Representative to the 120th United States Congress - District 1

Melat Kiros's campaign website says a New York City law firm fired her as an attorney after she refused to take down an article defending students who protested for Palestine. It says she was born in Ethiopia, grew up in Denver, studied at Washington College, earned a law degree at Notre Dame in 2022 and works as a barista while studying for a doctorate at the University of Denver.
Receipts $1,091,198.14 · cash on hand $126,406.35
Spent $964,791.79

Christy Peterson's campaign website says she works in construction as a designer and accountant and was born and raised on Colorado's Front Range.
Receipts $2,056.95 · cash on hand $1,702.79
Spent $354.16

Critter Milton is a former financial advisor, according to the Unity Party of America's candidate page. He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 3rd Congressional District in 2020, the 7th Congressional District in 2022 and the 1st Congressional District in 2024.

Chad Humphrey's campaign website says he is a Denver-based entrepreneur and a retired Marine Corps officer who served in Operation Enduring Freedom. The Libertarian Party of Colorado's biography says he founded Strategic Options, LLC, after a 20-year military career, taught himself programming and holds an MBA in finance from Pepperdine University.

Shimon Blau's campaign website says he is a board-certified interventional spine and pain physician and a small business owner. It says he was born and raised in Denver's Sloan's Lake neighborhood and returned in 2013 to complete a fellowship in interventional spine and pain management.
John Wren ran for the Colorado House of Representatives, District 5, in 2004 and filed as a write-in candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, 1st Congressional District, in 2024.
- Secretary of State's list of 2026 general election candidates
- Campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission: Melat Kiros, Christy Peterson, Shimon Blau, John Wren