FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2025
Shannon Bird Reports Over $386k Raised in Q3, Raises Nearly As Much As Three Opponents Combined
Bird Reports More In-District Contributors Than the Entire Primary Field
Westminster, Colorado – With third quarter FEC reports filed on October 15, Colorado State Rep. Shannon Bird raised nearly as much as three of her primary opponents combined for the second quarter in a row.
Bird raised over $386,000 in Q3, with 95 percent of her itemized contributions to date coming from within Colorado, and more contributions from within CO-08 than all of her primary opponents. Bird is running a people-powered campaign and does not take corporate PAC money. Her impressive fundraising haul comes amidst making more than 35 stops across the district in the third quarter to meet with voters and community institutions.
Bird’s growing momentum includes earning more than 115 endorsements from leaders across the district and state – more than twice the entire primary field combined. Bird also has more labor endorsements of any non-incumbent congressional candidate west of the Mississippi, with support from the International Association of Fire Fighters, Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, Plumbers Local 3, Insulators Local 28, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001.
“I’m grateful that Coloradans are uniting behind our campaign to fire Gabe Evans,” Bird said. “Together, we’ll flip this seat and lower costs, expand healthcare, and protect our Colorado way of life.”
Key Facts About CO-08 Q3 FEC Reports
Bird raised over $386k, outraising nearly three of her four primary opponents combined, without taking a dime of corporate PAC money.
Since launching her campaign on May 20, 95 percent of Bird’s itemized contributions have come from Colorado donors.
Bird reported more in-district contributors from CO-08 than all of her primary opponents. Bird has received contributions from across the district, with strong support from her home base of Westminster.
Bird continues to conserve resources wisely to win. To date, Bird’s campaign has the lowest burn rate in the primary.
About Shannon Bird
Shannon was raised by a single mom and her grandmother, who dealt blackjack in Reno, Nevada and used her tips to help Shannon get through college. They taught her how to work hard, give back and fight for what’s right.
With a passion for improving education for every student, Shannon started in public service by volunteering in her kids’ classrooms and co-founded an organization that empowers students, parents, teachers and communities to create more equitable local schools. She led a bond measure campaign for the Adams 12 district in 2014 to fix and improve local schools, leading to her serving on the Westminster City Council and then in the Colorado State House where she is the Vice Chair of the Joint Budget Committee.
Prior to serving in public office, Shannon worked in the private sector practicing law in the fields of public and commercial finance, helping to get large community projects like roads, bridges, schools and hospitals off the ground.
Shannon is committed to showing up for the people of Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, and working together to deliver real results for hardworking Coloradans and families – because that’s what she’s always done. Her campaign has earned the endorsement of over 115 leaders in the district and across Colorado, as well as the International Association of Fire Fighters, the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters Association, Plumbers Local Union 3, Heat & Frost Insulators Local 28, and ATU Local 1001.
For more, visit ShannonBird.com and follow her on X, Facebook, Instagram, and BlueSky.
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