RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Jesse R. Vanderwende

Delaware State Representative, District 35 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Delaware State Representative, District 35

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 1; 2 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 15.2%; Chamber median 3.5%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +37.1; Won 2020
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Agriculture
Corrections
Gaming and Parimutuels
Natural Resources and Energy
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Technology and Telecommunications
Veterans Affairs

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 2 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 371 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL LANDS PRESERVATION ACT.
Became law Sep 2026

SB 84 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 AND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.
Failed in committee Apr 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Vanderwende sits in the Delaware House of Representatives

Vanderwende is closer to the center than 43% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Shannon Morris, Lyndon Yearick, Bryan Shupe

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET

With Vanderwende’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills50%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Delaware House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Vanderwende’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Vanderwende	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 30, 2026	SJR 19: DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES TO EXPLORE SOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE…	No	No	Yes	Passed 31–10
Jun 30, 2026	SB 326: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.	No	No	Yes	Passed 30–11
Jun 25, 2026	SB 319: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COVERAGE…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 36–1
Jun 25, 2026	SB 27: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS.	Not voting	Yes	Yes	Passed 34–2
Jun 25, 2026	SB 322: ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LOCAL SCHOOL TAXES.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 29–8

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Vanderwende was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Delaware House of Representatives, District 35

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Delaware House District 35	Won	—	R+31.7	—
2024	Delaware House of Representatives, District 35	Won	—	—	—
2022	Delaware House of Representatives, District 35	Won	—	—	—
2020	Delaware House of Representatives, District 35	Won	R+37.1	—	—
2018	Delaware House of Representatives, District 35	Won	—	—	—