AFWH Candidate|PRIMARY WINNER

Melat Kiros

Primarying incumbentCO-01

Melat won their primary on June 30, 2026

Melat KirosPrimary winner

CO-01 · Primary · Primarying Incumbent

Melat Kiros is a 28-year-old attorney and PhD student running for Congress in Colorado's 1st Congressional District as a progressive challenger to 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette. A Tigrayan-American who immigrated to Denver as an infant, she gained national…

attention in 2023 after being fired from law firm Sidley Austin for refusing to remove a viral post defending Gaza protesters.

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Sep 9, 2026

Podcast

Melat Kiros says ICE is taking people to concentration camps

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Aug 6, 2026

AFWH Magazine

The establishment is not invincible

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Aug 1, 2026

Podcast

A defense of democratic socialism from House candidate Melat Kiros

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Jul 15, 2026

AFWH Magazine

We Can’t Shoot Our Way Out

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Jul 2, 2026

AFWH Magazine

We Need a Great Talker as Our Next Speaker

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