U.S. House · Colorado's 1st District
Christy Peterson
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Colorado's 1st District
- Result
- Melat Kiros, projected winner
- Opponents
- Melat Kiros (D); Chad Humphrey (LIB); Shimon Blau (IND); Critter Milton (Unity Party)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Yes to election integrity, the Save America Act, paper ballots, same day voting & hand count.
Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 1
2026-11-03
| Melat Kiros D | challenger |
| Christy Peterson R | challenger |
| Chad Humphrey LIB | challenger |
| Shimon Blau IND | challenger |
| Critter Milton Unity Party | challenger |
Won the June 30, 2026 Republican primary
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Yes to election integrity, the Save America Act, paper ballots, same day voting & hand count.
Lists the Save America Act among the measures she supports in her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Christy Peterson, a Republican office manager and bookkeeper at a construction company in the Denver Tech Center, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. House seat in Colorado's 1st District to Melat Kiros. She is pursuing a doctorate in natural and functional medicine and said she ran on public safety, lower taxes and limited government.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
According to her campaign biography as reported by the Denver Gazette, Peterson was born and raised in Colorado; her Ballotpedia survey says she is from the Lakewood/Littleton area, and she now lives in south Denver.[2][1] She graduated from Chatfield Senior High School and earned a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University in 2006.[1]
Peterson works as an office manager and bookkeeper for a small construction contractor, according to the Denver Gazette, and describes herself as a designer and accountant working in construction.[2][1] She states she is working on a PhD in natural and functional medicine.[1] In her Ballotpedia survey she says she decided to become a leader in the Republican Party after events in 2020 and 2025; she was the only Republican to run for the district's nomination and was unopposed.[1][2] She received 14.1% of the vote to Melat Kiros's 78.3%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Campaign money$2,057 raised · 93% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $1,907
- Party $150
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/christy-peterson
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response, Christy Peterson · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 2.Meet the Colorado Republican running against Melat Kiros for CD1 · Colorado Politics (Denver Gazette) · 2026-07-02 News report
- 3.U.S. House · Colorado's 1st District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response, Christy Peterson · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words