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Erik Underwood

Approval Voting · CO

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Erik Underwood is a technology entrepreneur and former U.S. Senate staff member affiliated with the Approval Voting Party.

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Track record

Track record — General

General · 4 records

  • Lost his trademark lawsuit against Bank of America over the name "Erica" on appeal. The federal appeals court ruled he could not prove he used the name before the bank did. An earlier appeal had upheld canceling his trademark.

    April 18, 2024

    Source: ca10.uscourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Lost a lawsuit asking a Denver judge to put him on the 2020 Democratic U.S. Senate ballot. He had won under 1% of delegate votes and blamed flaws in the party's online assembly. The judge rejected his request.

    May 5, 2020

    Source: coloradopolitics.com · researched September 13, 2026

  • Sued Bank of America in 2018, saying its "Erica" banking app copied a name from his company, My24HourNews.com. A federal judge denied his request to stop the bank from using the name.

    December 19, 2018

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Told reporters he had spent over $100,000 of his own money on his 2018 governor campaign without reporting it to the state. He said he believed self-funding did not have to be reported.

    March 23, 2018

    Source: web.archive.org · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Candidate Ethics

Candidate Ethics · 1 record

  • Was sanctioned by a federal judge for breaking a court protective order in his trademark case against Bank of America. He had publicly filed the bank's confidential documents in other courts. The court upheld a $84,744 attorney-fee award against him and granted more fees.

    June 18, 2025

    Source: ca10.uscourts.gov · researched September 13, 2026

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Profile last researched September 13, 2026.