Published July 13, 2026 · Updated with each build
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Finding House · Colorado Democrat

Bird, Shannon Kathleen FINDING

Seat
H-CO-08
Party
DEM
Universe reason
contested_primary
FEC receipts
$2,196,077 FEC
Campaign site
https://shannonbird.com/ (unverified)
Pages scanned
78 · last 2026-07-09

Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing

Detected on https://shannonbird.com/media  · classifier confidence 0.95 · model fireworks/deepseek-v4-flash

The page contains explicit media-buy instructions directing outside groups on which channels, timing, targeting, and message themes to use for advertising. It includes segmented voter targeting and asset provisioning (B-roll), which are hallmarks of red-box guidance. The language is directive and addressed to whoever would run the ads, not to voters or journalists.

Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page

  • From Weeks 3-1, it is critical that voters see the below contrast messaging on television. If budget allows for double-tracking, voters should also see a positive spot.
    Directive specifying channel (television), timing (Weeks 3-1), and message type (contrast, positive) — classic media-buy instruction.
  • It is also critical that voters continue to see contrast messaging on YouTube, CTV/OTT, and in the mail (for people who have voted in at least 1 of the last 4 Democratic primaries, as well as newly registered Democratic voters), as well as positive messaging on Meta and Google Search.
    Specifies additional channels (YouTube, CTV/OTT, mail, Meta, Google Search) and voter targeting criteria — clearly guidance for paid media placement.
  • B-Roll here.
    Provision of ad-ready video assets (B-roll) for use in outside advertising.
Archived screenshot of https://shannonbird.com/media
Archived at detectionFull-page screenshot of https://shannonbird.com/media · Raw HTML preserved

Independent-expenditure corroboration

FEC Schedule E · 48 filings

Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected (by us) on 2026-07-09; $1,585,106 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate, and $2,246,081 opposing.

Committee AmountFilingsDate range
S WOMEN VOTE $1,188,876 17 2026-05-11 – 2026-06-03
O LATINO VICTORY FUND $1,000,000 4 2026-06-08 – 2026-06-12
O NUESTRO PAC $630,000 4 2026-05-26 – 2026-05-27
O SOMOS PAC $341,432 4 2026-06-08 – 2026-06-23
O LATINO VICTORY PROJECT $274,649 7 2026-05-22 – 2026-06-12
S ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $195,689 4 2026-05-14 – 2026-05-22
S PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTION $93,246 1 2026-06-04 – 2026-06-04
S WELCOMEPAC $60,000 2 2026-05-22 – 2026-06-01
S PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY 2026 $46,581 2 2026-05-21 – 2026-05-21
S DMFI PAC $715 3 2026-02-25 – 2026-03-23

S Supporting O Opposing

Schedule E is corroboration, not the trigger — a filed expenditure is late evidence, and our detection timestamp reflects when we crawled, which can lag the actual posting. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.