Delaware Senate

Delaware State Senate
Delaware General Assembly

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 8, 2013
Leadership
Acting President of the Senate	Patricia Blevins (D) Since January 6, 2015
President pro tempore of the Senate	Patricia Blevins (D) Since January 8, 2013
Majority Leader	David McBride (D) Since January 8, 2013
Minority Leader	F. Gary Simpson (R) Since January 8, 2008
Structure
Seats	21

Political groups	Governing party Democratic (10) Opposition party Republican (10)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article III, Section 1, Delaware Constitution
Salary	$41,680/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016 (11 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2018 (10 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Delaware Legislative Hall Dover, Delaware
Website
Delaware State Senate

The Delaware Senate is the upper house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Delaware. It is composed of 21 Senators, each of whom is elected to a four-year term, except when reapportionment occurs, at which time Senators may be elected to a two-year term. There is no limit to the number of terms that a Senator may serve. The Delaware Senate meets at the Legislative Hall in Dover.

In order to accommodate the ten-year cycle of reapportionment, the terms of office of the several Senators are staggered so that ten Senators are elected to terms of two years at the first biennial general election following reapportionment, followed by two four-year terms, and eleven Senators are elected at the said election for two four-year terms, followed by a two-year term.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions, boards, or justices to the Delaware Supreme Court.

Qualifications

Senators must be citizens of the United States, have lived in Delaware for three years, and have been a resident of their respective district for at least one year preceding their election. They must also be at least 27 years old at the time of their election.

Senate Leadership

The Lieutenant Governor of Delaware serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President Pro Tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. The other Senate leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.

The President of the Senate is currently vacant. The Acting President and President Pro Tempore is Patricia Blevins.

The current leadership for the 147th senate is as follows:

Sen. David McBride, Majority Leader
Sen. Margaret Rose Henry, Majority Whip
Sen. F. Gary Simpson, Minority Leader
Sen. Gregory Lavelle, Minority Whip

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
Begin of 145th legislature (2009)	15	6	21	0
End		6	21	0

Begin of 146th legislature (2011)	14	7	21	0
End		7	21	0

Begin of 147th legislature (2013)	13	8	21	0
End		8	21	0

Begin of 148th legislature (2015)	12	9	21	0
Latest voting share	7001571000000000000♠57.1%	7001429000000000000♠42.9%

Members

Below are the Senators as of the 148th General Assembly (2015-2017), following the 2014 elections.

District	Name	Party	First Elected	Residence	Seat up
1	Harris McDowell III	Dem	1976	North Wilmington	2016
2	Margaret Rose Henry	Dem	1994	East Wilmington	2018
3	Robert I. Marshall	Dem	1978	West Wilmington	2018
4	Gregory Lavelle	Rep	2012	Sharpley	2018
5	Catherine Cloutier	Rep	2000	Heatherbrooke	2016
6	Ernesto Lopez	Rep	2012	Lewes	2018
7	Patricia Blevins	Dem	1990	Elsmere	2016
8	David Sokola	Dem	1990	Newark	2016
9	Karen Peterson	Dem	2002	Stanton	2016
10	Bethany Hall-Long	Dem	2008	Glasgow	2018
11	Bryan Townsend	Dem	2012	Westover Woods	2018
12	Nicole Poore	Dem	2012	Barbs Farm	2016
13	David McBride	Dem	1980	Hawk's Nest	2016
14	Bruce Ennis	Dem	2007	Clayton	2016
15	David G. Lawson	Rep	2010	Marydel	2016
16	Colin R. J. Bonini	Rep	1994	South Dover	2018
17	Brian Bushweller	Dem	2008	North Dover	2018
18	F. Gary Simpson	Rep	1999	Milford	2018
19	Brian G. Pettyjohn	Rep	2012	Georgetown	2016
20	Gerald Hocker	Rep	2012	Ocean View	2016
21	Bryant Richardson	Rep	2014	Laurel	2018

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Members of the Delaware State Senate

148th General Assembly (2015–2017) President of the Senate: Vacant President pro tempore: Patricia Blevins (D) Majority Leader: David McBride (D) Minority Leader: F. Gary Simpson (R)

Harris McDowell III (D) Margaret Rose Henry (D) Robert I. Marshall (D) Gregory Lavelle (R) Catherine Cloutier (R) Ernesto Lopez (R) Patricia Blevins (D) David Sokola (D) Karen Peterson (D) Bethany Hall-Long (D) Bryan Townsend (D) Nicole Poore (D) David McBride (D) Bruce Ennis (D) David G. Lawson (R) Colin Bonini (R) Brian Bushweller (D) F. Gary Simpson (R) Brian G. Pettyjohn (R) Gerald Hocker (R) Bryant Richardson (R)

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