About

Congressman Joe Neguse is the Assistant Democratic Leader in the United States House of Representatives. Assistant Leader Neguse previously served as Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) from 2022 to 2024, and has been a member of the House Democratic leadership team since first being elected to Congress in 2018 (first as Freshman Leadership Representative in the 116th Congress, and then as a Co-Chair of the DPCC in the 117th Congress).

Congressman Neguse represents Colorado’s 2nd District. He is the first Black Member of Congress in Colorado state history and the first Coloradan to serve in a senior elected leadership role in the House in over 85 years. He serves as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands, and as part of the Natural Resources and Judiciary Committees. In 2021, he was also appointed to serve on the prestigious Rules Committee.

Before being elected to Congress, Neguse served in the Governor of Colorado's Cabinet as the Executive Director of Colorado's consumer protection agency. He was also formerly elected to represent Colorado’s 2nd District on the University of Colorado Board of Regents. He received his B.S. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he graduated summa cum laude, and received his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law.

Assistant Leader Neguse has received numerous accolades for his approach to governing, including the 2023 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award from the JFK Presidential Library Foundation and Harvard Institute of Politics for his work to restore hope in democratic institutions (prior award recipients include U.S. Senator Cory Booker and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg). The Colorado Congressman has also been recognized by the Center for Effective Lawmaking for his ability to craft and enact legislation, and in the 117th Congress, was ranked the 3rd most effective lawmaker in the US House.

Rep. Neguse and his wife Andrea live in Lafayette, Colorado, where they are raising their two young children, Natalie and Josh.