Melat Kiros
Democrat
Attorney; PhD candidate (CU Denver)
Non-Incumbent · Public Record PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
76.3%
+1 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- T3 Ban stock trading for members AND immediate family (Westword). Full ps: specifies family/specific ban. Impact 0.50: position adopted into Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act S.3494. 3.75/4
- T4 $0 corporate PAC + AIPAC (FEC verified); For Our Freedom Amendment; donor matching; super PAC tax; $204K from 2300+ donors avg $47. Backed by ECU/Common Cause/Public Citizen/Democracy 21/MAYDAY. 3.75/4
- T6 14-section issues page; 2 Medium posts with data/MIT citations; Substack monthly; 10+ media interviews; Westword 4-part reform plan. Full ps: comprehensive reasoning. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection positions documented. No IG independence or retaliation protection proposals. Genuine gap. 0/4
- T24 General transparency stance; no specific FOIA/classification/open data proposals. 1/4
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- T1 Campaign launch Green Spaces Denver; assemblies (won 67%); canvassing; community events; Mutual Aid page; commitment to town halls. Moderate ps: no specific frequency/geographic plan. 2.88/4
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T3 Ban stock trading for members AND immediate family (Westword). Full ps: specifies family/specific ban. Impact 0.50: position adopted into Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act S.3494. 3.75/4
- T4 $0 corporate PAC + AIPAC (FEC verified); For Our Freedom Amendment; donor matching; super PAC tax; $204K from 2300+ donors avg $47. Backed by ECU/Common Cause/Public Citizen/Democracy 21/MAYDAY. 3.75/4
- T5 100% individual-funded (FEC verified); small-dollar model; no proactive donor tools beyond FEC. Publicly documented fundraising model is itself demonstrated action. 2.50/4
- T6 14-section issues page; 2 Medium posts with data/MIT citations; Substack monthly; 10+ media interviews; Westword 4-part reform plan. Full ps: comprehensive reasoning. 3.75/4
- T7 10+ media (NPR/Salon/Intercept/CO Politics/Westword); CO Pols critical coverage; fired from Sidley Austin for convictions; assembly appearances. Sidley firing is documented prior-role scrutiny. 3.13/4
- T8 Endorsement page; DSA vote 94.7% public; Justice Democrats/CWA/Sunrise/Peace Action endorsements. 3.13/4
- T9 Substack For the Republic monthly; 5+ social platforms; 14-section issues page; events page; Mutual Aid. 3.75/4
- T10 "You deserve basic human rights"; concrete examples (rent/groceries/childcare=second rent); 14 topics accessible language; Addis Insight/Migrant Insider engagement. Consistent plain language + multilingual media engagement. 3.75/4
- T11 M4A implies single-payer pricing; "twice as much for worse outcomes". No specific price transparency mechanisms beyond M4A. Backed by NNU/DSA/JD/Our Revolution/PNHP. 2.50/4
- T12 "Rents have doubled"; Housing First 30% subsidy. No housing cost transparency tools. 2.25/4
- T13 End fossil fuel subsidies (reveals true energy cost); zero-emissions grid. No trade/tariff positions. Narrow energy framing only. 2.25/4
- T14 "$8 trillion on war"; "$30 billion" to Israel; "end blank checks"; specific dollar figures. Quantified spending. Backed by Peace Action/FCNL/Win Without War/NPP. 3.75/4
- T15 Full AI policy: transparent/equitable/accountable AI; moratorium on data centers; open access research; anti-discrimination/surveillance oversight; worker protections. Specific sectors and mechanisms. 3.50/4
- T16 Community-based emergency response; restorative justice; violence prevention; abolish ICE. Specific mechanisms. Backed by ACLU/Color of Change/LCCHR/Campaign Zero/NAACP. 3.75/4
- T17 Abolish ICE (unmask/prosecute/abolish); pathways to citizenship; end detention/raids. Specific mechanisms. Backed by United We Dream/ACLU/NILC/AILA. 3.75/4
- T18 Free preschool through college; living wage for teachers; invest in public schools. Education FUNDING positions not TRANSPARENCY mechanisms. 2.25/4
- T19 For Our Freedom Amendment; expand voting rights; publicly financed elections; consolidated election day; shortened cycle. Framework-level positions without naming specific legislation. 3.13/4
- T20 18-year term limits; 5-year lobbying ban; stock ban + family; super PAC tax; For Our Freedom Amendment; publicly financed elections. Comprehensive reform package. 3.75/4
- T21 10+ media; 5+ podcasts; Substack; active social. Sidley firing + CO-4 comms = documented prior-role media engagement. 3.13/4
- T22 No misleading statements found; chose honesty over career (Sidley Austin); 770K/27M/44M/$8T/$30B cross-check accurately against official data. Sidley firing = documented prior-role honesty action. 3.13/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection positions documented. No IG independence or retaliation protection proposals. Genuine gap. 0/4
- T24 General transparency stance; no specific FOIA/classification/open data proposals. 1/4
- T25 $0 PAC verified FEC; Palestine stance cost career (Sidley firing); consistent across all platforms. 4+ positions match actions, 0 contradictions. Sidley firing is extreme platform-action alignment. 3.75/4
E Efficiency
84.4%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- E2 PhD at CU Denver studying efficacy of reparations/UBI/regulatory reform; Medium posts cite MIT study/specific data. PhD research is documented prior-role action on evidence-based policy. 3.75/4
- E3 FDA/USDA reinvestment + free from corporate capture; food regulations; AI oversight; PhD studying policy efficacy. 3.75/4
- E4 Mutual Aid directory: immigrant aid/food/health clinics/shelters/mental health/reproductive health/DV-SA/animal rescues. 8+ community service categories. Mutual Aid IS documented community service action. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- E21 General reform positions imply speed but no specific processing time targets/backlog reduction/staffing proposals. 1/4
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- E1 30% housing subsidy (measurable); 18-year terms (measurable); 5-year lobbying ban (measurable); zero-emissions grid; M4A. NI framing: proposals include evaluation criteria. 3.50/4
- E2 PhD at CU Denver studying efficacy of reparations/UBI/regulatory reform; Medium posts cite MIT study/specific data. PhD research is documented prior-role action on evidence-based policy. 3.75/4
- E3 FDA/USDA reinvestment + free from corporate capture; food regulations; AI oversight; PhD studying policy efficacy. 3.75/4
- E4 Mutual Aid directory: immigrant aid/food/health clinics/shelters/mental health/reproductive health/DV-SA/animal rescues. 8+ community service categories. Mutual Aid IS documented community service action. 3.75/4
- E5 AI open access + data center moratorium; modernize public transit; zero-emissions grid; worker protections against automation. 3.50/4
- E6 Won assembly 2-to-1 over 15-term incumbent (158-77 delegates); $379K raised/97% individual/avg $47; top-line ballot position; weekly canvassing; SGA President; CO-4 comms director. Specific operational metrics. 3.75/4
- E7 Labor (CWA) + environmental (Sunrise) + political (JD/DSA) + peace (Peace Action) + community leaders + state legislators + Ro Khanna. 3+ cross-sector examples. 3.75/4
- E8 30% housing subsidy; 18-year terms; 5-year lobbying ban. Names numbers and mechanisms but does not address obstacles/capacity/phasing/what has been tried. 2.88/4
- E9 Won assembly 2-to-1 over 15-term incumbent (news-corroborated); $379K raised/97% individual (FEC); Mutual Aid page with 48 orgs (live site); grassroots operation mobilized young voters. 4+ corroborated achievements. 3.13/4
- E10 18-year terms; shortened election cycle; consolidated election day; 5-year lobbying ban; super PAC tax; stock ban; voting rights; public financing; For Our Freedom Amendment. Backed by 5+ orgs and adopted into introduced legislation. 3.75/4
- E11 M4A: "most effective/efficient/economical"; "twice as much"; single-payer eliminates admin. No specific efficiency mechanisms beyond M4A. 2.50/4
- E12 Housing First; 30% federal subsidy; wraparound services. Specific and comprehensive. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- E13 Zero-emissions grid; end fossil fuel subsidies; renewable energy; climate-resilient infrastructure. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- E14 Abolish ICE; pathways; end detention; reallocate enforcement to housing/healthcare. More policy reform than processing efficiency. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- E15 Free preschool through college; living wage for teachers; oppose for-profit models. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- E16 Violence prevention; community-based emergency response; restorative justice; housing/healthcare/jobs as safety infrastructure. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- E17 Increase minimum wage (no figure); living wage for teachers; worker protections; Green jobs implied; CWA endorsement. No specific workforce system reform. 2.25/4
- E18 $8T war; $30B Israel; end fossil fuel subsidies; redirect to housing/education/healthcare. Expanded to include waste identification. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- E19 Modernize public transit; climate-resilient infrastructure. No timelines/budgets/delivery reform. 2.25/4
- E20 Arms embargo; Block The Bombs bill; $8T on war; diplomacy champion; names conflicts (Palestine/Sudan/Congo/Tigray). Quantifies costs and proposes cheaper alternatives. 3.75/4
- E21 General reform positions imply speed but no specific processing time targets/backlog reduction/staffing proposals. 1/4
- E22 $8T war as fiscal waste; redirect to domestic; "end blank checks". No comprehensive deficit framework or loophole closure. 2.25/4
- E23 Cites $8T war/$30B Israel as waste. Specific dollars but does not reference GAO/IG reports or specific audit recommendations. 2.88/4
- E24 Abolish ICE (not reform); M4A to replace broken healthcare; Housing First to replace criminalization; community response to replace over-policing. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- E25 FDA/USDA reinvestment + free from corporate capture; food safety; AI oversight; hold polluters accountable. Positions about what agencies should do, not about overseeing them. 3.50/4
A Affordability
83.3%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- A1 "Rents have doubled"; "skyrocketing rent/groceries/healthcare"; childcare="second rent"; campaign launch on affordability; Mutual Aid; assembly speeches on economic pressures. 3.75/4
- A3 Mutual Aid: immigrant aid/food/health clinics/shelters/mental health/reproductive health/DV-SA/animal rescues. 8+ categories = model NI constituent service. 3.75/4
- A7 $8T war > housing/education/healthcare; fossil fuel subsidies > renewables. Full ps: quantifies source AND destination. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- A6 Platform addresses ongoing costs but no documented response to a specific cost spike event during the campaign. Genuine gap for campaign-only candidate. 1/4
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- A1 "Rents have doubled"; "skyrocketing rent/groceries/healthcare"; childcare="second rent"; campaign launch on affordability; Mutual Aid; assembly speeches on economic pressures. 3.75/4
- A2 770K/27M/44M/$8T/$30B; PhD studying policy efficacy; 0 false claims. Mostly national data not district-specific. PhD is documented prior-role data literacy. 3.13/4
- A3 Mutual Aid: immigrant aid/food/health clinics/shelters/mental health/reproductive health/DV-SA/animal rescues. 8+ categories = model NI constituent service. 3.75/4
- A4 "Break up monopolies"; "level playing field for small businesses"; food monopoly critique; FDA/USDA free from corporate capture. General monopoly stance without naming specific industries/data. 2.88/4
- A5 M4A "save thousands"; "twice as much"; childcare="second rent". Household framing but not quantified precisely. 2.88/4
- A6 Platform addresses ongoing costs but no documented response to a specific cost spike event during the campaign. Genuine gap for campaign-only candidate. 1/4
- A7 $8T war > housing/education/healthcare; fossil fuel subsidies > renewables. Full ps: quantifies source AND destination. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- A8 Break up monopolies; food monopoly critique; FDA/USDA free from corporate capture. Systemic critique without naming specific companies/pricing data. 2.88/4
- A9 "You deserve basic human rights"; childcare="second rent"; "rents have doubled"; "laser-focused on costs". Consistently frames ALL issues in household terms. 3.75/4
- A10 Affordability is THE central campaign theme. "Laser-focused." 14 issue areas with affordability threading through most. Top priority with matching policy depth. 3.75/4
- A11 M4A; medical debt; 27M+ uninsured; codify abortion/contraception/maternal/gender-affirming care. Mechanism named but no precise household savings. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- A12 Housing First; 30% federal subsidy; wraparound services; 770K+ homeless. Specific and comprehensible. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- A13 Universal early-childhood education; free preschool through college; "childcare=second rent"; living wage for teachers. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- A14 Super PAC tax for public financing; opposition to billionaire influence. No EITC/CTC/capital gains/estate tax/wealth tax proposals. 2.25/4
- A15 Break up monopolies; food labeling/safety/marketing-to-children; FDA/USDA reinvestment. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- A16 Increase minimum wage (NO FIGURE); living wage for teachers; worker protections. No specific wage target or timeline. 2.25/4
- A17 44M hungry; food monopoly critique; FDA/USDA reinvestment; labeling/safety regs; nutritional food as right. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- A18 End fossil fuel subsidies; renewable energy; zero-emissions grid; climate-resilient infrastructure. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- A19 Modernize public transit (one mention from climate section). No transit fares/gas relief/EV incentives. 2.25/4
- A20 Codify basic needs: housing/healthcare/food/education; "laser-focused"; redirect military to domestic. Connects multiple cost areas coherently. 3.75/4
- A21 Sidley firing consistent with anti-corporate affordability stance; FEC-verified fundraising matches rhetoric; Mutual Aid matches engagement claims. Sidley = extreme consistency. 3.13/4
- A22 Supports M4A/Medicaid expansion/free education (expansion). Framing is about expanding not defending existing programs. 2.88/4
- A23 Universal programs (M4A/education); Housing First; immigrant focus; Mutual Aid diverse populations; reproductive care; LGBTQIA+ (Equality Act). Universal design backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- A24 Universal programs; Housing First for most vulnerable; Mutual Aid diverse needs; break up monopolies broad consumer benefit. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.75/4
- A25 CWA (labor)/DSA (economic justice)/JD (progressive economics)/Sunrise (climate equity)/Peace Action. Endorsed by affordability-relevant orgs but no traditional scorecard ratings. 3.13/4
Modifiers applied to this candidate
- bipartisan coalition architect — Architect of a bipartisan coalition (10+ cosponsors from each party) — impact = 0.5 on collaboration criteria even without enactment.
Scored from publicly available information. Research in progress.
Published Platform
- Healthcare — Medicare for All; codify reproductive, maternal, and gender-affirming care; address medical debt.
- Housing — Housing First with 30% federal subsidy; wraparound services; address 770K+ homeless population.
- Campaign Finance — $0 corporate PAC (FEC-verified); For Our Freedom Amendment; super PAC tax; publicly financed elections.
- Government Reform — 18-year term limits; 5-year lobbying ban; stock trading ban covering immediate family.
- Foreign Policy — Arms embargo; Block The Bombs bill; redirect $8T war spending to domestic priorities.
- Climate & Energy — Zero-emissions grid; end fossil fuel subsidies; climate-resilient infrastructure.
- Immigration — Abolish ICE; pathways to citizenship; end detention and raids; reallocate enforcement to housing/healthcare.
Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 76.3% | +1 | 77.3% |
| Efficiency | 84.4% | +0.5 | 84.9% |
| Affordability | 83.3% | +0.5 | 83.8% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 81.3% | |
Modifiers Applied
- bipartisan coalition architect — Architect of a bipartisan coalition (10+ cosponsors from each party) — impact = 0.5 on collaboration criteria even without enactment.
Financial Breakdown
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