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Newly former Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Tom Carper (D-Del.) may be departing Congress, but he told The Hill he’ll “never retire” and plans to continue working on ...
Due to term limits, Carper had to retire as governor in 2000, and sought election to the U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican William Roth, declaring his candidacy in September 1999. [7] Some had concerns about Roth's age of 79, compared to Carper's relative youth.
The 76-year-old veteran Delaware lawmaker won't seek a fifth term, opening a vacancy for Democrats in the blue state.
Four-term Democrat Tom Carper was reelected in 2018 with 60.0% of the vote. He announced on May 22, 2023, that he would be retiring, and would not run for a fifth term. [67] Delaware's at-large U.S. representative Lisa Blunt Rochester ran for the Democratic nomination to succeed Carper, who endorsed her when he announced his retirement. [68] [69]
Carper, 76, said at a Wilmington news conference that he and his wife, Martha, began talking months ago about what he should do next. Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won't seek reelection ...
She succeeded Democratic incumbent Tom Carper, who declined to seek a fifth term. [1] 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.
Other retiring Senate Democrats, like Delaware's Sen. Tom Carper and Maryland's Sen. Ben Cardin, are vacating seats that are likely to stay blue. For Arizona voters, they're still waiting to hear ...
Coons became Delaware's senior senator and the dean of the Delaware's congressional delegation when Tom Carper retired from the Senate in January 2025. [ 4 ] Early life and education