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Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer who served from 2001 to 2025 as a United States senator from Delaware.A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served from 1983 to 1993 in the United States House of Representatives and from 1993 to 2001 as the 71st governor of Delaware.
Carper has been a senator since 2001, serving alongside then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) for several years, and before that was Delaware’s governor. He has been head of the Senate’s Environment ...
Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. Carper's announcement paves the way for a wide-open contest for the ...
Delaware's current U.S. senators are Democrats Chris Coons (serving since November 15, 2010) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (serving since January 3, 2025). Joe Biden is Delaware's longest serving senator (1973–2009).
She succeeded Democratic incumbent Tom Carper, who declined to seek a fifth term. [2] This was the first open race for this seat since 1970. Republicans have not won a Senate race in Delaware since 1994. Blunt Rochester is both the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in the Senate, as she did previously in the House.
Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he will not seek re-election next year after more than 20 years in the Senate.
Three-term Democratic Senator Tom Carper was reelected with 66% of the vote in 2012 against Republican Kevin Wade. Carper, the incumbent U.S. Senator, was challenged in the Democratic primary by Dover activist Kerri Evelyn Harris. Carper previously faced a primary challenge in the 2012 election from businessman Keith Spanarelli. However, Carper ...
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Sen. Tom Carper, both Democrats from Delaware, chat Sept. 30, 2024 after an event touting a grant to expand the Wilmington airport. Blunt Rochester is running for ...