What Phil Weiser’s Campaign Ad ISN’T Telling Coloradans

DENVER, CO — Following the release of Phil Weiser’s first campaign ad, the Bennet for Governor campaign released the following statement:

Bennet for Governor campaign manager, Nellie Moran:

“More than a year into his campaign, Attorney General Weiser still fails to offer any vision for Colorado’s future. We can’t sue our way to more affordable housing, better health care, or an education system that serves every kid. Coloradans deserve their next Governor to offer concrete solutions to their most pressing issues, not just a read out of their political achievements. 

But let’s be clear about what the ad isn’t telling Coloradans: under Weiser, Colorado sat out over 70% of the lawsuits against the Trump Administration during his first term — including a lawsuit that would’ve prevented the prolonged detention of children in immigration custody. 20 other Democratic Attorneys General joined that case, and Weiser refused to speak up for those immigrant kids because it wasn’t politically popular to do so.  

But now that he is running for Governor, he’s joined more than 80% of lawsuits and has only led 2 of them. That’s not leading, that’s following when it’s politically convenient. Colorado deserves a true leader that shows up when it matters, not just when they’re running for their next job. Michael Bennet has shown up for Coloradans every single day, and that’s why Coloradans are backing him to be our next Governor.” 

Phil’s ad says “he always stands up to bullies.” But his record says otherwise. Here are the facts:

CLAIM: Phil Weiser says “he always stands up to bullies – especially Donald Trump.”

FACT CHECK: FALSE

THE TRUTH: Phil Weiser’s lawsuits are a shallow story of political convenience

• Under Weiser’s tenure, Colorado only joined 27.6% of multistate lawsuits against the Trump Administration in Trump’s first term.
• After launching his gubernatorial campaign in January 2025, Weiser’s office has joined 82.7% of multistate lawsuits against the Trump Administration during Trump’s second term.
• Phil Weiser has actually only led 2 lawsuits against the Trump Administration, and simply added his name to the rest. That’s not leading, that’s following.
• Notably, in 2019, 20 Democratic Attorneys General joined a lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration’s “prolonged detention” of children in immigration custody.
• Phil Weiser, as Attorney General of Colorado, refused to join the vast majority of his Democratic colleagues in standing up for immigrant kids against Donald Trump’s cruelty.

CLAIM: Phil Weiser says he takes on “greedy corporations”

FACT CHECK: FALSE

THE TRUTH: He lets his corporate donors off easy

• As Chair of the Attorney General Alliance, Phil Weiser courted tens of thousands of dollars in donations from lobbyists and corporate partners. Comcast and TurboTax were two prominent donors to the Attorney General Alliance.
  • Phil Weiser’s Attorney General Office had active litigation with both Comcast and TurboTax at the time, which ended with settlements.
  • Corporations like Google, Facebook, Juul, Pfizer – all of which were in active litigation with Weiser’s office – paid for Weiser and other AGs to attend a “lavish” retreat in Hawaii.
  • At the time, Weiser was “unwilling to go on camera and defend its funding from corporations and lobbyist organizations.”
• Individuals associated with corporations involved in active litigation with Weiser’s Office donated directly to his campaigns in 2022 and in 2026.
  • After receiving more than $40,000 in campaign contributions from employees associated with Dish Network, Weiser’s Attorney General Office “treated [Dish Network] differently in probes.”

Michael has been on the front lines fighting against Donald Trump’s chaos for the past decade, leading the charge against Trump’s dangerous nominees like RFK Jr. and Pete Hegseth, winning the fight to stop the sell off of Colorado public lands, and holding ICE accountable. And unlike his opponent, Michael has never been afraid to show real leadership and stand up for Coloradans when they need it most, regardless of the political consequences. He was the first national Democrat to say Joe Biden would lose the 2024 election in a landslide, he was one of the only statewide elected officials to stand up against the billionaires trying to change Colorado elections through Prop 131, and he was the only statewide elected official to push back on Suncor’s operating permit in the face of whistleblower complaints.