Shimon Blau
Coverage of Shimon Blau in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- Melat Kiros say she’s ready for her ‘coalition-building mission’
Melat Kiros, a democratic socialist, won the Democratic primary for Colorado’s First Congressional District and aims to focus on coalition-building and bipartisan legislation in her potential first term. She prioritizes campaign finance reform and plans to advocate for Medicare for All after Democrats gain full government control, while addressing backlash over her stance on antisemitism and Israel-Palestine relations.
- A pro-Israel doctor plans to challenge Melat Kiros as an independent. But first, he has to make the ballot
Dr. Shimon Blau, a pro-Israel independent candidate, is seeking to challenge Melat Kiros in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District by collecting 1,500 signatures before July 9. Kiros, who won the Democratic nomination, faces criticism for her anti-Israel rhetoric, which Blau and some supporters claim is anti-Semitic, though Kiros argues anti-Zionism does not equate to antisemitism.