Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) Voting Record

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On the 2026 ballot in CO-7.General election Tue Nov 3, 2026

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American Constitution Party (1): Lawrence Kyle Clark
Libertarian (1): Dan "Kilo" Sallis
Republican (1): Tim Bennett
Unaffiliated (1): Joe Krzeczkowski
Unity Party (1): Susan Hall

84.6%

Attendance

119th Cong.

Bills Intro'd

119th Cong.

36%

Corp PACs

Share of PAC $ · tenure to date

$3,188,844

net of $31,800 returned

PAC Total

Tenure to date · per FEC filings

Stock Trades

All filings

119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated November 2, 2026 · 164 entries

Palestine / Israel

C+

12 items
#88/430

▾

Votes on military aid, weapons transfers, and ceasefire resolutions, and whether representatives have recognized the genocide in Gaza as documented by the ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Scored Actions

× Failed to cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
× Failed to cosponsor recognizing genocide in Gaza, blocking weapons transfers, and imposing sanctions (H.Res.876)
✓ Opposed imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (H.R.23)
× Failed to cosponsor demanding unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (H.Res.473)
× Failed to cosponsor recognizing the Nakba (1948 mass displacement of Palestinians) and affirming refugee rights (H.Res.409)
× Did not sign letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
× Failed to cosponsor restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
× Failed to cosponsor blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
✓ Opposed barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (H.R.4795)
✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 final passage — bill retains Section 219, a permanent US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative (H.R.8800)
✓ Voted YES on the Massie amendment barring Israel from FY2027 State Department appropriations and eliminating its $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing (H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595)
✓ Signed letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)

Context

$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel ⓘ

Under 10-year MOU + supplemental

74,594+killed in Gaza ⓘ

20,179+children killed

4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict

175,834+people injured

262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed

Figures as of October 31, 2026

Sources: Congressional Research Service · UN OCHA / Gaza Ministry of Health

Money & Influence

Pro-Israel PACs

$137,865

net of $4,900 returned

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($67,460), JSTREETPAC ($49,905), JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ($9,000), CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($5,000), HUDSON VALLEY PAC ($3,500)

Travel Disclosures

$26,830

1 trip · House Travel Disclosures

· Tel Aviv · 2023-08-05 Filing $26,830

12 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $137,865 from related PACs (net of $4,900 returned).

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard

Immigration

A-

11 items
#152/428

▾

Border and asylum policy, DACA, deportation practices, ICE enforcement, and the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

Scored Actions

✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
✓ Opposed the Laken Riley Act expanding mandatory ICE detention for immigrants (H.R.29)
✓ Opposed $10B in ICE funding expansion in the DHS Appropriations bill (H.R.7147)
× Voted YES on a resolution thanking ICE for enforcement operations (H.Res.488)
✓ Opposed Kayla Hamilton Act — expands detention and enforcement for unaccompanied minors and immigration violations (H.R.4371)
✓ Cosponsored a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders (H.R.1589)
✓ Voted YES on Requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through three months after January 20, 2029. (H.R.1689)
✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing illegal entry as a federal felony (H.R.3486)
✓ Opposed Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (H.R.2056)
– Did not vote on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act — creates criminal penalties for fleeing federal officers near the border; signed into law (H.R.35)
✓ Opposed Standalone FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act funding ICE detention and CBP enforcement. (H.R.7744)

The District Reality

6.3%

Residents born in another country

National avg: 14.1%

97.2%

Residents who are U.S. citizens

National avg: 93.2%

$479M / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in Colorado

2024

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B05002) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B05001) · ITEP (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)

Money & Influence

No tracked funding for this issue area.

11 tracked items: 1 fail, 1 mixed, 9 pass.

11 tracked items See methodology

War & Foreign Policy

C+

17 items
#111/430

▾

Military authorizations, arms sales, sanctions, foreign aid, and US engagement in conflicts abroad (excluding Palestine/Israel, which is scored in its own dedicated category).

Scored Actions

✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran (H.Con.Res.38)
× Failed to cosponsor prohibits export licenses for defense articles to the UAE until the president certifies the UAE is not arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (H.R.2059)
× Failed to cosponsor repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521)
× Failed to cosponsor urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (H.Res.317)
✓ Opposed Department of Defense Appropriations FY2026 — funds $831 billion in military spending (H.R.4016)
× Voted YES on reaffirms Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism — whereas clauses invoke AUMF trigger language and Article II authority, designed to legally counter the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Res.1099)
× Voted NO on War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
× Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
× Failed to cosponsor War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Cuba (H.J.Res.153)
× Failed to cosponsor prohibits first-use nuclear strikes unless Congress expressly authorizes them through a declaration of war (H.R.669)
✓ Opposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, House passage (H.R.8800)
✓ Opposed Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (H.R.4)
✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, with added carve-outs for security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and diplomatic-facility protection (H.Con.Res.108)
✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. Second Iran War Powers Resolution to receive a House floor vote in the 119th Congress. (H.Con.Res.40)
✓ Cosponsored prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (H.R.6915)
✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from military operations in the Western Hemisphere, including Venezuela (H.Con.Res.61)
✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Venezuela (H.Con.Res.64)

Context

$8 trillion+total U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars

940,000+ killed directly · 4.5–4.7M including indirect deaths

Sources: Brown University Costs of War Project

Money & Influence

Defense Contractor PACs

$26,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($12,000), HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) ($7,500), EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($3,000), BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) ($2,500), EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC ($1,000)

17 tracked items: 8 fail, 0 mixed, 9 pass · $26,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard

Healthcare

12 items
#145/430

▾

Affordable care access, Medicare expansion, drug pricing, insurance regulation, and public health funding.

Scored Actions

✓ Opposed a budget resolution enabling $880B in Medicaid cuts (H.Con.Res.14)
✓ Voted YES on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, keeping insurance affordable for millions (H.R.1834)
× Failed to cosponsor Medicare for All — a single government-run health plan covering all Americans (H.R.3069)
✓ Cosponsored restoring healthcare services eliminated by DOGE cuts and executive actions (H.R.4796)
✓ Cosponsored repeals OBBBA Medicaid cuts and permanently extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits — the core Democratic healthcare counter-bill (H.R.4849)
× Failed to cosponsor Medicare Advantage reform package — curbs prior authorization abuse and increases insurer accountability for denied claims (H.R.6109)
× Failed to cosponsor opposes the WISPR model that restricts Medicare Advantage beneficiary access to healthcare providers (H.Res.704)
× Failed to cosponsor allows states to create their own single-payer universal healthcare systems using federal waivers (H.R.4406)
× Failed to cosponsor setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals (H.R.3415)
× Failed to cosponsor expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (H.R.2045)
× Failed to cosponsor protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (H.R.1950)
✓ Opposed Medicaid work requirements projected to strip coverage from 10.9 million people (H.R.1)

The District Reality

79.8 years

Average life expectancy

People here live 1 years longer than the national average

5.6%

People without health insurance

33% less than national avg (8.4%)

3.8%

Children without health insurance

26% less than national avg (5.14%)

152.9

Heart disease deaths per 100K

24% less than national avg (201.05)

3.1%

In doctor shortage areas

60% less than national avg (7.81%)

Sources: Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · U.S. Census ACS 2023 · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health / HRSA

Money & Influence

Pharma & Insurance PACs

$265,000

net of $5,000 returned

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($28,500), NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($20,000), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM ($17,000), ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) ($13,500), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC ($13,500)

Healthcare Providers

$130,000

net of $1,500 returned

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) ($17,500), AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) ($17,500), AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($15,000), AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) ($15,000), NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS ($12,500)

12 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $395,000 from related PACs (net of $6,500 returned).

12 tracked items See methodology

Housing & Affordability

C-

6 items
#217/430

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Rent costs, public housing, homelessness, housing discrimination, and the right to stable shelter.

Scored Actions

× Failed to cosponsor Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (H.R.4457)
✓ Cosponsored $5B in McKinney-Vento grants to build 410K homes and end homelessness (H.R.4872)
– Did not vote on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644)
✓ Cosponsored expanding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build more affordable rental housing (H.R.2725)
× Failed to cosponsor reauthorizes and increases HOME program funding for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation (H.R.2031)
× Failed to cosponsor comprehensive housing: homebuyer credits, LIHTC expansion, and renter credits (H.R.6390)

The District Reality

23.6%

Renters paying more than half their income on rent

About the same as national avg (24.1%)

7.3%

People living in poverty

42% less than national avg (12.5%)

7.7%

Children living in poverty

51% less than national avg (15.58%)

0.441

Income inequality

9% less than national avg (0.4832)

70.1%

People who own their home

8% more than national avg (65.2%)

6.4%

Households on SNAP

47% less than national avg (12.1%)

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B25070) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B17001) · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B19083) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B25003) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B22003)

Money & Influence

Real Estate PACs

$141,500

net of $1,300 returned

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($25,000), BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) ($19,000), AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) ($17,500), MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) ($17,500), NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) ($15,000)

Outside spending: $12,192 supporting

6 tracked items: 3 fail, 1 mixed, 2 pass · $141,500 from related PACs (net of $1,300 returned).

6 tracked items See methodology

Labor

C+

10 items
#171/430

▾

Workers' rights, union protections, minimum wage, workplace safety, and corporate accountability to employees.

Scored Actions

✓ Cosponsored raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage (H.R.2743)
✓ Cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act strengthening equal pay protections (H.R.17)
✓ Voted YES on protecting federal workers' collective bargaining rights from Trump's executive order (H.R.2550)
× Failed to cosponsor removes tax deductions for companies that spend money on union-busting consultants and anti-union campaigns (H.R.2692)
× Failed to cosponsor a nationwide right to unionize, preventing anti-union state laws (H.R.5159)
× Failed to cosponsor establishes a national paid sick days standard so workers don't lose pay when they're ill (H.R.7531)
× Failed to cosponsor extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (H.R.3971)
× Failed to cosponsor protects public sector workers from retaliation and ensures fair treatment for government employees (H.R.3139)
✓ Cosponsored national paid family and medical leave for all workers (H.R.5390)
✓ Cosponsored the PRO Act strengthening the right to unionize and bargain collectively (H.R.20)

The District Reality

7.8%

Working-age adults without health insurance

33% less than national avg (11.7%)

3.9%

Unemployed

25% less than national avg (5.2%)

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B27010 working-age) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B23025)

Money & Influence

Corporate & Anti-Union PACs

$1,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) ($1,000)

Labor & Unions

$324,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE ($30,000), AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E ($25,000), NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC ($22,000), INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($20,000), CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS ($20,000)

Outside spending: $9,100 supporting

Travel Disclosures

$3,382

1 trip · House Travel Disclosures

· London, UK · 2024-05-08 Filing $3,382

10 tracked items: 5 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $325,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard

Reproductive Rights

B+

10 items
#192/430

▾

Abortion access, contraception coverage, maternal healthcare, and reproductive autonomy legislation.

Scored Actions

✓ Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying the right to abortion nationwide (H.R.12)
✓ Cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control (H.R.999)
× Failed to cosponsor ensures access to birth control by requiring insurance coverage and preventing pharmacies from refusing to fill prescriptions (H.R.4084)
✓ Opposed restrictions on abortion coverage in ACA insurance plans (H.R.6703)
– Did not vote on the Born-Alive Act — an anti-abortion messaging bill (H.R.21)
× Failed to cosponsor protecting IVF and assisted reproductive technology from state bans (H.R.2049)
✓ Opposed Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (H.R.6359)
✓ Opposed directs federal funds to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare (H.R.6945)
✓ Cosponsored repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal Medicaid funding for abortion care (H.R.4611)
✓ Opposed Planned Parenthood defunding in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1)

State Context

20.7

Maternal deaths per 100K births

6.8

Teen births per 1K

50% less than national avg (13.49)

4.43

Infant deaths per 1K births

24% less than national avg (5.85)

Sources: CDC NVSS / Kaiser Family Foundation · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · CDC WONDER

Money & Influence

Reproductive Rights (pro-choice)

$29,950

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

EMILYS LIST ($17,450), REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PAC ($7,500), PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC ($5,000)

10 tracked items: 2 fail, 1 mixed, 7 pass · $29,950 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard

LGBTQ+ Rights

B+

18 items
#131/430

▾

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislation that restricts LGBTQ+ rights.

Scored Actions

✓ Opposed a ban on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care (H.R.498)
✓ Cosponsored the Equality Act — comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections (H.R.15)
✓ Cosponsored strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.3708)
✓ Cosponsored banning conversion therapy as consumer fraud (H.R.3243)
✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors (H.R.3492)
× Failed to cosponsor Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
✓ Opposed Requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or changing the student's sex-based accommodations (locker rooms, bathrooms). (H.R.2616)
– Did not vote on a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports (H.R.28)
✓ Cosponsored protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
✓ Cosponsored Resolution affirming a Transgender Bill of Rights — legal recognition, healthcare access, and anti-discrimination protections (H.Res.1058)
✓ Cosponsored prohibits discrimination in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R.6181)
✓ Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act — requires schools to adopt anti-bullying policies that specifically protect LGBTQ+ students (H.R.1810)
✓ Cosponsored appoints a special envoy for LGBTQ+ human rights to combat persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide (H.R.6056)
✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838)
✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning TRICARE from covering gender-affirming healthcare for service members (H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838)
✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment prohibiting TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming medical care (H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800)
✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment restricting transgender students from women's/girls' sports teams at DoD-run (DoDEA) schools (H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800)
✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment to codify Executive Order 14183, banning transgender individuals from military service (H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800)

Context

4xmore likely: LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide at 4 times the rate of their peers

National statistic

Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in Colorado (2025)

Sources: CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) · ACLU — Legislative Attacks on LGBTQ Rights

Money & Influence

LGBTQ Rights

$2,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC ($2,000)

18 tracked items: 1 fail, 1 mixed, 16 pass · $2,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard

Justice & Civil Liberties

C+

13 items
#109/430

▾

Policing accountability, mass incarceration, surveillance, due process, and civil liberties protections.

Scored Actions

× Failed to cosponsor ends qualified immunity for police officers, allowing victims of misconduct to sue for civil rights violations (H.R.3602)
× Failed to cosponsor the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — ending qualified immunity and police accountability (H.R.5361)
× Failed to cosponsor ending solitary confinement in federal prisons (H.R.4682)
× Failed to cosponsor FAIR Act — reforms civil asset forfeiture so police can't seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime (H.R.5350)
× Failed to cosponsor descheduling marijuana at the federal level (MORE Act) (H.R.5068)
× Failed to cosponsor Ban Flock Act (H.R.10691)
× Failed to cosponsor automatic sealing of criminal records (Clean Slate Act) (H.R.3114)
✓ Opposed treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (H.R.6260)
✓ Opposed Three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA without a warrant requirement for queries of Americans' communications (S.1318)
✓ Opposed permanent fentanyl scheduling imposing mandatory minimum sentences (S.331)
✓ Opposed No Rogue Rulings Act — prohibits federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctive relief beyond named parties, with a narrow exception for multi-state cases via three-judge panels. (H.R.1526)
✓ Opposed CLEAN DC Act — repeals D.C. police transparency requirements, use-of-force limits, and civilian oversight protections (H.R.5107)
✓ Opposed imposes mandatory pretrial detention and cash bail requirements in Washington, D.C. — overriding local criminal justice reforms (H.R.5214)

The District Reality

776.3

Incarcerated per 100K

11% less than national avg (872.3)

19.4

Opioid deaths per 100K

23% less than national avg (25.3)

3.3

Killed by police per 100K

National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence

District racial composition

Black 1.3% Hispanic 15.5% White 75.3% Asian 3% Other 4.9%

9.9

Segregation index

44% less than national avg (17.55)

Sources: Vera Institute of Justice — Incarceration Trends (2019) · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · Mapping Police Violence · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B03002)

Money & Influence

Gun Safety

$1,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

GIFFORDS PAC ($1,000)

13 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 6 pass · $1,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard

Climate

A-

33 items
#185/430

▾

Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.

Scored Actions

– Did not vote on repealing the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers (H.J.Res.35)
✓ Opposed streamlines natural gas pipeline permitting and reduces environmental review requirements (H.R.3668)
✓ Opposed GRID Power Act — undermines electric grid modernization toward renewable energy sources (H.R.1047)
✓ Opposed the SPEED Act weakening environmental review for energy projects (H.R.4776)
✓ Opposed delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (H.R.3632)
× Failed to cosponsor End Polluter Welfare Act — eliminates approximately $190 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, tax loopholes, and federal giveaways over 10 years, including provisions for enhanced oil recovery, fossil fuel R&D, and below-market royalty rates on federal lands (H.R.4714)
× Failed to cosponsor House Concurrent Resolution declaring a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to executive-branch directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions while suppressing climate change science (H.Con.Res.44)
× Failed to cosponsor Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act — imposes a $1 trillion total assessment ($100 billion per year over 10 years) on the largest fossil-fuel companies, allocated by each company's share of covered historical greenhouse-gas emissions, with proceeds funding climate adaptation and damage mitigation (H.R.1135)
✓ Opposed Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (H.R.6387)
✓ Opposed Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act — amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal federal building energy efficiency performance standards (Section 305(a)(3)(D)(i)), removing fossil-fuel-reduction targets for new and majorly-renovated federal buildings (H.R.4690)
✓ Opposed Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude foreign-origin emissions from nonattainment-area determinations, softening EPA enforcement against communities with high cross-border pollution (H.R.6409)
✓ Opposed reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act — amends Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to strike EPA's authority to review and comment on (a) federal construction projects, (b) major federal agency actions affecting the environment, and (c) proposed federal regulations (H.R.6398)
✓ Opposed Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — repeals three IRA building-energy provisions: §50122 home electrification and efficiency rebates (heat pumps, electric stoves, weatherization for low- and moderate-income households), §50123 contractor training grants, and §50131 state energy-code adoption assistance, while rescinding unobligated balances (H.R.4758)
✓ Opposed Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (H.R.4626)
– Did not vote on rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards by redefining what counts as a showerhead (H.R.4593)
✓ Opposed PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act amendment package weakening NPDES permitting, fast-tracking pipeline reviews, and limiting judicial review. (H.R.3898)
✓ Opposed fast-tracking of LNG export terminal approvals bypassing environmental review (H.R.1949)
✓ Opposed FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act cutting Department of Energy clean energy programs and including policy riders against renewable energy deployment. (H.R.4553)
✓ Opposed Budget resolution enabling rollback of clean energy tax credits and environmental regulations (H.Con.Res.14)
– Did not vote on amends the Congressional Review Act to allow a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term. (H.R.77)
– Did not vote on the Fix Our Forests Act reducing NEPA environmental review requirements (H.R.471)
✓ Signed bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (H.J.Res.131)
✓ Opposed overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (H.J.Res.130)
✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (S.J.Res.80)
✓ Opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill repealing IRA clean energy credits and expanding drilling (H.R.1)
✓ Opposed rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
✓ Opposed blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
✓ Opposed blocks California's waiver setting stricter nitrogen oxide emission limits for heavy-duty trucks (H.J.Res.89)
✓ Opposed rescinds U.S. international climate funding commitments, withdrawing from global climate cooperation (H.Res.590)
✓ Opposed overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (S.J.Res.31)
– Did not vote on Joint resolution of disapproval repealing BOEM's rule requiring oil and gas operators to report potential harms to marine archaeological sites before drilling approval. (S.J.Res.11)
– Did not vote on overturns Department of Energy efficiency standards for water heaters, blocking energy savings and emissions reductions (H.J.Res.20)

The District Reality

45.1 / 100

Natural disaster risk score ⓘ

17% less than national avg (54.3) — lower is better

9.84%

Adults with asthma

About the same as national avg (9.7%)

212

Water safety violations

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index · CDC PLACES · EPA SDWIS

Money & Influence

Environment & Climate

$9,394

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND ($9,394)

33 tracked items: 3 fail, 6 mixed, 24 pass · $9,394 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard

Democracy & Voting Rights

C+

11 items
#162/430

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Voting access, election integrity, gerrymandering, and the defense of democratic institutions.

Scored Actions

✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
✓ Cosponsored D.C. statehood giving 700,000 residents full voting representation in Congress (H.R.51)
× Failed to cosponsor independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering (H.R.5449)
✓ Cosponsored strengthens protections against voter intimidation at polling places and during the registration process (H.R.4894)
× Voted YES on overriding D.C.'s local election rules on noncitizen voting (H.R.884)
× Voted YES on Non-binding resolution denouncing socialism in all forms — a political messaging vote (H.Con.Res.58)
✓ Signed letter accusing DOJ and DHS of using the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home 22 days before her election to sway the vote, and demanding no further action that could affect it (Omar Search Letter)
– Voted Present on Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, after his assassination (H.Res.719)
✓ Voted YES on tabling a resolution to censure Representative Ilhan Omar and strip her committee assignments over public statements (H.Res.713)
– Did not vote on censuring Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump's Medicaid cuts on the House floor (H.Res.189)
✓ Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restoring federal preclearance (H.R.14)

State Context

9,000

Denied voting rights (felony convictions) in Colorado

77.7%

Voter turnout

32% more than national avg (59%)

Sources: Sentencing Project — Locked Out 2024 · MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Money & Influence

Democracy & Election Reform

$3,500

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

VPP ($2,500), END CITIZENS UNITED ($1,000)

11 tracked items: 3 fail, 2 mixed, 6 pass · $3,500 from related PACs.

11 tracked items See methodology

Money in Politics & Finance

C+

11 items
#134/430

▾

Campaign finance, lobbying, corporate influence over lawmaking, and how Congress regulates banks, Wall Street, crypto, and consumer financial protections.

Scored Actions

× Failed to cosponsor banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office (H.R.1908)
× Failed to cosponsor requiring disclosure of dark money donors in elections (H.R.2498)
× Failed to cosponsor Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
× Failed to cosponsor abolishing Super PACs that allow unlimited political spending (H.R.2352)
× Failed to cosponsor closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (H.R.3554)
× Voted YES on creating federal licenses for private stablecoin issuers, including big tech firms, with no deposit insurance for holders (S.1582)
× Failed to cosponsor eliminating corporate PACs from making campaign contributions (H.R.4799)
✓ Opposed exempting up to $50 million a year in crypto token sales from SEC registration and moving many tokens to CFTC oversight (H.R.3633)
✓ Opposed repealing an OCC rule that ended automatic approval of bank mergers and added review of large deals' risks (S.J.Res.13)
✓ Opposed repealing CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps (S.J.Res.28)
✓ Opposed repealing the CFPB's $5 cap on overdraft fees at banks and credit unions with over $10 billion in assets (S.J.Res.18)

Context

$580K

Outside spending (dark money)

$449K supporting · $131K opposing · tenure to date

Sources: FEC Schedule E Independent Expenditures

Money & Influence

Wall Street PACs

$341,000

net of $5,000 returned

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) ($20,000), INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) ($20,000), AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) ($20,000), BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) ($20,000), AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) ($16,000)

Crypto & Digital Assets

Outside spending: $194,756 supporting

Corporate Financing Connections

$39,000

1 employer · FEC Schedule A

Apollo Global Management $39,000

11 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 4 pass · $341,000 from related PACs (net of $5,000 returned) · 1 corporate financing connection.

11 tracked items See methodology

Where Brittany Stands · 119th Congress

#150 of 430 House members

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Letter last week

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Signed Letter: Objecting to the Search of Representative Ilhan Omar's Home

Omar Search Letter jayapal.house.gov
Travel 3 weeks ago

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Sponsored travel to Austin, TX — sponsored by Future Forum Foundation

Austin, TX Travel disclosure
Cosponsor 4 weeks ago

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Transgender Health Care Access Act

H.R.2487 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 4 weeks ago

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act

H.R.3708 Congress.gov
Vote Sep 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

H.R.4795 Congress.gov
Travel Aug 2026

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Sponsored travel to Golden, CO — sponsored by Climate Solutions Foundation

Golden, CO Travel disclosure
Vote Jul 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

H.R.8800 Congress.gov
Vote Jul 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

H.R.8800 Congress.gov
Vote Jul 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
Vote Jul 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
Vote Jul 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
Vote Jul 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Massie Amendment — Bar Israel Funding / Cut $3.3B FMF

H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Jul 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

H.R.3243 Congress.gov
Vote Jun 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

H.Con.Res.108 Congress.gov
Speech Jun 2026

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Rep. Pettersen celebrates passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act addressing Colorado's housing shortage, but condemns the President for canceling the bill signing to leverage passage of voter suppression legislation, calling the action shameful and a hostage situation.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING LEGISLATION HELD HOSTAGE Congressional Record
Vote Jun 2026

FAIL Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

H.Con.Res.84 Congress.gov
Vote May 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

H.R.2616 Congress.gov
Vote May 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

H.R.6260 Congress.gov
Vote Apr 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

S.1318 Congress.gov
Vote Apr 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on FIRE Act

H.R.6387 Congress.gov
Vote Apr 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

H.R.4690 Congress.gov
Vote Apr 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Haiti TPS Designation Act

H.R.1689 Congress.gov
Vote Apr 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

H.Con.Res.40 Congress.gov
Vote Apr 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on FENCES Act

H.R.6409 Congress.gov
Vote Apr 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on RED Tape Act

H.R.6398 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Mar 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Ending Homelessness Act of 2025

H.R.4872 Congress.gov
Vote Mar 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

H.R.7744 Congress.gov
Vote Mar 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

H.Con.Res.38 Congress.gov
Vote Mar 2026

FAIL Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

H.Res.1099 Congress.gov
Vote Feb 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

H.R.4758 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Feb 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Prohibit Funds for Military Force in Venezuela

H.R.6915 Congress.gov
Vote Feb 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

H.R.4626 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Feb 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Transgender Bill of Rights

H.Res.1058 Congress.gov
Vote Feb 2026

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on Housing for the 21st Century Act

H.R.6644 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Jan 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

H.R.6181 Congress.gov
Vote Jan 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

H.R.7147 Congress.gov
Vote Jan 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

H.R.6359 Congress.gov
Vote Jan 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

H.R.6945 Congress.gov
Vote Jan 2026

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on SHOWER Act

H.R.4593 Congress.gov
Vote Jan 2026

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

H.R.1834 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

H.R.498 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

H.R.4776 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

H.Con.Res.61 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Venezuela War Powers Resolution

H.Con.Res.64 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Lower Health Care Premiums Act — Abortion Insurance CSR Restriction

H.R.6703 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

H.R.3492 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

H.R.1810 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Kayla Hamilton Act

H.R.4371 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Power Plant Reliability Act

H.R.3632 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Pipeline Reviews Act

H.R.3668 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Protect Americas Workforce Act

H.R.2550 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

H.R.3898 Congress.gov
Vote Nov 2025

FAIL Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

H.Con.Res.58 Clerk of the House
Vote Nov 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CLEAN DC Act

H.R.5107 Congress.gov
Vote Nov 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

H.R.5214 Congress.gov
Vote Nov 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

H.R.1949 Congress.gov
Vote Nov 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

H.J.Res.131 Congress.gov
Vote Nov 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

H.J.Res.130 Congress.gov
Vote Nov 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

S.J.Res.80 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Nov 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

H.R.6056 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted PRESENT on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

H.Res.719 Clerk of the House
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on GRID Power Act

H.R.1047 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Pettersen (D) addresses the horrific events surrounding Charlie Kirk's assassination in her Colorado community, calling for political de-escalation.

CHARLIE KIRK Congressional Record
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar

H.Res.713 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored FAMILY Act of 2025

H.R.5390 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025

H.R.4849 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Stop Illegal Entry Act

H.R.3486 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

H.R.4553 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Voter Intimidation Prevention Act

H.R.4894 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Restoring Essential Healthcare Act

H.R.4796 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored EACH Act of 2025

H.R.4611 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2026

H.R.4016 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on International Climate Funding Rescission

H.Res.590 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Crypto Market Structure Bill (CLARITY Act)

H.R.3633 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

FAIL Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Stablecoin Licensing Law (GENIUS Act)

S.1582 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Womens Health Protection Act of 2025

H.R.12 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

H.R.2056 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

H.R.4 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on HALT Fentanyl Act

S.331 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

FAIL Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

H.R.884 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Brittany Pettersen House votes on the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act. Roll call vote recorded.

PROTECTING OUR NATION'S CAPITAL EMERGENCY ACT Congressional Record
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FAIL Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted YES on Resolution Thanking ICE

H.Res.488 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

H.R.1 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

H.R.1 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

H.R.1 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

S.J.Res.31 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: OCC Bank Merger Review Rule

S.J.Res.13 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Cars II Waiver Disapproval

H.J.Res.88 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Trucks Waiver Disapproval

H.J.Res.87 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

H.J.Res.89 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Equality Act

H.R.15 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility)

H.R.22 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on No Rogue Rulings Act — Limit Nationwide Injunctions

H.R.1526 Congress.gov
Letter 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Signed Letter: Bicameral Letter Opposing EPA's Wholesale Assault on Environmental Protections (Apr 2025)

EPA Assault Letter democrats-energycommerce.house.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

S.J.Res.28 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Overdraft Fee Rule

S.J.Res.18 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act

H.R.2725 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act of 2025

H.R.2743 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Rep. Pettersen files notice of intention to offer a motion to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of House Resolution 164.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER MOTION TO DISCHARGE COMMITTEE ON RULES FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 164 Congressional Record
Travel 2025

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

Middleburg, VA Travel disclosure
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

H.R.17 Congress.gov
Letter 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Signed Letter: Letters Demanding Release of Detained Palestinian Students (Khalil, Ozturk, Mahdawi)

Student Letter jayapal.house.gov
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on CRA: BOEM Marine Archaeological Resources Rule Disapproval

S.J.Res.11 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on Censuring Representative Al Green

H.Res.189 Clerk of the House
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

H.R.20 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

H.R.14 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

H.J.Res.20 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

H.R.1589 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on FY2025 Budget Resolution (Medicaid Cuts)

H.Con.Res.14 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Budget Resolution FY2025

H.Con.Res.14 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

H.J.Res.35 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Rep. Pettersen opposes the disastrous Republican budget, warning it would cut Medicaid and healthcare while giving tax breaks to corporations.

DISASTROUS REPUBLICAN BUDGET Congressional Record
Travel 2025

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Sponsored travel to Mexico — sponsored by Center Forward

Mexico Travel disclosure
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

H.R.35 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on Midnight Rules Relief Act — En Bloc CRA Disapproval

H.R.77 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

H.R.999 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

H.R.21 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on Fix Our Forests Act

H.R.471 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

MIXED Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NOT VOTING on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

H.R.28 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on ICC Sanctions Bill

H.R.23 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted NO on Laken Riley Act

H.R.29 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Brittany Pettersen Cosponsored Washington, D.C. Admission Act

H.R.51 Congress.gov
Travel 2024

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Sponsored travel to London, UK — sponsored by Third Way Foundation

London, UK Travel disclosure
Travel 2024

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

New York, NY Travel disclosure
Travel 2023

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Sponsored travel to Tel Aviv — sponsored by American Israel Education Foundation

Tel Aviv Travel disclosure
Travel 2023

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Sponsored travel to Dallas, TX — sponsored by Women's High Tech Coalition

Dallas, TX Travel disclosure
Travel 2023

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

Middleburg, VA Travel disclosure

Money raised and spent by the campaign, cash on hand, and outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.

Where the money comes from

Money raised, by source

Individual PAC

Composition

Area = share of money raised · source → type / size

Raised by cycle

PAC vs individual money over time

PAC by interest category

Tracked interest groups · the accountability lens

Largest PAC donors · all-time · click for FEC filing

Individual donor ties

Itemized individual donors · $200+ contributions reported to the FEC

Where donors live

Top employers of donors

Outside money — spent for / against

Not raised by the campaign · independent expenditures (FEC Schedule E)

By interest category

Top outside spenders

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Campaign finance summary

Interactive money map requires JavaScript. Key totals (per FEC filings, tenure to date):

Raised through Oct 14, 2026

Raised (individual)$4,301,404

Raised (organizations & tribes)$44,850

Raised (PAC)$3,188,844

net of $31,800 returned

2022 cycle: Joint fundraising committees raised $126,356 for this campaign and transferred $120,922 after their own costs of $5,434.

2024 cycle: Joint fundraising committees raised $33,544 for this campaign and transferred $30,786 after their own costs of $2,758.

Outside spending$579,863

Spent$6,482,837

Cash on hand · as of Oct 14, 2026$1,196,445

Itemized spending$5,439,047

Given to other committees$913,892

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Data: Federal Election Commission. Includes reports filed through Oct 30, 2026.

Stock Trades

disclosed trades

Based on STOCK Act filings from the House Clerk. Shows transaction type, amount range, and filing date.

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Floor Speeches

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speeches

Analyzed floor speeches · 119th Congress

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Community Projects ⓘ

$40,730,700

requested (15 projects) · FY2026

Community project funding requests directed to local projects through the appropriations process.

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Legislative Effectiveness

0/49

enacted

Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.

Introduced

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Attendance

84.6%

119th Congress

119th Congress avg & ranking. Session-by-session breakdown shown below for reference.

119th-2 (2026)

95.9%

301/314

119th-1 (2025)

74.9%

271/362

118th-2 (2024)

99%

512/517

118th-1 (2023)

99.6%

721/724

119th avg: 96.4% · Rank: #433 of 445

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Office Budget

$438,970

spent Apr–Jun 2026 · $829,823 so far in 2026

Based on the House Statement of Disbursements. Shows what the member's office spent from its allowance, by category, each quarter.

Staff pay

$314,366

Paid interns

$10,817

Rent, phones, and utilities

$33,329

Travel

$19,500

Official mail

$638

Printing

$40,431

Supplies

$4,261

Equipment

$510

Other services

$15,118

Staff pay covers 21 people on the quarter's payroll. The House publishes each name and amount; we show the total and the count.

Quarter figures count spending from that year's allowance. Bills the House posted in the quarter for an earlier year's allowance count toward that earlier year.

By quarter

Office spending by quarter
Quarter	Amount
Jul–Sep 2023	$510,793
Oct–Dec 2023	$485,809
Jan–Mar 2024	$361,694
Apr–Jun 2024	$395,418
Jul–Sep 2024	$396,116
Oct–Dec 2024	$551,976
Jan–Mar 2025	$387,123
Apr–Jun 2025	$383,452
Jul–Sep 2025	$404,961
Oct–Dec 2025	$536,025
Jan–Mar 2026	$390,853
Apr–Jun 2026	$438,970

By session

Office spending by session
Session	Amount
118th-1 (2023)	$1,921,450
118th-2 (2024)	$1,837,600
119th-1 (2025)	$1,907,107
119th-2 (2026, so far)	$829,823 (still in progress)

Session totals include bills the House posted after the session ended. The current session is still in progress.

Largest payees this quarter

FIRSTBANK $16,213

STACKADAPT INC $13,000

CITIBANK $10,021

FIRESIDE 21 LLC $7,693

THE AEJ GROUP LLC $7,309

Payee not named in the filing $6,013

Download the office's spending detail (CSV) Source: House Statement of Disbursements

The download covers 118th-2 (2024) through 119th-2 (2026, so far).

Staff names are withheld in the download.

Their District: Colorado · CO-7

723,678

residents

$103,971 median household income · 7.3% poverty rate · 5.6% uninsured

Racial Composition

Hispanic/Latino 15.5% White (non-Hisp.) 75.3% Black (non-Hisp.) 1.3% Asian (non-Hisp.) 3% Other (non-Hisp.) 4.9%

41.3Median Age

$1,851Median Rent

3.9%Unemployment

49.6%Bachelor's+

70.1%Homeownership

6.3%Foreign-born

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024 5-year estimates; boundaries of the 119th Congress)

Financial Disclosure

recent filings · 2022–2025

Annual Form A disclosures filed with the House Clerk under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

Disclosed net worth 2025 Annual $480K max*

* A figure marked max is the most the filing supports: the reported debts can exceed the reported assets.

By filing year select a year

2025 $480K max* 2024 $190K max* 2023 $275K max* 2022New Filer $506K max* 2022Candidate $134K–$1.3M 2022Amendment $238K–$1.6M

2025 Annual — $480K max* · 14 holdings · 2 liabilities · filed Jul 27, 2026
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

2024 Annual — $190K max* · 9 holdings · 3 liabilities · filed Aug 13, 2025
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

2023 Annual — $275K max* · 9 holdings · 3 liabilities · filed Aug 8, 2024
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

2022 New Filer — $506K max* · 12 holdings · 2 liabilities · filed Aug 10, 2023
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

2022 Candidate — $134K–$1.3M · 31 holdings · 1 liability · filed May 16, 2022
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

2022 Amendment — $238K–$1.6M · 27 holdings · 1 liability · filed Aug 11, 2023
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

The line inside each bar marks the middle of the reported range.

2025 filing contains

14 assets 2 liabilities

Form A reports values in statutory bands, for example $100,001–$250,000, and its top band is open-ended. Assets held by a spouse or dependent child appear here because the form requires it. Figures are shown rounded.

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Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · 2025 Annual, filed Jul 27, 2026
Disclosure data last pulled from the Clerk on Nov 1, 2026.

last week

Reps. Pettersen, Krishnamoorthi Lead Effort Demanding Answers on ICE’s Backdoor Access to License Plate Surveillance Network

LAKEWOOD – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) today led an effort demanding answers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following reports the agency has used local…
last week

Congresswoman Pettersen Convenes Immigration Roundtable on ICE Oversight and Priorities for Next Congress, Unveils Bills Restricting ICE Access to Disaster Survivors’ Personal Data

Congresswoman Pettersen at today’s immigration roundtable with representatives from Casa de Paz, Hispanic Contractors of Colorado, COLOR Latina, Mi Casa Resource Center, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Mi Familia Vota, American…
2 weeks ago

Reps. Pettersen, Beatty, & Kelly Lead Members Demanding Answers on Miscarriages in Detention

WASHINGTON – Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Robin Kelly (IL-02) today announced their demand for answers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about its failure to account for…
2 weeks ago

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Demands Answers on New Trump Administration Effort That Could Jeopardize CO Substance Use Disorder Treatment

LAKEWOOD – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced her effort demanding answers from the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) about new Trump Administration guidance that could jeopardize addiction treatment and…
3 weeks ago

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Demands Answers on Armed Guards Trump Admin Has Reportedly Deployed to Ballot Drop Off Facilities As Colorado Begins Mail-In-Voting

As Colorado begins mailing ballots for the November election, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) is demanding answers from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) regarding reported deployments of armed and unarmed guards at…
3 weeks ago

Congress passes landmark law to protect online daters from romance scams

DENVER (KMGH) — Congress passed new protections for those looking for love on online dating apps. The Romance Scam Prevention Act , passed on Sept. 24, will warn users about a potential scammer's intent before they fall too hard. Colorado…
Oct 2026

Supreme Court Hands Trump a Major Win With 'Evil' Emergency Order Described as 'Reckless Cruelty'

The US Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a significant victory on Tuesday by letting his administration immediately resume rapid deportations of migrants to third countries, triggering outrage from critics who branded the emergency order…
Sep 2026

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) Celebrate the Bipartisan Success of Financial Services Committee, including the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act CF in the News

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) joined Center Forward’s Affordability Summit to discuss their efforts in the Financial Services Committee to help reduce rising costs affecting Americans. Rep. Cleaver came to…
Sep 2026

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen, Congressman Joe Neguse Lead Bill to Permanently Fund Payments to Rural Counties with Federal Lands

LAKEWOOD — Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) this week introduced the Permanently Authorizing PILT Act to guarantee reliable federal payments to Colorado counties that provide essential services on…
Sep 2026

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen's Statement on Her Latest Bill Passed by Both Chambers

“I am thrilled to see my bill, the Romance Scam Prevention Act, passed out of the Senate last night. Romance scams don’t just steal people’s savings—they exploit their trust and leave lasting emotional damage. As more Americans turn to…
Sep 2026

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Leads Sanctions Effort to Reduce Fentanyl Trafficking into United States

LAKEWOOD — Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced the introduction of legislation that will extend critical sanctions against foreign fentanyl traffickers and strengthen the federal government’s ability to disrupt the…
Sep 2026

Valadao sponsors bipartisan bill to build financial literacy among high schoolers

U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) sponsored bipartisan legislation this week that aims to help high school students across America navigate the nation’s financial system by giving them access to resources that can help them make informed…
Sep 2026

Congresswoman Pettersen Introduces Bill to Expand Financial Literacy Resources for High School Students

LAKEWOOD – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) today announced her introduction of a bill to expand financial literacy resources for high school students. The bipartisan Promoting Financial Literacy in Secondary Schools Act, which…
Sep 2026

Congresswomen Pettersen, Sewell, & Underwood Demand Trump Administration Reinstate Wrongfully Cancelled Minority Health Grants

WASHINGTON – Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), led 35 of their colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately reinstate more than 16 minority and maternal health grants…
Sep 2026

Colorado lawmakers seek new AI safeguards

AI's catastrophic risks to humanity are fueling fresh calls for regulation, with Colorado lawmakers in both parties agreeing that more guardrails are needed. Why it matters: Public alarm over the rapidly advancing technology is creating a…
Sep 2026

House passes water package with $208 million for Colorado — plus latest attempt to revive vetoed pipeline bill

A bipartisan water bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives includes $208 million for Colorado projects and would revive federal financing for a pipeline that was vetoed by President Donald Trump late last year. The House voted…
Sep 2026

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Joins Effort Calling Out Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Head Start

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), today joined fellow members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus in calling out the Trump Administration’s latest effort to dismantle Head Start, a critical program that provides early…
Sep 2026

Democrats urge RFK Jr. to scrap proposed Head Start overhaul

Democrats are pressing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to scrap a proposed overhaul of the Head Start program, warning the changes would weaken services for thousands of families nationwide. The proposed…
Sep 2026

Coloradans were exposed to radiation for decades. Now Congress might make them eligible for compensation.

New legislation in Congress would make Coloradans who became ill after living near two of the state’s nuclear sites eligible for tens of thousands of dollars in federal compensation. A proposed expansion of the 1990 Radiation Exposure…
Sep 2026

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Introduces Legislation to Uncover How Trump’s Mass Federal Workforce Firings Have Delayed Constituent Casework

LAKEWOOD – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced her legislation to uncover how Trump’s federal workforce cuts have impacted her constituents’ ability to resolve their federal casework issues. This effort comes after it…
Sep 2026

Feds Hope to Boost Homebuilding with 'ROAD to Housing' Act

In July, the U.S. Congress quietly passed a significant update to federal housing policy that builders and housing advocates are saying could provide a major boost to production. The bill took effect without President Trump's signature, a…
Sep 2026

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Solemnly Marks One Year Since Evergreen High School Shooting

EVERGREEN – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (C0-07) today solemnly marked the one year anniversary of the tragic Evergreen High School shooting, introducing a bipartisan congressional resolution signed by all members of the Colorado U.S.…
Sep 2026

State leaders call on BLM to ‘immediately halt’ wild horse helicopter gathers in Colorado

Gov. Jared Polis and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse are calling on the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management to “immediately halt” helicopter gathers of wild horses in Colorado, citing the “inhumane and unnecessary” nature of the…
Sep 2026

‘This Place Doesn’t Have to Work This Way’

Rank-and-file lawmakers have a surprising amount of bipartisan overlap when it comes to ideas about how to make Congress work even just a little bit better. Take Reps. Chrissy Houlahan and Randy Fine, a Pennsylvania Democrat and Florida…
Sep 2026

173 Bipartisan Coloradans, Organizations, and Community Leaders Join in Support of Governor Polis’s Request for a Major Presidential Disaster

DENVER — Today, Governor Jared Polis announced that the State has supplemented its Major Disaster Declaration (MDD) request with 173 letters of support demonstrating the urgent need for federal assistance and the broad, bipartisan support…
Sep 2026

Democrat Renews Push to Allow House Proxy Voting for New Parents

Rep. Brittany Pettersen is reupping her push to allow new parents to vote by proxy in the House, centering the issue ahead of the 120th Congress after the same bipartisan effort fizzled last year. The Colorado Democrat and a bipartisan…
Sep 2026

Members renew proxy voting push ahead of next Congress

By the time Brittany Pettersen’s son was 6 months old, he’d taken 24 flights. The Colorado Democrat’s son is no world traveler — his time on planes as an infant was spent with Pettersen flying back and forth to Washington for votes. As the…
Sep 2026

At the Start of Suicide Awareness Month, Congresswoman Pettersen Introduces Legislation to Increase Awareness for 988 Crisis Helpline

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase awareness for the 988 helpline with a public awareness campaign for those experiencing mental health crisis. The Public Transit…
Sep 2026

Colorado congresswoman introduces legislation to update Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

A long-standing piece of federal legislation could soon be updated and have a high impact on Colorado residents who live or have lived near nuclear facilities. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat representing Colorado's 7th Congressional…
Aug 2026

Congresswoman Pettersen Introduces Bipartisan Resolution to Designate Overdose Awareness Day Ahead of National Recovery Month

Today, as co-chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), alongside Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), introduced a resolution…
Aug 2026

How AOC is upending norms around motherhood and political candidacy

Armed with a cream-colored $15 Target lunch box containing thousands of dollars’ worth of medication and needles, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York , went about her business in the nation's capital. One day she was in the green…
Aug 2026

Gazette family of papers rakes in 64 awards at 2025 Colorado Press Association Better News Contest

The Gazette family of newspapers won 64 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better News Contest — a whopping 36 more than the three papers collectively won last year. Colorado Politics raked in 27, The Colorado Springs…
Aug 2026

Beef tariffs are on pause for 90 days. How will that affect Colorado agriculture?

Steve Nein has been in the cattle business in Julesburg, in the northeastern corner of the state, for about 50 years. When he found out last Friday that President Donald Trump was dropping tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported beef…
Aug 2026

Rep. Pettersen To Hold Telephone Town Hall, Sept. 1

Seventh District Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen has announced a Telephone Town Hall set for 5:45 p.m. MT on Tuesday, Sept. 1. “There is so much going on in the world and in Washington, I want to hear from you” said Pettersen. During this…
Aug 2026

Congresswoman Pettersen Continues Fight to Support Those Impacted by Radiation & Toxic Waste at Rocky Flats

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation that will uphold our nation’s obligation to support and compensate communities harmed by the US nuclear testing. The Radiation…
Aug 2026

Pettersen Joins Entire Colorado Congressional Delegation in Support of Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Request for Colorado Wildfires

Denver — Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen joined Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Jeff Hurd and the entire Colorado Congressional delegation – Senator John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe…
Aug 2026

On First Day of School, Congresswoman Pettersen Leads 6 Democratic Members in Calling Out Donald Trump for Skyrocketing Costs Families Are Paying During Back-to School Season

LAKEWOOD – On the first day of school in Jefferson County, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led an effort with six Democratic Members directly calling out Donald Trump for the impacts his tariffs are having on the rising costs of…
Jul 2026

In Response to the Aspen Acres and Willow Fires, Rep. Pettersen Leads Bipartisan Wildfire Mitigation Package

LAKEWOOD – Today, Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced a suite of six bills aimed at helping communities prepare, respond to, and recover from increasingly destructive wildfires. This comes after the Aspen Acres and Willow…
Jul 2026

Colorado Rep. Pettersen introduces 6 bipartisan wildfire bills

DENVER — Colorado Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen co-introduced a package of 6 bipartisan bills today aimed at helping communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from destructive wildfires. The legislation comes after the Aspen…
Jul 2026

Rep. Pettersen introduces package of wildfire bills

As Colorado continues to battle wildfires across the state, Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen has introduced a bipartisan package to address wildfires, from mitigation to helping communities impacted by them. “We're being responsive to…
Jul 2026

Why Colorado is poised to lead the federal real estate pivot

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which passed with a rare showing of strong bipartisan support, represents the most sweeping set of federal housing reforms in decades. Colorado’s struggles to improve housing affordability inform many…
Jul 2026

As Trump Moves to Politicize Federal Grants, Rep. Pettersen Leads Push to Protect Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Funding

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) led 45 members in calling on the Trump Administration to reverse course on their policy effort to politicize the federal grantmaking process, allowing political appointees to…
Jul 2026

Rep. Pettersen Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Address Child Care Crisis for Military Families

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced bipartisan legislation that would address the military child care crisis for families. The Department of Defense (DOD) oversees the nation’s most expansive…
Jul 2026

Rep. Brittany Pettersen Voted No on Republican’s Latest Attempt to Drive Up Costs for American Families

Washington – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) voted against the first steps to the third reconciliation package put forth by House Republicans that includes $73 billion to cover the cost of Donald Trump’s…
Jul 2026

As Illegal War with Iran Drags On, Rep. Pettersen Votes Against Republican Defense Authorization Bill That Includes Voter Suppression Provisions

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027: “Our service members put everything…
Jul 2026

Rep. Pettersen Introduces Legislation to Stop Trump’s $1.78B Anti-Weaponization Slush Fund

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced her legislation that would ban Trump’s effort to use taxpayer funding to compensate convicted January 6th insurrectionists and others who were charged and…
Jul 2026

Rep. Pettersen Leads CO Dem Delegation in Again Demanding Answers From Trump Admin on New Colorado ICE Facility as DHS Continues to Dodge Lawmakers’ Questions

Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) led Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Jason Crow (D-CO) in again pressing the United States…
Jul 2026

Pettersen, Van Hollen Lead Lawmakers in Introducing Legislation to Bring Transparency to Corporate Abuse of Tax Havens, Job Offshoring

Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (Md.) led their colleagues in reintroducing the Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act, legislation to provide transparency around corporations’ use of…
Jul 2026

FACT Applauds Reintroduction of Legislation to Expose Continued Abuse of Offshore Tax Havens by U.S. Corporations

WASHINGTON, DC – FACT applauds the reintroduction by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) of the Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act, legislation that would require American multinational…
Jul 2026

Pettersen, Crow, DeGette, Neguse, Statement on Massie Amendment to the Republican Budget

WASHINGTON — Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Jason Crow (D-CO), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Joe Neguse (D-CO) released the following statement after voting in favor of Congressman Massie’s amendment to the Republican budget:…

Rest of the Colorado delegation

7 other current House members from Colorado, with their 119th Congress grades.

CO-1

Diana DeGette B+ CO-2

Joe Neguse B+ CO-3

Jeff Hurd F CO-4

Lauren Boebert F CO-5

Jeff Crank F CO-6

Jason Crow B CO-8

Gabe Evans F

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Grades are computed from tracked House votes, cosponsorships, and congressional letters across the 119th Congress. PAC funding, independent expenditures, employer donations, and donor profiles sourced from FEC bulk data files. Stock trades from Clerk of the House PTR filings. Travel disclosures from the Clerk of the House. Floor speeches from the Congressional Record via GovInfo. Attendance from House roll call records. Legislative effectiveness from Congress.gov bill tracking. Earmarks from the House Appropriations Committee. Demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
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