- 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%
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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
Total: 153
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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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
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