U.S. House Candidate Profile

Melat Kiros

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DemocraticU.S. HouseColorado01

Background

Melat Kiros is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House Colorado District 1 in the 2026 election cycle. As of October 17, 2026, Melat Kiros's ballot status is general nominee. For the 2026 cycle, Federal Election Commission filings report total receipts of $1,285,740, total disbursements of $1,188,771, and cash on hand of $96,969 for Melat Kiros's campaign. FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Melat Kiros raised $1,091,198, spent $964,792, and reported $126,406 cash on hand.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; ballotpedia.org/Melat_Kiros; Federal Election Commission; coloradosos.gov/pubs/elections/vote/files/2026/2026Prim…; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01273/).

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

Colorado Secretary of State — Official Primary Candidate List lists Melat Kiros as a Democrat candidate for US House of Representatives 1 in the 2026 cycle (US coloradosos.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Melat Kiros raised $1,091,198, spent $964,792, reported $126,406 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Melat Kiros raised $660,193, spent $571,771, reported $88,422 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Melat Kiros raised $379,412, spent $261,157, reported $118,255 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Melat Kiros's committee id is C00909481

Melat Kiros's latest reported receipts $1,285,740, disbursements $1,188,771, cash on hand $96,969. fec.gov

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Melat Kiros profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 46. Primary-source references 46. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-17.

Published claim kinds: Background 2, Finance 3.

Other ids: Other senate-lda:_run.

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