Legislative Career
Diegnan was first elected to represent the 18th Legislative District in 2001, and was re-elected to his sixth term of office in 2011.
Diegnan has served in the Assembly as Deputy Speaker (since 2008) and Parliamentarian (since 2005), and is Chairman of the Education Committee and a member of the Regulated Professions and Consumer Affairs Committees. He was also the first chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee.
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