Pat Stryker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Stryker is one of what is called the gang of 4 (Stryker, Jared Polis, Tim Gill, and Rutt Bridges are known in Colorado political circles as "The Four Horsemen" (aka "Gang of Four" or "The Four Millionaires") who have donated to liberal causes) They run Colorado Politics and Pat herself is one of the top Donors (through a super PAC) to Hillary's campaign. There is really a lot of digging you could do into this group of elites in regard to what goes on in Colorado politics.