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Delaware has had only one U.S. representative, except for 10 years between 1813 and 1823, when there was a second U.S. representative. This person was elected statewide, at-large, on the same ballot as the first U.S. representative. The two candidates with the highest number of votes were elected.
Delaware became a U.S. state in 1787, which allowed it to send congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Voters in each state elect two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms.
Sarah Elizabeth McBride (born August 9, 1990) is an American activist and politician who is the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district.A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Delaware Senate from January 2021 to January 2025, representing the state's 1st senate district.
The Delaware State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware.It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is elected to a two-year term.
The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware.It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 representatives.
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref Arizona: Ruben Gallego (D) 1st (91st overall) Yes Open seat; replaced Kyrsten Sinema (I) U.S. House of Representatives [a] Arizona House of Representatives U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Corporal: 1979 [2] Delaware: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) 3rd (93rd overall) No Open seat ...
John Charles Carney Jr. (born May 20, 1956) is an American politician who has served since 2025 as the 57th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware.A member of the Democratic Party, Carney was the 74th Governor of Delaware from 2017 to 2025, the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017, the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009, and Delaware's ...