Representative Diana DeGette Biography

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Diana Louise DeGette

Representative Diana Louise DeGette's Biography

Full Name:	Diana Louise DeGette
Office:	U.S. House (CO) - District 1, Democratic
First Elected:	11/05/1996
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Female
Family:	Husband: Lino; 2 Children
Birth Date:	07/29/1957
Birth Place:	Tachikawa, Japan
Home City:	Denver, CO
Religion:	Presbyterian

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JD, New York University, 1982
BA, Political Science, Colorado College, 1979

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
Assistant Minority Leader, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1993-1996
Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1992-1996
Resolutions Chair, Denver Democratic Party
Democratic Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives
Former Democratic Floor Whip, United States House of Representatives
Former Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives

Energy and Commerce, Member
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Ranking Member

Vice Chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce, 2007-2011
Co-Chair, Congressional Bipartisan Pro-Choice Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Member, Denver Women's Commission
Member, Mayor's Management Review Commission on Social Services

Attorney, Civil Rights and Employment Law, 1982-1996
Author

Board Member, Colorado Bar Association, 1989-1991
Board Member, Colorado College
Member, Colorado Women's Bar Association
Member, Phi Beta Kappa
Member, Pi Gamma Mu
Board Member, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Member, Advisory Board, Safehouse