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Debbie Dingell

U.S. House · MI-6 · Democrats · since 2025

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Candidate for U.S. House · MI-6

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Biography

Overview

Debbie Dingell is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan's 6th congressional district, serving since 2015. She succeeded her late husband John Dingell in 2015 and became the first non-widowed woman in Congress to succeed her husband. A 1975 graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, she has served in leadership roles at the General Motors Foundation and founded the National Women's Health Resource Center.

Career

Key legislative achievements include passage of the Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2021, which funded conservation and endangered species protection (passed 230–190). She introduced a 2018 bill to give the Consumer Product Safety Commission authority to recall defective firearms. She voted to impeach President Trump and was among Democrats voting against a June 2025 impeachment resolution over the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear sites. She is active in the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Problem Solvers Caucus.

Prior political experience

Dingell was first elected to Congress in 2014, defeating Republican Terry Bowman with 65.0% of the vote. She was reelected in 2016 with 64.3%, in 2018 with 68.1%, and in 2020 with 68.1%. After redistricting in 2022, she moved to the new 6th district and won with 65.9%. In 2024, she was reelected with 62.0% of the vote against Republican Heather Smiley. She has not faced primary challengers since 2020.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress-0.402

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

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-0.185
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 341 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
2ndU.S. House MI-62025–presentIn progressDebbie Dingell—
1stU.S. House MI-62023–2025Term ended—Debbie Dingell
4thU.S. House MI-122021–2023Term endedDebbie DingellRashida Tlaib
3rdU.S. House MI-122019–2021Term endedDebbie DingellDebbie Dingell
2ndU.S. House MI-122017–2019Term endedDebbie DingellDebbie Dingell
1stU.S. House MI-122015–2017Term ended—Debbie Dingell

Committee assignments

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024U.S. House MI-12Won66.34%