Diana DeGette Gets Moment in the Sun

Diana DeGette, Colorado’s most senior congressperson, got to walk the article of impeachment of Donald Trump over to the Senate with her fellow impeachment managers, which included one of the newest members of the delegation, Joe Neguse.

(R-L) impeachment managers Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Diana
DeGette (D-CO), David Cicilline (D-RI), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Eric
Swalwell (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Stacey Plaskett (D-US Virgin Islands
at-Large), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Madeleine Dean (D-PA) walk to deliver
the article of impeachment to the Senate on Capitol Hill, Jan. 25, 2021
Photo: Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images/AFP

DeGette’s appointment by her friend and mentor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is a highlight of her career, which began in 1997. If Pelosi retires, does DeGette follow? If the Democrats lose the House in 2022, does that bring conclusion?