This pass turns the Advance Colorado ballot-initiative lead into a reviewable source corpus. The strongest direct official record is the Colorado Title Board index and linked hearing or filing material. The clearest direct Advance Colorado rows are in the current 2025-2026 Title Board cycle, where the organization is named in representative blocks for several initiatives. The 2023-2024 on-ballot rows more often identify Michael Fields, Suzanne Taheri, and sometimes West Group, while Advance Colorado association comes from Advance Colorado-controlled material or public reporting rather than from the Title Board representative block itself.
The corpus should be used with role discipline. It supports official representative, filing, hearing, rehearing, title, appeal, petition, and ballot-status facts. It does not, by itself, establish funding, internal campaign control, donor intent, or centralized strategy.
Primary source package:
raw/other/colorado-title-board/advance-colorado-initiative-corpus-2026-04-19/capture-note.mdraw/other/colorado-title-board/advance-colorado-initiative-corpus-2026-04-19/source-html/raw/other/colorado-title-board/advance-colorado-initiative-corpus-2026-04-19/results-html/raw/other/colorado-title-board/advance-colorado-initiative-corpus-2026-04-19/filings-pdf/raw/other/colorado-title-board/advance-colorado-initiative-corpus-2026-04-19/derived/title-board-advance-colorado-fields-west-group-extract.csvSupporting source layers:
raw/other/colorado-title-board/advance-colorado-initiative-corpus-2026-04-19/advance-colorado-source-html/raw/other/colorado-title-board/advance-colorado-initiative-corpus-2026-04-19/advance-colorado-pdf/protecting-educational-freedom-2024.pdfraw/articles/2026-04-11T155513-0600 ctr-74597-advance-co-dominates-citizen-ballot-initiative-process.mdraw/articles/2026-04-11T155513-0600 ctr-63653-ballot-initiatives-50-108-ready-colorado-protests-too-much.mdThe structured extract covers official rows selected because they include Michael Fields, Suzanne Taheri, Steven Ward, West Group, Advance Colorado, Dave Davia, or related procedural markers.
| Cycle | Extracted rows | Michael Fields as representative | Advance Colorado named as representative | West Group shown in representative block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | 72 | 37 | 0 | 54 |
| 2025-2026 | 103 | 74 | 27 | 59 |
The 2025-2026 Fields-represented rows in the extract include 2 rows now shown as On ballot (2026), 2 approved for circulation, 10 title-set rows, 17 denied-title-setting rows, 22 withdrawn rows, and 21 expired rows.
The 2023-2024 Fields-represented rows include 3 rows shown as On ballot in 2024: Initiative 112, Initiative 138, and Initiative 157.
This table keeps official status separate from the source layer that ties a measure to Advance Colorado.
| Cycle | Initiative | Subject label | Official status | Advance Colorado tie | Michael Fields tie | West Group tie | Evidence notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | 50 |
Voter Approval To Retain Additional Property Tax Revenue | Withdrawn | CTR reporting says Advance Colorado promoted Initiatives 50 and 108; the Title Board row does not name Advance Colorado. |
Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Official representative row lists both representatives at West Group. | Property-tax pair; CTR reporting links the measures to Advance Colorado and Ready Colorado criticism. |
| 2023-2024 | 108 |
Valuation for Assessments | Withdrawn | CTR reporting says Advance Colorado promoted Initiatives 50 and 108; the Title Board row does not name Advance Colorado. |
Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Same Belleview Suite 375 address but no West Group label in the row extracted from the index. |
Official row shows statement of sufficiency before withdrawal; attribution should remain source-layered. |
| 2023-2024 | 112 -> Proposition 128 |
Concerning Eligibility for Parole / Parole Eligibility for Crimes of Violence | On ballot in 2024 | CTR reporting says Advance Colorado was behind Proposition 128; the official row does not name Advance Colorado. |
Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Same Belleview Suite 375 address but no West Group label in the row extracted from the index. |
Official 2024 ballot contact page maps Initiative 112 to Proposition 128. |
| 2023-2024 | 138 -> Amendment 80 |
School Choice in K-12 Education / Constitutional Right to School Choice | On ballot in 2024 | Advance Colorado's retained school-choice PDF says it was leading the effort to put school choice in the constitution with Initiative 138; CTR also attributes Amendment 80 to Advance Colorado. |
Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Official representative row lists both representatives with West Group. | Official 2024 ballot contact page maps Initiative 138 to Amendment 80. |
| 2023-2024 | 157 -> Proposition 130 |
Funding for Law Enforcement | On ballot in 2024 | CTR reporting says Advance Colorado was behind Proposition 130; the official row does not name Advance Colorado. |
Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Official representative row lists both representatives C/O West Group. |
Official 2024 ballot contact page maps Initiative 157 to Proposition 130. |
| 2025-2026 | 85 |
Penalties for Fentanyl Crimes | On ballot (2026) | Advance Colorado's retained public-safety page and podcast page discuss its anti-fentanyl ballot measure; the Title Board row does not name Advance Colorado. | Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Official representative row lists both representatives C/O West Group. |
Direct Advance source layer fits the anti-fentanyl measure; official row supports the Title Board status and representative block. |
| 2025-2026 | 95 |
Law Enforcement Reporting Requirements to Federal Authorities | On ballot (2026) | CTR reporting treats it as part of Advance Colorado's 2026 initiative set; the Title Board row does not name Advance Colorado. | Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Same Belleview Suite 375 address but no West Group label in the row extracted from the index. |
Treat as Advance-associated through reporting and Fields/Taheri context, not as a row that officially names the organization. |
| 2025-2026 | 155 |
Definition and Sentencing for Theft | Title set | No direct Advance Colorado name in the official representative block. |
Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Official representative row lists both representatives C/O West Group. |
Crime/sentencing cluster; do not harden organization attribution beyond Fields/Taheri and source-layer context. |
| 2025-2026 | 156 |
Income Tax Rate Reduction | Title set | No direct Advance Colorado name in the official representative block. |
Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Official representative row lists both representatives C/O West Group. |
Tax-rate cluster; related public reporting treats several tax initiatives as Advance Colorado's set. |
| 2025-2026 | 159 |
Voter Approval for Tax Expansion | Title set | No direct Advance Colorado name in the official representative block. |
Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Official representative row lists both representatives C/O West Group. |
TABOR/tax-expansion cluster. |
| 2025-2026 | 176 |
Prohibit Government Bans on Natural Gas | Title set | Official representative block names Michael Fields and Steven Ward with Advance Colorado. | Official representative row includes Michael Fields. | No West Group label in the representative block for this row. |
Energy/natural-gas cluster with direct organization naming. |
| 2025-2026 | 177 |
Right to Natural Gas | Approved for circulation | Official representative block names Michael Fields and Steven Ward with Advance Colorado. | Official representative row includes Michael Fields. | No West Group label in the representative block for this row. |
Direct organization naming plus approved-for-circulation status. |
| 2025-2026 | 179 |
Right to Choose Energy Source | Title set | Official representative block names Michael Fields and Steven Ward with Advance Colorado. | Official representative row includes Michael Fields. | No West Group label in the representative block for this row. |
Energy-source cluster with direct organization naming. |
| 2025-2026 | 215 |
Definition and Sentencing for Theft | Title set | No direct Advance Colorado name in the official representative block. |
Official representative row with Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. | Official representative row lists both representatives with West Group. | Refiled or variant theft-sentencing cluster; keep attribution narrow. |
| 2025-2026 | 216 |
Sentencing for Sex Crimes Against Children | Title set | Official representative block names Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri with Advance Colorado. | Official representative row includes Michael Fields. | No West Group label in the representative block for this row. |
Direct organization naming in a crime/sentencing row. |
| 2025-2026 | 232 |
Income Tax Rate Cap | Approved for circulation | Official representative block names Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri with Advance Colorado. | Official representative row includes Michael Fields. | No West Group label in the representative block for this row. |
Direct organization naming plus approved-for-circulation status. |
| 2025-2026 | 233 |
Income Tax Rate Cap | Title set | Official representative block names Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri with Advance Colorado. | Official representative row includes Michael Fields. | No West Group label in the representative block for this row. |
Variant or companion to Initiative 232; exact strategy remains a later question. |
| 2025-2026 | 234 |
Plain Language Ballot Questions | Title set | Official representative block names Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri with Advance Colorado. | Official representative row includes Michael Fields. | No West Group label in the representative block for this row. |
Ballot-process reform cluster with direct organization naming. |
| 2025-2026 | 235 |
Ballot Question Word Cap and Plain Language Requirement | Title set | Official representative block names Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri with Advance Colorado. | Official representative row includes Michael Fields. | No West Group label in the representative block for this row. |
Ballot-process reform cluster with direct organization naming. |
Michael Fields is not only present in reporting or self-description. In the retained official Title Board extract, he appears as a designated representative in 37 selected 2023-2024 rows and 74 selected 2025-2026 rows. The strongest initiative-specific official rows for later downstream use are the 2024 on-ballot measures 112, 138, and 157, and the current 2026 on-ballot measures 85 and 95.
Fields also appears in a separate procedural posture on the 2025-2026 Graduated Income Tax chain. Rows 145, 147, 181, and 189 through 196 show him as a rehearing movant rather than as a proponent or representative. That chain is important because it shows a recurring procedural role in opposing or challenging progressive tax measures, but it should not be counted as Advance Colorado filing those measures.
West Group appears repeatedly in the official representative layer. The extract flags 54 selected 2023-2024 rows and 59 selected 2025-2026 rows where the representative block includes West Group or C/O West Group. The clearest high-value examples for this pass are:
2023-2024 Initiative 50: Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri listed with West Group.2023-2024 Initiative 138: Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri listed with West Group.2023-2024 Initiative 157: Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri listed C/O West Group.2025-2026 Initiative 85: Suzanne Taheri and Michael Fields listed C/O West Group.2025-2026 Initiatives 155, 156, 159, and 215: Fields/Taheri rows with West Group context.The follow-up West Group pass now creates West Group Title Board representative-role source cluster, 2023-2026 and West Group from the derived representative-segment extract. That pass confirms a strong official representative-block pattern but keeps the same role discipline: the current evidence does not resolve firm engagement, attorney-of-record status, drafting role, sponsorship, funding, or control. Suzanne Taheri and Steven Ward recur, and Dave Davia appears in property-tax variants, but individual attorney pages should wait for direct firm, filing, counsel-role, or biography support.
The retained Advance Colorado current pages help interpret a few rows:
2026 Policy Agenda.Protecting Educational Freedom PDF says Advance Colorado is leading the effort to put school choice in the Colorado Constitution with Initiative 138.Use these labels unless stronger records are added:
official representative: supported when a Title Board row lists a person or organization in the representative block.public advocate: supported when Advance Colorado pages or public reporting describe advocacy around a measure.reported Advance Colorado association: supported when reporting attributes a measure to Advance Colorado but the official row does not name the organization.procedural movant: supported when a rehearing motion or Title Board result identifies a person as a movant rather than a proponent.West Group address / care-of recurrence: supported when the official row says West Group or C/O West Group.Do not upgrade any of those labels to control, funding, sponsorship, coordination, attorney-client relationship, or internal strategy without additional direct evidence.
The TRACER / committee and petition-entity pass has now been completed at a bounded level in Advance Colorado initiative finance and petition source cluster, 2023-2026. The best next bounded pass is narrower: retrieve filing images and 48-hour report detail for Amendment 80 / School Choice for Every Child and Colorado Dawn-linked petition spending, then refresh 2026 TRACER records for Initiatives 85, 95, 177, and 232 after later filings appear. The close second remains a direct West Group counsel-role pass using firm pages, attorney bios, rehearing / appeal filings, and any campaign-finance payee records.