The July 3, 2026 OpenFEC refresh for Jessica Killin / Killin for Colorado changes the safest campaign-finance reading from a simple high-value donor screen to a refund-aware reconciliation screen.
The retained package supports complete cursor-paginated Schedule A and Schedule B pulls for committee C00911941, committee totals through 2026-06-10, Schedule E screening for candidate H6CO05324, and outside-support context for GiveGreen United Action.
4,262 Schedule A rows and 670 Schedule B rows.$2,742,479.79, contributions of $2,721,594.07, net contributions of $2,706,703.00, and contribution refunds of $14,891.07.13 rows / $14,428.57.$462.50.$7,000 review after matched itemized refunds:
Sears Cynthia: $11,928.57 gross / $4,928.57 refund / $7,000.00 net.Cawley Joanna: $10,000.00 gross / $5,000.00 refund / $5,000.00 net.Ricker Kathleen: $7,100.00 gross / $100.00 refund / $7,000.00 net.Strong Wendi: $7,100.00 gross / $100.00 refund / $7,000.00 net.0 above-$7,000 review clusters and 112 maxed-out $7,000 clusters.$32.00, EMAIL MESSAGING, payee NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE.$32.00 GiveGreen row into a large outside-spending vehicle, coordinated support pathway, or Rocky Mountain Way-style outside-money lane.Any public or internal CO-05 source-context visualization should separate gross receipts from refund-adjusted threshold screening. Without the refund layer, four donor clusters look like above-screen high-value donor findings; with matched refunds, none remains above the $7,000 screen.
The outside-support finding also prevents a scale error. The retained Schedule E screen supports a tiny $32.00 independent-expenditure support row, not a major outside-support companion vehicle.
| Source node | Target node | Mechanism | Flow | Evidence strength | Source basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itemized Schedule A donor clusters | Killin for Colorado | Reported contributions | Money into candidate committee gross receipts | direct evidence | OpenFEC Schedule A CSV and report summary |
| Killin for Colorado / refund recipients | Donor-cluster threshold screen | Schedule B contribution refunds matched to Schedule A clusters | Money returned / net contribution reduced | direct evidence for reported refund rows; method-supported for deterministic matching | Schedule B CSV, source note, report summary |
| GiveGreen United Action | Jessica Killin candidacy context | Schedule E independent expenditure support row | Outside spending attention/support, not candidate-committee contribution | direct evidence for one $32.00 row |
Schedule E line-item JSON and report summary |
| Question tested | Source basis | Result | Final treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
Do any deterministic donor clusters remain above the $7,000 screen after matched itemized refunds? |
Source note, Schedule A/B CSVs, report summary | No. Four gross-above-screen clusters net to $7,000.00 or below. |
Use refund-adjusted screen for threshold language. |
| Can the Sankey still show gross receipts? | Committee totals and report reconciliation | Yes. Gross flows reconcile to OpenFEC receipts; refunds are documented separately. | Keep gross-flow and net-screen concepts separate. |
| Is there a large outside-support vehicle for Killin in current OpenFEC screens? | Schedule E / coordinated-party / communication-cost / electioneering screens | No. Current retained support row is $32.00; other screens returned zero rows. |
Describe as tiny outside-support context only. |
| Does this prove donor motive or coordination? | Relationship evidence rules and source limits | No. | Do not infer motive, control, sponsorship, coordination, or influence. |