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Nov 8, 2018 · WASHINGTON — In 1980, in fear of his life, Debesai Neguse fled Eritrea to seek asylum in America. His wife, Azeib, joined him a year later, and together they rebuilt their lives, 12,000...
Joseph “Joe” D. Neguse (1984–) is a politician who represents Colorado’s Second Congressional District, which includes Boulder, Fort Collins, and most of the northern Front Range. A member of the Democratic Party, Neguse is the first African American elected to Congress from Colorado.
Mar 22, 2024 · Neguse is now the fourth highest-ranking Democrat in the chamber. The election means he is the highest-ranking member of Colorado's Congressional delegation in almost a century.
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Neguse is the first Eritrean-American elected to the United States Congress and Colorado's first black member of Congress. Neguse has served as House assistant Democratic leader since 2024.
Neguse, a third-term congressman representing Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, is now fourth in the leadership pecking order, behind Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrats’ whip...
Mar 1, 2019 · Neguse, 34, hadn’t been sworn in yet when he emerged as a prominent member of Congress’ incoming class, the most demographically diverse in the nation’s history. Within weeks of the Nov. 6 election, he was elected to the House Democratic leadership as co-freshman representative.
Feb 18, 2021 · Neguse’s father, Debesai Neguse, fled Eritrea in 1980, seeking asylum in America. His wife, Azeib, joined him a year later, and together they rebuilt their lives, 12,000 kilometers from home.
