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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• New York University School of Law - JD (1982)

• Colorado College - BA, magna cum laude (1979)

  Activities and notes: Pi Gamma Mu

• South High School (Denver, Colo.) - Diploma

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 73.65%

  Democrat
  Shane Bolling, 23.53%

  Republican
  Kyle Furey, 1.94%

  Libertarian

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 73.81%

  Democrat
  Charles Wesley Stockham (Casper), 23.05%

  Republican
  Raymon Doane, 3.14%

  Libertarian

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 67.87%

  Democrat
  Charles Wesley Stockham (Casper), 27.71%

  Republican
  Darrell Dinges, 4.42%

  Libertarian

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 65.81%

  Democrat
  Martin Walsh, 28.97%

  Republican
  Frank Atwood, 3.34%

  Libertarian
  Danny E Stroud, 1.88%

  Non-designated

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 68.23%

  Democrat
  Danny Stroud, 26.77%

  Republican
  Frank Atwood, 3.61%

  Libertarian
  Gary Swing, 1.39%

  Green

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 67.42%

  Democrat
  Mike Fallon, 28.76%

  Republican
  Gary Swing, 1.41%

  Green
  Clint Jones, 1.38%

  Libertarian
  Chris Styskal, 1.03%

  Constitution

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 71.94%

  Democrat
  George C Lilly, 23.78%

  Republican
  Martin L Buchanan, 4.28%

  Libertarian

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 79.77%

  Democrat
  Thomas D. Kelly, 20.23%

  Green

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 73.50%

  Democrat
  Roland Chicas, 24.35%

  Republican
  George C Lilly, 2.16%

  Constitution

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 66.27%

  Democrat
  Ken Chlouber, 29.59%

  Republican
  Ken Seaman, 1.90%

  Green
  Kent Leonard, 1.53%

  Libertarian

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 68.71%

  Democrat
  Jesse L Thomas, 27.27%

  Republican
  Richard Combs, 2.83%

  Libertarian
  Lyle Nasser, 1.19%

  Reform Party

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 66.91%

  Democrat
  Nancy Mcclanahan, 30.09%

  Republican
  Richard Combs, 3.00%

  Libertarian

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  1st Congressional District of Colorado
  Diana Louise DeGette, 56.93%

  Democrat
  Joe Rogers, 40.20%

  Republican
  Richard Combs, 2.86%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Colorado Office of the State Public Defender (1982-1984)

  Deputy, Appellate Division

• Private practice

  Lawyer

Associated Organizations

• Individuals Dedicated to Ethics and Science PAC

• West PAC (Rep. Diana DeGette)

• Diana DeGette for Congress (Colorado)

Awards

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Champion (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Diabetes Champion Award (Endocrine Society) (Nov. 2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

Publications

• Sex, Science, and Stem Cells: Inside the Right Wing Assault on Reason (2008)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2111 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0601
Phone:	202-225-4431
Fax:	202-225-5657

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Privately Financed Travel

68 trips taken between 2000 - 2024 costing $435,566

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 3/23/2013-3/29/2013: Ground transportation in Berlin and Munich from Germany

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Democracy Partnership
• House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee, Ranking Member
House Energy and Commerce Committee Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials Subcommittee
House Energy and Commerce Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Caucuses

• Affordable Prescription Drug Pricing Task Force
• Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
• Bipartisan Women Veterans Task Force
• Black Maternal Health Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Bike Caucus
• Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
• Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic
• Congressional Children's Caucus
• Congressional Children's Health Care Caucus
• Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional Food Safety Caucus
• Congressional French Caucus
• Congressional High Tech Caucus
• Congressional Internet Caucus
• Congressional Italian-American Caucus
• Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
• Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional Natural Gas Caucus
• Congressional Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Awareness Caucus
• Congressional Privacy Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
• Congressional Recycling Caucus
• Congressional Research and Development Caucus
• Congressional Safe Climate Caucus
• Congressional Study Group on Germany
• Congressional Study Group on Japan, Co-Chair
• Congressional Women in STEM Caucus
• Democratic Women’s Caucus
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
• House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
• Olympic and Paralympic Caucus, Co-Chair
• Rare Disease Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Rep. Blumenauer staffer leaves for LCV

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 3, 2023
  An aide to Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has moved to the environmental-advocacy world. read more

• Rep. Blumenauer aide gets Googled

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 28, 2021
  Google has added a Democratic aide to its D.C. communications team. read more

• Congressional group spends big on member trip to South Korea

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 9, 2021
  Several members and their spouses accepted cushy travel to South Korea last month at the tune of nearly $19,000 per member. read more

• Trump sweeps Hill Twitter mentions during first GOP debate

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Aug. 7, 2015
  Five governors, three senators, a neurosurgeon and a former reality TV star and businessman took the stage Thursday night. read more

• Soccer scandal reverberates on the Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on June 1, 2015
  Attorney General Loretta Lynch may have waited months for Congress to give her the job, but one of her first moves has sparked reactions in Hill hallways and around the world. read more

• Congress goes where most Americans still can't: Cuba

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Jan. 5, 2015
  As President Barack Obama prepared to announce a seismic shift toward Cuba, at least six lawmakers were returning from the latest of dozens of trips to the island nation in the last five years. read more

• Rep. DeGette staffer leaves the Hill to work for a major health insurance provider

  Posted by Katie Barrows on Sept. 27, 2013
  The staff director for Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) has moved off the Hill to join the ranks of a major health insurance company. read more