Joe Neguse

Joe Neguse's parents came to the United States as refugees from Eritrea and raised him and his sister in Colorado.¹ He and his wife, Andrea, now live in Lafayette with their two children, keeping their family life in the state where he first became involved in student government and civic organizing.²

At the University of Colorado Boulder, Neguse worked at the recreation center, played intramural basketball and helped lead student government while studying economics and political science.¹ He went on to law school, helped establish the youth civic organization New Era Colorado and won a six year term on the university's Board of Regents.¹

His career also included work at the law firm Holland & Hart and in Governor John Hickenlooper's cabinet before his election to Congress in 2018.¹ He became Colorado's first Black member of Congress and now serves as the House's assistant Democratic leader.¹³

Neguse emphasizes public lands, rural schools, small businesses and government transparency, alongside reducing the cost of health care, prescriptions, housing and child care.² He is seeking reelection against Republican massage therapist Kelley Dennison in the Second District, where housing affordability, immigration and water resources are among the issues the candidates are addressing.⁴