Brittany Pettersen

DemocratU.S. Representative, CO-7

Age	44 (b. 1981-12-06)
Gender	Female
In office since	2023-01-03 (~3 yrs)
Education	Graduated Chatfield Senior High School (Ken Caryl, CO), 2000; B.A. in Political Science, Metropolitan State University of Denver, 2006 (worked as a waitress to put herself through school)
Prior occupation	Field director at New Era Colorado, a progressive nonprofit focused on youth voter registration and civic engagement
Military service	No
Birthplace	Jefferson County, Colorado
Marital status	Married — Ian Silverii
Children	2
Residence	Lakewood, Colorado

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Career & politics

First elected	2012
Previous offices	Colorado House of Representatives, District 28 (2013-2019) · Colorado Senate, District 22 (2019-2023)
Committees	House Committee on Financial Services · Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence · Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance
Caucuses	New Democrat Coalition · Problem Solvers Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Congressional YIMBY Caucus · Future Forum
Leadership	Co-chair, Future Forum
Ideology	Member of the centrist New Democrat Coalition and the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus; generally a mainstream/center-left Democrat
Signature legislation	SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 2483) - co-led with Rep. Brett Guthrie; signed into law · Stop the Import of Fentanyl Act (her first introduced bill) · Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act · Fentanyl Reduction Engrained by Economic Deterrence (FREED) Act

Financial

Bighorn Company LLC (spouse's consulting firm, Lakewood, CO)	business_owned · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023
Chase Bank Account	other · $1,001–$15,000 · 2023
CollegeInvest Moderate Age-Based Option (529 plan)	fund · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023

Scandals & crimes ledger

No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.