Ted Trimpa is the founder and CEO of the Trimpa Group, a left-of-center political consulting and philanthropic investment-advisory firm. Trimpa is a Democratic Party-aligned attorney and political operative who is particularly active in Colorado. ¹

One of Trimpa’s most notable reported clients is Tim Gill, a software entrepreneur and founder and co-chair of the Gill Foundation, a left-of-center grantmaking institution focused primarily on supporting LGBT issues. The foundation has disbursed over $459 million since its inception, and Gill is one of the largest funders of the LGBT movement nationwide.  ^{2  3}

Background

Ted Trimpa is a Democratic Party-aligned attorney and political strategist. He is known particularly for his political work in Colorado and has been described as “Colorado’s answer to Karl Rove” by The Atlantic.  ¹

One of Trimpa’s more notable political victories occurred in 2008 when he negotiated a compromise between labor and business coalitions in which both sides agreed to withdraw proposed ballot initiatives. In 2010, Trimpa worked with environmental groups and natural gas companies to support legislation that established emissions regulations for power plants.  ¹

Trimpa is also a noted advocate for LGBT issues. He has also reportedly been a political advisor to Tim Gill, a software entrepreneur, Democratic activist, and the founder of the Gill Foundation, a left-of-center grantmaking institution focused primarily on supporting LGBT interests. The foundation has disbursed over $459 million since its inception; Gill is one of the largest funders of LGBT interests nationwide. Some of Gill’s software ventures have included Josh.ai, a smart home technology start-up, and Quark, Inc. Gill is also one of four founders of the Colorado Democracy Alliance, a left-of-center political funding organization that has focused on implementing left-of center-policy in Colorado.  ^{2  1  4  3}

Other reported clients of Trimpa have included the oil and natural gas businesses Ovintiv (previously Encana) and Noble Energy, which was acquired by Chevron in 2020.  ^{5  3  6}

Trimpa Group

Ted Trimpa is the founder and CEO of the Trimpa Group, a Colorado-based left-of-center for-profit consulting and philanthropic advisory firm. The firm maintains offices in Denver, Colorado, and Washington, D.C.  ⁷

The group claims to integrate a strategy of lobbying and political consulting, as well as philanthropic investing advisory to formulate long-term, often state-focused “social change.”  ⁷

The Trimpa Group states that its main policy focuses include LGBT issues, health care, drug policy, environmental issues, electoral reform, labor issues, gender issues, campaign finance reform, and gun-related issues. The Trimpa Group’s services include political and philanthropic investment advising, federal and state policy, and political consulting.  ⁸

Career

Ted Trimpa is the CEO of the Trimpa Group. As of January 2026, Trimpa has also been a member of the boards of the Democracy Alliance, ProgressNow, Third Way, and Voices for Progress.  ¹

Previously, Trimpa worked for former U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) and for the law firms Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and Hogan Lovells.  ¹

Other than his early work for the centrist Republican Sen. Kassebaum, Trimpa is a career Democratic strategist and operative, with a particular focus on state policy. In part, he is credited with some of the Democratic Party’s electoral success in Colorado. He has also been named one of “the top five Democratic political players in the state” by Campaigns & Elections.  ¹

1. “Ted Trimpa, Principal and CEO.” Trimpa Group. Accessed January 30, 2026. https://www.trimpagroup.com/ted-trimpa/. 
2. “Tim Gill.” Gill Foundation, August 6, 2025. https://gillfoundation.org/board-member/tim-gill/. 
3. Vuong, Andy. “Colorado Political Operative Trimpa to Launch Lobbying Firm.” The Denver Post, May 6, 2016. https://www.denverpost.com/2010/08/05/colorado-political-operative-trimpa-to-launch-lobbying-firm/. 
4. “Colorado Democracy Alliance.” Ballotpedia. Accessed January 30, 2026. https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Democracy_Alliance. 
5. Noble energy is now Chevron — chevron. Accessed January 28, 2026. https://www.chevron.com/newsroom/2020/q3/chevron-noble-energy. 
6. “Encana Corporation.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 28, 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/encana-corporation/about/. 
7. “Our Work.” Trimpa Group. Accessed January 30, 2026. https://www.trimpagroup.com/our-work. 
8. “Our Work.” Trimpa Group. Accessed January 27, 2026. https://www.trimpagroup.com/our-work.