Diane Delorean (R-NE)

[KDD]

 

Name: Diane Deloreon
Seat: Nebraska Class 1
Party: Republican
Avatar: Kathy Bates (circa Fried Green Tomatoes)
Major Caucus: Freedom

 

Diane O'Hara born on 1/1/1963 to a working class family in Grand Island Nebraska. She was the youngest of 4 children, her father was a truck driver and her mother was a secretary. At age 18 she married her high school sweetheart and moved to Omaha where her husband Mike Delorean got work in a factory. Diane briefly worked at a waitress before giving birth to the 1st of her 5 children in 1983. Mike became a foreman and the family was doing okay but as the kids got older, Diane wanted more and started selling Mary Kay in 1995. By 2005, with Mike doing well and Diane becoming regional manager of Omaha, the family was firmly middle class and proudly sent their children to college, the first in the family.  In 2006, with her youngest kids still in school, she was motivated to improve her schools, and was elected to Subdistrict Board Member of Omaha Public Schools. Later, in 2010, she was enthused by the tea party movement and scored a surprise win over Lee Terry in the GOP primary, 51-49. Though a great year for Republicans, she was probably a little to the right of the district (NE-2)of as a whole and won the district 54-46. With her wit and unmistakable laugh (think Rosanne) she became a symbol of the 2010 GOP wave and a staple on cable news and talk radio.

 

Delorean would serve just one term in the house. In early 2012, when Ben Nelson announced his retirement, she threw her hat into the ring. She won a 3 way GOP primary with 47% of the vote and won the general election more comfortably with 57% of the vote. Throughout her time in the house and the senate, she became known as a impassioned fiscal conservative, often dubbed "Steve Forbes in a Skirt". She published two success full books, in 2013 and 2015, further giving her somewhat of a national appeal, specifically with blue collar women. Social issues however are a slightly different story. Though conservative, that is generally not where she focuses most of her energy and has shown some streaks of moderation.

 

Gender: Female (5)

Age: 53 (0)

Sexuality: Straight Married 5 Children (0)

Race: White (0)

Religion: Catholic (0)

Education: No College Degree (5)

Socioeconomic history: Working Class (10)

Career: Business Associate (10), House of Rep 1 term (3 points), city council 1 term more than 500k (3), Senate 1 term (5 points)

Awards and Extras: Published 2 books (20 points)

 

Total Points 61

 

 

Key Votes

112th Congress 2011-2013
Republicans: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Nay
Democrats: United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Aye

 

113th Congress 2013-2015

Both: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Aye

Both: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 Nay (5 points)

 

114th Congress 2015-2017

Both: Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 Aye

Edited February 27 by KDD
updated points

[KDD]

This is now all set

 

[Jack]

Put Senate years. You might have to add points for one term as Senator. @KDD

[KDD]

updated

[Jack]

APPROVED

[KDD]

signing the old girl out

[Jack]

On 3/8/2024 at 10:27 PM, KDD said:

signing the old girl out

 

24 hours to reconsider

[DMH]

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