Feb 27, 2025Sponsored
Keep Americans Safe Act
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DemocratColorado · U.S. Representative
Diana
DeGette
U.S. Representative for Colorado
In office
29 yrsSince Jan 1997
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
68Born Jul 29, 1957
Party
Democrat
What they stand for
DeGette has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Supports restrictions on large-capacity firearm magazinesDeGette has sponsored legislation to prohibit the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of large-capacity ammunition feeding devices. She introduced versions of the Keep Americans Safe Act in multiple Congresses (H.R.625 and H.R.1674), each drawing between 100 and 199 cosponsors and receiving committee referral.
- 02Supports federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing chemicalsDeGette sponsored the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025 (H.R.6082), which would require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The bill has been reintroduced across multiple Congresses and was referred to committee.
- 03Supports federal diabetes research and prevention fundingDeGette sponsored the Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.5461) and the PREVENT DIABETES Act (H.R.1523), both referred to committee. These reintroduced bills address continued federal funding for diabetes research programs and diabetes prevention initiatives.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Diana DeGette serves as the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district, a Denver-based seat she has held since January 1997. She is a lawyer by training and a member of the Democratic Party. DeGette served as chief deputy whip from 2005 to 2019 and has been the dean of Colorado's congressional delegation since 2007. Before her election to Congress, she served in the Colorado state legislature as state representative for the 6th district from 1993 to 1997. In Congress, her sponsored legislation has addressed firearm magazine restrictions (H.R.1674, H.R.625), environmental regulation of hydraulic fracturing (H.R.6082), cumulative pollution enforcement (H.R.2995), diabetes research and prevention programs (H.R.5461, H.R.1523), and healthcare workforce access (H.R.5621). She voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 on final passage (H.R.2670).
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Jan 30, 2023Sponsored
Keep Americans Safe Act
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Jan 11, 2023Sponsored
Condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients.
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Jul 24, 2024Sponsored
Commemorating the past success of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams and supporting the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games.
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Dec 14, 2023Voted no
(HR.2670)
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03 · What's coming up
Bills they’ll vote on next
Bills that have cleared committee and are heading for a floor vote. See all upcoming votes →
House·HR.1071Reported to floor
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
Would bar entry and allow deportation of foreign officials who suppressed U.S. citizens' speech.
House·HR.151Reported to floor
Equal Representation Act of 2025
Would base House seat apportionment on citizen population rather than total population.
House·HR.2071Reported to floor
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Would bar U.S. funds to international institutions financing foreign shrimp operations.
House·HR.2076Reported to floor
Lulu’s Law
Would require the FCC to explicitly authorize wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.
House·HR.2159Reported to floor
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Would require public databases listing all federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.
04 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
PACs account for 63.5% of DeGette's $977K in total receipts this cycle, with individual contributions making up 36.3% — nearly all of which came from itemized donors. Top PAC contributors include Sheet Metal Workers International Association Political Action League, Delta PAC, Xcel Energy Employee PAC, Service Employees COPE PCC, and Americans for Responsible Innovation Ltd. Political Action Committee. Top employer concentrations include Kleiner Perkins Caufield &, Monroe Group, Manzanita Capital, Pisces, Inc., and Friends of Cancer Research. Unitemized contributions represent just 9.9% of individual receipts, with the individual-donor base drawing almost entirely from large donors.
Total raised · 2026
$977K
Cash on hand
$636K
Spent
$610K
By source
- Individuals$355K · 36.3%
- PACs$621K · 63.5%
- Other$1K · 0.1%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)9.9%
Top PAC contributors
- SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUEFEC ↗$10K
- DELTA PACFEC ↗$10K
- XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE PACFEC ↗$8K
- THOROUGHBRED PACFEC ↗$5K
- SERVICE EMPLOYEES COPE PCCFEC ↗$5K
- QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED PACFEC ↗$5K
- LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOLDINGS PACFEC ↗$5K
- AMERICANS FOR RESPOONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$5K
- AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PACFEC ↗$5K
- THE PREMIER INC. EMPLOYEE'S CIVIC ACTION FUNDFEC ↗$5K
Top employer concentrations
- PARTNER AT KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD &$7K· 2 donors
- MONROE GROUP$7K· 2 donors
- MANZANITA CAPITAL$7K· 2 donors
- PISCES, INC.$7K· 2 donors
- FRIENDS OF CANCER RESEARCH$6K· 3 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
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