A campaign finance complaint made against Colorado state Representative Ron Weinberg moved into an investigation phase last week, according to documents from the secretary of state’s Elections Division.

Weinberg, a Loveland Republican, faces a complaint related to how he spent campaign contributions at, among other places, a barber shop, a cigar shop and a high-end Denver hotel. There is also a donation to the Israeli rugby team Maccabi Tel-Aviv Football Club.

The complaint was filed in August by Representative Brandi Bradley, a Littleton Republican. Weinberg had an opportunity to respond to the complaint and address the allegations. The submitted documents are not publicly available.

“Given their responses to the Complaint, Respondents did not substantially comply with Colorado campaign finance law,” the investigation notice, dated Nov. 19, says.

The enforcement team in the Elections Division has 30 days to either dismiss the complaint or file it with a hearing officer.

Weinberg told Newsline he thinks the donation to the rugby team triggered the complaint. He said he sponsored the team by purchasing the players’ jerseys when they competed in a 2024 tournament in Glendale. The jerseys featured the phrase “Weinberg for Loveland” and served as advertisement for his campaign. Weinberg is Jewish and has family ties in Israel. He said the opportunity to meet the rugby players at the tournament was a “humbling experience.”

“Everybody has the right to look into this stuff. But I’m not going to lawyer up. I’m fully transparent — I know that everything I’ve done campaign-wise is not in violation,” he said.

Weinberg has served in the House of Representatives since 2022, when he was appointed to replace Hugh McKean after his death. Last week, he announced his reelection campaign for next year.