Official portrait of Diana DeGette
U.S. House

Diana DeGette

U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 1st District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 7, 1997
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in CO-1

Candidates registered with the FEC for CO-1 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Diana DeGetteIncumbentDemocrat$1.7M$290K
Melat KirosDemocrat$1.1M$126K
Wanda JamesDemocrat$300K$34K
Santiago Emmanuel PalominoDemocrat$6,637$-4,067
Christy PetersonRepublican$2,057$1,703

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments1
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
    • Oversight and Investigations
    • Energy
    • HealthRanking Member
Contact
Washington office
2111 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0601

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

More on DeGette: Congress.gov · FEC filings · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia · GovTrack