Dear Neighbor,

As you know, throughout my time in public service, I’ve made it my mission to show up in every community, no matter how small, to hear directly from the people I’m privileged to represent — and the past 10 days have been no exception! 

Over the course of just the last seven days, we held events in 12 cities (you heard right — 12!) across nine counties: Fort Collins, Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont, Edwards, Steamboat Springs, Silverthorne, Kremmling, Niwot, Hayden, Louisville, and Bellvue. Our travels took us up north to the Poudre Canyon, out west to Northern Routt County, and everywhere in between. And every single event reminded me just how incredible our district is — and how fortunate I am to fight for our communities and the people of Colorado! 

As some of you may have seen, we closed out last week visiting with constituents at our Congress on Your Corner table on Pearl Street in Boulder County. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who stopped by and hope to see more folks in the coming weeks. We then kicked off a jam-packed weekend by joining our community in supporting our local peach growers at the Lafayette Peach Festival and the Fort Collins Peach Festival. Afterwards, I was honored to join first responders, officials, and mitigation partners at the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome Fire Commemoration to mark 5 years since what became two of the largest wildfires in Colorado history. Together, we doubled down on our commitment to continue supporting recovery efforts for all those impacted. 

And once up in Larimer County, we couldn’t miss out on speaking with folks from across the state at Fort Collins Comic Con — an event that never disappoints.

This week, I met with the Incident Command team in Rio Blanco County to thank them and the firefighters whose brave efforts battling the Crosho Fire protected our  constituents and neighbors in Phippsburg, Yampa, and across Western Routt County. We owe them — and all first responders — a debt of gratitude.

Colorado knows all too well the devastation of wildfire. Each year, the threat grows. That’s why I’ll continue fighting for better pay for our wildland firefighters, more resources for the Forest Service, and additional aerial assets — including more C-130J planes at Peterson Space Force Base, which proved pivotal in the early days of the Crosho Fire.

As these fires continue, please follow your local emergency management groups for the latest updates and safety guidance.

Pictured above: Congressman Neguse thanks first-responders at Crosho Fire site.

• 🎒I was honored to join the community at Impact on Education’s annual event in Boulder. As the Trump administration continues their attacks on public education, we must chart a path forward that protects and supports Colorado’s students.