The exclusive event will draw hundreds of the nation’s top conservative donors to the Broadmoor resort as part of , one of the umbrella organizations by the billionaire brothers, Charles and David Koch.
A number of major Republican politicians also will attend. A year ago, was the featured guest at the Koch event in Colorado Springs.
Earlier this year, at another Koch retreat in California, the network to spend $300 million to $400 million in the 2017-18 election cycle, an increase from the $250 million spent in the 2016 campaign.
“This weekend our focus will be on how to expand opportunity for those most in need and applying the principles of a free and open society to take on some of our nation’s biggest challenges,” said Mark Holden, the general counsel for Koch Industries and a co-leader of the Seminar Network, in a prepared statement.
The Kochs’ money in Colorado politics through affiliate organizations such as Americans for Prosperity and grants to other conservative causes — like similar efforts on the left side of the political spectrum.
A day before the Koch retreat begins, Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to appear in Colorado Springs at a series of events, including a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner.
A spokesman for Gardner did not return a message about whether Gardner will attend the Koch retreat, as he did .