Melat Kiros
U.S. House · CO-1 · U.S. House
Defeated incumbent Democrat Diana DeGette in the primary; held CO-1 in the general (not a party flip). Raised $1.31M; IE for ~$0.52M / against ~$0.67M (FEC e-file est.).
Election
2026-11-03. Votes 192,446 (78.3%). Opponent: Stephen Peterson (R). Previous officeholder: Diana DeGette (D). Status in file: yes.
Money reported in the file
Raised $1,308,528. Cash on hand $75,724 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $523,320; against $674,999.
FEC itemized 2025-04-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE e-filings through ~2026-11-03
Documented ties (49)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Source | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| principal campaign committee | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Melat Kiros | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) | $192,446 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Melat Kiros | U.S. House, Colorado District 1 |
| general-election opponent (defeated) | $34,396 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Melat Kiros | Stephen Peterson |
| principal campaign committee | — | — | Reported | Stephen Peterson | Stephen Peterson for Congress (C00946152) (Campaign site) |
| loan of candidate personal funds | $1,100 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Melat Kiros | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| candidate contributions (line 11d) | $3,936 | 2026 | Reported | Melat Kiros | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261006..20261006 | Reported | SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Educatio (C00004036) (Organization site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260609..20260609 | Reported | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260625..20260625 | Reported | Progressive Voters of America (C00406553) (Organization site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260622..20260622 | Reported | Working Families Party PAC (C00606962) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260709..20260709 | Reported | No Dem Left Behind PAC (C00758219) (Campaign site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260723..20260723 | Reported | Medicare for All (C00685552) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260731..20260731 | Reported | Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC (C00513176) (Campaign site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260220..20260220 | Reported | Justice Democrats PAC (C00630665) (Campaign site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $4,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $3,500 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Rooted & Ready PAC (C00863712) (Organization site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260415..20260415 | Reported | Communications Workers of America - COPE Political Contributions Committee (C00002089) (Organization site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'L Brhd of Teamsters) (C00032979) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $2,454 | 20260527..20260701 | Reported | Jvp Action PAC (C00747691) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,113 | 20260622..20260622 | Reported | Progressive Victory PAC (C00821348) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260810..20260810 | Reported | Pete Aguilar for Congress (C00510461) (Campaign site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) | $1,644 | 20260426..20260426 | Reported | Fig and Olive Action PAC (C00932715) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260724..20260724 | Reported | Sara Jacobs for Congress (Government site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260828..20260828 | Reported | PAC for Good (C00768887) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260925..20260925 | Reported | Not So Old Fashioned PAC (C00829663) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Sharice for Congress (C00670034) (Campaign site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) | $383 | 20260420..20260520 | Reported | Sunrise PAC (C00674697) (Campaign site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $250 | 20260625..20260625 | Reported | Monica for Dps | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $250 | 20260928..20260928 | Reported | Friends of Jessie Fuentes (Government site) | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $399,999 | 2026-06-17..2026-06-17 | Reported | Project 218 (C00871368) | Melat Kiros |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $306,460 | 2026-06-04..2026-06-24 | Reported | Justice Democrats PAC (C00630665) (Campaign site) | Melat Kiros |
| independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $275,000 | 2026-06-25..2026-06-26 | Reported | Pro-Choice Majority Action (C00949248) (Campaign site) | Melat Kiros |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $150,000 | 2026-06-23..2026-06-23 | Reported | American Priorities (Ap) (C00932723) | Melat Kiros |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $51,590 | 2026-06-27..2026-07-08 | Reported | Sf Solidarity PAC (C00897314) (Campaign site) | Melat Kiros |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $10,260 | 2026-06-25..2026-06-26 | Reported | Young People for A New Era (C00949065) | Melat Kiros |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $4,894 | 2026-06-19..2026-06-30 | Reported | Working Families Party PAC (C00606962) | Melat Kiros |
| independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) | $116 | 2026-06-28..2026-06-28 | Reported | Organize for Peace (C90023318) | Melat Kiros |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $472,927 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) | Middle Seat (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $131,036 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) | Gusto |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $121,850 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) | MAC Group Consulting |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $53,179 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) | Carter Consulting |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $45,635 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) | ActBlue Technical Services (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $39,930 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melat Kiros for Congress (C00909481) (Campaign site) | Grassroots Analytics (Organization site) |
| 1 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Melat Kiros $5,000 | $5,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Melat Kiros | Angela Gonzales-Torres |
| 6 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Melat Kiros $19,500 | $19,500 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Melat Kiros | Hilda Solis |
| 7 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Melat Kiros $18,000 | $18,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Melat Kiros | Marni von Wilpert |
| 7 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Melat Kiros $18,000 | $18,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Melat Kiros | Manny Rutinel |
| defeated incumbent in Democratic primary | — | 2026-06 | Reported | Diana DeGette (D) (Government site) | Melat Kiros |
| general-election opponent (defeated) | — | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Stephen Peterson (R) | Melat Kiros |
Ties are documented relationships and amounts from public records. They are not allegations of wrongdoing. Vote totals are unofficial until certification. This printable summary is generated from the public CSV. It is not the PDF dossier (pdfs/kiros/Kiros_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).