U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?
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Melat Kiros
Running for U.S. House · Colorado District 1
NationalDemocrat
Christy Peterson
Running for U.S. House · Colorado District 1
NationalRepublican
Job fit
Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Melat Kiros
- Health care costs
Campaign site: 'It's time we pass Medicare for All... every American could save thousands per year while getting better, more reliable care.' 3 - Cost of living & jobs
In a PBS Firing Line interview, said true fairness means companies 'paying every single worker a living wage' with benefits and 'a strong union' negotiating pay -- 'democracy in the workplace.' 4 - Crime & safety
Campaign site: 'We cannot arrest our way out of poverty or criminalize mental illness... safety grows in well-resourced communities, not over-policed ones.' 3
No public stance found on: Guns
More on their website →Christy Peterson
No stated positions on file yet.
How they voted on top issues
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Who pays them
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Melat Kiros
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Christy Peterson
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Sources
- About — Kiros for CO (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- Christy Peterson is the Republican candidate for Congress in solid-blue Denver (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- kirosforco.com used in: Top issues
- pbs.org used in: Top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Chad Humphrey
LibertarianWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Melat Kiros
DemocratShown above🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.1M raised, 54% from large donors, 3% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $26,890.28 (3% of $1,072,980.03 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $19,525.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, fixing the justice system. 345
Sources
1 Background: About — Kiros for CO (retrieved text extract, 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement
4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement
5 fixing the justice system: Candidate statement
Critter Milton
Unity PartyWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Christy Peterson
RepublicanShown aboveWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Shimon Blau
IndependentWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.