Brittany Pettersen | |
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 Official Portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromColorado's7th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Perlmutter |
| Member of theColorado Senate from the22nd district | |
| In office January 4, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Jessie Danielson |
| Member of theColorado House of Representatives from the 28th district | |
| In office January 9, 2013 – January 4, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Kerry Tipper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brittany Louise Pettersen (1981-12-06)December 6, 1981 (age 43) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Metropolitan State University of Denver (BA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Brittany Louise Pettersen (born December 6, 1981)[1] is an American politician serving as theU.S. representative fromColorado's 7th congressional district since 2023. She previously served as a member of theColorado Senate from the22nd district, and in theColorado House of Representatives, representing the 28th district. She is a member of theDemocratic Party.
Pettersen earned aBachelor of Arts degree inpolitical science from theMetropolitan State University of Denver.[2]
Before running for state representative, Pettersen worked for New Era Colorado, a nonprofit progressive political advocacy group that works to increase youth participation in politics and the government process.[3][4]
In 2013, Pettersen opposed a repeal of thedeath penalty in Colorado.[5]
In July 2019, theColorado secretary of state approved the circulation of a recall petition against Pettersen. The recall's organizers had until September 16, 2019, to gather 18,376 signatures to put the recall on the ballot, but on September 10 they announced that they were abandoning the effort and not submitting signatures.[6][7] The recall petition stated that Pettersen should be recalled because she supports taxpayer-fundedheroin-injection sites, and because she supported SB 19-042 (the National Popular Vote bill), SB 19-181 (Comprehensive Oil and Gas Reform), HB 19-1032 (Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education), and HB 19-1177 (theRed Flag bill that allows a judge to prohibit an individual from possessing a firearm).[8]
On April 9, 2017, followingEd Perlmutter's announcement that he was running forgovernor of Colorado, Pettersen announced her candidacy forColorado's 7th congressional district.[9] After Perlmutter re-entered the congressional race, Pettersen ended her campaign.[10] In 2018, Pettersen ran for and won Colorado Senate District 22.
After Perlmutter announced that he would retire from the U.S. House after the 2022 session, Pettersen again declared her candidacy for the 7th district seat.[11][12] She was elected in November over Republican Erik Aadland with over 56% of the vote.[13]
In 2024, Pettersen ran for reelection. She defeated Republican nominee Sergei Matveyuk with 55.3% of the vote in the general election, 1.1% less than in 2022.[14]
On July 12, 2024, Pettersen called forJoe Biden to withdraw from the2024 United States presidential election.[15]
About a month after giving birth to her second son, Pettersen flew to Washington, D.C., to vote on a continuing resolution because she was not given the ability to vote by proxy. She is working with fellow U.S. CongresswomanAnna Paulina Luna to pass a measure in the House that would allow proxy voting for up to 12 weeks for congressional members who have given birth or whose spouse has given birth.[16]
For the119th Congress:[17]
| Year | Office | Party | Primary | General | Result | Swing | Ref. | ||||||
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| Total | % | P. | Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2012 | State House | Democratic | 2,985 | 100.0% | 1st | 19,603 | 52.71% | 1st | Won | Hold | [23] | ||
| 2014 | 3,042 | 100.0% | 1st | 16,356 | 54.98% | 1st | Won | Hold | [24] | ||||
| 2016 | 3,781 | 100.0% | 1st | 22,431 | 55.58% | 1st | Won | Hold | [25] | ||||
| 2018 | State Senate | 16,066 | 100.0% | 1st | 42,747 | 58.16% | 1st | Won | Hold | [26] | |||
| 2022 | U.S. House | 71,497 | 100.0% | 1st | 204,984 | 56.38% | 1st | Won | Hold | [27] | |||
| 2024 | 71,052 | 100.0% | 1st | 235,688 | 55.33% | 1st | Won | Hold | [28] | ||||
| Source:Secretary of State of Colorado |Election Results | |||||||||||||
In 2017, Pettersen married Ian Silverii, the executive director ofProgressNow Colorado, at theColorado Governor's Mansion.[29] Pettersen and Silverii have two children.[30][31]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromColorado's 7th congressional district 2023–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 350th | Succeeded by |
