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Diana Degette

Diana Degette

Democratic · CO U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

30 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1997

  • Representative CO-1 1997–present

Background

  • role U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district, based in Denver, since 1997
  • role Served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997
  • role Served as Democratic chief deputy whip from 2005 to 2019
  • role Has been dean of Colorado's congressional delegation since 2007
  • background Lawyer by profession
  • role Lost renomination in the 2026 Democratic primary to Melat Kiros

Campaign finance

2016 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CO-01 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,256,204 raised
  • $1,176,317 spent
  • $100,045 cash on hand
$1.26M
$1.26M
$534.66K
Itemized (≥ $200)$487.36K
Unitemized (< $200)$47.29K
Other committees (PACs)$721.24K
Offsets to expenditures$230.00
Other receipts$78.46
$1.18M
Operating expenditures$842.18K
Contribution refunds$488.15
Other disbursements$333.65K
Cash on hand$100.04K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2016 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2016)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Diana Degette campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
1996$898,672$889,219$9,453
1998$753,480$738,954$23,978
2000$661,596$542,495$143,080
2002$863,353$787,843$218,590
2004$632,598$620,604$230,584
2006$635,213$642,410$223,387
2008$808,497$925,782$106,102
2010$825,016$822,289$108,829
2012$1,051,538$1,098,046$62,321
2014$1,026,745$1,068,909$20,157
2016$1,256,204$1,176,317$100,045
2018$1,263,473$1,210,040$153,478
2020$1,204,484$1,080,589$277,373
2022$1,151,100$1,079,633$348,840
2024$1,103,162$1,182,533$269,469
2026$1,671,531$1,650,611$290,389

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 15
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 294 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 15 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 4
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Diana Degette. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (4)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • DAVITA $13,800
  • DISH NETWORK $13,200
  • BROWNSTEIN $7,350
  • KEBD ENTERPRISES LLC $6,600
  • PRIME POLICY GROUP $6,600
  • L AND M DEV PARTNERS $6,600
  • SEAN N PARKER FOUNDATION $6,600
  • FRIENDS OF CANCER RESEARCH $6,000
  • SIGAL CONSTRUCTION $5,000
  • THREE LEAF VENTURES $4,500

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $381,041 supporting · $213,474 opposing · 5 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $31 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Degette, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Degette most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Degette connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HRES 1446Honoring the lives and service of Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, Sydney Watson, Nicholas Dale, and all those who serve on the front lines of America's wildland firefighting efforts.cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HRES 1432Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9682Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HRES 1405Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9448Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9392Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency ActsponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HRES 1375Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9294Oversight of Temporary ICE Holding Cells ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9259Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9068TRUST ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9070OPEN ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9069KIDS ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9047Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9021Stay Cool ActcosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HR 8968No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 9000SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8940Federal Death Penalty Prohibition ActcosponsoredMay 19, 2026
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Committee activity

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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