Melat Kiros

Leftist insurgents rattle Democrats ahead of US midterms

Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old former attorney and part-time barista, stunned one of the party’s longest-serving lawmakers, defeating Diana DeGette in a Denver-based House district
Kiros — a pro-Palestinian activist and Israel critic — argued that voters needed a younger representative with a more direct understanding of rent, low wages and corporate influence in politics

By AFP · 01 July 2026