# Brittany Pettersen

Brittany Pettersen is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Colorado’s 7th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Colorado’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: P000620
- FEC candidate IDs: H8CO07045

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000620 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Pettersen missed 15% of 674 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 96.9%).

## What Pettersen says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,932 classified statements: 1,329 posts on X, 321 Congressional Record speeches, 147 press releases, 135 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Pettersen | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 11.1% | 6.6% | 39 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 27.0% | 27.5% | 131 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 73.9% | 73.2% | 109 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.1% | 9.8% | 64 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 22.7% | 74 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.9% | 74 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (House Democrats 20%); Immigration 14% (House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.01), from 2,782 donors and 2,327 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 85% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 97.8% (96.4%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 48 bills: 48 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 445. 2.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 125 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10893: Emergency Assistance Privacy Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10893
- H.R. 10894: Disaster Data Protection Act (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10894
- H.R. 10592: Fentanyl Sanctions Reauthorization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10592
- H.R. 10593: Permanently Authorizing PILT Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10593
- H.Res. 1527: Commemorating 1 year since the tragic act of violence on September 10, 2025, in Evergreen, Colorado, recognizing the victims, survivors, and responders and… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1527
- H.R. 10216: Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10216
- H.R. 10036: Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10036
- H.R. 10000: Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10000
- H.R. 10001: Wildfire Responder Protection Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10001
- H.R. 10002: Guaranteed Disaster Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10002

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.3M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 24% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 50% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2114371433665081739
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2114416728427880542
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2114462025808023648
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2114024147961495852
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2114099637606866948
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2113628269354340852
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2113629281532125412
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2113646797340000390
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2113670799198474430
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/2113684408955728107

## Links

- Official site: https://pettersen.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepPettersen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repbrittanypettersen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reppettersen
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000620

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000620