Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Colorado 3rd Congressional District in 2020 Colorado General Election.
View your personalized ballot, check your voter registration, make a plan to vote, and research every name and measure on the ballot with BallotReady.
Get StartedShe is an ardent defender of women’s rights. As a County Commissioner, Diane ensured that the allocation of human resources to the county included funds for the local, rural Planned Parenthood clinic. Diane has received 100% ratings from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and NARAL and will protect a woman’s right to choose by fully funding Planned Parenthood. Learn more
When Diane was a Colorado State Representative, she consistently earned 100% ratings from human rights, civil rights, and voting rights groups. In Congress, she will fight the Trump administration’s assault on vulnerable communities. Learn more
I support the Justice in Policing Bill – HR 7120 – introduced on June 8 in the US House. Its provisions focus on accountability, training, reasserting the separation of the military and domestic police, and prohibiting chokeholds and no-knock warrants. It mandates that federal officers attempt de-escalation first and use deadly force only as a last resort, and it conditions federal funding to state and local law enforcement agencies on the adoption of those same policies. It gives more power to the Department of Justice to investigate patterns of bias. It requires federal police to use dashboard and body cameras. Learn more
Fully staff and fund the Veteran’s Administration. Learn more
A huge barrier to opportunity is the high cost of education. Diane stood up for public education in the Colorado House. She will continue the fight for students and teachers and against predatory student lenders in the U.S. Congress. She will lower the burden of college student loan debt and will ensure public schools are well-funded. She, unlike the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, is against privatizing public education. Diane knows that the educational opportunities of a child should not depend on their parent’s zip code. Learn more
Ensure corporate polluters are held accountable. Learn more
Strengthen the incentives for renewables. Learn more
Fight efforts to privatize our public lands. Learn more
Work to expand environmental protections like the Methane Rule. Learn more
Increase coverage for mental health treatments. Learn more
End surprise billing practices. Learn more
Protect coverage for pre-existing conditions. Learn more
Fund rural health clinics and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program). Learn more
Allow Medicare to negotiate for drug prices. Learn more
Reduce the cost of premiums, deductibles, and prescription drugs. Learn more
Diane supports comprehensive immigration reforms and making DACA permanent. In the Colorado legislature in 2013, Diane co-sponsored legislation to allow Dreamers to receive in-state college tuition and will continue to fight for immigrant rights in Congress. Learn more
Unions are the cornerstone of middle and working class prosperity and Diane has received 100% ratings from unions including the AFL-CIO, Teamsters, the Colorado Education Association, and AFSCME when she was in the Colorado House. She will protect collective bargaining agreements for employees in both the public and private sectors and will expand union apprenticeship programs, which have been particularly effective in our district. Learn more
She will support the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, ensure equal pay for equal work, expand family leave, and protect pregnant and nursing workers. Learn more
View your personalized ballot, check your voter registration, make a plan to vote, and research every name and measure on the ballot with BallotReady.