Diana DeGette

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Diana DeGette
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 1st district
Assumed office
January 3, 1997
Preceded byPat Schroeder
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
January 13, 1993 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byGerald H. Kopel[1]
Succeeded byDan Grossman[2]
Personal details
Born
Diana Louise DeGette

(1957-07-29) July 29, 1957 (age 66)
Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Lino Lipinsky (m. 1985)
Children2
EducationColorado College (BA)
New York University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Diana Louise DeGette (/dɪˈɡɛt/; born July 29, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician. She is the U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district since 1997. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 to 2019 and is the dean of Colorado's congressional delegation.

She was the Colorado State Representative for the 6th district from 1993 until her election to the U.S. House.

DeGette was born in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan, the daughter of American parents.[3] She graduated from Colorado College and New York University.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Our Campaigns - CO State House 06 Race - Nov 03, 1992". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. "Our Campaigns - CO State House 06 Race - Nov 08, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. "Degette". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2013-06-19.