Diane Mitsch Bush
Bio | Diane Mitsch Bush has worked as a professor, County Commissioner and State Representative. |
Status and Position | Former State House of Representatives of Colorado |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Colorado |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election CO-03 | CO-03 | Yes | Running | 46.0% |
Campaign Financing | The majority of Mitsch Bush's funds came from Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc, and the State of Colorado. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/138740/diane-mitsch-bush |
Voting Rights | Mitsch Bush's stance is unclear. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Bush wants healthcare to be more accessible and increase coverage; she has expressed support for a Medicare-for-all system and building on the Affordable Care Act. Bush supports Universal Healthcare, viewing it as essential to providing resources to more rural locations and increasingly accessibility for the American people. Source: https://www.fox21news.com/news/election/diane-mitsch-bush-on-covid-health-care-climate-change-vs-energy-production/ |
| Socialized Healthcare | Nuance | Bush supports socialized healthcare by way of the Affordable Care Act and Medicare. Source: https://www.fox21news.com/news/election/diane-mitsch-bush-on-covid-health-care-climate-change-vs-energy-production/ |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Bush has promoted H676, which would eliminate private medical insurance. Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/16/boebert-mitsch-bush-3rd-congressional-health-care-insurance/ |
| LGBT Rights | Nuance | Bush has supported a bill that banned gay conversion therapy on minors. Bush supports the LGBT community and wants to remove discriminatory and dangerous acts against the community. Source: https://the-journal.com/articles/101715 |
| Taxes | Nuance | Bush has sponsored CO HB1194, which is an incoming tax deduction for leasing out AG assets, but also CO HB1228, a special fuel tax on liquefied petroleum gas. Bush has not made any official statements on taxes. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Diane_Mitsch_Bush#Sponsored_legislation |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. Bush has not made any official statements on taxes. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Diane_Mitsch_Bush#Sponsored_legislation |
| Abortion | Against | Bush has been supported by NARAL pro-choice and wants to protect pro-choice by funding planned parenthood. Bush has not publicly made as stance on abortion, only having been endorsed by various Pro-Choice organizations. Source: https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/2020/08/14/naral-pro-choice-america-endorses-mitsch-for-congress/ |
| Gun Control | For | Bush voted for universal backgrounds checks in the Colorado Legislature in 2013 and aims to co-sponsor a Universal Background Check bill in the House in 2021. Bush supports gun control legislation generally. Source: https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/mitsch-bush-state-democrats-approve-gun-control-legislation/ |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. Bush supports gun control legislation generally. Source: https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/mitsch-bush-state-democrats-approve-gun-control-legislation/ |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | She has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action fund and considers herself a champion for women's rights and health. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/138740/diane-mitsch-bush?categoryId=2&type=V,S,R,E,F,P |
| Welfare | Unknown | She has stated specifically that welfare of immigrant children at the border is a priority, though no clear stance on welfare more broadly. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Bush's stance is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Bush's voters have state they are against mandatory prison sentences but Bush herself has made no such statement. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| Border Control | Against | Bush does not support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/138740/diane-mitsch-bush Bush views the building of a wall as a negative and supports open immigration. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Bush's stance is unclear. |
| DACA | For | In the Colorado legislature in 2013, Diane co-sponsored legislation to allow Dreamers to receive in-state college tuition and will continue to fight for immigrant rights in Congress. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Nuance | When questioned whether or not she supports sanctuary cities, she stated that "It is the right of cities and towns to decide what happens within their boundaries, not the federal government." Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/3rd-district-hopefuls-tear-into-each-other/article_20cc472e-b3eb-11e8-8483-10604b9f7e7c.html |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Nuance | Bush has voted to authorize caregivers to administer medical marijuana treatments to certain students on school property, as well as for sales taxes and regulations for retail marijuana. Source: https://vote.norml.org/politicians/138740 |