How democratic socialist Melat Kiros stunned Colorado politics with congressional primary win

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 3,429

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Only a few dozen people were on hand when Melat Kiros took the stage in a small auditorium in west Denver in mid-May to explain why she’d chosen to launch her long-shot campaign for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District.

After being fired from her job as a corporate attorney for writing an open letter supportive of student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza in late 2023, Kiros enrolled in a Ph.D. program in her hometown …

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