Brittany Pettersen

Brittany Pettersen waited tables to put herself through Metropolitan State University of Denver and became the first in her family to finish both high school and college.¹ Raised in Jefferson County, she has spoken publicly about her mother's struggle with addiction and the public school teachers who helped her find a different path.¹

Pettersen lives in Lakewood with her husband, Ian, their two sons and rescue dog Ollie.¹ She spent a decade in the Colorado Legislature before winning election to Congress in 2022, with state work that included health care costs, opioid treatment, reproductive health and affordable child care legislation.¹

In the House, she serves on the Financial Services Committee, including its housing and insurance subcommittee and the panel addressing national security and illicit finance.¹ Her office describes housing access, consumer protections, mental health treatment and action against criminal organizations' use of financial institutions as current priorities.¹

Her campaign argues that opportunities available during her childhood have become harder for working families to reach, emphasizing the pressure on family budgets and small businesses.² Pettersen is seeking another term in the Seventh District against Republican retired Army officer Tim Bennett.³