Biography
Iris Halpern is the Democratic candidate for the Colorado House of Representatives, District 6, in the November 3, 2026 general election, in which she faces Republican Kathleen Angel.[1][2] According to her campaign website, she is an attorney and partner at the law firm Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC.[3]
Iris Halpern advanced from the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary.[2] Her campaign website says that before attending the University of California Berkeley School of Law she worked for many years as a national organizer for the Service Employees International Union, and that she previously served as Acting Supervisory Attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Denver.[3] The site says her law practice has included employment discrimination, harassment and civil rights cases, and it lists several Colorado bills she says she worked on, including SB23-172 and SB24-216.[3] She states on the site that she is running to bring her work on civil and constitutional rights and workers' rights to the Capitol.[3]
- 1.Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Iris Halpern - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.About - Iris Halpern · Iris for Colorado Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Colorado House District 6
Iris Halpern is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Colorado House District 6 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.