I attended the Arapahoe County Christmas Party last night and what a great turnout in spite of the cold weather. Many thanks to Dave Kerber for putting together a great holiday party, and for his fantastic work as County Chairman. Changes are coming to the State Capitol, and with your help, we will steer the Treasurer's Office back on the road of fiscal stability!

I had a great time at the Cherry Creek Republican Women’s Holiday lunch. Congratulations to next year’s President Andi Allot who is the heart and soul of CCRW. I enjoyed catching up with friends and supporters including Lynne Cottrell and Edie Marks. And hearing some great essays on freedom from future leaders of Colorado. A great annual holiday gathering!

We continue to out-raise the Democrat incumbent State Treasurer as we announced today that we have now raised a total of $244,375 for the campaign. We raised an additional $106,164 in our second quarter of fundraising, building on our record-setting first quarter in which he raised $138,211.

You can read the full press release here:

http://stapletonforcolorado.com/stapletonpresser101509.html

Thank you for all your support over the last several months. We will continue to move forward with our pro-taxpayer message that has been lacking for so long in our State Capitol.

What a fun 2 days. We spent friday night at the Dinner and a big congratulations to Jane Norton, and Josh Penry for there victories in the "straw poll". I got to catch up with a lot of old friends, as well as make some new ones!

The State Central Committee meeting saturday was well attended and went off without a hitch. It was exciting to see how much energy and passion all of the attendee's had. I want to thank the Colorado Republican Party for the opportunity to speak at both the dinner and the meeting. I look forward to spending much more time on the campaign trail, and making my case for why I am the only candidate that will reform our State Treasury from a rubber stamp for Bill Ritter back to a watchdog for the taxpayers!

Today I had the pleasure of attending the Elbert County Republican Breakfast. I couldn't believe seeing close to 100 people attend the event, and so incredibly ready for something other than "business as usual"! A big thank you to Tom Peterson for organizing the event, and for Scott Wills leadership in the county. I have no doubt Elbert County will continue to be Colorado's #1 Republican county for many years to come!