DEGETTE, DIANA L.

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DEGETTE, DIANA L.
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: Experience: House: District 1, 1997-Present; Home State: Colorado; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,000,060Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Diana Louise DeGette

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Lino; 2 Children

Birth Date: 07/29/1957

Birth Place: Tachikawa, Japan

Home City: Denver, CO

Religion: Presbyterian

Education

JD, Law, New York University, 1982

BA, Political Science, Colorado College, 1979

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present

Resolutions Chair, Denver Democratic Party

Former Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives

Former Democratic Floor Whip, United States House of Representatives

Democratic Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives

Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1992-1996

Assistant Minority Leader, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1993-1995

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Congressional Bipartisan Pro-Choice Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Denver Women's Commission

Member, Mayor's Management Review Commission on Social Services

Vice Chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce, 2007-2011

Professional Experience

Author

Attorney, Civil Rights and Employment Law, 1982-1996

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, Safehouse

Board Member, Colorado College

Member, Colorado Women's Bar Association

Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Member, Pi Gamma Mu

Board Member, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains

Board Member, Colorado Bar Association, 1989-1991

Additional Information

Awards:

Rising Star List, National Journal

Magna Cum Laude Graduate, Colorado College, 1979

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 153

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/08/2017	H.R.2844	To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado.	06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
06/08/2017	H.R.2843	To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a comprehensive and nationwide system to evaluate the quality of care provided to beneficiaries of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program and to provide incentives for voluntary quality improvement.	06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.R.2528	To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law.	05/18/2017 Referred to House Energy and Commerce (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.2012	Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
01/24/2017	H.R.518	EPS Improvement Act of 2017	01/24/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
06/21/2016	H.R.5542	Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2016	06/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.Res.558	Condemning violence that targets healthcare for women.	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
10/05/2015	H.R.3629	Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015	10/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
10/02/2015	H.R.3656	Tobacco to 21 Act	10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
08/31/2015	H.R.3336	Colorado Wilderness Act of 2015	08/31/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
07/09/2015	H.R.2919	To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado.	07/09/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (All Actions)
06/05/2015	H.R.2651	Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2015	06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/08/2015	H.R.1686	Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2015	04/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/20/2015	H.R.1482	Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2015	03/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. (All Actions)
02/18/2015	H.R.771	Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015	02/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/30/2015	H.Res.47	Supporting women's reproductive health care decisions.	01/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/12/2014	H.R.5808	Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies of 2014	12/12/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/02/2014	H.R.4494	Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2014	05/02/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/27/2014	H.R.3736	PACES Act	01/27/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (All Actions)
11/22/2013	H.R.3596	Start Healthy Act of 2013	11/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 2720

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
09/11/1998	H.R.4553	Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act of 1998
09/09/1998	H.R.2183	Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1998	Passed	Not Voting
09/01/1998	H.R.1865	Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act of 1998
08/26/1998	H.R.4355	Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act
08/13/1998	H.R.4467	Open Space Protection Act of 1998
08/07/1998	H.R.1151	Credit Union Membership Access Act	Bill Passed (92-6)	Not Voting
07/30/1998	H.R.4206	Kate Mullany National Historic Site Act
07/29/1998	H.R.3156	To present a congressional gold medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
07/28/1998	H.R.4291	VAWA Restoration Act
07/22/1998	H.J.Res.126	Relating to Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization.
07/22/1998	H.Res.475	Recognizing the importance of achieving the goal of the 1997 Microcredit Summit to provide access to microcredit to 100,000,000 of the world's poorest families.
07/22/1998	H.R.3081	Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1997
07/21/1998	H.R.1432	African Growth and Opportunity Act	Passed	Not Voting
07/16/1998	H.R.2202	National Bone Marrow Registry Reauthorization Act of 1998
07/10/1998	H.R.4080	Imported Food Safety Act of 1998
07/02/1998	H.R.4118	Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act of 1998
07/01/1998	H.R.915	Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1997
06/29/1998	H.R.4122	American Natural Resources and Taxpayer Protection Act of 1998
06/29/1998	H.R.4046	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary withdrawal from participation in the medicaid program.
06/29/1998	H.R.4028	Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act

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