Joe Neguse is an American lawyer and politician who serves as the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, a position he has held since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he became the House Assistant Democratic Leader in 2024. Neguse holds the distinction of being the first Eritrean-American elected to the United States Congress and Colorado's first black member of Congress.
Born on May 13, 1984, Neguse's parents immigrated to the United States from Eritrea.