• DEGETTE, DIANA L.
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%
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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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 153
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/26/1999 H.Res.193 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 902) to regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows. 05/26/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
04/12/1999 H.R.1313 Patient Freedom from Restraint Act of 1999 04/12/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
03/18/1999 H.R.1037 To ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on transferring such devices to those that were manufactured before the ban became law. 03/18/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
03/16/1999 H.R.909 Y2K State and Local GAP (Government Assistance Programs) Act of 1999 03/16/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.  (All Actions)
03/11/1999 H.R.827 Improved Maternal and Children's Health Coverage Act of 1999 03/11/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
02/24/1999 H.R.617 Federal Facility Superfund Compliance Act of 1999 02/24/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
10/20/1998 H.R.4767 Improved Children's Health Coverage Act of 1998 10/20/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
04/15/1998 H.R.3646 To ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on transferring such devices to those that were manufactured before the ban became law. 04/15/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
04/15/1998 H.R.3609 To ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on transferring such devices to those that were manufactured before the ban became law. 04/15/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
10/15/1997 H.R.2519 Tobacco-Free Youth Act 10/15/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
05/21/1997 H.R.1564 Medicaid Low-Income Children Presumptive Eligibility Amendments of 1997 05/21/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
05/21/1997 H.R.1520 Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act of 1997 05/21/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
04/30/1997 H.R.1438 Tobacco Subsidy Reduction Act of 1997 04/30/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.  (All Actions)
Total: 2720
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 H.R.2509 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program.
05/17/2017 H.R.2479 To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2472 Disability Integration Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.Res.327 Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
05/05/2017 H.R.2356 MY DATA Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2290 Family-Based Care Services Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2285 School-Based Respiratory Health Management Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2244 Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2049 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017
05/01/2017 H.R.2043 Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017
04/28/2017 H.R.2119 Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.2215 SAFE Act of 2017
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