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Dave Wood

Holds no public office. His campaign biography says he retired in 2018 after 28 years at an internet marketing firm. Campaign affiliation: Libertarian Party.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Dave Wood

Background

  • His campaign says he was born in 1944 in Rockford, Illinois, and grew up in Boulder.
  • He says he refused the draft in 1966 to challenge it in court, lost, and served 13 months of a federal sentence.
  • He says he worked 28 years at an internet marketing firm before retiring in 2018, and ran for mayor of Superior in 1979.

What they say they want to do

  • Lower taxes, so people keep more of their income and can give to local charities.
  • Stop spending Medicare money on people with high incomes.
  • Fewer foreign wars and less government.

What the official record shows

He has held no public office the desk could find. His own biography names only a 1979 run for mayor of Superior, and he has no FEC candidate registration.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

His campaign committee is registered with the FEC but had filed no financial report by October 1, 2026, so there are no figures to show.

Issues in this record

Follow the evidence by issue.

Costs and taxesHealth careSocial Security and MedicareImmigrationPublic safetyEnergy and environment

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    Ballot certified to the counties

    The official list for District 8 names Evans, Rutinel and Wood, with no certified write-in.

  2. race event

    Ballot order drawn

    The Secretary of State's lot drawing put the Republican first, the Democrat second and the Libertarian third.

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Sources7 source records

How we use sources

  1. Dave Wood biohttps://davewood4colorado.com/dave-wood-bio/

    Dave Wood for Congress (campaign) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign biography in his own words. Undated.

    candidate statement

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money

  2. Dave Wood for Colorado Congressional District 8https://davewood4colorado.com/

    Dave Wood for Congress (campaign) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign home page; paid for by Dave Wood For Congress. Links the Libertarian Party of Colorado. No social accounts are linked.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  3. Candidates for U.S. House, Colorado District 8, 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/house/?state=CO&district=08&election_year=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Eleven 2026 candidate registrations for the district. Evans is H4CO08034 and Rutinel H6CO08013; no candidate registration for Dave Wood was found here or by name search.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  4. Dave Wood for Congresshttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00950337/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Principal campaign committee C00950337, first filed May 11, 2026. Its filings are five statements of organization; no financial report and no linked candidate registration were on file on October 1, 2026.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  5. Electronic filings by Dave Wood for Congresshttps://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00950337/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Lists five filings on October 1, 2026, all statements of organization (one F1N and four F1A, May 11 to August 5, 2026). No financial report is listed.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  6. 2026 General Election official candidate listhttps://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/elections/vote/generalCandidates.html

    Colorado Secretary of State · Published Sep 15, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Official list reflecting what was certified to the counties on September 4, 2026; page stamped last updated September 15, 2026. District 8 prints Gabe Evans (Republican Party), Manny Rutinel (Democratic Party) and Dave Wood (Libertarian Party), with no certified write-in.

    official election record

    For: Ballot certified to the counties

  7. 2026 General Election ballot order for major and minor party candidateshttps://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/elections/vote/generalBallotOrder.html

    Colorado Secretary of State · Published Jul 28, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Results of the July 28, 2026 lot drawing, with an Excel version. The U.S. House District 8 row reads Democratic Party 2, Republican Party 1, Libertarian Party 3.

    official election record

    For: Ballot order drawn