HMP backs Dwayne Romero with $2.1M TV ads in Colorado 3rd
The Democratic super PAC aims to counter $3 million in Republican spending targeting incumbent Jeff Hurd as ballots are already in the mail.
By Mateo Thompson ·
House Majority PAC announced Wednesday it will spend an additional $2.1 million on television ads in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. The group aims to challenge Republican incumbent Jeff Hurd in the weeks before Election Day. The spending was confirmed by HMP spokesperson CJ Warnke.
The new funds sit on top of the roughly $300,000 the super PAC had already committed for TV ads in the final week of the campaign. This brings HMP’s total planned spending in the district to approximately $2.4 million. The additional money is intended to offset the more than $3 million that Republican groups have already deployed to support Hurd.
HMP is linked to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York. Prior to this week, the super PAC had not run television or digital ads in the district. This marks the first major financial entry by a super PAC backing Dwayne Romero, the former Aspen City Council member who is challenging Hurd.
Republican spending in the district has been driven largely by two super PACs tied to President Donald Trump. The Safety and Affordability PAC and No Going Back PAC have spent a combined $2.5 million in the district through Monday. Their advertisements have focused primarily on attacking Romero.
The late-stage injection of cash arrives after more than one million Colorado voters have already cast their ballots. That number represents about a quarter of the state’s active registered electorate. The new spending is not yet expected to appear in Federal Election Commission filings for a few days.
Recent polls show the race between Romero and Hurd is statistically tied. Hurd is completing his first term in the district. In 2024, Hurd defeated his Democratic opponent by five percentage points, while Trump won the district by ten points. The district covers the Western Slope and extends into Pueblo and southeastern Colorado.
