Overview

• Jessica Killin officially launched her 2026 campaign on July 15 to challenge freshman Republican Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District.
• The seat’s GOP margin has narrowed from a 31-point win in 2016 to 14 points in 2024, prompting forecasters to move it from “solid” to “likely” Republican.
• Killin is a 51-year-old U.S. Army veteran and Georgetown Law graduate who served as chief of staff to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and as deputy assistant to President Joe Biden.
• She criticized Crank’s vote for the recent tax-and-spending bill for cutting healthcare coverage and raising the national debt while advocating to restore abortion rights, reform prescription drug prices and tighten border security.
• The Democratic primary already features four other candidates, including occupational therapist Zurit Horowitz and Army veteran Joe Reagan.