GOTV Intel

Jessica Killin

Candidate for Colorado 5th Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Colorado 5th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate List, certified to counties 2026-09-04: USH5, Jessica Killin (Democratic Party) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Colorado 5th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 4 other candidates, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Colorado 5th Congressional District covers

Covers part of El Paso County.

Includes Colorado Springs, Black Forest, Fort Carson, Fountain, Cascade-Chipita Park, Security-Widefield, Air Force Academy, Ellicott, Monument, Cimarron Hills, Woodmoor, Gleneagle and 5 more.

Map of Colorado 5th Congressional District with 331 precincts

331 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Colorado county official precinct layers: Adams County Voter Precincts; Weld County Precincts; Douglas County Voter Precincts; Jefferson County County Precinct Archive 2022; Broomfield Precincts; Boulder County Precincts; El Paso County Precincts (gisservices.elpasoco.com HubPublic) — Census 2020 VTDs kept in other counties; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer

Key Votes

The record

  • No public voting record

    Has not held elected public office; her federal roles (U.S. Army officer, staff posts on Capitol Hill and at the White House) carry no public vote record.

    OSINT · GOTV Intel

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
New finance report · Sep 30
Raised
$3,143,744cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$1,592,642cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$1,551,102cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Killin for Colorado: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Financial disclosure · Candidate report 2026

    Candidate report (2026), covering 01/01/2025–07/14/2026; filed 08/13/2026. Reports 142 assets; highest reported ranges: Fenway Summer LLC (spouse) Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000; Imperative Execution Inc. (spouse) Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000; Fenway Summer Special Opportunities 2018 LLC / FS Vector LLC (spouse) Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000; Fenway Summer Special Opportunities 2018 LLC / Linden Research Inc. (spouse) Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000; 138 others at or below Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000. Liabilities: none disclosed. Earned income: Spouse board of director fees, Circle Internet Group, Inc.; Spouse board of director fees, Customers Bancorp, Inc.; Spouse unitrust amount, Fenway Summer Charitable Remainder Trust; 2 more. Also: 1 position listed (e.g. Member of the Board, Easter Seals DC MD VA); 1 agreement(s).

    Aug 13, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Campaign finance · Killin for Colorado: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $3,143,744.12 this cycle · spent $1,551,101.76 · cash on hand $1,592,642.36 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $2,221,080.26 (71%); PACs and other political committees $264,355.92 (8%); Party committees $4,989.22 (0%); Transfers from authorized committees $18,000.00 (1%); The candidate (contributions) $632,433.00 (20%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media/ad buying $287.0K; polling $239.6K; other $232.6K; general consulting $147.0K; fundraising $83.7K; compliance/treasurer $49.7K.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Financial disclosure · Candidate report 2025

    Candidate report (2025), covering 01/01/2024–10/12/2025; filed 11/10/2025. Reports 65 assets; highest reported ranges: Circle Internet Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock (CRCL) (spouse) Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000; Fenway Summer LLC (spouse) Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000; Imperative Execution Inc. (spouse) Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000; Fenway Summer Special Opportunities 2018 LLC / FS Vector LLC (spouse) Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000; 61 others at or below Spouse/DC Over $1,000,000. Liabilities: none disclosed. Earned income: Salary, Executive Office of the President $25,000.00; Spouse salary and bonus, Fenway Summer LLC; Spouse unitrust amount, Fenway Summer Charitable Remainder Trust; 2 more. Also: 2 positions listed (e.g. Teaching Fellow and Supervisory Attorney, Georgetown University Law Center); 1 source(s) paying over $5,000; 1 agreement(s).

    Nov 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Filings

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Jessica

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $94,100 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $53,959–$66,894; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $440,920. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads · NO GOING BACK PAC INC. (opposing)

    NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 12 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $53,959–$66,894 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · Killin for Colorado (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (Killin for Colorado). 10 ads since Nov 2024; Google-reported $94,100 since Nov 6 2024 (exact, advertiser-wide).

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $111,325 supporting, $1,469,950 opposing, across 28 reports.

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I am exactly who I appear to be, a middle-class kid who grew up on the east side of Colorado Springs and got my chance to live the American dream.”
Jeff Crank, Jessica Killin blast dueling attack ads as 'lies'Sep 22, 2026 · Press · Denver Gazette · source
“I think tariffs have a place, but these tariffs are reckless and harmful to our community, to the economy of our country, and they are not strategic and thoughtful.”
Colorado 5th Congressional District debate: Republican Rep. Jeff Crank faces challenger Democrat Jessica KillinAug 28, 2026 · Press · Colorado Public Radio · source
“This war in Iran is reckless. We went into this war with no strategic plan or goal, and I think it's time for Congress to take back its power, its war powers authority.”
Colorado 5th Congressional District debate: Republican Rep. Jeff Crank faces challenger Democrat Jessica KillinAug 28, 2026 · Press · Colorado Public Radio · source
“When I talk to families, they are already hurting on their health care costs.”
Democrat Jessica Killin criticizes Rep. Jeff Crank’s record in first debateAug 27, 2026 · Press · Colorado Newsline · source
“I am glad that we now have a safe and secure border. I also think we must make sure we prioritize deporting dangerous criminals.”
Democrat Jessica Killin criticizes Rep. Jeff Crank’s record in first debateAug 27, 2026 · Press · Colorado Newsline · source
“This is not your mother's Colorado Springs. This district has changed a lot, and I think people are hungry for change, they're hungry for someone who's actually going to show up and engage in the community.”
Jessica Killin wins Democratic primary in Colorado's historically Republican 5th DistrictJun 30, 2026 · Press · Colorado Public Radio · source
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“We have an affordability crisis here in El Paso County. Families are struggling to afford housing, healthcare, childcare, and groceries.”
Jessica Killin, the second gentleman's former chief of staff, wins Colorado primary for CongressJun 30, 2026 · Press · Colorado Newsline · source
“As a veteran, I understand that protecting military jobs here means protecting families, readiness, and the long-term strength of our community.”
5th Congressional District: Democrat Jessica KillinMay 29, 2026 · Press · Colorado Public Radio · source
“I am tired and exhausted by all this fighting, by all of the division that is being sowed on the far left and the far right.”
5th Congressional District: Democrat Jessica KillinMay 29, 2026 · Press · Colorado Public Radio · source
“Make no mistake, this is going to be a fight. It is going to be a slog, and it is going to start in this room with all of you.”
Army veterans Jessica Killin, Joe Reagan qualify for Democratic primary ballot in Colorado 5th CDMar 15, 2026 · Press · Colorado Politics · source
“I’m a mom, and as a mom, I believe we cannot saddle our kids with a level of debt that’s unsustainable.”
Former top D.C. aide, veteran Jessica Killin launches Democratic challenge to Jeff Crank in Colorado 5th CDJul 15, 2025 · Press · The Gazette · source
“I'm running because I'm a patriot and I love my country and I love Colorado. I grew up here in a middle-class household, and I've been able to achieve my version of the American dream, and I want to give others in my home community the opportunity to also achieve the American dream.”
Former Emhoff aide launches campaign for Congress in Republican stronghold of El Paso CountyJul 15, 2025 · Press · Colorado Public Radio · source
“Who I am at my core and my authentic self is pretty much a middle-of-the-road centrist, almost center right, Democrat. I think so many of our politics have gotten so extreme on both the left and the right. I’m focused on actual real, pragmatic solutions and listening to people and engaging with people where they are.”
Jessica Killin, Doug Emhoff’s former chief of staff, is running to flip Colorado Springs’ congressional districtJul 15, 2025 · Press · The Colorado Sun · source

Interviews and Published Statements

  • Congressional District 5 debate on FOX21 (Sept. 18, 2026)

    Debate · FOX21 (livestream page). No transcript captured.

    Sep 18, 2026 · Press · FOX21 News · source

  • Colorado 5th Congressional District Debate (KOAA 5)

    Debate · KOAA 5 with Colorado Politics, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs (Aug. 27, 2026; 59 min) Excerpts located in the broadcast captions and checked against press transcriptions (CPR News / Colorado Politics / Colorado Newsline); speaker certain: [08:36] “I think tariffs have a place, but these tariffs are reckless and harmful to our community, to the economy of our country, and they are not strategic and thoughtful.” [08:51] “We went into this war with no strategic plan or goal, and I think it's time for Congress to take back its power, its war powers authority.” [09:55] “I would focus on first putting a check on the Trump tariffs, which are making it harder to build an affordable house.” [24:40] “Of course, I support funding for our troops. I don't support other provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill.” [30:15] “We do need to reign in the insurance companies.”

    Aug 27, 2026 · Press · KOAA 5 · source

  • Jessica Killin, Democratic candidate running against Rep. Jeff Crank | Colorado Point of View

    TV interview · FOX31 Denver, Colorado Point of View. No transcript captured.

    Jul 11, 2026 · Press · FOX31 Denver · source

In the News

Press coverage

Show all 12 articles

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign Websitekillinforcolorado.comFull-page capture of the candidate's campaign website, taken 2026-09-24 10:26 UTC. Public metrics at capture: n/a (website).Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · killinforcolorado.comSelf-published
  • Xx.com/killinforcoFull-page capture of the candidate's public account, taken 2026-09-24 10:26 UTC. Public metrics at capture: 2,767 followers.Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · x.com/killinforcoSelf-published
  • Facebookfacebook.com/killinforcoFull-page capture of the candidate's public account, taken 2026-09-24 10:26 UTC. Public metrics at capture: 2.1K followers.Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · facebook.com/killinforcoSelf-published
  • Instagraminstagram.com/killinforcoFull-page capture of the candidate's public account, taken 2026-09-24 10:26 UTC. Public metrics at capture: not visible — platform login wall in the capture.Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · instagram.com/killinforcoSelf-published
  • YouTubeyoutube.com/@KillinforCOFull-page capture of the candidate's public account, taken 2026-09-24 10:28 UTC. Public metrics at capture: n/a (website).Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · youtube.com/@KillinforCOSelf-published

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • U.S. Representative · CO-05

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Colorado Secretary of State

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_f6a955mkk.

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