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Diana DeGette

Diana DeGette

Democrat · Incumbent

U.S. Representative, CO-01

Incumbent · Public Record
PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
  • No Corporate PAC Money
  • Stock Trading Ban
  • Lobbying Ban for Former Members
  • Overturn Citizens United

Primary: June 2026 Last updated 2026-04-24

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T Transparency
60.4%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge

Top positive drivers

  • T7 Impeachment manager (nationally televised). Gas price hearing grilling oil CEOs. Assembly (got 33% but showed up). Local media across Colorado. 29 years of documented appearances. 4/4
  • T8 29 years of organizational engagement. LCV 97%/100%, Planned Parenthood 100%, AFL-CIO, HRC 100%, ACLU 93%, NEA 91%. VoteSmart evaluations. 4/4
  • T20 O&I Chair/Ranking. Family separation hearing. Gas price hearing. COVID oversight. NIH/CDC defense. Follow the Science Act. Multiple oversight actions but limited downstream results. Tier 2. 3.38/4

Top negative drivers

  • T1 PENALTY: Constituent access refusal (5-9 year gap). No documented in-person town halls 2018-2024. April 2025 town hall preceded by 7+ year gap. Telephone town halls do not count. T1=0 cannot be dropped. 0/4
  • T12 No housing transparency positions documented. E&C does not have housing jurisdiction. Housing work is through earmarks (A-axis) not transparency mechanisms. 0/4
  • T18 Education not among her issue areas. E&C does not have education jurisdiction. No education transparency positions documented. 0/4
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  • T1 PENALTY: Constituent access refusal (5-9 year gap). No documented in-person town halls 2018-2024. April 2025 town hall preceded by 7+ year gap. Telephone town halls do not count. T1=0 cannot be dropped. 0/4
  • T2 Co-sponsors stock trading ban legislation. No tax returns released. No early filing. No extra disclosure beyond requirements in 29 years. 2.25/4
  • T3 Does not trade individual stocks (Quiver Quantitative confirms $0 in tracked assets). Holds mutual funds/index funds (Vanguard 500 Index Admiral). Co-sponsors stock trading ban. No blind trust. 3/4
  • T4 Co-sponsors some reform legislation. But 63% PAC funded, 3.6% small-dollar, $5M+ career corporate PAC money. Did NOT sign PIP. Integrity Index grade: C. 2/4
  • T5 No donor visibility mechanisms: no published donor list, no breakdowns, no readable format beyond FEC. No donor disclosure legislation documented. 1/4
  • T6 Weekly newsletter during session. Votes and Legislation page is raw vote table with NO explanations, no context. Newsletter archives not publicly accessible. 2.25/4
  • T7 Impeachment manager (nationally televised). Gas price hearing grilling oil CEOs. Assembly (got 33% but showed up). Local media across Colorado. 29 years of documented appearances. 4/4
  • T8 29 years of organizational engagement. LCV 97%/100%, Planned Parenthood 100%, AFL-CIO, HRC 100%, ACLU 93%, NEA 91%. VoteSmart evaluations. 4/4
  • T9 Weekly newsletter during session. Twitter/X, Bluesky, Facebook. Press releases. Town hall livestreams. Consistent but no promise tracking, no annual reports. 3/4
  • T10 Official website issues pages reasonably detailed (7 topics with named legislation). Google Translate widget (not native multilingual). Campaign website broken (404s on most issues pages). 2.50/4
  • T11 Insulin Price Reduction Act (introduced, did not pass). Diabetes Caucus co-chair. IRA drug pricing YES vote. Focused on drug PRICING not healthcare price TRANSPARENCY broadly. Tier 2: 0.25*0.75=0.1875. 2.69/4
  • T12 No housing transparency positions documented. E&C does not have housing jurisdiction. Housing work is through earmarks (A-axis) not transparency mechanisms. 0/4
  • T13 Gouged at the Gas Station hearing (April 2022): grilled BP/Chevron/ExxonMobil CEOs. Crude vs pump price data. O&I Chair. Focused on energy sector only. Tier 2: 0.50*0.75=0.375. 2.88/4
  • T14 $62.9M+ community project funding publicly justified. O&I oversight. No spending transparency legislation/dashboards. Publicly discloses earmark requests. Tier 2. 2.88/4
  • T15 4+ AI hearings on E&C in 2025. Cures 2.0/2.1 FDA AI provisions. AI chatbots are not doctors (Nov 2025). Clarke letter opposing state AI law preemption. Healthcare AI focus. Tier 2. 2.88/4
  • T16 Led first House oversight hearing on Trump family separation policy (O&I Chair). ICE/CBP accountability. No specific law enforcement reform legislation. One hearing focused on family separation. Tier 2. 2.38/4
  • T17 Family separation hearing. Immigration constituent services page. No immigration system transparency mechanisms (USCIS modernization/processing targets). Tier 2. 2.38/4
  • T18 Education not among her issue areas. E&C does not have education jurisdiction. No education transparency positions documented. 0/4
  • T19 Impeachment manager (defending democratic accountability). Presided over first impeachment debate. House passed articles = one chamber = 0.75. No Freedom to Vote Act/redistricting/ballot access. Tier 2. 2.56/4
  • T20 O&I Chair/Ranking. Family separation hearing. Gas price hearing. COVID oversight. NIH/CDC defense. Follow the Science Act. Multiple oversight actions but limited downstream results. Tier 2. 3.38/4
  • T21 PENALTY: Constituent access refusal cascade. T1=0 + T21=0. Cannot be dropped. Without penalty would score ~2.5-3.0. 0/4
  • T22 PolitiFact: no False/Pants on Fire. Zero fact-checker coverage in evidence window. Legislative claims cross-check against Congress.gov. Clyburn controversy (unverified) is concerning edge. 3/4
  • T23 Follow the Science Act protects government scientists from political interference. Defended NIH/CDC staff from firings. BOP-adjacent but focused on government scientists not broad whistleblower framework. 2.75/4
  • T24 Voted YES on Epstein Files Transparency Act (focused bill YES = 0.75). No FOIA reform/classification reform/open data mandates beyond one vote. 2.75/4
  • T25 Core positions consistent over 29 years: healthcare/climate/reproductive rights. Clyburn controversy (unverified) and assembly language shift (mentioned M4A/abolish ICE not on website) are concerning edges. 3/4
E Efficiency
85.3%

Top positive drivers

  • E1 Multiple enacted laws with evaluation: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (review committees), ARPA-H (performance mandates), ADVANCE Act (NRC licensing review). Specific review mechanisms documented. 4/4
  • E2 Cures 2.0 based on 300+ stakeholder submissions. Gas price hearing with specific data charts. ARPA-H designed around evidence-based innovation. Maternal mortality data collection mandates. 4/4
  • E6 ARPA-H launched as new $1B agency. Maternal mortality committees operational across states. NRC implementing new pathways. EPA restored methane rules. Every Kid Outdoors active. 12/13 FY2026 community projects funded. 4/4
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  • E1 Multiple enacted laws with evaluation: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (review committees), ARPA-H (performance mandates), ADVANCE Act (NRC licensing review). Specific review mechanisms documented. 4/4
  • E2 Cures 2.0 based on 300+ stakeholder submissions. Gas price hearing with specific data charts. ARPA-H designed around evidence-based innovation. Maternal mortality data collection mandates. 4/4
  • E3 O&I Chair/Ranking: the evaluation committee. Gas price hearing, family separation, COVID oversight, NIH/CDC defense. Multiple programs evaluated with findings but oversight results limited. 3.50/4
  • E4 2 offices (Denver + DC). Standard casework: SSA/VA/IRS/immigration/passports. $62.9M community projects. Housing Resources page. No documented casework volume/resolution rates/outcome data. Only 2 offices. 3/4
  • E5 ADVANCE Act enacted (NRC regulatory modernization). Cures 2.0 digital health/AI provisions. TikTok regulation vote. Privacy Caucus. Sector-specific (nuclear/healthcare) not broad government IT. 3.50/4
  • E6 ARPA-H launched as new $1B agency. Maternal mortality committees operational across states. NRC implementing new pathways. EPA restored methane rules. Every Kid Outdoors active. 12/13 FY2026 community projects funded. 4/4
  • E7 Bipartisan partnerships: Upton (Cures), Duncan (ADVANCE 393-13), Hudson (Down syndrome), Herrera Beutler (maternal deaths unanimous). Real enacted results. Lugar Center 184th below average. Deep but narrow. 3.25/4
  • E8 Designed ARPA-H agency structure from scratch. Cures 2.0 was 173 pages of implementation detail. ADVANCE Act includes NRC workforce/fee/pathway provisions. 29 years E&C experience. 4/4
  • E9 5+ enacted laws in evidence window. Created new federal agency (ARPA-H $1B). Maternal mortality committees in states. $62.9M community projects delivered. 4/4
  • E10 ADVANCE Act enacted = NRC process reform. Cures framework modernized FDA processes. Stock trading ban co-sponsor. Sector-specific not broad congressional/government process reform. 3.50/4
  • E11 Health Subcommittee RM. ARPA-H enacted ($1B cheaper research). Preventing Maternal Deaths Act enacted. Cures framework. Insulin Price Reduction Act introduced. Diabetes Caucus co-chair. Multiple enacted. 4/4
  • E12 Townview $5M/160 units. Warren Village $4M/74 apartments. Colorado Coalition $4M hotel conversion. Stay Inn $2M/95 rooms. Urban Peak $10M shelter. HUD PRO Housing $4.5M. Tier 2: 0.50*0.75=0.375. Project-level not system reform. 3.38/4
  • E13 ADVANCE Act enacted 2024 (nuclear modernization). Methane CRA enacted 2021 (emission restoration). Energy subcommittee. CEIDA. LCV 97%. Multiple enacted energy provisions. 4/4
  • E14 Family separation hearing. Immigration casework. No USCIS modernization/court reform/processing targets. Hearing focused on enforcement accountability. Tier 2: 0.25*0.75=0.1875. 2.19/4
  • E15 BBB universal pre-K (YES, passed House not enacted). Student Loan Fairness Act co-sponsor. NEA endorsed. $6K Pell Grant. Mostly co-sponsorships not leadership. Tier 2. 2.69/4
  • E16 Gun safety: Keep Americans Safe Act, background checks, assault weapons ban. Bipartisan Safer Communities Act YES (focused bill 0.75). Teen vaping regulation. Tier 2. 3.06/4
  • E17 PRO Act co-sponsor (2021). Raise the Wage Act ($17 by 2030). Workforce training earmarks: $2M homelessness-to-employment, $2.4M aerospace training. Paycheck Fairness. Tier 2. 3.38/4
  • E18 O&I oversight on spending. $62.9M publicly justified earmarks. Gas price hearing. No spending efficiency legislation/waste elimination/IG-focused work. Tier 2. 2.88/4
  • E19 IIJA YES vote. Community projects. ADVANCE Act infrastructure. No delivery reform (permitting/timelines). Tier 2. 2.88/4
  • E20 Voted NO on FY2024/FY2025/FY2026 NDAAs. NO on 2 standalone Israel aid bills. YES on comprehensive April 2024 package. Criticized ever-growing military budgets. No quantified cost comparisons. Tier 2. 2.88/4
  • E21 ARPA-H designed for SPEED (rapid-deployment health research vs slow NIH). ADVANCE Act makes nuclear licensing faster. Sector-specific not broad government speed. 3.50/4
  • E22 IRA revenue provisions YES vote. Publicly justified earmarks. No fiscal targets/deficit reduction/tax reform/loophole closure. 2.25/4
  • E23 O&I Chair/Ranking. Gas price findings, family separation findings, Follow the Science Act. Did not turn findings into enacted legislation. Hearings documented problems without enacted follow-up. 2.75/4
  • E24 NIH too slow > ARPA-H (new agency). Trump methane rollback harmful > CRA restoration. Dobbs broke rights > WHPA. Congress blocked > discharge petition. Multiple enacted reforms. 4/4
  • E25 O&I Chair/Ranking for years. Hearings on ICE/CBP, oil companies, NIH, CDC, FDA, TikTok, tobacco/vaping. Follow the Science Act. Challenged RFK Jr. Extensive oversight but limited downstream results. 3.50/4
A Affordability
75%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge

Top positive drivers

  • A11 Health Subcommittee RM. ARPA-H enacted. Preventing Maternal Deaths Act enacted. Insulin Price Reduction Act introduced. IRA drug pricing YES. Diabetes Caucus. Multiple enacted. 4/4
  • A23 ARPA-H (universal). Maternal deaths (highest-risk mothers). Housing earmarks (homeless/single parents/low-income: Warren Village, Colorado Coalition). Reproductive rights (all women). Multiple enacted reaching vulnerable populations. 4/4
  • A24 Workers, mothers, children, homeless, single parents, diabetics, women, consumers, 4th graders. ARPA-H universal. Energy provisions all consumers. Broad reach across enacted legislation. 4/4
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  • A1 References costs nationally (gas, insulin, housing, childcare in BBB). No Denver-specific cost data documented. Minimal constituent engagement on affordability (T1 penalty territory). 2.25/4
  • A2 Gas price hearing with crude vs pump price charts. Cites specific dollar figures ($62.9M earmarks, $4.8B Cures, $1B ARPA-H). National not district-specific data. 3/4
  • A3 Casework: SSA/Medicare/Medicaid/IRS. Housing Resources page with tenant/landlord legal services. $62.9M community projects. No documented recovery amounts. Only 2 offices. 3/4
  • A4 Gas price hearing grilled BP/Chevron/ExxonMobil on anti-competitive pricing. ARPA-H disrupts pharma R&D monopoly model. No antitrust legislation. One hearing not systematic competition agenda. 2.50/4
  • A5 Gas hearing showed household cost impact. Insulin framed as family cost. BBB childcare 7% income cap. Not systematic across full agenda. Most communication in policy/legislative terms. 2.75/4
  • A6 Gas price hearing (April 2022) = direct response to gas price spike. Grilled CEOs within weeks of record prices. Insulin legislation during pricing crisis. ARP during pandemic. Timely with specific data. 3/4
  • A7 $62.9M community projects redirect federal dollars to local housing/workforce/shelters. Ever-growing military budgets criticism + defense NO votes. No explicit waste-to-affordability pipeline framing. 3/4
  • A8 Named BP/Chevron/ExxonMobil under oath at gas hearing. Insulin pricing challenges to pharma. Vaping industry oversight. Focused on oil and pharma not broad corporate accountability. 3/4
  • A9 Some household framing: childcare, gas prices, insulin, 56% minimum wage workers are women. Primary agenda (Cures/ARPA-H/ADVANCE Act) framed in policy/institutional terms. Inconsistent. 2.25/4
  • A10 Has affordability legislation (insulin/wages/earmarks). Primary focus is healthcare innovation and energy. Affordability is secondary benefit not organizing principle. 2.25/4
  • A11 Health Subcommittee RM. ARPA-H enacted. Preventing Maternal Deaths Act enacted. Insulin Price Reduction Act introduced. IRA drug pricing YES. Diabetes Caucus. Multiple enacted. 4/4
  • A12 Townview $5M/160 units. Warren Village $4M/74 apartments. Colorado Coalition $4M hotel. Stay Inn $2M/95 rooms. Urban Peak $10M shelter. HUD PRO Housing $4.5M. Tier 2. 3.38/4
  • A13 BBB universal pre-K (7% income cap on childcare). Student Loan Fairness co-sponsor. $6K Pell Grant. Co-sponsorships not leadership. BBB passed House not enacted. Tier 2. 2.69/4
  • A14 IRA corporate minimum tax/IRS enforcement YES vote. BBB tax provisions. No specific tax reform of her own. Tier 2: 0.25*0.75=0.1875. 2.19/4
  • A15 Gas price oversight. Insulin pricing. Vaping regulation. FRAC Act. E&C consumer jurisdiction. No CFPB/junk fees/credit cards. Tier 2. 2.88/4
  • A16 Raise the Wage Act $17/hr by 2030 (co-sponsor 2019+2025). PRO Act co-sponsor (2021). Paycheck Fairness. YES vote on Raise the Wage 2019 (passed House, focused bill 0.75). Tier 2. 3.56/4
  • A17 BBB and ARP votes included food provisions. FDA food safety through E&C. No specific food affordability legislation of her own. Tier 2. 2.19/4
  • A18 ADVANCE Act enacted (long-term energy cost reduction through nuclear). Methane CRA enacted. AI hearing raised data center energy costs. LCV 97%. Multiple enacted. 3.50/4
  • A19 IIJA YES vote. Community projects. No transit fare/gas relief/EV incentive/commuter benefit legislation. IIJA broad bill = 0.50. Tier 2. 2.38/4
  • A20 BBB was transformational covering childcare/housing/healthcare. Not HER framework. Primary identity is healthcare research + energy. Affordability as secondary benefit not strategy. Tier 2. 2.19/4
  • A21 Gas hearing matches rhetoric. Insulin legislation matches. Raise the Wage matches. Housing earmarks match. Takes pharma money but votes against pharma on pricing (consistent action, inconsistent funding). 3/4
  • A22 Defends ACA (votes). Follow the Science Act (NIH defense). WHPA (reproductive rights, passed House). Pro-Choice Caucus co-chair. Discharge petition (extraordinary procedural effort). Consistent funding votes. 3.75/4
  • A23 ARPA-H (universal). Maternal deaths (highest-risk mothers). Housing earmarks (homeless/single parents/low-income: Warren Village, Colorado Coalition). Reproductive rights (all women). Multiple enacted reaching vulnerable populations. 4/4
  • A24 Workers, mothers, children, homeless, single parents, diabetics, women, consumers, 4th graders. ARPA-H universal. Energy provisions all consumers. Broad reach across enacted legislation. 4/4
  • A25 LCV 97%/100%. Planned Parenthood 100%. Labor endorsements. Progressive Caucus. But ECU grade C (campaign finance gap). Mixed organizational alignment. 3/4

Modifiers applied to this candidate

  • constituent access refusal — See the methodology for details.

Sponsored Bills

  • H.R.1218 21st Century Cures Act (lead House champion) 2015-07-10 Enacted
  • H.R.1280 ARPA-H authorizing legislation 2022-03-15 Enacted
  • H.R.1318 Preventing Maternal Deaths Act 2018-12-21 Enacted
  • H.R.4346 ADVANCE Act (nuclear licensing modernization) 2024-07-09 Enacted
  • H.R.366 Insulin Price Reduction Act 2023-01-17 Pending
  • H.R.12 Women's Health Protection Act 2022-07-15 Pending
  • H.J.Res.24 Methane CRA (restoration) 2021-06-30 Enacted
  • H.R.3235 Follow the Science Act 2025-05-14 Pending

Cosponsored Bills

  • H.R.1186 Stock Trading Ban for Members of Congress 2023-02-24
  • H.R.842 PRO Act 2021-02-04
  • H.R.7 Paycheck Fairness Act 2021-04-15
  • H.R.603 Raise the Wage Act ($17/hr by 2030) 2025-01-22

Voting Record

BillDateVoteOutcome
H.R.5376 · Inflation Reduction Act (drug pricing, corporate minimum tax) 2022-08-12 yes Enacted
H.R.3684 · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 2021-11-05 yes Enacted
H.R.8404 · Respect for Marriage Act 2022-12-08 yes Enacted
S.2226 · FY2024 NDAA 2023-12-14 no Enacted
H.R.8070 · FY2025 NDAA 2024-12-11 no Enacted

Incumbent · Public Record

Scored on voting record, sponsored legislation, and public actions in office. Direct enacted results drive high impact scores.

Scoring Summary

Axis Base Pledge Bonus Final
Transparency 60.4% +0.5 60.9%
Efficiency 85.3% — 85.3%
Affordability 75% +0.5 75.5%
Overall TEA Average of the three axes 73.6%

Modifiers Applied

  • constituent access refusal — See full methodology.

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