# Diana DeGette

Diana DeGette is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Colorado’s 1st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Colorado’s 1st district
- Serving since: 1997-01-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000197
- FEC candidate IDs: H6CO01141

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000197 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

7.8% of DeGette’s statements use an extreme label, 4.1 times the House Democrat average of 1.9%.

## What DeGette says (119th Congress (2025–27))

616 classified statements: 412 posts on X, 100 press releases, 71 newsletters, 33 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | DeGette | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 16.1% | 6.6% | 15 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 33.1% | 27.5% | 65 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 79.9% | 73.2% | 38 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.8% | 9.8% | 45 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 21.8% | 22.7% | 111 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 7.8% | 1.9% | 5 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 54% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 26% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (House Democrats 13%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.26 (standard error 0.01), from 1,568 donors and 7,378 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 304. 6.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 60 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10227: INSULIN Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10227
- H.R. 9392: Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9392
- H.Res. 1285: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone… (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1285
- H.R. 8432: To provide the Food and Drug Administration needed authorities to carry out its regulatory mission with respect to human foods, to provide additional… (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8432
- H.R. 7425: Colorado Wilderness Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7425
- H.R. 7173: Follow the Science Act (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7173
- H.R. 6082: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6082
- H.R. 5621: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5621
- H.R. 5461: Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5461
- H.R. 4778: For the relief of Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez. (in committee, 2025-07-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4778

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 7.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 40% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDianaDeGette/status/2114780021499814345
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDianaDeGette/status/2113300389285990561
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDianaDeGette/status/2112629997605191856
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDianaDeGette/status/2111606158985400456
- 2026-10-15 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-15
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDianaDeGette/status/2110474320975650878
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDianaDeGette/status/2108206599747653966
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDianaDeGette/status/2108311060797145372
- 2026-10-07 · Press release · DeGette, Matsui, Beyer Statement on Illegal Impoundment of Health Research Funds · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-matsui-beyer-statement-illegal-impoundment-health-research
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDianaDeGette/status/2105795156570149126

## Links

- Official site: https://degette.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDianaDeGette
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DianaDeGette
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepDianaDeGette
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000197

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000197