Congressional Pictorial Directory
DEMOCRATIC
U.S. Representative · Colorado 1st District
Diana
Degette
Terms served
15
House
Years in Congress
29.3y
Since 1997
Bills sponsored
247
All time
Bills cosponsored
4436
All time
Current staff
19
Personal office
Career staff alumni
108
Distinct people
% with party
…
Voting record pending
Chapter I
Legislative Activity
Sponsored: 247 bills all time · Cosponsored: 4436 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.
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Chapter II
Committees
4 assignments across 1 congress
119th Congress
House
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
MemberEnergy
MemberHealth
Ranking memberOversight and Investigations
MemberChapter III
Office & Staff
Current personal office roster · 15 staffers · 4 interns
Staff · 15· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella R. Borbonus | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Jan 3, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Isabelle B. Deibel | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jun 24, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Blaise K. Hokkanen | SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Hannah R. Katz | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Brytan B. Mendes | PRESS SECRETARY/DIGITAL DIRECTOR | Nov 17, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Joeana L. Middleton | CHIEF OF STAFF | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Grayson J. Moore | DISTRICT OUTREACH REPRESENTATI | Feb 24, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Nermina Mujkanovic | DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Evelyn M. O'Hara-Short | CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE | Dec 5, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Judson D. Ogle | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT/STAF | Aug 28, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Christopher John Schloesser | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF & LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Nov 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Shubhashika Singh | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Sep 30, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Jack L. Stelzner | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Mar 25, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| David N. Steury | HEALTH POLICY DIRECTOR | Jan 29, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Benjamin A. Wells | CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE | Sep 6, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025 |
Interns · 4· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor L. AdrianIntern | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 | |
| Deepashish BasuIntern | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025 | |
| Brooke C. KirkerIntern | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 9, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025 | |
| Emma K. NicotraIntern | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 5, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025 |
Chapter IV
Staff Alumni
Former personal office staff · 63 staffers · 45 interns
Alumni staff · 63· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviva R. Abusch | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jan 3, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023 | |
| Matthew G. Allen | SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 3, 2021 to Oct 13, 2021 | |
| Nicholas T. Anuzis | ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | Feb 1, 2023 to Nov 22, 2023 | |
| Andrea Autobee-Trujillo | DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2016 to Jun 17, 2019 | |
| Imran Awan | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jan 1, 2016 to Feb 3, 2017 | |
| Eleanor E. Bastian | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017 | |
| David D. Brown | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Apr 1, 2019 to Aug 31, 2019 | |
| Ryan H. Brown | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 1, 2023 | |
| Sahil Chaudhary | CONGRESSIONAL AIDE | Jul 21, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| Jennifer Clanahan | SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR/DEPUTY PRESS SEC | Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 8, 2016 | |
| Raymel A. Clark | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| Danielle L. Cohen | DIGITAL DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Jul 15, 2020 | |
| Lisa B. Cohen | SENIOR ADVISOR | Aug 1, 2021 to Jan 2, 2022 | |
| Nina E. Doorley | POLICY ADVISOR | Feb 22, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022 | |
| Carol D. Ertel | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| Jane T. Fillion | DIGITAL DIRECTOR | Sep 20, 2020 to Nov 4, 2021 | |
| Anthony G. Flynn | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jul 1, 2016 to Jul 31, 2018 | |
| Diana Gambrel | DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING & EXECU | Aug 1, 2019 to Jan 8, 2020 | |
| Nancy A. Garza | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Jun 1, 2019 to Sep 28, 2020 | |
| Gabrielle K. Gould | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021 | |
| Jacqueline M. Greco | FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR | Sep 1, 2019 to Mar 31, 2023 | |
| Michelle R. Greenhalgh | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Apr 23, 2018 to Apr 4, 2019 | |
| Jaida Hampton | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Sep 1, 2023 to Jan 2, 2024 | |
| Michele Hernandez | OFFICE COORDINATOR | Jul 1, 2017 to Sep 5, 2017 | |
| Kaila E. Hood | CONSTITUENT SERVICES & ENVIRON | Jun 1, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020 | |
| Benjamin M. Hosansky | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT & ST | Mar 30, 2025 to Sep 1, 2025 | |
| Matthew N. Inzeo | SENIOR ADVISOR | Nov 5, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| Lena B. Jacobson | DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 11, 2025 | |
| Nimit Jindal | HEALTH POLICY DIRECTOR | Oct 27, 2022 to Dec 26, 2023 | |
| Thomas K. Kelly | DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Mar 17, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| Samuel C. Leiter | PRESS ASSISTANT/DIGITAL MEDIA MAN | Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 8, 2016 | |
| Peter Lubembela | CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE | Feb 6, 2023 to Sep 1, 2023 | |
| April A. Martinez | SCHEDULER | Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 21, 2016 | |
| Seraphim I. McFarland | CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE | Jan 11, 2021 to Aug 1, 2022 | |
| Matthew T. Mengesha | CONGRESSIONAL AIDE | Feb 25, 2016 to Oct 6, 2017 | |
| Robert W. Middlemist | CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE | Oct 4, 2021 to Sep 7, 2022 | |
| Michelle D. Moreno-Silva | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Mar 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 | |
| Catherine I. Murphy | LEGISLATIVE AIDE & STAFF ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2023 to Nov 24, 2023 | |
| Jack E. Murphy | CONSTITUENT SERVICE DIRECTOR | Feb 1, 2023 to Sep 13, 2024 | |
| Nylah L. Mustafa | STAFF ASSISTANT | Aug 8, 2019 to Jul 31, 2020 | |
| Arden L. Parker | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 3, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022 | |
| America P. Pastrana | DISTRICT SCHEDULER | Jun 20, 2016 to Jun 30, 2016 | |
| Pastrana America P. Paz | DISTRICT SCHEDULER | Jul 1, 2016 to Aug 4, 2017 | |
| Marc R. Rehmann | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF | Dec 1, 2020 to Feb 3, 2021 | |
| Manik R. Roy | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jan 1, 2023 to Jan 30, 2023 | |
| Tyler N. Rushforth | ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | Feb 5, 2024 to May 1, 2024 | |
| Sherie Lou Z. Santos | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Aug 1, 2022 to Oct 8, 2022 | |
| Samuel J. Satterfield | DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR & DI | Jan 30, 2022 to Mar 5, 2024 | |
| Patricia J. Stevens | CONGRESSIONAL AIDE | Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017 | |
| Stephanie N. Syner | SENIOR CONGRSSNL AIDE/OUTRCH LIASN | Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 30, 2018 | |
| Alisa S. Tatarian | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Dec 1, 2018 to Aug 31, 2019 | |
| Copeland Tucker | COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT | May 27, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| Cassandra L. Wagner | CONGRESSIONAL AIDE | Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 13, 2016 | |
| Thomas B. Walker | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Jul 1, 2017 to Apr 27, 2019 | |
| Matthew W. Walter | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Dec 1, 2023 to Apr 19, 2024 | |
| Scott T. Weathers | ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | Aug 1, 2024 to Feb 1, 2025 | |
| Polly Frances Webster | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 2, 2018 | |
| Lynne A. Weil | COMM DIRECTOR/SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR | Apr 25, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| Sarah K. Whalen | DISTRICT SCHEDULER | Oct 10, 2017 to Jul 19, 2019 | |
| Byron I. White | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Mar 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2025 | |
| Michael A. Whitehorn | COUNSEL | Sep 1, 2016 to Mar 3, 2017 | |
| Joseph H. Wood | OUTREACH DIRECTOR | Sep 1, 2023 to Nov 15, 2024 | |
| Thomas J. Woodburn | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2019 to May 7, 2022 |
Alumni interns · 45· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elda W. Abayneh | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 22, 2024 to May 3, 2024 | |
| Gavin Arneson | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 17, 2019 to Aug 17, 2019 | |
| Elias L. Asher | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 18, 2019 to Aug 5, 2019 | |
| Shoag H. Bakeet | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jul 7, 2021 to Aug 12, 2021 | |
| Alec Bergen | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Mar 17, 2025 to Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Anthony D. Bogolub | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 24, 2022 to Aug 19, 2022 | |
| Sawyer T. Bundgaard | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 29, 2023 to Jul 7, 2023 | |
| Will Isabella S. Chaparro | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jun 2, 2025 to Jul 24, 2025 | |
| Lily C. Clarke | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Aug 23, 2022 to Dec 15, 2022 | |
| Charles Mullin Connolly | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 9, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 | |
| Darius W. Cozart | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Apr 11, 2019 to Apr 25, 2019 | |
| Ryan M. Curtis | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 22, 2025 to Apr 30, 2025 | |
| Ava K. Digre | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 28, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024 | |
| Audrey Duff | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jan 21, 2025 to Apr 18, 2025 | |
| Justin D. English | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 11, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Giacomo A. Ferrari | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 5, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024 | |
| Brett A. Ford | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 1, 2021 to Dec 10, 2021 | |
| Amanda D. Grondin-Smith | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 1, 2019 to Jul 31, 2019 | |
| Trevor Hamilton | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 23, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023 | |
| Nicholas J. Hildebrand | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 15, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023 | |
| Grace E. Holst | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jun 6, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022 | |
| Helen M. Hrazanek | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 8, 2024 to Apr 26, 2024 | |
| Cameron Hughes | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 17, 2020 to May 8, 2020 | |
| Sofia Joucovsky | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jul 12, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 | |
| Parker M. Juels | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 25, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022 | |
| Isaiah N. Kenney | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 1, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024 | |
| Grace Kitchens | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 19, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025 | |
| Jackson C. Lanzer | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 16, 2024 to May 10, 2024 | |
| Kathryn A. Lingwall | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 5, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024 | |
| Owen T. Mantelli | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 9, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024 | |
| Itzel A. Marcial | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 7, 2024 to Feb 22, 2024 | |
| Sebastian G. Marino | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 2, 2019 to May 11, 2019 | |
| Abigail J. McLaughlin | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 9, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025 | |
| MacKenzie V Miller | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 23, 2019 to Dec 15, 2019 | |
| Katherine A. Murphy | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Apr 2, 2019 to Apr 26, 2019 | |
| Rylie Novak | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 12, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023 | |
| Grace K. Pedersen | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 4, 2025 to May 13, 2025 | |
| Lucy Preston | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 19, 2023 to May 3, 2023 | |
| Anisha D. Raju | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 19, 2023 to Nov 29, 2023 | |
| Lorenzo Rodriguez | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Apr 8, 2019 to Apr 16, 2019 | |
| Clayton E. Rossman | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 17, 2020 to May 8, 2020 | |
| Lucy Schoder | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 28, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024 | |
| Meaghan N. Shea | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 23, 2019 to Dec 15, 2019 | |
| Natalia P. Storz | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 26, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023 | |
| Elizabeth Glover Sullivan | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 20, 2020 to May 7, 2020 |
Chapter V
Travel & Disclosures
3 trips · $0 combined disclosed value.
Spain
House gift travel filing
Not listed
$0
Japan
House gift travel filing
Not listed
$0
Gettysburg, PA
House gift travel filing
Not listed
$0
Chapter VI
Tenure
Member terms in Congress.
Jan 3, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2025
Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2023
Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2021
Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2019
Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2017
Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2015
Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 3, 2015
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2013
Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2011
Jan 6, 2009 to Jan 3, 2011
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2009
Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2007
Jan 4, 2005 to Jan 3, 2007
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2005
Jan 7, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2003
Jan 3, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
2001
Jan 6, 1999 to Jan 3, 2001
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
1999
Jan 7, 1997 to Jan 3, 1999
House · Colorado 1st District
Democratic
1997