Democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseats Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado House primary

NBC News projects that Kiros, 29, defeated DeGette, who has been in Congress for three decades, in the latest victory for the insurgent left this primary season.

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has toppled Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st District Democratic primary, NBC News projects, in the latest victory for the insurgent left wing of the party over an entrenched incumbent this year.

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DeGette, 68, has represented the Denver-based district for three decades, having first taken the oath of office months before Kiros, 29, was born. Support for progressive policies like “Medicare for All” and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while pointing to her role as an impeachment manager during President Donald Trump’s 2021 Senate trial after the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

But that wasn’t enough to stave off Kiros, part of a wave of democratic socialists who have found success this primary season in deep-blue parts of the country and are seeking to redirect the future of the Democratic Party.