Candidate · November 3, 2026
Dwayne L. Romero
On the ballot for U.S. House · Colorado's 3rd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $1.7M
- cash on hand
- $196K
- issues with public statements
- 13
- outside spending for or against
- $2.3M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Colorado's 3rd District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic Party1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Dwayne Romero was raised by a single mother and attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he played baseball, graduating in 1987.2,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says the House needs more pragmatic problem-solvers and that he wants to bring his experience as a veteran, business owner and local official to Congress, with affordability at the top of his priority list.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websiteromeroforcolorado.com3,
5 - Facebookfacebook.com/romeroforcolorado5
- X (Twitter)x.com/RomeroForCO5
- Instagraminstagram.com/romeroforcolorado5
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@romeroforcolorado5
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/romeroforcolorado5
- Threadsthreads.com/@romeroforcolorado5
- TikToktiktok.com/@romeroforcolorado5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Agriculture and Rural Life
His campaign website says Congress must pass a robust Farm Bill to support family farms, ranches and small agriculture businesses.4
His campaign website says foreign entities should be kept out of Colorado water and farmland ownership.4
- Ban farmland purchases by all foreign buyers
- Ban purchases by buyers tied to China, Russia, Iran or North Korea
- Require more reporting and national security reviews of purchases, but no outright bans
- Keep current reporting rules, with no new limits on foreign buyers
Environment and Public Lands
His campaign website says he opposes efforts to sell or transfer public lands to private interests.4
- Transfer large areas of federal land to the states
- Sell limited amounts of federal land, such as near towns for housing
- Keep federal lands in federal ownership
Housing
His campaign website says large Wall Street firms should be stopped from buying up homes and driving up rents.4
His campaign website calls for building more housing by repealing outdated red tape that slows construction and investing in housing construction in rural communities.4
Health Care
His campaign website says Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP have been badly cut and people pushed off their health plans, and that rural hospitals must be kept open and funded.4
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website calls for allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.4
Immigration
His campaign website says immigration reform should include a path to citizenship for long-term, law-abiding community members, alongside border security.4
- No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
- Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
- Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
- A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
His campaign website calls for more immigration judges, which it says would help detain dangerous people and protect those seeking safe haven.4
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website calls for banning all federal officials from trading stocks.4
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
His campaign website calls for ending dark money in political spending and closing the revolving door between Congress and lobbying jobs.4
His campaign website calls for enacting term limits.4
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.6
| Raised | $1,701,091 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $1,504,967 |
| Cash on hand | $196,124 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $460,000 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $15,814 supporting and $2,311,651 opposing Dwayne L. Romero this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 24, 2026.7
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| SAFETY & AFFORDABILITY PAC INC. | — | $1,809,025 |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC. | — | $406,076 |
| CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC. | — | $73,024 |
| MAGA INC. | — | $23,526 |
| Working America | $11,125 | — |
| VoteVets | $3,211 | — |
| Neighbor Voices | $1,478 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report8filed May 29, 2026