By: Chase Woodruff - October 11, 2024 2:37 am
Coloradans will elect representatives to the 119th Congress in all eight of the state’s congressional districts in 2024. Members will be sworn in to serve two-year terms beginning on Jan. 3, 2025.
Republicans currently hold a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives, which they have used to stonewall President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda while targeting his administration with a spree of investigations and impeachment inquiries. Democrats are looking to flip the lower chamber while holding on to the White House and the U.S. Senate.
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen is running for a second term in the 7th Congressional District after winning election to the seat in 2022. The district encompasses Denver’s western suburbs in Jefferson County and extends south and west to mountain communities including Leadville, Salida and Cañon City.
Pettersen faces Republican challenger Sergei Matveyuk, a small business owner, along with two minor party candidates, Patrick Bohan of the Libertarian Party and Ron Tupa of the Unity Party.
Registered voters in Colorado should soon receive their ballots in the mail for the Nov. 5 general election, which includes races for president, Congress, the state Legislature, the University of Colorado Board of Regents and other local positions, as well as a handful of statewide ballot measures.
Voters can contact their county clerk if they have not received their ballot or check the online BallotTrax system. They can also visit the secretary of state’s website to make a plan to vote in person ahead of or on Election Day. Ballots need to be received by the county clerk by 7 p.m. on that day, so voters should make a plan to mail their ballot at least eight days ahead of time or drop it off in person.
Bohan did not return a questionnaire.