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Diane Edith Watson

Representative for California, district 33 · Democrat

Born 1933

Democrat · CA House 2001–2011
6,362votes cast 93.9%attendance 95.7%party loyalty 5congresses served
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Diane Edith Watson

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.Res. 1711 · Commemorating the eminently successful performance and record of excellence of Barbara A. McKinzie, immediate… September 29, 2010 · In committee
  • H.Res. 1626 · Commending the National Student Leadership Conference for organizing college campus experiences for high scho… September 15, 2010 · In committee
  • H.Res. 1480 · Commending the University of Southern California Trojan men's tennis team for its victory in the 2010 Nationa… June 28, 2010 · Passed House
  • H.R. 5589 · To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory C… June 23, 2010 · In committee
  • H.R. 5450 · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3894 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angel… May 27, 2010 · Public Law 111-279
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
5 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseCalifornia · District 33DemocratJanuary 6, 2009 – January 3, 2011
HouseCalifornia · District 33DemocratJanuary 4, 2007 – January 3, 2009
HouseCalifornia · District 33DemocratJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2007
HouseCalifornia · District 33DemocratJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseCalifornia · District 32DemocratJune 7, 2001 – January 3, 2003
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 111th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment: H.R. 847 (House Roll Call 664 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 6547 (House Roll Call 663 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Concur in the Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment: H.R. 3082 (House Roll Call 662 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments: H.R. 2751 (House Roll Call 661 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment: H.R. 2142 (House Roll Call 660 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment: H.R. 5116 (House Roll Call 659 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 6540 (House Roll Call 658 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 1771 (House Roll Call 657 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S. 3874 (House Roll Call 656 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H.R. 5510 (House Roll Call 655 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 28, 2026