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Does Manny Rutinel's campaign take corporate PAC money?

Matches stated record claim. None of the committees that gave $111,000 through June 30, 2026 is a corporate PAC in FEC records; the largest groups are leadership and union PACs.

Manny Rutinel

Money: no corporate PAC donations

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His campaign says it takes no corporate PAC money.

“My campaign does not take corporate PAC money because I believe elected officials should answer to the people, not corporate special interests.”

What the record shows ·

Through June 30, 2026, his committee reported 111,000.20 dollars from committees on lines 11B, 11C and 12. None of the givers is a corporation PAC in the FEC's records. The largest groups are leadership PACs (37,000 dollars) and labor union PACs (22,500 dollars); 1,600 dollars came from five small committees that are not registered with the FEC.

Limit: The FEC type comes from each committee's own registration. Filings after June 30, 2026 were not yet due when this was read.

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  1. On the Issueshttps://www.mannyforcolorado.com/issues

    Manny Rutinel for Congress (campaign) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign issues page with a list of state bills he says he sponsored or cosponsored. Undated.

    candidate statement

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  2. Manny Rutinel for Congress, 2025-2026 committee receiptshttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00896670/?cycle=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Lines 11B, 11C and 12 of the cycle's filings through June 30, 2026, read with tools/fec-money/money.py and reconciled to the committee's filed totals.

    fec filing

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  3. Manny Rutinel for Congress, line 11C receipts, 2025-2026https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00896670&two_year_transaction_period=2026&line_number=F3-11C

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    41 itemized rows through June 30, 2026. The FEC classes none of the contributing committees as a corporation PAC; the five it gives no type are state candidate committees.

    fec filing

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