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Ukraine Voting Record
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
Emergency supplemental appropriations providing $61B in Ukraine assistance
National Defense Authorization Act with Ukraine security assistance provisions
About
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Elected: 2023 (2nd term)
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Background: Former state legislator focused on behavioral health and addiction policy, shaped by her mother's struggle with opioid addiction. Policy minded moderate Democrat.
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District: District 7, Denver western suburbs, Jefferson County, suburban mix trending Democratic.
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Ukrainian American community: Denver metro area has a notable Ukrainian American community.
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District partisan lean (Cook PVI): D+13
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2024 House result: Brittany Pettersen (DEM) 55.3% vs Sergei Matveyuk (REP) 41.1%, margin +14.2 pp
Background and record
Background. Brittany Pettersen is a former Colorado state senator who flipped CO-7 in 2023, a CSU Pueblo and Boise State graduate, who represents western Denver suburbs and the Colorado mountains. Her mother died of opioid addiction and she is one of the leading voices on the opioid crisis in Congress.
Role in Congress. Pettersen sits on House Financial Services and Veterans' Affairs.
Position on Ukraine. She has been a consistent yes vote on Ukraine aid and uses her state senator policy chops to engage Russia financial sanctions and frozen asset enforcement issues.
Strategic Read. Frame asks in terms of Financial Services Committee jurisdiction over Russia financial sanctions and frozen asset deployment, Veterans' Affairs jurisdiction over US veterans whose service experience parallels Ukrainian soldiers, Buckley Space Force Base and Colorado defense industry constituency stake in Ukraine military aid, and her swing Denver suburbs district need to demonstrate cross-coalition national security credibility.
Ukraine Record
- Voting record on Ukraine bills: 100.0% pro-Ukraine (24 pro, 0 anti, on 24 clean votes)
- Has voted for Ukraine aid.
- Has not been a lead advocate on Ukraine bills.
- Her Financial Services seat provides underused authority on the REPO Act.
Advocacy Playbook
- The Ask: Sign onto the REPO Act (S. 2918 / H.R. 5835), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Adjustment Act (H.R. 3104), which protects Ukrainians in the U.S. from deportation. Actively engage her committee's work on frozen Russian assets.
- Why It Works: Financial accountability, sanctions enforcement, making Russia pay through frozen sovereign assets.
- Local Connection: Denver metro Ukrainian American community. Suburban Jefferson County voters who value fiscal responsibility.
- Avoid: Framing this purely as humanitarian aid. Use the financial sanctions angle where she has committee power.
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
More Details →Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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Bills to Cosponsor
16 bills remainingAlready Cosponsored (2 bills)
Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025
Grants lawful permanent residency to Ukrainians who were paroled into the U.
Discharge Petition 8: Secure a Vote H.R. 2913
Discharge Petition No.
Ukraine Support Act
The most sweeping Ukraine support bill of the 119th Congress: combines military aid, sanctions, lend-lease, intelligence sharing, and trade tools into a single package spanning 9 committee jurisdictions.
Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
Imposes severe penalties on Russia if the President determines Russia refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates a negotiated peace, initiates another invasion, or seeks to overthrow the Ukrainian government.
PEACE Act of 2025
Prohibits the President from entering into or implementing any peace agreement with Russia regarding Ukraine unless the agreement meets specific conditions protecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.