Independent candidate files signatures for CO-1 challenge

Dr. Shimon Blau, an independent candidate, submitted over 1,500 voter signatures to qualify for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District ballot, challenging Democratic candidate Melat Kiros. Blau alleges Kiros’s campaign is antisemitic, citing her criticism of Israel and refusal to label the Boulder firebombing as antisemitic, though Kiros emphasizes anti-Zionism differs from antisemitism. The Secretary of State will verify signatures by July 30.