Diana DeGette
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 59% from PACs and 41% from individuals.
41% individuals59% PACs0% other
$1.7M
raised
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Colorado · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026
Colorado District 01 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Colorado District 01 House race
Diana DeGette leads the field on money raised.
Candidates in the Colorado District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $3.1M between them. Diana DeGette reports $1.7M and Melat Kiros reports $1.1M, a gap of $580,333. Of what Diana DeGette reports, 41% came from individuals and 59% from PACs. Outside groups spent against DEGETTE, DIANA L ($213,474) and for DEGETTE, DIANA L ($2M).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Melat Kiros
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 2% from PACs.
96% individuals2% PACs2% other
$1.1M
raised
WJ
Wanda James
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
94% individuals0% PACs6% other
$300K
raised
SP
Santiago Palomino
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
94% individuals0% PACs6% other
$7K
raised
CP
Christy Peterson
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
93% individuals0% PACs7% other
$2K
raised
Where the money came from
$2.0M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$2.0M
Health & Pharma$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$20K
Real Estate & Construction$11K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Transportation$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTION · super pac$1.3M
- MILE HIGH ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT · super pac$700K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$11K
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
33%65%
33% PACs65% individuals2% other
The incumbent's record
Diana DeGette is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$1.7M
$191K - $3.2M. up $1.1M since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$2.0M
Health & Pharma$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$20K
Real Estate & Construction$11K
Law & Lobbying$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Diana DeGette D · incumbent | vs | Melat Kiros D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.7M | Raised | $1.1M |
| $290K | Cash on hand | $126K |
| 59% | From PACs | 2% |
| 41% | From individuals | 96% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |