What is Diana DeGette?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Diana DeGette |image = Diana DeGette official photo.jpg |state = [[Colorado]] |district = {{ushr|CO|1|1st}} |term_start = January 3, 1997 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Pat Schroeder]] |successor = |state_house1 = Colorado |district1 = 6th |term_start1 = January 13, 1993 |term_end1 = January 3, 1997 |predecessor1 = Gerald H. Kopel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=866236|title=Our Campaigns - CO State House 06 Race - Nov 03, 1992|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> |successor1 = [[Dan Grossman]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=857965|title=Our Campaigns - CO State House 06 Race - Nov 08, 1994|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> |birth_name = Diana Louise DeGette |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|7|29}} |birth_place = [[Tachikawa]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = {{marriage|Lino Lipinsky|1985}} |children = 2 |education = [[Colorado College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[New York University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |website = [https://degette.house.gov/ House website] }} '''Diana Louise DeGette''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ᵻ|ˈ|ɡ|ɛ|t}}; born July 29, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician. She is the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|Colorado|1|}} since 1997. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. DeGette was a [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|Chief Deputy Whip]] from 2005 to 2019 and is the dean of [[United States congressional delegations from Colorado|Colorado's congressional delegation]]. She was the [[Colorado House of Representatives|Colorado State Representative]] for the 6th district from 1993 until her election to the U.S. House. DeGette was born in [[Tachikawa, Tokyo|Tachikawa]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]],