HANKS, RON

R · senate

FEC candidate id: S2CO00233
Internal id: b8abed25-1a36-4614-8451-270ce072a733
Status: challenger

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

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

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	5,862,189
People	Median age	38
Income	Median household income	$95,470
Income	Per-capita income	$52,636
Income	In poverty	9.4%
Income	Unemployed	4.6%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.459
Race	White alone	70.5%
Race	Black alone	4.0%
Race	Asian alone	3.3%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	22.5%
Race	Two or more races	14.9%
Origin	Foreign-born	9.8%
Language	Speaks English only at home	83.8%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	11.1%
Education	High school or higher	65.4%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	45.7%
Education	Advanced degree	17.6%
Household	Family households	61.7%
Household	Avg household size	2.42
Household	Never married (15+)	33.1%
Housing	Median home value	$539,400
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,761
Housing	Single-family detached	61.4%
Housing	Built before 1940	2.3%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.4%
Housing	Vacant units	8.3%
Service	Veterans (18+)	7.5%
Health	With a disability	11.4%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	93.5%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	4.2%
Commute	Drove alone	65.1%
Commute	Public transit	1.6%
Commute	Worked from home	21.0%

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.
2024	$0	$1	$0	$0	$0
2022	$165,544	$165,543	$1	$23,429	$130,444

Elections

2022 general senate · CO-S — lost_general
2022 general senate · CO-S — lost_general
2022 general senate · CO-S — lost_general
2022 general senate · CO-S — running
2022 general senate · CO-S — lost_general
2022 general senate · CO-S — lost_general

Committees

HANKS US SENATE — principal · type S

Election prediction

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

P(win) = 23.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
senate race	-2.0%

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	$0	$2,525,613	17

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$263,012	Media Buy - Estimate
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$6,000	Digital Ad Production - Estimate
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$162,467	Media Buy - Estimate
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$5,078	Media Buy - Estimate
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$193,642	Media Buy - Estimate
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$1,701	Media Production - Estimate
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$85,919	Media Buy - Estimate
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$864,019	Media Buy - Estimate
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$450,000	Digital Ad Buy - Estimate
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	oppose	$17,200	Media Production - Estimate
2022-06-28	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	oppose	$13,544	PHONE/TEXTING SVC
2022-06-27	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	oppose	$15,001	MEDIA PLACEMENT
2022-06-24	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	oppose	$49,988	MEDIA PLACEMENT
2022-06-23	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	oppose	$99,999	MEDIA PLACEMENT
2022-06-22	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	oppose	$150,005	MEDIA PLACEMENT
2022-06-21	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	oppose	$9,260	MEDIA PRODUCTION
2022-06-21	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	oppose	$138,780	MEDIA PLACEMENT

Transfers from committees

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

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-06-28	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	24A	$13,543
2022-06-27	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	24A	$15,000
2022-06-24	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	24A	$49,987
2022-06-24	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$5,078
2022-06-23	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$1,700
2022-06-23	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	24A	$99,998
2022-06-22	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	24A	$150,005
2022-06-22	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$85,918
2022-06-21	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	24A	$9,260
2022-06-21	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	24A	$138,779
2022-06-21	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$162,467
2022-06-16	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$193,642
2022-06-10	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$301,740
2022-06-09	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$17,200
2022-06-09	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$283,700
2022-06-09	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$6,000
2022-06-06	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	24A	$864,019

Connected on the graph

Inbound (34)

date	from	type	amount	source
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$1,701	fec_ies
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$162,467	fec_ies
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$5,078	fec_ies
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$193,642	fec_ies
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$85,919	fec_ies
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$263,012	fec_ies
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$864,019	fec_ies
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$450,000	fec_ies
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$17,200	fec_ies
—	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	opposes_independently	$6,000	fec_ies
2022-06-28	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	contributed_to	$13,543	pas2
2022-06-28	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	opposes_independently	$13,544	fec_ies
2022-06-27	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	contributed_to	$15,000	pas2
2022-06-27	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	opposes_independently	$15,001	fec_ies
2022-06-24	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	opposes_independently	$49,988	fec_ies
2022-06-24	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	contributed_to	$49,987	pas2
2022-06-24	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$5,078	pas2
2022-06-23	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	opposes_independently	$99,999	fec_ies
2022-06-23	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$1,700	pas2
2022-06-23	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	contributed_to	$99,998	pas2
2022-06-22	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	contributed_to	$150,005	pas2
2022-06-22	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$85,918	pas2
2022-06-22	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	opposes_independently	$150,005	fec_ies
2022-06-21	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	contributed_to	$138,779	pas2
2022-06-21	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	contributed_to	$9,260	pas2
2022-06-21	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$162,467	pas2
2022-06-21	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	opposes_independently	$9,260	fec_ies
2022-06-21	AMERICAN POLICY FUND	opposes_independently	$138,780	fec_ies
2022-06-16	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$193,642	pas2
2022-06-10	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$301,740	pas2
2022-06-09	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$283,700	pas2
2022-06-09	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$6,000	pas2
2022-06-09	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$17,200	pas2
2022-06-06	DEMOCRATIC COLORADO	contributed_to	$864,019	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	HANKS US SENATE	—		candidate_committees

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