Rep. Joe Neguse (D) — U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd District

Joe Neguse is the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd District (CO-2).

District Geography

District covers all of Clear Creek County, Gilpin County, Grand County, Jackson County, Routt County, and Summit County and part of Boulder County, Broomfield County, Eagle County, Jefferson County, Larimer County, and Weld County, including Boulder and Longmont and part of Fort Collins, Arvada, and Loveland.

District boundaries: 119th Congress · U.S. Census Bureau relationship files.

On the Record 98 tracked votes

Yea 48Nay 50

Biography

Joseph D. Neguse is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district since 2019. The district is located in the north central part of the state, based in Fort Collins, Longmont, and Boulder, and includes many rural communities and mountain towns, including Walden, Granby, Steamboat Springs, and Gypsum. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a regent of the University of Colorado from 2008 to 2015. Neguse is the first Eritrean-American elected to the United States Congress and Colorado's first black member of Congress. Neguse has served as House assistant Democratic leader since 2024.

Wikipedia

Floor Statements

To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the increase of the retirement age in the United States Capitol Police.OPPOSE

“John F. Kennedy once said that ``there are few if any issues where all the truth and all the right and all the angels are on one side.'' Mr. Speaker, this is one of those issues. Five years ago, I stood here on the House floor, just a few feet from where I stand today, as the worst nightmare of our Framers and our Nation's Founders came to life, when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, this citadel of democracy, attacked police officers, and attempted to enter this Chamber and subvert the peaceful transfer of power.”

May 21, 2026

Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions ActOPPOSE

“First, I thank my colleague from New Mexico for her steadfast leadership, for the work that she has done as a champion for the Southwest, the great State of New Mexico, and, of course, her leadership on all matters connected to science. I am grateful to her for her steadfast leadership and commitment. I certainly echo his remarks, the remarks from Representative Stansbury, and, of course, the remarks of Ranking Member Huffman, as well. It has been said, but I think it bears repeating: Wildfires do not care if lands are Federal, State, or local.”

Jun 2, 2026

Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions ActOPPOSE

“first, I thank my colleague from New Mexico for her steadfast leadership, for the work that she has done as a champion for the Southwest, the great State of New Mexico, and, of course, her leadership on all matters connected to science. I am grateful to her for her steadfast leadership and commitment. I certainly echo his remarks, the remarks from Representative Stansbury, and, of course, the remarks of Ranking Member Huffman, as well. It has been said, but I think it bears repeating: Wildfires do not care if lands are Federal, State, or local.”

June 11, 2025

Voting Record

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800

NayJuly 22, 2026

Stop Insider Trading ActH.R. 7008

NayJuly 22, 2026

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027H.R. 9770

NayJuly 21, 2026

Main Street Capital Access ActH.R. 6955

NayJuly 21, 2026

EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025H.R. 4541

YeaJuly 20, 2026