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| logo = Delaware Democratic Party logo.png
| logo = Delaware Democratic Party logo.png
| headquarters = [[New Castle, Delaware]]
| headquarters = [[New Castle, Delaware]]
| chairperson = {{nowrap|Erik Raser-Schramm}}
| chairperson = {{nowrap|Betsy Maron}}
| leader1_title = [[List of Governors of Delaware|Governor]]
| leader1_title = [[List of Governors of Delaware|Governor]]
| leader1_name = [[John Carney (politician)|John Carney]]
| leader1_name = [[John Carney (Delaware politician)|John Carney]]
| leader2_title = [[Lieutenant Governor of Delaware|Lieutenant Governor]]
| leader2_title = [[Lieutenant Governor of Delaware|Lieutenant Governor]]
| leader2_name = [[Bethany Hall-Long]]
| leader2_name = [[Bethany Hall-Long]]
| leader3_title = Speaker of the House
| leader3_title = Speaker of the House
| leader3_name = [[Peter Schwartzkopf]]
| leader3_name = [[Valerie Longhurst]]
| leader4_title = Senate President Pro Tempore
| leader4_title = Senate President Pro Tempore
| leader4_name = [[David Sokola]]
| leader4_name = [[David Sokola]]
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'''Factions:'''<br>[[Centrism]]<br>[[Progressivism in the United States|Progressivism]]<ref name=delonline>{{cite web|title=Wave of progressive primary challengers unseat moderate Delaware Democratic lawmakers|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/16/wave-2020-progressive-challengers-usurp-moderate-delaware-democrats/5790540002/}}</ref>
'''Factions:'''<br>[[Centrism]]<br>[[Progressivism in the United States|Progressivism]]<ref name=delonline>{{cite web|title=Wave of progressive primary challengers unseat moderate Delaware Democratic lawmakers|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/16/wave-2020-progressive-challengers-usurp-moderate-delaware-democrats/5790540002/}}</ref>
| seats1_title = [[Delaware Senate]]
| seats1_title = [[Delaware Senate]]
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| seats1 = {{Composition bar|15|21|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}
| seats2_title = [[Delaware House of Representatives]]
| seats2_title = [[Delaware House of Representatives]]
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| seats5_title = [[United States House of Representatives]]
| seats5_title = [[United States House of Representatives]]
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| position = [[Centre-left politics|Center-left]] to [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]]<ref name=delonline/>
| position = [[Centre-left politics|Center-left]] to [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]]<ref name=delonline>{{cite web|title=Wave of progressive primary challengers unseat moderate Delaware Democratic lawmakers|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/16/wave-2020-progressive-challengers-usurp-moderate-delaware-democrats/5790540002/}}</ref>
| national = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| national = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| seats6_title = [[Counties of Delaware|County Councils]]
| seats6_title = [[Counties of Delaware|County Councils]]
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The '''Delaware Democratic Party''' ('''DelDems''') is the affiliate of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Delaware]]. It is headquartered in [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]] and chaired by Erik Raser-Schramm.
The '''Delaware Democratic Party''' ('''DelDems''') is the affiliate of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Delaware]]. It is headquartered in [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]] and chaired by Erik Raser-Schramm.


The party is the dominant political party in Delaware and has existed since the Jacksonian Democrats broke away from the Federalists in 1825. President [[Joe Biden]] is a Delaware Democrat. The party also occupies all seats for the state in Congress, all statewide executive offices, and majorities in both houses of the state legislature.
The party is the dominant political party in Delaware and has existed since the Jacksonian Democrats broke away from the Federalists in 1825. Incumbent U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] is a Delaware Democrat, having served as a U.S. Senator from the state from 1973 to 2009, when he was inaugurated as vice president. The party also occupies all seats for the state in Congress, all statewide executive offices, and majorities in both houses of the state legislature. Historically a more [[Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)#Moderates|centrist]] affiliate of the Democratic Party, the state party has recently become more [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] due to the movement's recent electoral successes against the centrist wing of the party.


==History of the party==
==History==


===Party creation===
===Party creation===
As the first state of the United States, Delaware was at the forefront of the creation in U.S. political parties. The origins of the Delaware Democratic Party can be traced back to the original anti-federalist party. While key difference divide this part from the Democratic Party today, key issues involving government involvement and ideologies such as Jeffersonian and Jacksonian can be linked to modern day ideals of the Delaware Democratic party.<ref name="BoyerRatledge">Boyer, William and Edward C. Ratledge. Delaware Politics and Government. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. 2009.</ref> Yet, despite being one of the first states with true parties, the spiritual predecessor of the Democratic party struggled to support its agenda in the state. It wasn't until the splitting of parties into federalists and Jacksonians that the Democratic party got its first true start. With only one bad loss in 1855 to the American Party, the Democratic Party dominated politics up until the end of Reconstruction in the United States.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/> Most fascinating of all, was how the party maintained its popularity during the Civil War. Despite being a northern state, Delaware Democrats opposed the abolition of slavery and named themselves "the white man's party" as they fought the Republican congress during Reconstruction.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/> With 36 years of election dominance, the Democrats eventually fell out of power due to one major factor, the growth of industry in the state.
As the first state to ratify the [[Constitution of the United States|United States Constitution]], Delaware was at the forefront of the creation in U.S. political parties. The origins of the Delaware Democratic Party can be traced back to the original anti-federalist party. While key difference divide this part from the Democratic Party today, key issues involving government involvement and ideologies such as Jeffersonian and Jacksonian can be linked to modern day ideals of the Delaware Democratic party.<ref name="BoyerRatledge">Boyer, William and Edward C. Ratledge. Delaware Politics and Government. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. 2009.</ref> Despite being one of the first states with true parties, the spiritual predecessor of the Democratic party struggled to support its agenda in the state. It wasn't until the splitting of parties into federalists and Jacksonians that the Democratic party got its first true start. With only one bad loss in 1855 to the American Party, the Democratic Party dominated politics up until the end of Reconstruction in the United States.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/> Most fascinating of all, was how the party maintained its popularity during the Civil War. Despite being a northern state, Delaware Democrats opposed the abolition of slavery and named themselves "the white man's party" as they fought the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] congress during Reconstruction.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/> With 36 years of election dominance, the Democrats eventually fell out of power due to the growth of industry in the state.


===An era of weakness===
===1900s-1940s===
Following the ousting of the Democrats in both the federal and state sector, the Republican Party remained the dominant party throughout the early 1900s and up until World War II. Even when [[J. Edward Addicks]] attempted to illegally purchase the Republican seat in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], the Democrats were unable to capitalize.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/> From 1897 to 1936, Delaware Democrats held little power in politics with Republicans either dominating the state senate and house of Representatives, or the Democrats completely absent from federal politics. With the power of industry overriding agriculture, the Democratic Party was not able to regain an equal footing in the state until Franklin D. Roosevelt came into office.
Following the ousting of the Democrats in both the federal and state sector, the Republican Party remained the dominate party
throughout the early 1900s and up until World War II. Even when John Addicks attempted to illegally purchase the Republican seat in the U.S. Senate, the Democrats were unable to capitalize. To emphasize just how far the party had fallen, the seat that Addicks attempted to take lay vacant for four consecutive terms with the Democrats unable to take it despite the clear corrupt actions of the Republican candidate Addicks.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/> From 1897 to 1936, Delaware Democrats were irrelevant in politics with Republicans either dominating the state senate and house of Representatives or the Democrats completely absent from federal politics. With the power of industry overriding agriculture, the Democratic Party was not be able to regain an equal footing in the state until Franklin D. Roosevelt came into office.


===1950s-1990s===
===Trading time with the Republicans===
Following its period of weakness, the Democratic Party of Delaware began to regain an equal foothold with its Republican rival following World War II. While evidence Republican domination could be still be see in the form of J. Caleb Boggs and John J. Williams, the third member of this "Big Three" was a Democrat named Elbert Carvel. Carvel served two terms as the governor of the state and helped keep his party relevant even when they did not control the state.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/> Despite what occurred in the past, The Democrats of the late 1970s to 2000 held an equal footing in the state, neither party gaining serious ground on the other. Democrats would end up holding the Governor position in the state for 30 years in comparison to their counterparts possession of the position for 29.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/> Even after the Republicans had held the office of the Governor more than 20 years, the Democrats simply took it back and continue to occupy it to this day.
Following its period of weakness, the Democratic Party of Delaware began to regain an equal foothold with its Republican rival following World War II. Democrat [[Elbert N. Carvel]] served two terms as the governor of the state and helped keep his party relevant when they did not control the state legislature.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/> The Democrats of the late 1970s to 2000 held an equal footing in the state, neither party gaining serious ground on the other. Democrats would end up holding the Governor position in the state for 30 years.<ref name="BoyerRatledge"/>


===Recent glory===
===2000s-present===


==== Initial regaining of power (2000s-mid 2010s) ====
In the 21st century, the Democratic Party has risen to become the most popular party in Delaware. The party has control at the state level over the executive branch and the legislative branch.
In the 21st century, the Democratic Party has risen to become the most popular party in Delaware. The party has control at the state level over the executive branch and the legislative branch. In [[2000 United States Senate election in Delaware|2000]], incumbent Democratic Governor [[Tom Carper]] defeated Delaware's last Republican United States Senator to date, [[William Roth]], by a 12-point margin. Incumbent Republican [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]] [[Mike Castle]] retired in 2010 to run for U.S. Senate. The seat switched from Republican to Democratic when then-[[Lieutenant Governor of Delaware|Lieutenant Governor]] [[John Carney (Delaware politician)|John Carney]] won the seat that year, which was one of three congressional seats that Democrats gained in 2010.

==== Progressive movement and ideological factions (late 2010s-present) ====
Preceding the late-2010s, the [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] faction of the Democratic Party held little power in Delaware politics, with the party being primarily dominated by the [[Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)#Moderates|centrist]] and [[Conservative Democrat|conservative]] wings. In [[2018 United States Senate election in Delaware|2018]], incumbent centrist U.S. Senator Tom Carper faced an unexpected progressive primary challenge from Dover activist [[Kerri Evelyn Harris]], who received 35 percent of the vote, which was the highest percentage against a statewide incumbent in 20 years.

In the 2020 state Democratic primaries, the progressive movement made unexpected significant gains on the state and local level. The most powerful Democrat in the Delaware Senate, President Pro Tempore [[David McBride]], lost to progressive challenger [[Marie Pinkney]] by nearly 5 points. Among other notable wins was progressive [[Eric Morrison]]'s 22-point landslide defeat of conservative Democrat incumbent [[Delaware House of Representatives|state representative]] [[Earl Jaques Jr.]], who faced controversy over homophobic comments he made towards Morrison, who is gay. Other progressive insurgents in the Delaware legislature in the 2020 primaries included [[Larry Lambert]] and [[Madinah Wilson-Anton]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gamard |first=Sarah |title=Wave of progressive primary challengers unseat moderate Delaware Democratic lawmakers |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/16/wave-2020-progressive-challengers-usurp-moderate-delaware-democrats/5790540002/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=The News Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> Progressive incumbent County Executive of [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]] [[Matt Meyer]] also defeated his significantly funded centrist challenger by 13 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cherry |first=Amy |title='The people won' {{!}} Meyer wins another 4 years as New Castle County Executive |url=https://www.wdel.com/news/the-people-won-meyer-wins-another-4-years-as-new-castle-county-executive/article_8f26bb58-f7c5-11ea-a493-afb6caf60847.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=WDEL 101.7FM |language=en}}</ref>

Following the progressive gains in the 2020 elections, bills advanced by the progressive faction to raise the Delaware minimum wage to [[Fight for $15|$15 an hour]], and the [[Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction|legalization of recreational marijuana]] were passed through the state legislature.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-19 |title=Governor Carney Signs Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 |url=https://news.delaware.gov/2021/07/19/governor-carney-signs-legislation-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-to-15/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=State of Delaware News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gov. Carney officially sets Delaware on path to $15 minimum wage |url=https://whyy.org/articles/gov-carney-officially-sets-delaware-on-path-to-15-minimum-wage/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=WHYY |language=en-US}}</ref> Governor John Carney signed the $15/hour minimum wage bill, but [[veto]]ed the legalization of recreational marijuana, for which he was heavily criticized by fellow Democrats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-24 |title=Delaware Gov. John Carney vetoes marijuana legalization bill |url=https://apnews.com/article/health-dover-marijuana-legalization-government-and-politics-fcc67976a41183e105ffd5b1370b05be |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> Progressive County Executive Matt Meyer wrote an open letter to the Delaware legislature encouraging them to override Carney's veto.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Matt |title=It's time for Delaware to legalize and tax marijuana - Opinion |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/2022/06/06/its-time-delaware-legalize-and-tax-marijuana/7490630001/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=The News Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

During Carney's governorship, the progressive movement has managed to pressure more typically centrist Democrats to more liberal policy positions, mainly in reaction to Carney's comparatively conservative stances. Delaware Lieutenant Governor [[Bethany Hall-Long]] came out in support of legalizing recreational marijuana following Carney's veto announcement.<ref>{{cite web|title=Breaking from Carney, Delaware lieutenant governor says she supports marijuana legalization|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2022/05/26/lt-governor-bethany-hall-long-supports-marijuana-legalization-delaware/9940850002/}}</ref> Carney ultimately [[Cannabis in Delaware#2023 Delaware General Assembly passage|allowed marijuana to be legalized]] in Delaware in 2023, when a second round of legalization bills came to his desk, and he neither signed nor vetoed it.

Further criticism of Carney's stances by the progressive wing of the party have been for his support for [[Capital punishment in Delaware|capital punishment]] in certain cases. Attorney General [[Kathy Jennings]] stated that if the death penalty was reinstated in Delaware, she would refuse to enforce it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Positions vary on latest proposal to reinstate death penalty| date=7 February 2020 |url=https://www.delawarepublic.org/politics-government/2020-02-06/positions-vary-on-latest-proposal-to-reinstate-death-penalty?_amp=true}}</ref> 72 percent of Delaware Democratic voters oppose capital punishment.<ref name=whyy>{{cite web|title=Delaware voters support death penalty repeal|url=https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-voters-support-death-penalty-repeal/}}</ref>

In the 2022 elections, progressive former U.S. Senate candidate Kerri Evelyn Harris won a seat to the Delaware House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Report |url=https://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/index.shtml?electionId=GE2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=State of Delaware - Department of Elections |url=https://elections.delaware.gov/services/candidate/genl_fcddt_2022.shtml |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=elections.delaware.gov}}</ref>


==Current elected officials==
==Current elected officials==
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===State legislative leaders===
===State legislative leaders===
* [[Delaware Senate|Senate President]]: '''Bethany Hall-Long'''
* [[Delaware Senate|Senate President]]: '''Bethany Hall-Long'''
**Senate President Pro Tempore: '''[[David McBride]]'''
**Senate President Pro Tempore: '''[[David Sokola]]'''
**Senate Majority Leader: '''[[Nicole Poore]]'''
**Senate Majority Leader: '''[[Bryan Townsend (American politician)|Bryan Townsend]]'''
* [[Delaware House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]]: '''[[Peter Schwartzkopf]]'''
* [[Delaware House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]]: '''[[Valerie Longhurst]]'''
**House Majority Leader: '''[[Valerie Longhurst]]'''
**House Majority Leader: '''[[Melissa Minor-Brown]]'''

===State Senate===
In 2019, Democrats control 13 of the statewide elected offices.<ref>Delaware State Senate Home,http://legis.delaware.gov/Legislature.nsf/Lookup/SenateHome?open&nav=senate, Accessed November 15th, 2011</ref> State Senators must be citizens of the United States and have resided in Delaware for three years. Candidates must also have been a resident of their respective district for at least one year preceding their election. The age requirement to run for this elected seat is 27 years old.

*1st Senate District: '''Harris B. McDowell III'''
*2nd Senate District: '''Darius J. Brown'''
*3rd Senate District: '''S. Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman'''
*4th Senate District: '''Laura V. Sturgeon'''
*8th Senate District: '''David Sokola'''
*9th Senate District: '''Jack Walsh'''
*10th Senate District: '''Stephanie Hansen'''
*11th Senate District: '''Bryan Townsend'''
*12th Senate District: '''Nicole Poore'''
*13th Senate District: '''David B. McBride'''
*14th Senate District: '''Bruce Ennis'''
*17th Senate District: '''Charles “Trey” Paradee III'''

===Current makeup of Delaware State Senate===
{|class="wikitable"
!District
!Name
!Party
!First Elected
!Residence
!Seat up
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/5eb24f75db72ccf3852569d8005369eb/$FILE/Senate%20District%2001.pdf 1]
| Harris McDowell III
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 1976
| North [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/81968ed9f9e668cb852569d8005369ec/$FILE/Senate%20District%2002%20North.pdf 2]
| Darius Brown
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 2018
| East Wilmington
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/4136b1b38df7622a852569d8005369ed/$FILE/Senate%20District%2003.pdf 3]
| S. Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 2018
| West Wilmington
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/d6e7a1165a888274852569d8005369ee/$FILE/Senate%20District%2004%20East.pdf 4]
| Laura Sturgeon
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 2018
| [[Centerville, Delaware|Centerville]]
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/44534deac0b43711852569d8005369ef/$FILE/Senate%20District%2005.pdf 5]
| Catherine Cloutier
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| 2000
| Heatherbrooke
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/394a567f51eac30d852569d8005369f0/$FILE/Senate%20District%2006.pdf 6]
| Ernesto Lopez
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| 2012
| [[Rehoboth Beach, Delaware|Rehoboth Beach]]
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/e0871b031b868de3852569d8005369f1/$FILE/Senate%20District%2007.pdf 7]
| Anthony Delcollo
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| 2016
| [[Elsmere, Delaware|Elsmere]]
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/a5f236fa1b0f90e7852569d8005369f2/$FILE/Senate%20District%2008.pdf 8]
| David Sokola
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 1990
| [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]]
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/5346256aaf6cd669852569d8005369f3/$FILE/Senate%20District%2009.pdf 9]
| Jack Walsh
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 2016
| Stanton
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/4017fae07619b780852569d8005369f4/$FILE/Senate%20District%20010.pdf 10]
| [[Stephanie Hansen]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 2017
| [[Middletown, Delaware|Middletown]]
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/7b70c745d429341c852569d8005369f5/$FILE/Senate%20District%20%20011.pdf 11]
| [[Bryan Townsend (American politician)|Bryan Townsend]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 2012
| Newark
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/6b197cf2b4a02949852569d8005369f6/$FILE/Senate%20District%20%20012.pdf 12]
| Nicole Poore
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 2012
| Penn Acres
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/b3ae9f76b8d66152852569d8005369f7/$FILE/Senate%20District%20%20013.pdf 13]
| David McBride
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 1980
| Hawk's Nest
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/dc74c4bd39115442852569d8005369f8/$FILE/Senate%20District%20%20014%20North.pdf 14]
| Bruce Ennis
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 2007
| [[Clayton, Delaware|Clayton]]
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/544600db32d3bc56852569d8005369f9/$FILE/Senate%20District%20015.pdf 15]
| David Lawson
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| 2010
|
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/dd6f40db63c8522b852569d8005369fa/$FILE/Senate%20District%20016%20North.pdf 16]
| [[Colin R. J. Bonini]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| 1994
| South [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/6b3a25591b0793ca852569d8005369fb/$FILE/Senate%20District%20017.pdf 17]
| [[Trey Paradee]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| 2018
| North [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/17103dfffbf663de852569d8005369fc/$FILE/Senate%20District%20018.pdf 18]
| David Wilson
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| 2018
| [[Milford, Delaware|Milford]]
| 2022
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/ca21bfa03c7bde7d852569d8005369ea/$FILE/Senate%20District%20019.pdf 19]
| Brian Pettyjohn
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| 2010
| [[Georgetown, Delaware|Georgetown]]
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/249f6323f6379872852569d8005369fd/$FILE/Senate%20District%20%20020.pdf 20]
| Gerald Hocker
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| 1996
| [[Bethany Beach, Delaware|Bethany Beach]]
| 2020
|-
| [http://legis.delaware.gov/LEGISLATURE.NSF/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/ca647e8b3ed2ed48852569d8005369fe/$FILE/Senate%20District%20021.pdf 21]
| Bryant Richardson
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| 2014
| [[Laurel, Delaware|Laurel]]
| 2022
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===State House of Representatives===

In 2011, Democrats control 26 of the 41 statewide elected offices.<ref>Delaware House of Representatives,http://legis.delaware.gov/Legislature.nsf/Lookup/House_Home?open&nav=house, accessed November 15, 2011</ref> Any candidate running for the House of Representatives must have lived in Delaware for three years and be a U.S. citizen. The candidate must also live in the district at least one year prior to running for office and be at least 24 years of age.

*1st Representative District: '''Dennis Williams'''
*2nd Representative District: '''Stephanie Bolden'''
*3rd Representative District: '''Helene Keeley'''
*4th Representative District: '''Gerald Brady'''
*5th Representative District: '''Melanie George'''
*6th Representative District: '''Debra Heffernan'''
*7th Representative District: '''Bryon Short'''
*8th Representative District: '''S. Quinton Johnson'''
*9th Representative District: '''Rebecca Walker'''
*10th Representative District: '''Dennis Williams'''
*13th Representative District: '''John Mitchell Jr.'''
*14th Representative District: '''Peter Schwartzkopf'''
*15th Representative District: '''Valerie Longhurst'''
*16th Representative District: '''James Johnson'''
*17th Representative District: '''Michael Mulrooney'''
*18th Representative District: '''Michael Barbieri'''
*19th Representative District: '''Robert Gilligan'''
*23rd Representative District: '''Teresa Schooley'''
*24th Representative District: '''Edward Osienski'''
*25th Representative District: '''John Kowalko, Jr.'''
*26th Representative District: '''John Viola'''
*27th Representative District: '''Earl Jaques, Jr.'''
*28th Representative District: '''William Carson, Jr.'''
*31st Representative District: '''Darryl Scott'''
*32nd Representative District: '''E. Bradford Bennett'''
*41st Representative District: '''John Atkins'''

===Current make-up of Delaware House of Representatives===
{|class="wikitable"
!District
!Name
!Party
!First Elected
!Residence
|-
| 1 || Dennis Williams || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 1996 || [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington North]]
|-
| 2 || Stephanie Bolden || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2010 ||
|-
| 3 || Helene Keeley || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 1996 || Wilmington South
|-
| 4 || Gerald Brady || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2006 || Wilmington West
|-
| 5 || Melanie George || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2002 || [[Bear, Delaware|Bear]]/[[Newark, Delaware|Newark]]
|-
| 6 || Debra Heffernan || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2010 ||
|-
| 7 || Bryon Short || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2007 ||
|-
| 8 || S. Quinton Johnson || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2008 || [[Middletown, Delaware|Middletown]]
|-
| 9 || Rebecca Walker || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2010 ||
|-
| 10 || Dennis Williams || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2008 || [[Talleyville, Delaware|Talleyville]]
|-
| 11 || Gregory Lavelle || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2000 || [[Sharpley, Delaware|Sharpley]]
|-
| 12 || Deborah Hudson || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2000 || Fairthorne
|-
| 13 || John Mitchell Jr. || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2006 || [[Elsmere, Delaware|Elsmere]]
|-
| 14 || Peter Schwartzkopf || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2002 || Rehoboth
|-
| 15 || Valerie Longhurst || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2004 || Bear
|-
| 16 || James Johnson || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2002 || Jefferson Farms
|-
| 17 || Michael Mulrooney || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 1998 || Pennwood
|-
| 18 || Michael Barbieri || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2008 || Newark
|-
| 19 || Robert Gilligan || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 1972 || Sherwood Park
|-
| 20 || Nick T. Manolakos || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2006 || Limestone Hills
|-
| 21 || Michael Ramone || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2008 || Drummond Hill
|-
| 22 || Joseph Miro || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 1998 || Pike Creek Valley
|-
| 23 || Teresa Schooley || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2004 || Newark
|-
| 24 || Edward Osienski || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2010 ||
|-
| 25 || John Kowalko, Jr. || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2006 || Newark South
|-
| 26 || John Viola || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 1998 || Newark
|-
| 27 || Earl Jaques, Jr. || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2008 || [[Glasgow, Delaware|Glasgow]]
|-
| 28 || William Carson, Jr. || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2008 || [[Smyrna, Delaware|Smyrna]]
|-
| 29 || Lincoln Willis || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2010 ||
|-
| 30 || William Outten || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2004 || [[Harrington, Delaware|Harrington]]
|-
| 31 || Darryl Scott || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2008 || [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
|-
| 32 || E. Bradford Bennett || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2008 || Dover
|-
| 33 || Harold Peterman || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2010 ||
|-
| 34 || Donald Blakey || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2006 ||
|-
| 35 || David Wilson || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2008 || [[Bridgeville, Delaware|Bridgeville]]
|-
| 36 || Harvey Kenton || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2010 ||
|-
| 37 || Ruth Briggs King || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2009 || [[Georgetown, Delaware|Georgetown]]/[[Lewes, Delaware|Lewes]]
|-
| 38 || Gerald Hocker || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2002 || [[Ocean View, Delaware|Ocean View]]
|-
| 39 || Daniel Short || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2006 || [[Seaford, Delaware|Seaford]]
|-
| 40 || Clifford "Biff" Lee || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || 2000 || [[Laurel, Delaware|Laurel]]
|-
| 41 || John Atkins || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || 2008<br>(2003–2006) || [[Millsboro, Delaware|Millsboro]]
|}


Mayor of [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]: [[Mike Purzycki]]


==Federal Executive Officials==
==Federal executive officials==
[[File:Joe Biden presidential portrait.jpg|thumb|182px|[[President of the United States|President]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and former Delaware Senator [[Joe Biden]]]]
[[File:Joe Biden presidential portrait.jpg|thumb|182px|[[President of the United States|President]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and former Delaware Senator [[Joe Biden]]]]
In the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. Presidential election]], Senator [[Joe Biden]] was elected [[Vice President of the United States]] alongside [[Illinois]] Senator [[Barack Obama]], who was elected [[President of the United States]]. Biden is the first Delawarean to run on a presidential ticket, and the first Delawarean to be elected and hold the office. Biden assumed the Vice Presidency on January 20, 2009 and served until January 20, 2017.
In the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. presidential election]], Senator [[Joe Biden]] was elected [[Vice President of the United States]] alongside [[Illinois]] Senator [[Barack Obama]], who was elected [[President of the United States]]. Biden is the first Delawarean to run on a presidential ticket, and the first Delawarean to be elected and hold the office. Biden assumed the Vice Presidency on January 20, 2009, and served until January 20, 2017.


In the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 U.S. presidential election]], [[Joe Biden]] was elected [[President of the United States]] alongside [[California]] Senator [[Kamala Harris]], who was elected [[Vice President of the United States]]. He is the first Delawarean to be elected to the office of the President. He was sworn in on January 20, 2021.
*[[Vice President of the United States]]: '''[[Joe Biden]]'''


== Presidential electoral history ==
In the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 U.S. Presidential election]], [[Joe Biden]] was elected [[President of the United States]] alongside [[California]] Senator [[Kamala Harris]], who was elected [[Vice President of the United States]]. He is the first Delawarean to be elected to the office of the President. He is sworn in on January 20, 2021.
Delaware voted for Democrats in the following elections:


*[[President of the United States]]: '''[[Joe Biden]]'''
* [[1852 United States presidential election in Delaware|1852]] - Former U.S. Senator [[Franklin Pierce]]
* [[1856 United States presidential election in Delaware|1856]] - Former U.S. Ambassador [[James Buchanan]]
* [[1864 United States presidential election in Delaware|1864]] - Former General [[George B. McClellan]]
* [[1868 United States presidential election in Delaware|1868]] - Former New York Governor [[Horatio Seymour]]
* [[1876 United States presidential election in Delaware|1876]] - New York Governor [[Samuel J. Tilden]]
* [[1880 United States presidential election in Delaware|1880]] - General [[Winfield Scott Hancock]]
* [[1884 United States presidential election in Delaware|1884]] - New York Governor [[Grover Cleveland]]
* [[1888 United States presidential election in Delaware|1888]] - Incumbent U.S. President Grover Cleveland
* [[1892 United States presidential election in Delaware|1892]] - Former U.S. President Grover Cleveland
* [[1912 United States presidential election in Delaware|1912]] - New Jersey Governor [[Woodrow Wilson]]
* [[1936 United States presidential election in Delaware|1936]] - Incumbent U.S. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
* [[1940 United States presidential election in Delaware|1940]] - Incumbent U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
* [[1944 United States presidential election in Delaware|1944]] - Incumbent U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
* [[1960 United States presidential election in Delaware|1960]] - U.S. Senator [[John F. Kennedy]]
* [[1964 United States presidential election in Delaware|1964]] - Incumbent U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
* [[1976 United States presidential election in Delaware|1976]] - Former Georgia Governor [[Jimmy Carter]]
* [[1992 United States presidential election in Delaware|1992]] - Arkansas Governor [[Bill Clinton]]
* [[1996 United States presidential election in Delaware|1996]] - Incumbent U.S. President Bill Clinton
* [[2000 United States presidential election in Delaware|2000]] - U.S. Vice President [[Al Gore]]
* [[2004 United States presidential election in Delaware|2004]] - U.S. Senator [[John Kerry]]
* [[2008 United States presidential election in Delaware|2008]] - U.S. Senator [[Barack Obama]]
* [[2012 United States presidential election in Delaware|2012]] - Incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama
* [[2016 United States presidential election in Delaware|2016]] - Former U.S. Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]]
* [[2020 United States presidential election in Delaware|2020]] - Former U.S. Vice President [[Joe Biden]]


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:53, 22 April 2024

Delaware Democratic Party
ChairpersonBetsy Maron
GovernorJohn Carney
Lieutenant GovernorBethany Hall-Long
Speaker of the HouseValerie Longhurst
Senate President Pro TemporeDavid Sokola
House Majority LeaderValerie Longhurst
HeadquartersNew Castle, Delaware
Membership (2021)Increase362,181[1]
IdeologyMajority:
Modern liberalism Factions:
Centrism
Progressivism[2]
Political positionCenter-left to left-wing[2]
National affiliationDemocratic Party
Colors  Blue
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The Delaware Democratic Party (DelDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is headquartered in New Castle County and chaired by Erik Raser-Schramm.

The party is the dominant political party in Delaware and has existed since the Jacksonian Democrats broke away from the Federalists in 1825. Incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden is a Delaware Democrat, having served as a U.S. Senator from the state from 1973 to 2009, when he was inaugurated as vice president. The party also occupies all seats for the state in Congress, all statewide executive offices, and majorities in both houses of the state legislature. Historically a more centrist affiliate of the Democratic Party, the state party has recently become more progressive due to the movement's recent electoral successes against the centrist wing of the party.

History

Party creation

As the first state to ratify the United States Constitution, Delaware was at the forefront of the creation in U.S. political parties. The origins of the Delaware Democratic Party can be traced back to the original anti-federalist party. While key difference divide this part from the Democratic Party today, key issues involving government involvement and ideologies such as Jeffersonian and Jacksonian can be linked to modern day ideals of the Delaware Democratic party.[3] Despite being one of the first states with true parties, the spiritual predecessor of the Democratic party struggled to support its agenda in the state. It wasn't until the splitting of parties into federalists and Jacksonians that the Democratic party got its first true start. With only one bad loss in 1855 to the American Party, the Democratic Party dominated politics up until the end of Reconstruction in the United States.[3] Most fascinating of all, was how the party maintained its popularity during the Civil War. Despite being a northern state, Delaware Democrats opposed the abolition of slavery and named themselves "the white man's party" as they fought the Republican congress during Reconstruction.[3] With 36 years of election dominance, the Democrats eventually fell out of power due to the growth of industry in the state.

1900s-1940s

Following the ousting of the Democrats in both the federal and state sector, the Republican Party remained the dominant party throughout the early 1900s and up until World War II. Even when J. Edward Addicks attempted to illegally purchase the Republican seat in the U.S. Senate, the Democrats were unable to capitalize.[3] From 1897 to 1936, Delaware Democrats held little power in politics with Republicans either dominating the state senate and house of Representatives, or the Democrats completely absent from federal politics. With the power of industry overriding agriculture, the Democratic Party was not able to regain an equal footing in the state until Franklin D. Roosevelt came into office.

1950s-1990s

Following its period of weakness, the Democratic Party of Delaware began to regain an equal foothold with its Republican rival following World War II. Democrat Elbert N. Carvel served two terms as the governor of the state and helped keep his party relevant when they did not control the state legislature.[3] The Democrats of the late 1970s to 2000 held an equal footing in the state, neither party gaining serious ground on the other. Democrats would end up holding the Governor position in the state for 30 years.[3]

2000s-present

Initial regaining of power (2000s-mid 2010s)

In the 21st century, the Democratic Party has risen to become the most popular party in Delaware. The party has control at the state level over the executive branch and the legislative branch. In 2000, incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Carper defeated Delaware's last Republican United States Senator to date, William Roth, by a 12-point margin. Incumbent Republican United States Representative Mike Castle retired in 2010 to run for U.S. Senate. The seat switched from Republican to Democratic when then-Lieutenant Governor John Carney won the seat that year, which was one of three congressional seats that Democrats gained in 2010.

Progressive movement and ideological factions (late 2010s-present)

Preceding the late-2010s, the progressive faction of the Democratic Party held little power in Delaware politics, with the party being primarily dominated by the centrist and conservative wings. In 2018, incumbent centrist U.S. Senator Tom Carper faced an unexpected progressive primary challenge from Dover activist Kerri Evelyn Harris, who received 35 percent of the vote, which was the highest percentage against a statewide incumbent in 20 years.

In the 2020 state Democratic primaries, the progressive movement made unexpected significant gains on the state and local level. The most powerful Democrat in the Delaware Senate, President Pro Tempore David McBride, lost to progressive challenger Marie Pinkney by nearly 5 points. Among other notable wins was progressive Eric Morrison's 22-point landslide defeat of conservative Democrat incumbent state representative Earl Jaques Jr., who faced controversy over homophobic comments he made towards Morrison, who is gay. Other progressive insurgents in the Delaware legislature in the 2020 primaries included Larry Lambert and Madinah Wilson-Anton.[4] Progressive incumbent County Executive of New Castle County Matt Meyer also defeated his significantly funded centrist challenger by 13 points.[5]

Following the progressive gains in the 2020 elections, bills advanced by the progressive faction to raise the Delaware minimum wage to $15 an hour, and the legalization of recreational marijuana were passed through the state legislature.[6][7] Governor John Carney signed the $15/hour minimum wage bill, but vetoed the legalization of recreational marijuana, for which he was heavily criticized by fellow Democrats.[8] Progressive County Executive Matt Meyer wrote an open letter to the Delaware legislature encouraging them to override Carney's veto.[9]

During Carney's governorship, the progressive movement has managed to pressure more typically centrist Democrats to more liberal policy positions, mainly in reaction to Carney's comparatively conservative stances. Delaware Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long came out in support of legalizing recreational marijuana following Carney's veto announcement.[10] Carney ultimately allowed marijuana to be legalized in Delaware in 2023, when a second round of legalization bills came to his desk, and he neither signed nor vetoed it.

Further criticism of Carney's stances by the progressive wing of the party have been for his support for capital punishment in certain cases. Attorney General Kathy Jennings stated that if the death penalty was reinstated in Delaware, she would refuse to enforce it.[11] 72 percent of Delaware Democratic voters oppose capital punishment.[12]

In the 2022 elections, progressive former U.S. Senate candidate Kerri Evelyn Harris won a seat to the Delaware House of Representatives.[13][14]

Current elected officials

The following is a list of elected statewide and federal Democratic officeholders beginning in 2019:

Members of Congress

Democrats comprise all of Delaware's 3-member Congressional delegation - including both US Senators and the lone member of the House of Representatives.

U.S. Senate

Democrats have controlled both of Delaware's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2000:

U.S. House of Representatives

Democtats have controlled Delaware's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2010:

District Member Photo
At-large Lisa Blunt Rochester

Statewide officials

Democrats control all six statewide elected offices.

State legislative leaders

Federal executive officials

President, former Vice President and former Delaware Senator Joe Biden

In the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Senator Joe Biden was elected Vice President of the United States alongside Illinois Senator Barack Obama, who was elected President of the United States. Biden is the first Delawarean to run on a presidential ticket, and the first Delawarean to be elected and hold the office. Biden assumed the Vice Presidency on January 20, 2009, and served until January 20, 2017.

In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Joe Biden was elected President of the United States alongside California Senator Kamala Harris, who was elected Vice President of the United States. He is the first Delawarean to be elected to the office of the President. He was sworn in on January 20, 2021.

Presidential electoral history

Delaware voted for Democrats in the following elections:

See also

References

  1. ^ Winger, Richard. "March 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Wave of progressive primary challengers unseat moderate Delaware Democratic lawmakers".
  3. ^ a b c d e f Boyer, William and Edward C. Ratledge. Delaware Politics and Government. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. 2009.
  4. ^ Gamard, Sarah. "Wave of progressive primary challengers unseat moderate Delaware Democratic lawmakers". The News Journal. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  5. ^ Cherry, Amy. "'The people won' | Meyer wins another 4 years as New Castle County Executive". WDEL 101.7FM. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  6. ^ "Governor Carney Signs Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15". State of Delaware News. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  7. ^ "Gov. Carney officially sets Delaware on path to $15 minimum wage". WHYY. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  8. ^ "Delaware Gov. John Carney vetoes marijuana legalization bill". AP NEWS. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  9. ^ Meyer, Matt. "It's time for Delaware to legalize and tax marijuana - Opinion". The News Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  10. ^ "Breaking from Carney, Delaware lieutenant governor says she supports marijuana legalization".
  11. ^ "Positions vary on latest proposal to reinstate death penalty". 7 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Delaware voters support death penalty repeal".
  13. ^ "2022 General Election Report".
  14. ^ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-14.

External links

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