Joe Neguse | |
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House Assistant Democratic Leader | |
Assumed office March 20, 2024 | |
Leader | Hakeem Jeffries |
Preceded by | Jim Clyburn |
Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee | |
In office January 3, 2021 – March 20, 2024 | |
Leader | Nancy Pelosi Hakeem Jeffries |
Preceded by | David Cicilline |
Succeeded by | Debbie Dingell |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jared Polis |
Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies | |
In office June 2015 – June 2017 | |
Governor | John Hickenlooper |
Preceded by | Barbara Kelley |
Succeeded by | Marguerite Salazar |
Personal details | |
Born | Bakersfield, California, U.S. | May 13, 1984
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Andrea Jimenez |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Colorado, Boulder (BA, JD) |
Website | House website |
Joseph D. Neguse (/nəˈɡuːs/ nə-GOOSE;[1][2] born May 13, 1984) is an American lawyer and politician. He has been the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.[3]
Neguse is the first Eritrean-American elected to the United States Congress and Colorado's first Eritrean-American member of Congress.[4] Neguse has been the House assistant Democratic leader since 2024.[5]