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U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 7th District

Brittany Pettersen

Democrat 2nd term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

98LoyaltyMed 98
85AttendMed 98
10BipartMed 12
9BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Committees
  • Financial Services 20th minority
Age
44

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 1, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date2304814486749
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2504971,23539

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 23% 8%
Health 14% 15%
Crime and Law Enforcement 7% 15%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Health and Immigration; bills go to Crime and Law Enforcement and Health.

  • She talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Cost of Living (Economics and Public Finance), Government Weaponization (Government Operations and Politics), Health Care Coverage (Health).
  • 48 bills sponsored, most on Crime and Law Enforcement.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberFinancial Services Committee20th minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 18% of the House, in the minority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

34% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Pettersen.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

34% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in her party: Blair and Norton.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 42 · expected 19
Action in committee 4 · expected 5
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 226 of 433 in the House

0.60expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

1 of 42 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.60 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 528 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.38

With her party on all 11 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 8 of the 9 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 9 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.38, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Government Operations and Politics 3 of 16, Finance and Financial Sector 2 of 13, Crime and Law Enforcement 2 of 17.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Pettersen$2.3M raised14%32%53%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

46% of what she raised came from individuals; 14% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$2.3M raised, 53% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 14.2 points.

139 PACs of the 247 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

  1. American Bankers Association38% D
  2. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% D
  3. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants37% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

311 bills

Pettersen voted Yea on 33, Nay on 70, did not vote on 16, and sponsored or cosponsored 192 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.