About
DeLauro, Rosa Luisa a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., March 2, 1943; graduated from Lauralton Hall High School, Milford, Conn., 1960; B.A., Marymount College, Tarrytown, N.Y., 1964; attended the London School of Economics, London, England, 1962-1963; M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1966; staff, Mayor Frank Logue of New Haven, Conn., 1976-1977; campaign manager, Mayor Frank Logue, 1978; staff, New Haven, Conn., development administrator, 1977-1979; campaign manager for United States Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, 1979-1980; staff, United States Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, 1981-1987; executive director, Countdown '87, 1987-1988; executive director, EMILY'S List, 1989-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present); chair, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
99% — Voted in 638 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
1.0% — Voted against their own party majority 6 of 600 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
1,868 — Attracted 1,868 cosponsors across 36 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
40 — Attracted 40 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
221 — 221 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
30 — 30 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
New Haven ‘pizza guru’ to launch pizza tour on party bike
Yale Daily News · Sep 25, 2026
DeLauro forecasts rise in Connecticut heating bills due to Iran war | Yale Daily News
Yale Daily News · Sep 23, 2026
Textile Waste Reduction Act Introduced by Chellie Pingree
Headtopics · Sep 23, 2026
ICE fears weigh on Latino business owners as DeLauro tours Fair Haven | Yale Daily News
Yale Daily News · Sep 22, 2026
Democratic Lawmakers Demand Termination of an Unfinalized Deal Routing NIH Infectious Disease Funds to Pentagon Biodefense
Medical Daily · Sep 9, 2026
