By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun
Democrat Trisha Calvarese, who is running against Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert to represent Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, paid herself $13,720.92 out of her campaign account in July, August and September.
Calvarese, who lives in Highlands Ranch and is a former Democratic congressional aide and campaign operative, started taking a salary from her campaign after winning the three-way Democratic primary in the 4th District on June 25.
She paid herself $3,119.08 in July, and then began taking a biweekly salary of $2,650.46 in August. That’s a typical paycheck for someone who earns $63,500 a year. The living wage for a single adult without children in the Denver area is $55,058, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.