U.S. Senator from Delaware
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democrat · Delaware
Delaware's first woman and first Black senator, sworn in January 2025. Former U.S. Representative (2017-2025) and Delaware Secretary of Labor. Focus on healthcare access, workforce development, and gun safety.
Record
Progressive Democrat. Long record on healthcare access, paid leave, and worker training. Champion of voting rights and reproductive rights legislation.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5157 — A bill to promote the use of accessible, seamless, intrastate data available through robust, secure, and tailored statewide longitudinal data systems, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.5115 — A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add the emergency watershed program as a covered program for purposes of carrying out the regional conservation partnership program, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5050 — Expanding AI Voices Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- S.4923 — Food Assurance and Security Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4886 — Medicare Cost Cap Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4482 — WELLS Act (Introduced, May 11, 2026)
- S.4480 — Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 11, 2026)
- S.4481 — IMPACT to Save Moms Act (Introduced, May 11, 2026)
Innovative Maternal Payment and Coverage To Save Moms Act or the IMPACT to Save Moms Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project through FY2031 to allow states to test payment models for maternity…
Notable votes
- Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Hirono Amdt. No. 5506 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- S.3589 — RISE Act (Reported, Jul 27, 2026)
- S.4441 — CREATE AI Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5108 — A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5077 — Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.5059 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to streamline the review of biosimilar biological products. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- S.2461 — Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
- S.4664 — Safer Choice Program Authorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
- S.4802 — Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act (Reported, Jun 17, 2026)
Voting analysis
Lisa Blunt Rochester's whole record of disagreement with her caucus concerns one bill, which she opposed twice.
Once to stop it, once to reject it
She voted against the motion to end debate on the measure, and then against the measure at passage. Both times the caucus went the other way. Taken together those are not two disagreements but one, registered at the two points where a senator is able to register it.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 331 S. 331, as amended On Passage of the Bill S. 331 · roll call 119 | Mar 14, 2025 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 331 Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 331 On the Cloture Motion S. 331 · roll call 119 | Mar 13, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
The Delaware seats
Delaware's two senators are both Democrats, and she is the one who stays with the caucus more often — the state average shown here is lifted by her colleague rather than by her.
Among the 2 Democrats in the Delaware delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.3%. Lisa Blunt Rochester is below that average at 1.3%.
Committee role and filings
She is ranking member of the commerce subcommittee on the coast guard, maritime affairs and fisheries. Health leads her classified bills, and the filings run to data and access questions: statewide longitudinal data systems built to be secure and interoperable, adding the emergency watershed programme to a conservation partnership, widening participation in artificial intelligence, food security, and a cap on Medicare costs.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Lisa Blunt Rochester's cluster into: Health (3), Agriculture and Food (1), Education (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
Her service is counted from eight years in the House before this seat, which is why a senator in her first term registers in the middle band. She is almost always present.
First elected in 2017, now serving across 5 terms. Lisa Blunt Rochester falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Lisa Blunt Rochester has 219 bills sponsored, 2435 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Economic Policy
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Securities, Insurance, and Investment
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Telecommunications and Media
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
Rate Lisa Blunt Rochester on iRate — cast your emoji verdict and see how America rates U.S. Senator from Delaware.