Iris Boswell

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Iris Boswell

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Iris Boswell (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 1st Congressional District. She lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Boswell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette defeated Jennifer Qualteri, John Kittleson, and Iris Boswell in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana DeGette (D)	80.3	226,929
		Jennifer Qualteri (R)	17.5	49,529
	Submit photo	John Kittleson (L)	2.2	6,157
	Submit photo	Iris Boswell (G) (Write-in)	0.0	70

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 282,685
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dom Waters (Unity Party)
• Steven Childs (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette defeated Neal Walia in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana DeGette	81.1	79,391
		Neal Walia	18.9	18,472

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,863
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dom Waters (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Jennifer Qualteri advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Qualteri	100.0	18,568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,568
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Iris Boswell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Boswell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Iris Rhiannon Aurora Boswell and I am running for Colorado’s First District seat in the United States House of Representatives. I am running because I am frustrated by what is happening in this country. Bigotry and white supremacist values are seeping into the mainstream culture. Individual rights are being stifled in different ways by both the dominant parties. Neither party has any interest in helping the unhoused, the poor, people of color, or the disabled. Politicians almost invariably cater first to corporate interests. Our environment is on fire, yet corporate oil continues to receive massive federal subsidies. Women’s and LGBTQIA+ rights are under attack in more states than not and as a trans woman, this hits particularly close to home. It’s honestly hard to focus on a small enough number of issues to feel a coherent sense of rage. Things are so bad, that it’s hard even to know where to start.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Reject the court, take back the country!
• Build housing for the unhoused!
• Legalize drugs, decriminalize sex work!

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Here are a few of my priorities:

Reform the supreme court
Codify abortion rights
Enshrine LGBTQIA+ equality in law
Legalize drug use
Decriminalize sex work
Establish a federal program to house the unhoused without restriction
Stop selling or giving weapons to other countries
Reduce our military and military spending
Create universal Medicaid and food stamps
Set term limits for House, Senate and Supreme court seats

Enact radical, immediate environmental action

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Footnotes

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Jeff Hurd (R)

District 4

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 5

Jeff Crank (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Gabe Evans (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)