Tracking what's destroying Colorado
A curated collection of bills, news, and resources about Colorado politics and policy
A curated collection of bills, news, and resources about Colorado politics and policy
In August 2025, Colorado state Rep. Brandi Bradley (R-Roxborough Park) filed a formal campaign finance complaint against fellow Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg (R-Loveland, House District 51) with the Colorado Secretary of State's office. The complaint alleges numerous violations of state campaign finance laws, claiming Weinberg improperly used donor funds for personal or non-campaign-related expenses. Key questionable expenditures highlighted include: - $1,955 donation to Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv football club (potentially violating state/federal laws on foreign contributions). - Over $1,000 in repeated charges at a Loveland barbershop (categorized variably as apparel, office expenses, or cleaning). - $2,533+ to the upscale University Club of Denver and $673 at the luxury Brown Palace Hotel (listed as "meeting expenses" or meals/lodging). - Purchases at Jos A. Bank clothiers, a New Jersey cigar shop ("gifts and donations"), and a "Trump It Up" board game vendor (listed as apparel). - Other items like Rotary/Sertoma club dues, Salvation Army donations, casino charges at Monarch Casino, and dozens of small, incompletely itemized expenses lacking required vendor details. The complaint originated from screenshots posted by a watchdog X account (@govtgrifters). Weinberg did not respond to media requests for comment. Separately (but mentioned in coverage), Bradley has filed ethics complaints against Weinberg related to prior allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior from women in Larimer County GOP circles ( 2021–2022 (which Weinberg denies as politically motivated), as well as unrelated Capitol office key access issues. No sexual harassment claims are part of the campaign finance complaint itself. The Secretary of State's office is reviewing; Weinberg could cure violations or face deeper investigation.
GOP House Cleaning in Colorado: RINO Ron Weinberg Exposed for Treating Campaign Cash Like His Personal Piggy Bank
Good on Rep. Brandi Bradley for having the guts to call out this swampy nonsense inside her own party—no sacred cows when it comes to accountability! While Democrats love lecturing the rest of us about "ethics" and "transparency" from their glass mansions, it's refreshing to see actual conservatives doing the hard work of draining the mini-swamp in the Colorado GOP caucus.
Let's be real: Fancy hotel splurges at the Brown Palace, luxury club tabs, premium cigars shipped from Jersey, repeated "barbershop" visits racking up grand, and donor money funneled to an Israeli soccer team or Rotary dues? This isn't "campaign expenses"—this is living large on the dime of hardworking Republican donors who thought they were funding fights against Democrat overreach, not some politician's high-roller lifestyle.
Weinberg's already got baggage: creepy pre-office harassment allegations (timed suspiciously around his leadership bids), getting sideways with the base for signing that pro-trans Montana letter, and now this slush-fund scandal. No wonder he bailed on his assistant minority leader run—probably saw the writing on the wall.
Conservatives demand better. If you're going to talk fiscal responsibility and limited government, you sure as hell better walk it—not raid the war chest for personal pampering. Clean house, Colorado Republicans: investigate fast, cure nothing, and boot the grifters. The MAGA base is watching, and we're done with establishment RINOs who act like the rules are for thee but not for me. Time for real America First fighters only. 🇺🇸