Joe was first elected in 2018 to represent Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first African-American elected to serve in Congress in Colorado history. He serves as Chair of the Subcommittee on Public Lands and was elected by his peers to the No. 8 position in House Democratic Leadership as the Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee.
Affordable health care should be available to all Coloradans. Joe supports universal health care coverage and has championed efforts in Congress to lower the cost of prescription drugs, expand Medicare, and combat discriminatory practices of for-profit insurance companies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he successfully advocated for passage of legislation to increase access to COVID-19 testing, ramp up vaccine progress, and improve the U.S. medical supply stockpile. And inspired by a Broomfield third-grader, he introduced legislation to ensure fair and affordable access to specialized hearing devices to help his constituent and others like her.