DemocratIn office since Jan 2023

Brittany Pettersen

U.S. Representative, CO-7 since 2023. Ran in 7 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, CO-7Born 1981

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2023
Bills became law: 0; 48 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 15.5%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +24.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Financial ServicesDigital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial IntelligenceHousing and Insurance

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 48 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Pettersen sits in the U.S. House

Pettersen is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sam Liccardo, Jim Clyburn, Ted Lieu

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Pettersen’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills33%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Pettersen’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Pettersen	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Pettersen was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028Colorado House of Representatives, District 28 Colorado State Senate, District 22 U.S. House, CO-7

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, CO-7	Won	D+24.6	D+15.4	+9.2
2024	U.S. House, CO-7	Won	D+14.2	D+15.4	−1.2
2022	U.S. House, CO-7	Won	D+15.0	D+14.6	+0.4
2018	Colorado State Senate, District 22	Won	D+16.3	D+8.7	+7.6
2016	Colorado House of Representatives, District 28	Won	D+19.6	D+14.7	+4.9
2014	Colorado House of Representatives, District 28	Won	D+10.0	—	—
2014	Colorado House of Representatives, District 28 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	Colorado House of Representatives, District 28	Won	D+9.8	—	—