Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Diane E. Watson
Diane Watson was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 2001, who sponsored 8 bills that became law (107th–111th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.Res. 1711 Commemorating the eminently successful performance and record of excellence of Barbara A. McKinzie, immediate past international president of the Alpha Kappa…Nov 18, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- H.Res. 1626 Commending the National Student Leadership Conference for organizing college campus experiences for high school students for more than 20 years.Nov 18, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- H.R. 5450 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3894 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Tom Bradley Post Office…Oct 13, 2010 · Became Public Law No: 111-279.
- H.Res. 1480 Commending the University of Southern California Trojan men's tennis team for its victory in the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's…Sep 14, 2010 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.Res. 1108 Commemorating the life of the late Cynthia DeLores Tucker.Jul 26, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2454 (107th) To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5472 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the `Congressman Julian C.…Became law
- H.R. 1822 (108th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3751 West 6th Street in Los Angeles, California, as the "Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post…Became law
- H.R. 504 (109th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4960 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Ray Charles Post…Became law
- H.R. 2760 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Johnny Grant Hollywood…Became law
- H.R. 1003 (110th) To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.Became law
- H.R. 1821 (108th) To award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Dorothy Height in recognition of her many contributions to the Nation.Became law
- H.R. 2131 (111th) To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.Became law
- H.Res. 361 (110th) Recognizing and honoring Jack Valenti and expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on his death.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Watson has won
Rep. Watson has won 4 U.S. House elections (2002–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 68.5 to 77.2 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has California’s 33rd district done while Rep. Watson served?
2005 to 2010 in CA-33: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 3.4 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in California’s 33rd district during Watson’s time representing it (2003 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. CA-33 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Watson’s term so far (2005 to 2010) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 37 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 37 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 111th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.