# Debbie Dingell

Debbie Dingell is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Michigan’s 6th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Michigan’s 6th district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000624
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MI12079

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000624 (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

21% of Dingell’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.2 times the House Democrat average of 9.8%.

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

1,322 classified statements: 840 posts on X, 338 press releases, 78 newsletters, 66 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 | Dingell | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.5% | 6.6% | 170 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 33.1% | 27.5% | 64 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 71.4% | 73.2% | 139 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 21.4% | 9.8% | 11 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 27.9% | 22.7% | 55 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.9% | 175 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 38% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Democrats 20%); Environmental Protection 19% (House Democrats 5.2%); Science, Technology, Communications 19% (House Democrats 5.5%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.97 (standard error 0.01), from 2,178 donors and 6,207 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 7 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 yea · 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 88 bills: 88 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 612. 3.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 104 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10865: Samier Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10865
- H.R. 10816: DORIE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10816
- H.R. 10817: U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10817
- H.R. 10734: Title IX Take Responsibility Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10734
- H.R. 10663: Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10663
- H.R. 10664: SUCCESS Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10664
- H.R. 10665: SOS Campus Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10665
- H.Res. 1597: Expressing support for designation of the week of October 4, 2026, through October 10, 2026, as "World Space Week". (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1597
- H.Res. 1586: Recognizing and honoring the 27th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1586
- H.R. 10547: PACE Access Improvement Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10547

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.4M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 17% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 57% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDebDingell/status/2114039056875295073
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDebDingell/status/2114039593813111122
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Dingell Presses United Airlines CEO After Continued Mishandling of Sexual Harassment on Flights · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://dingell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7529
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Dingell Statement on EPA Agreement with Gelman Sciences to Address Contaminated Aquifer in Ann Arbor · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://dingell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7528
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Dingell Presses United Airlines CEO After Continued Mishandling of Sexual Harassment on Flights · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://debbiedingell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7529
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Dingell Statement on EPA Agreement with Gelman Sciences to Address Contaminated Aquifer in Ann Arbor · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://debbiedingell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7528
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Dingell Update 10.23.2026 · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Dingell Introduces National Foster Care Improvement Legislation in Honor of Samier Amer · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://dingell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7512
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Dingell, Colleagues Express Concerns to CMS Regarding Complex Rehabilitation Technology Coverage · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://dingell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7511
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Dingell Introduces National Foster Care Improvement Legislation in Honor of Samier Amer · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://debbiedingell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7512

## Links

- Official site: https://debbiedingell.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDebDingell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDebbieDingell
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdingell
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000624

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000624