Jessica Killin

Jessica Killin is the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 5th Congressional District. A Colorado Springs native and U.S. Army veteran with a Georgetown law degree, she worked at USAA and as a congressional and White House staffer, including as chief of staff to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. She describes her campaign as focused on affordability, anti-corruption measures and veterans' care.[1][2][3]

Killin grew up on the east side of Colorado Springs, the child of a public school educator, and graduated from Falcon High School, according to her Ballotpedia survey.[1][2] She earned an ROTC scholarship and served in the U.S. Army as a Captain and paratrooper and as a Military Police Officer, per her Ballotpedia survey; the Colorado Sun reports she served from 1995 to 2003, including peacekeeping deployments in the Balkans.[2][3] She later earned a law degree from Georgetown University.[1][3]

Killin spent over a decade at USAA, according to her Ballotpedia survey; the Colorado Sun reports she worked as a lobbyist for the company.[2][3] She then worked as chief of staff to Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and to then-Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Donna Shalala, and as an aide to then-Sens. Bill Nelson and Tom Carper, according to the Colorado Sun.[1][3] In 2023 she joined Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff's office as chief of staff, with a White House title that included deputy assistant to the President, per the Colorado Sun.[1][3]

Killin returned to the 5th District in June 2025 and launched her campaign, according to the Colorado Sun.[3] She won the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary over Joe Reagan, 61.2% to 38.8%.[1] She describes herself as a mother in a blended family with her husband, Raj, and three children.[2]

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