Christy Peterson

Christy Peterson is the Republican nominee for Colorado's 1st District. She works as an office manager and bookkeeper at a construction company in the Denver Tech Center and is pursuing a doctorate in natural and functional medicine. She says she is running on public safety, lower taxes and limited government.[1][2]

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]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.