Joe Neguse
DemocratU.S. Representative, CO-2| Age | 42 (b. 1984-05-13) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2019-01-03 (~7 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Black (Eritrean American); son of immigrants from Eritrea; first Eritrean-American elected to Congress and Colorado's first Black member of Congress |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder, B.A. in political science and economics (summa cum laude, 2005); University of Colorado Law School, J.D. (2009) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney; co-founder of New Era Colorado (youth voter registration nonprofit); University of Colorado Regent (2009-2015); Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (2015-2017) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Bakersfield, California |
| Marital status | Married — Andrea Jimenez Rael |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Lafayette, Colorado |
Pending research: religion · languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2018 |
| Previous offices | University of Colorado Board of Regents (2009-2015) · Executive Director, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (2015-2017) |
| Committees | Committee on the Judiciary · Committee on Rules · Committee on Natural Resources (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Black Caucus · Congressional Progressive Caucus · Pro-Choice Caucus · Congressional Cannabis Caucus · Medicare for All Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus |
| Leadership | House Assistant Democratic Leader (2024-present) · Chair, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2021-2024) · Impeachment manager, second impeachment trial of Donald Trump (2021) |
| Ideology | Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; voted to impeach Trump in both impeachment proceedings; also noted as the most bipartisan member of Colorado's congressional delegation by the Lugar Center (2020) |
| Signature legislation | Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act - protects roughly 400,000 acres of Colorado public lands; passed the House multiple times · Amache National Historic Site Act - signed into law designating the Amache WWII Japanese American incarceration site as a national historic site · Advocacy leading to designation of Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument (2022) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2023) · estimate
| Residential real estate (held in Revocable Trust), Lafayette, CO | real_estate · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| Rollover IRA, Fidelity Management Trust Co. | fund · $50,001–$100,000 · 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.