Establishment Democrats in Colorado face voter exasperation

By: Quentin Young

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 752

Last Updated: 2 days, 3 hours ago

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Diana DeGette has represented Denver in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. She is the longest-serving member of Congress from Colorado. As far as anyone can remember, she has never lost a caucus vote in her numerous reelection campaigns.

That changed over the weekend.

A first-time candidate, 28-year-old Melat Kiros, trounced DeGette in the Democrats’ Denver County assembly vote Saturday, suggesting the incumbent will just barely meet the threshold to make it to the …

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