Brittany Pettersen
Democratic · Colorado · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for U.S. House, CO-7, Colorado
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Support economic recovery for struggling families and small businesses
- Expand access to affordable healthcare
- Expand opportunity for working families across Colorado
Biography
Pettersen grew up in a working-class Jefferson County family and was the first in her family to graduate from high school and college, per the campaign site. She served 10 years in the Colorado legislature, where she passed the state's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, authored Colorado's red flag law and chaired the House Education Committee, per the campaign site.
Key voting record
- Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Opposed
On the ballot
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