DemocratIn office since Jan 2025

Lisa Blunt Rochester

U.S. Senator from Delaware since 2025. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Next on the ballot in 2030.

U.S. Senator from DelawareBorn 1962

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 1 yr; Since 2025
Bills became law: 0; 42 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.7%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +17.1; Won 2024
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsEconomic PolicyHousing, Transportation, and Community DevelopmentSecurities, Insurance, and Investment
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationTelecommunications and MediaConsumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyCoast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries · Ranking MemberScience, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksChemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory OversightClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyTransportation and Infrastructure
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsEducation and the American Family · Ranking MemberPrimary Health and Retirement Security

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 42 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Rochester sits in the U.S. Senate

Rochester is closer to the center than 18% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Tina Smith

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Rochester’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills30%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Rochester	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 52–47
Apr 16, 2026	HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 50–49
Feb 12, 2026	HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–47
Jan 30, 2026	HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 71–29
Dec 4, 2025	HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–45

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

Career

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

201620182020202220242026202820302032U.S. House, DE-AT-LARGE U.S. Senate, Delaware

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	+/−
2024	U.S. Senate, Delaware	Won	D+17.1	D+15.0	+2.1
2022	U.S. House, DE-AL	Won	D+12.5	D+19.3	−6.8
2020	U.S. House, DE-AL	Won	D+17.4	D+19.3	−1.9
2018	U.S. House, DE-AL	Won	D+28.8	D+12.0	+16.8
2016	U.S. House, DE-AL	Won	D+14.6	D+12.0	+2.6