as Lauren, but that's who he is. That's his personality and hopefully it'll work,' he said." [Durango Herald, 11/1/24]
Jeff Hurd Promised To Be Serious, Hardworking, Prepared, And Accessible To Media In 2024 According to The Journal, "At his campaign watch party in Grand Junction on Tuesday, Hurd promised to be 'serious, hardworking, prepared and accessible to the media.'" [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 11/6/24]
Jeff Hurd Stated He Would Seek To Make Local Headlines Rather Than National Headlines In 2024 According to The Journal, '"I try to say I want to make local headlines, not national headlines," he said of how he would operate differently than Boebert.' [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 11/6/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Identified As An Old-School Republican By The Colorado Sun According to The Journal, 'But Hurd was able to tap into that tilt by running as an old-school Republican.' [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 11/6/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Referred To Himself As 'As Exciting As A Bread Sandwich' In Debate According to The Journal, 'A reporter once said that I'm as exciting as a bread sandwich," Hurd said during a debate with Frisch. "That's OK. Rural Colorado doesn't need excitement.'" [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 11/6/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Cautioned Against Overreliance On Project 2025 For Policy Guidance According to The Durango Herald, Hurd cautioned against looking too hard into Project 2025 for guidance, saying, 'Whether they take any of the proposals in that menu will be up to the new administration. My general approach is to wait and see.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 11/22/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Cautioned Against Relying On Project 2025 For Policy Predictions According to Montrose Daily Press, 'Hurd cautions against looking too hard into Project 2025 for guidance on what a second term for President-elect Donald Trump might mean for Colorado's rural communities and Western Slope.' [Montrose Daily Press, 11/22/24]
2025: Jeff Hurd Hosted First Tele-Town Hall as Congressman According to an editorial published in Durango Herald, "After a few early misses and much constituent consternation about the accessibility of U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, the freshman congressman (R-Colo.) held his first Tele-Town Hall on Tuesday night without a hitch. About 7,500 people joined the call." [Editorial - Durango Herald, 3/16/25]