NYT
‘No One’s Coming to Save Us but Us’: Gen Z Runs for Office
Monday, June 29, 2026
Melat Kiros is challenging Representative Diana DeGette in an election on Tuesday. DeGette was elected in 1996, the year before Kiros was born. This race is one of several in 2024 in which Gen Z candidates have run for office.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/elections/colorado-primary-gen-z.html