Jovan Melton is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, serving from 2013 to early 2021.

Before serving in the House, Melton worked for Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien, and managed the campaigns of state representatives Angela Williams and Rhonda Fields.

[3] After his arrest history became widely known due to a report published in October 2018 by The Denver Post Democratic legislative leaders asked him to resign.

However, he was strongly defended by Colorado African-American leaders Wellington Webb and Bishop Acen Phillips, who described the request for resignation as a "21st-century lynching"[4][5] He has apologized for past behavior.

[6] Melton was re-elected in the November 2018 election following the Denver Post story with 64% of the vote against his republican challenger.