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2026 Colorado District 1 House Election

Diana DeGette (D)

About this race

This is one of the most strongly Democratic districts in the country. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The November ballot lists 5 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican, two independent and one Libertarian.

Key issues in Colorado

Major issues facing Colorado, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Melat Kiros Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,091,198 raised · $964,792 spent · $126,406 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: People-powered Democratic socialist standing with the people, not corporate PACs or AIPAC

Christy Peterson Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,057 raised · $354 spent · $1,703 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Shimon Blau Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$184,750 raised · $119,805 spent · $64,944 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Independent rejecting both extremes, fighting for affordable health care, lower costs, and Denver families

Chad Humphrey Libertarian Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Focus: Government should be seen and not heard: ending the IRS and Fed, stopping endless wars

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Melat Kiros DChristy Peterson RShimon Blau IChad Humphrey LCritter Milton I
Raised$1.1M$2K$185K——
Individuals$1M96%$2K93%$160K86%——
PACs & parties$27K2%$1507%$0——
Self-funded$5K0%$0$25K14%——
Other$17K2%$0$0——
AIPAC-linked*—————
Outside spending†—————

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Melat Kiros 788 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.1M
Campaign spent$965K
Cash on hand$126K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals96%
PACs / committees2%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
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  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$4K
  • Self-funded$4K
  • Individual$4K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 788 donors. The other 738 gave $402K combined.

Plus $460K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Melat Kiros’s full FEC filings →

Christy Peterson 3 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2K
Campaign spent$354
Cash on hand$2K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals93%
PACs / committees7%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$544
  • Individual$450
  • Individual$200

Plus $713 from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Christy Peterson’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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