Jessica Killin
Won the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary over Joe Reagan.
Jessica Killin is a U.S. Army veteran and former USAA executive running for Colorado's 5th District. She has also worked as a political staffer for several members of Congress and for Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goods
Says she will work to end tariffs she describes as driving up prices, which she says Crank has repeatedly voted to protect.[4]
“I will end the harmful tariffs that are driving up prices, which Jeff Crank has repeatedly voted to protect.”
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Says she would work to reverse Medicaid cuts that raise healthcare costs and push to lower prescription drug and insurance premium costs.[4]
- SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing
Says she would work to expand housing supply in the Pikes Peak region to improve access for first-time homebuyers.[4]
In their words — priorities
- Says the district faces an affordability crisis in housing, healthcare, childcare and groceries, and would work to end tariffs she says are driving up prices and to reverse Medicaid cuts.[4]
- Says she would push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks, strengthen ethics rules, end congressional pay during shutdowns, and create an independent Congressional Ethics Office.[4]
- Says she would prioritize fully staffing VA clinics, restoring funding for the Veterans Crisis Line, and protecting military families from housing or employment discrimination.[4]
Background
- Grew up in Colorado Springs, graduated from Falcon High School, and earned an ROTC scholarship; served as a Captain and paratrooper in the U.S. Army, leading soldiers as a Military Police Officer overseas.[3]
- Worked over a decade at USAA on protecting military families' finances, including during the 2008 financial crisis, streamlining VA home loans, and helping servicemembers avoid predatory lenders.[3]
- Has been a political staffer to Reps. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), and to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.[3]
Campaign money
Raised $3.1M · spent $1.6M · $1.6M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗