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Democratic socialists oust another House incumbent and other takeaways from Colorado’s primaries

Democratic socialists struck another blow against the Democratic establishment on Tuesday in Colorado.,  29-year-old Melat Kiros  defeats incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, who was first elected before Kiros was born, in a primary.

Kiros was the third progressive challenger to defeat a sitting House member in eight days, after two more won last week in New York.
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Democratic socialist Melat Kiros topples a nearly 30-year incumbent to win Colorado House primary
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/01/kiros-wins-colorado-house-primary-00983237
 9.6% lead, 93% counted

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/01/kiros-wins-colorado-house-primary-00983237
The 29-year-old DSA-backed challenger ousted Rep. Diana DeGette, one of Colorado’s longest-serving Democrats, in the primary for the 1st District.

No Trumper she was an impeachment manager
Kiros launched her campaign nearly a year ago, framing it from the outset as a generational reckoning with the Democratic establishment. She cast DeGette, a longtime progressive who served as an impeachment manager against President Donald Trump, as a corporate-backed incumbent who was out of step with her constituents, and called for a new era of progressive leadership in Congress.
  She's 68. He's 29 so age issue too.