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Manny Rutinel

Democrat Candidate for U.S. House, CO-08 (2026).

On the record

Party
Democratic1
On the ballot
U.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026)1

Where they stand

We haven't read their stated positions yet. When we do, each one will quote their own words and link to where they said it.

Money: U.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026)

As reported to the Federal Election Commission, through June 30, 2026.1

Raised$4.3M
Spent$3.7M
Cash on hand$601K
  • From individuals $4.2M
  • From PACs and other committees $93K
  • Other (transfers, loans, refunds) $24K

Gifts from people, by size2

Small gifts under $200 against the largest checks. People can give up to $3,500 per election.

  • Under $200 57%
  • $200–$499 3%
  • $500–$999 4%
  • $1,000–$1,999 7%
  • $2,000 and up 29%

Top PACs and committees giving directly3

Swing Left$10,520
CHC Bold PAC$10,000
Democrats Reshaping America (Dreampac)$6,000
Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions CommitteeConnected to Communications Workers of America$5,000
Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersConnected to International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers$5,000
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club$5,000
UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAWConnected to Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAW$5,000
NEA Fund for Children and Public EducationConnected to National Education Association$5,000
SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education)Connected to Service Employees International Union$5,000
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education$5,000
Amalgamated Transit Union - CopeConnected to Amalgamated Transit Union$5,000
Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United for Victory PAC)Connected to Aguilar$5,000
Fair Shot PACConnected to Clark$5,000
Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACConnected to Jeffries$5,000
314 Action FundConnected to 314 Action Victory Fund$5,000

Outside groups spending in this race4

Groups that spent money about this candidate without working with the campaign.

Individual donors

  • $2.2M from 11,451 itemized gifts5
  • 13% came from people in Colorado5
  • 2% came from retired people5
  • Top states: California $759K, Colorado $292K, New York $285K, District of Columbia $118K, Massachusetts $99K5

Where donors work5

Employers as donors wrote them on the form. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Anthropic38 gifts$98,600
Anthropic PBC20 gifts$66,750
Open Philanthropy25 gifts$65,400
Openai18 gifts$49,600
Google21 gifts$38,950
Model Evaluation & Threat Research5 gifts$14,400
Secure Ai Project9 gifts$14,278
80000 Hours6 gifts$13,861
Alignment Research Center4 gifts$13,600
Davis Polk & Wardwell5 gifts$13,600
Rethink Priorities4 gifts$13,600
Redwood Research5 gifts$11,800
New York University32 gifts$11,775
Centre for Effective Altruism3 gifts$10,500
Google Deepmind3 gifts$10,500

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record H6CO08013https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO08013/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    Computed by the FEC · Retrieved October 15, 2026
  3. 3
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: independent expenditures about Manny Rutinel, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?candidate_id=H6CO08013&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices; amended filings replace the originals · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Manny Rutinel for Congress, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00896670&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 that campaigns must itemize · Retrieved October 13, 2026