Messenger: Victor Mitchell
Candidate: Walker Stapleton
Contest: Governor
Affiliation: R
Date delivered: June 4, 2018
Click here for message
Message type: tv ad
Message tone: negative
About the message: This TV ad from Republican businessman Victor Mitchell takes direct aim at GOP Treasurer Walker Stapleton, accusing him of "lying about his own record, then lying to you about Vic Mitchell." It notes "He doesn't show up for half his state job." Titled "Simple Choice," the ad asks voters to choose Mitchell in the four-way gubernatorial primary June 26, calling him the "outsider businessman."
About the messenger: Victor Mitchell is a Castle Rock businessman who served in the Colorado House of Representatives for two years from 2007 through 2009. He runs Lead Funding, which loans money to developers. He finished second in the four-way GOP primary.
The messenger's money: Mitchell largely self-funded his gubernatorial bid, loaning his campaign nearly $5 million.
