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Rosa L. DeLauro

U.S. House · CT-3 · Democrats · since 2025

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Biography

Overview

Rosa DeLauro is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, representing the New Haven area since 1991. She is the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation and serves as Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. She is a founding member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Career

DeLauro has authored and championed major legislation on food safety, including the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (enacted in 2011). Following the 2022 infant formula shortage, she proposed restructuring the FDA to create a separate Food Safety Administration. She has consistently advocated for worker rights, women's health, and family support policies. She successfully secured passage of anti-mink farming legislation as part of the America COMPETES Act (though the Senate did not pass it). She opposed the Stupak-Pitts Amendment limiting abortion funding and has supported abortion rights throughout her career.

Prior political experience

DeLauro was first elected to Congress in 1990, defeating Republican State Senator Thomas Scott with 52% of the vote in a competitive general election. She has since been reelected eighteen times, never receiving less than 56% of the vote. Her victory margins have consistently increased from her initial narrow win, reaching 77% in 2008. In her most recent election in 2024, she won with 58.9% of the vote against Michael Massey. She has been the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation since 2013.

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-0.414

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

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+1
-0.107
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 343 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
18thU.S. House CT-32025–presentIn progressRosa L. DeLauro—
17thU.S. House CT-32023–2025Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
16thU.S. House CT-32021–2023Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
15thU.S. House CT-32019–2021Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
14thU.S. House CT-32017–2019Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
13thU.S. House CT-32015–2017Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
12thU.S. House CT-32013–2015Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
11thU.S. House CT-32011–2013Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
10thU.S. House CT-32009–2011Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
9thU.S. House CT-32007–2009Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
8thU.S. House CT-32005–2007Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
7thU.S. House CT-32003–2005Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
6thU.S. House CT-32001–2003Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
5thU.S. House CT-31999–2001Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
4thU.S. House CT-31997–1999Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
3rdU.S. House CT-31995–1997Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
2ndU.S. House CT-31993–1995Term endedRosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro
1stU.S. House CT-31991–1993Term ended—Rosa L. DeLauro

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Appropriations
    HouseRanking Member· 2025–present
  • Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    HouseRanking Member· 2025–present

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024U.S. House CT-3Pending58.88%