Rep. Diana DeGette
- District:
- Colorado - District 1
(Denver County, Denver, Southwestern Denver, Central East Denver, Stapleton, Central West Denver, Gateway-Green Valley Ranch, Englewood and parts of Southeastern Denver, Ken Caryl, Columbine, Jefferson County, Arapahoe County)
- Party:
- Democrat
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Colorado's 1st District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
DeGette is a moderate Democratic leader according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Use this chart to compare DeGette to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Diana DeGette sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of DeGette’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2433: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human stem cell ...
- H.R. 1921: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013
- H.R. 1257: Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2013
- H.R. 964: Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2013
- H.R. 963: Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act
- H.R. 6606 (112th): Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2012
- H.R. 6309 (112th): To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes ...
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Voting Record
From Jan 1997 to Jun 2013, DeGette missed 483 of 11,232 roll call votes, which is 4.3%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills