Full profile
Austin Joseph Harvey Smith is running as a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
Smith is one of 12 listed candidates in the race. The field includes three other Republicans, seven Democrats and one candidate listed with the affiliation “UN.” Democratic Rep. Diana L. DeGette is the incumbent.
Smith’s background and positions
Smith has no biography on file. There also are no documented policy positions for Smith, so the record does not identify Smith’s views on federal spending, immigration, health care, housing, public safety or other issues Congress may consider.
Smith’s Republican designation identifies a party affiliation. It does not, by itself, establish where Smith stands on a specific bill or policy question.
No figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Smith. A figure that is not on file should not be read as zero.
The candidates in CO-1
Each candidate currently has the same level of biographical, policy and campaign finance detail on file:
- Gregory Ferman MR JR Cutlip is listed as a Republican candidate. Cutlip has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Austin Joseph Harvey Smith is listed as a Republican candidate. Smith has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Diana L Degette is listed as the incumbent Democratic candidate. Degette has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Carter Hanson is listed as a Democratic candidate. Hanson has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Melat Kiros is listed as a Democratic candidate. Kiros has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Olivia Miller is listed as a Democratic candidate. Miller has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Christy Peterson is listed as a Republican candidate. Peterson has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Shimon Blau is listed as a candidate with the affiliation “UN.” Blau has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Tiffany Rodgers is listed as a Democratic candidate. Rodgers has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Christopher Oldfield is listed as a Democratic candidate. Oldfield has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Santiago Emmanuel Palomino is listed as a Democratic candidate. Palomino has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
- Wanda James is listed as a Democratic candidate. James has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
What the office and election mean
Voters in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District will choose a representative to serve in the U.S. House. The candidate list marks the race as contested, meaning more than one person is seeking the office.
The general election date is Nov. 3, 2026. Party labels and incumbency are identifiers voters can consider, but they are not substitutes for documented positions on specific issues.
What remains to be established
The candidate field may become clearer as the election process continues and official records are updated. Items to watch include which candidates qualify for the general-election ballot, whether candidates file biographical information or policy positions, and whether campaign finance figures are posted.
Those developments would allow voters to compare the candidates’ experience, priorities and campaign activity before casting a ballot.
