Diana DeGette
Democrat Representative of Colorado's 1st district
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 7, 1997 - January 3, 1999
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 6, 1999 - January 3, 2001
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2003
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Colorado, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
14
Congresses Served
14
House Terms
July 29, 1957 (67 years old)
Birthday
- American lawyer and politician
- Served as U.S. representative since 1997
- Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 to 2019
- Dean of Colorado’s congressional delegation
- Served as Colorado State Representative from 1993 to 1997
- Born in Japan to American parents
- Earned a B.A. in political science from Colorado College
- Holds a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law
- Authored a law guaranteeing unobstructed access to abortion clinics in Colorado
- Authored the state Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act
- Has been reelected multiple times with a significant majority
- Co-chair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus and Pro-Choice Caucus
- Vice Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus
- Played a key role in legislation on embryonic stem cell research and children’s health insurance
- Supported legislation for renewable energy and the District of Columbia voting representation
- Endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in 2007 and served as a national co-chair for Clinton’s Health Care Policy Task Force
- Criticized the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, which limits taxpayer-funded abortions
- Named an impeachment manager for the second impeachment trial of President Trump
- Holds committee assignments in the Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member of various caucuses including the Congressional Arts Caucus, Privacy Caucus, and Congressional Progressive Caucus
- Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress
- Advocates for pro-choice, embryonic stem cell research, and gun control
- Supports bans on semi-automatic firearms and introduced the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012
- Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 attack
- Married to a Colorado Court of Appeals Judge and has two daughters
- Authored a book on sex, science, and stem cells