Representative · Colorado's 1st district
Diana DeGette
Diana DeGette is a Democratic representative for Colorado's 1st district, in Congress since 1997. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 11, and cast 462 of 464 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 7, 1997
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 1.6%11 of 675 · rank 239 of 439 | 100%462 of 464 · rank 58 of 439 | 160 became law | 14%41 of 301 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 1.1%13 of 1,222 · rank 322 of 442 | 99%841 of 848 · rank 69 of 442 | 150 became law | 20%59 of 302 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 0.5%5 of 997 · rank 318 of 443 | 100%569 of 571 · rank 60 of 443 | 160 became law | 5%25 of 503 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.43+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
- Jul 21, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 278–121· Against party
- Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
- Oct 26, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 116–303· Against party
- Jul 25, 2023· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 250–163· Against party
- Jul 19, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 240–195· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
47 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced4391%
- Reported by committee24.3%
- Passed one chamber24.3%
Policy areas
- Health22
- Environmental Protection7
- Crime and Law Enforcement5
- Energy4
- Public Lands and Natural Resources3
- Congress2
- Commerce1
- Science, Technology, Communications1
Latest activity
- H.R. 10227 INSULIN Act of 2026Introduced· Health· Sep 2, 2026
- H.R. 3491 DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025Passed one chamber· Health· Jul 21, 2026
- H.R. 9392 Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency ActIntroduced· Health· Jun 25, 2026
- 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 is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.Introduced· Health· May 14, 2026
- 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 resources and authorities with respect to human foods research, and for other purposes.Introduced· Health· Apr 22, 2026
- H.R. 7425 Colorado Wilderness Act of 2026Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Feb 9, 2026
- H.R. 7173 Follow the Science ActIntroduced· Health· Jan 21, 2026
- H.R. 6082 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025Introduced· Environmental Protection· Nov 18, 2025
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- HealthRanking Member
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to Colorado's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $2.4B
- Per resident
- $3,265
- Rank in Colorado
- 3 of 8
- Contract actions
- 3,053
- New awards: 1,076
By fiscal year
- 757.7MFY2017
- 908.3MFY2018
- 426.7MFY2019
- 323.8MFY2020
- 747.6MFY2021
- 1.1BFY2022
- 1.4BFY2023
- 1.9BFY2024
- 2.8BFY2025
- 2.4BFY2026
Top buyers
- Department of the Air Force$1.6B70%Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs$207.6M8.8%
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer$122.9M5.2%Department of Agriculture
- Defense Logistics Agency$75.2M3.2%Department of Defense
- U.S. Coast Guard$45.7M1.9%Department of Homeland Security
- Internal Revenue Service$42.1M1.8%Department of the Treasury
- Environmental Protection Agency$29.5M1.2%
- Department of the Army$24.9M1.1%Department of Defense
Top recipients
- SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$1.6B70%31 awards
- DAVITA INC.$179.7M7.6%8 awards
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.$173.3M7.3%16 awards
- TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS LLC$72.2M3.1%1 award
- BIRDON AMERICA INC$46M1.9%116 awards
- IRON MIKE CONSTRUCTION LLC$19.7M0.8%1 award
- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE$15.9M0.7%3 awards
- ALLIUM US HOLDING LLC$11.6M0.5%18 awards
- 4 awards
- NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH$10.2M0.4%4 awards
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $1.7M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $290.4K
- From committees
- $914.5K
- 304 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $209K
- 65 PACs · 23% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ball corporationball corporation political action committee | $10K | BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99% · of one corporate family | -$182.3K |
| laboratory corporation of america holdings political participation committeelaboratory corporation of america holdings political participation committee | $10K | LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGSAI match · 99% · of one corporate family | $23.4K |
| american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians | $7,500 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization | $92K |
| vizient, inc.vizient, inc., political action committee | $6,000 | VIZIENT INCAI match · 98% · the same organization | $18.2K |
| johnson & johnsonjohnson & johnson political action committee | $5,000 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | — |
| novartis corporationnovartis corporation political action committee | $5,000 | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $36.2M |
| abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee | $5,000 | ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $90M |
| eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee | $5,000 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $286.4K |
| american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac | $5,000 | AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization | $1.2M |
| amgen inc.amgen inc. political action committee | $5,000 | AMGEN INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization | $0 |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.7M | $914.5K | $209K65 PACs · 23% of committee money |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $704.8K | $194.5K57 PACs · 28% of committee money |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $678.8K | $178K54 PACs · 26% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
- House · Colorado's 1st districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- degette.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-4431
- Office
- 2111 Rayburn House Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.