WASHINGTON – With the release of the 2008 Congressional Power Rankings by Knowlegis, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) ranked 65th among the entire House of Representatives and led the House Delegation in Colorado. The rankings are formulated based on Congressional position, influence, legislation, and for the first time, earmark data was included in legislators’ Power Score. 

“I am very proud to work on important issues such as stem cell research, children’s health, and consumer product and food safety,” said DeGette, who is Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the powerful Committee on Energy and Commerce. “I will continue to use my position in Congress to advocate for the interests of my constituents and the public at-large. I look forward to advancing the agenda of the American people.”

The 2008 Power Rankings by Knowlegis tracked Members of Congress’ power from Jan. 1, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2007.  On the website, the public and the media can search and organize lists to view rankings by state, committee membership, tenure (class in Congress), or Power Category.

RECAP OF DEGETTE’S RANKING

Rank in State: 1
Rank in Committee: 20
Rank in Party: 61
Rank in House: 65

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The Power Rankings project was led by Brad Fitch, CEO of Knowlegis.  “Power Rankings is a tool of government transparency for citizens,” Fitch said.  “We take data available on the Internet and compile it to help people assess the performance of their legislators.  There are a lot of information sources available to voters to assess how their Members of Congress are doing, including daily newspapers, television news stories, and from the legislators themselves.  Power Rankings is just another transparency tool for citizens to judge their elected official,” he said.