Democratic · CO-01

Melat Kiros

Melat Kiros is a Democratic challenger in Colorado's 1st district. $1.1M raised, $965K spent, $126K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot

$1.1Mraised

$965Kspent

$126Kcash on hand

Campaign finance$1.1M raised

Raised$1.1M

Spent$965K

Cash on hand$126K

Campaign finance
Measure	Amount
Raised (total receipts)	$1,091,198
Spent (disbursements)	$964,792
Cash on hand	$126,406
Debts owed by campaign	$1,100
Filing covers through	Jun 30, 2026

Reported Self-reported to the FEC.

Financial disclosureassets $16K to $65K

Candidate report for 2026, filed 2026-05-15.

$16K to $65Kreported assets (ranges added up)

$100K to $250Kreported liabilities

$28Kearned income (exact amounts)

Assets minus liabilities: between -$234K and -$35K Estimate

Assets

Largest assets
Asset	Type code	Owner	Value range
Charles Schwab	IH	self	$15K to $50K
Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year American Express	BA	self	$1,001 to $15K

Liabilities

Liabilities
Liability as filed	Amount range
U.S. Department of Education May 2022 Student Loans	$100K to $250K

Earned income

Earned income
Earned income source	Amount
University of Colorado denver Salary $.00	$12K
Whittier Cafe Wages $2,237.31	$15K

Outside positions: Board Member The Ag & Food Lab

Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)

Public attention24,314 views in 30 days

24,314Wikipedia views, last 30 days

#21 of 461among candidates in the race with an article

Reported Page views of Melat Kiros on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.

Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self

Individual donors 96%PACs and other committees 2%Candidate's own money 0%Other (refunds, transfers, loans) 2%

Funding mix
Source of money	Amount	Share of receipts
Individual donors	$1,042,237	95.5%
PACs and other committees	$26,890	2.5%
Candidate's own money	$4,953	0.5%
Other (refunds, transfers, loans)	$17,118	1.6%

This raceCO-01, rank #1 of 1

Melat Kiros ranks #1 of 1 in reported fundraising in this race.

No other candidates on file.

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Sources and methodFEC

All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H6CO01273, committee C00909481. View the official record.

Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.