Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has unseated the 15-year incumbent Diana DeGette for the Colorado Democratic primary.
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At just 29 years old, she was born in Ethiopia in 1997, the same year her opponent took office.
Kiros' win is the third in a potential wave of Democratic socialist victories, where left wing challengers have seen off veteran Democrats in this year’s primaries.
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