Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democrat Representative of Delaware

Representative
Delaware
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Delaware
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Delaware
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Delaware
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@RepLBR

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February 10, 1962 (62 years old)

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Serving as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2017
First woman and first African American to represent Delaware in Congress
Announced candidacy for the United States Senate in the 2024 election, aiming to be the first woman and person of color to represent Delaware in the Senate
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved to Wilmington, Delaware, in 1969
Daughter of an educator and a retail worker, with a sister who is a professor
Attended Padua Academy, started college at Villanova University, transferred to the University of Delaware, lived in Europe, and earned degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University and the University of Delaware
Worked as an intern and caseworker for Tom Carper, served as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services, secretary of the Department of Labor, and state personnel director
Became CEO of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League in 2004
Won the Democratic Party nomination in a five-candidate primary in 2016 and defeated the Republican nominee in the general election
Voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump
Offered masks to Republican colleagues during the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
Has voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time as of 2022
Played an active role in the 2020 presidential election, serving as one of Joe Biden's campaign co-chairs and a member of the vice presidential candidate selection committee
Committee assignments include the Committee on Energy and Commerce with subcommittees on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security; Health; and Innovation, Data, and Commerce
Member of several caucuses including the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the New Democrat Coalition
Married to a professional basketball player from 1982 to 2003, with whom she has two children, and later remarried in 2006 until her second husband's death in 2014
Identifies as a Protestant and co-authored a book while living in China