SAINE, LORI A

R · house

FEC candidate id: H2CO08061
Internal id: 791c040d-93b4-4b47-9112-8609c6ffd045
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CO-08. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	739,836
People	Median age	35
Income	Median household income	$94,617
Income	Per-capita income	$41,993
Income	In poverty	9.5%
Income	Unemployed	4.6%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.410
Race	White alone	62.5%
Race	Black alone	2.1%
Race	Asian alone	3.0%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	39.5%
Race	Two or more races	19.8%
Origin	Foreign-born	12.4%
Language	Speaks English only at home	75.1%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	21.0%
Education	High school or higher	56.5%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	29.8%
Education	Advanced degree	10.0%
Household	Family households	69.6%
Household	Avg household size	2.77
Household	Never married (15+)	32.7%
Housing	Median home value	$474,000
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,725
Housing	Single-family detached	65.8%
Housing	Built before 1940	1.5%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	3.5%
Housing	Vacant units	3.8%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.2%
Health	With a disability	11.8%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	93.0%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	4.8%
Commute	Drove alone	71.4%
Commute	Public transit	1.1%
Commute	Worked from home	14.7%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2022	$371,173	$371,173	$0	$0	$212,833

Elections

2022 general house · CO-8 — lost_general

Committees

LORI FOR FREEDOM — principal · type H

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2022	$112,917	$401,505	19

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
—	HMP	oppose	$42,516	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$87,500	Online Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$8,179	Media Production - Estimate
2022-06-24	LET AMERICA WORK	oppose	$20,075	MEDIA PLACEMENT
2022-06-22	LET AMERICA WORK	oppose	$943	MEDIA PRODUCTION
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	oppose	$14,865	PRINTING / POSTAGE
2022-06-21	314 ACTION FUND	support	$22,785	Non-Contribution Account: Direct Mail
2022-06-21	314 ACTION FUND	support	$22,181	Non-Contribution Account: Direct Mail
2022-06-21	COLORADO CONSERVATIVES FOR RETAKING CONGRESS	oppose	$15,000	MAIL AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	oppose	$14,865	PRINTING / POSTAGE
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	oppose	$49,714	MEDIA PLACEMENT / MEDIA PRODUCTION
2022-06-17	LET AMERICA WORK	oppose	$14,865	PRINTING / POSTAGE
2022-06-17	314 ACTION FUND	support	$22,825	Non-Contribution Account: Direct Mail
2022-06-16	314 ACTION FUND	support	$22,122	Non-Contribution Account: Direct Mail
2022-06-15	314 ACTION FUND	support	$23,004	Non-Contribution Account: Direct Mail
2022-06-14	LET AMERICA WORK	oppose	$78,253	MEDIA PLACEMENT / MEDIA PRODUCTION
2022-06-13	LET AMERICA WORK	oppose	$14,865	PRINTING / POSTAGE
2022-06-13	LET AMERICA WORK	oppose	$14,865	PRINTING / POSTAGE
2022-06-02	COLORADO CONSERVATIVES FOR RETAKING CONGRESS	oppose	$25,000	DIRECT MAIL AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-06-29	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24E	$150
2022-06-24	LET AMERICA WORK	24A	$20,075
2022-06-22	LET AMERICA WORK	24A	$942
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	24A	$14,865
2022-06-21	COLORADO CONSERVATIVES FOR RETAKING CONGRESS	24A	$15,000
2022-06-21	314 ACTION FUND	24E	$22,180
2022-06-21	314 ACTION FUND	24E	$22,785
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	24A	$49,714
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	24A	$14,865
2022-06-17	314 ACTION FUND	24E	$22,825
2022-06-17	LET AMERICA WORK	24A	$14,865
2022-06-16	HMP	24A	$8,178
2022-06-16	314 ACTION FUND	24E	$22,121
2022-06-15	314 ACTION FUND	24E	$23,003
2022-06-14	LET AMERICA WORK	24A	$78,252
2022-06-13	LET AMERICA WORK	24A	$14,865
2022-06-13	LET AMERICA WORK	24A	$14,865
2022-06-10	HMP	24A	$42,516
2022-06-10	HMP	24A	$87,500
2022-06-02	COLORADO CONSERVATIVES FOR RETAKING CONGRESS	24A	$25,000
2022-05-25	THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PAC	24K	$900
2022-02-18	GOVERNMENT IS NOT GOD	24K	$1,000
2022-02-08	MAKING A SENSIBLE SHIFT IN ELECTIONS PAC	24K	$1,000

Connected on the graph

Inbound (42)

date	from	type	amount	source
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$42,516	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$87,500	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$8,179	fec_ies
2022-06-29	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$150	pas2
2022-06-24	LET AMERICA WORK	opposes_independently	$20,075	fec_ies
2022-06-24	LET AMERICA WORK	contributed_to	$20,075	pas2
2022-06-22	LET AMERICA WORK	contributed_to	$942	pas2
2022-06-22	LET AMERICA WORK	opposes_independently	$943	fec_ies
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	contributed_to	$14,865	pas2
2022-06-21	314 ACTION FUND	supports_independently	$22,785	fec_ies
2022-06-21	314 ACTION FUND	supports_independently	$22,181	fec_ies
2022-06-21	COLORADO CONSERVATIVES FOR RETAKING CONGRESS	opposes_independently	$15,000	fec_ies
2022-06-21	314 ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$22,785	pas2
2022-06-21	314 ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$22,180	pas2
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	opposes_independently	$14,865	fec_ies
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	opposes_independently	$49,714	fec_ies
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	opposes_independently	$14,865	fec_ies
2022-06-21	COLORADO CONSERVATIVES FOR RETAKING CONGRESS	contributed_to	$15,000	pas2
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	contributed_to	$49,714	pas2
2022-06-21	LET AMERICA WORK	contributed_to	$14,865	pas2
2022-06-17	314 ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$22,825	pas2
2022-06-17	LET AMERICA WORK	contributed_to	$14,865	pas2
2022-06-17	LET AMERICA WORK	opposes_independently	$14,865	fec_ies
2022-06-17	314 ACTION FUND	supports_independently	$22,825	fec_ies
2022-06-16	314 ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$22,121	pas2
2022-06-16	314 ACTION FUND	supports_independently	$22,122	fec_ies
2022-06-16	HMP	contributed_to	$8,178	pas2
2022-06-15	314 ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$23,003	pas2
2022-06-15	314 ACTION FUND	supports_independently	$23,004	fec_ies
2022-06-14	LET AMERICA WORK	opposes_independently	$78,253	fec_ies
2022-06-14	LET AMERICA WORK	contributed_to	$78,252	pas2
2022-06-13	LET AMERICA WORK	opposes_independently	$14,865	fec_ies
2022-06-13	LET AMERICA WORK	contributed_to	$14,865	pas2
2022-06-13	LET AMERICA WORK	contributed_to	$14,865	pas2
2022-06-13	LET AMERICA WORK	opposes_independently	$14,865	fec_ies
2022-06-10	HMP	contributed_to	$42,516	pas2
2022-06-10	HMP	contributed_to	$87,500	pas2
2022-06-02	COLORADO CONSERVATIVES FOR RETAKING CONGRESS	opposes_independently	$25,000	fec_ies
2022-06-02	COLORADO CONSERVATIVES FOR RETAKING CONGRESS	contributed_to	$25,000	pas2
2022-05-25	NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK PAC	contributed_to	$900	pas2
2022-02-18	GOVERNMENT IS NOT GOD	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-02-08	MAKING A SENSIBLE SHIFT IN ELECTIONS PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	LORI FOR FREEDOM	—		candidate_committees

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