Dan Maes shocked the state's political establishment by winning top billing on the primary ballot. But some former supporters of the 49-year-old Evergreen businessman say they became disenchanted following accusations of campaign finance improprieties. During his 22 years as a state legislator and then a congressman in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, Scott McInnis regularly voted in the interests of some of his largest donors. His ties to many of them have continued in the years since he left Congress in 2004.

Gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes driven by optimism

Headed to Colorado Springs for a candidate meet and greet in a 2005 Chevy Impala with an odometer reading moving upward of 116,000 miles, Dan Maes is constantly fielding cellphone calls.

The Washington Post. Channel 7. Fox 31. Caplis and Silverman. Bloggers.

They are all looking for the answer to some version of the question that many Republicans are asking themselves: Who is Dan Maes?

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McInnis' voting record reflects corporate, individual contributors

For more than two decades as a state legislator and then a congressman, Scott McInnis collected millions of dollars in campaign contributions from corporations and businesses and voted in their interests the majority of the time.

"What I've found out is that generally, the people who don't agree with me don't support me. The inverse is true as well. People who do agree with me do support me," the GOP gubernatorial candidate said when presented with an analysis of his contributions and voting record.

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