DeGette spars with challengers Kiros, James in final Colorado 1st District candidate forum

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 20, 2026

Words: 1,529

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Longtime U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette on Friday night urged Denver Democrats to send her back to Washington, D.C., for a 16th term in Congress next year, as she looks to hold off a primary challenge from Melat Kiros, a democratic socialist and first-time candidate born four months after DeGette first took office.

Along with a third Democratic candidate on the ballot in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, University of Colorado Regent Wanda James, DeGette and …

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