Lisa Blunt Rochester

Lisa Blunt Rochester
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Delaware's at-large district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byJohn Carney
Personal details
Born
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt

(1962-02-10) February 10, 1962 (age 62)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • (m. 1982; div. 2003)
  • Charles Rochester
    (m. 2006; died 2014)
Children2
RelativesTed Blunt (father)
Alma mater
WebsiteHouse website

Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester (née Blunt;[1] born February 10, 1962) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in Congress.[2]

Blunt Rochester has announced her candidacy to represent Delaware in the United States Senate in the 2024 election.[3] If elected, she would be the first woman and person of color to represent Delaware in the Senate.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Weddings". The News Journal. June 20, 1982. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference delawaretoday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Broadwater, Luke (June 21, 2023). "Delaware's Only House Member Enters Senate Race, Becoming Instant Favorite". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Killion, Nikole (June 21, 2023). "Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware launches historic bid for Senate - CBS News". CBS News. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Broadwater, Luke (June 21, 2023). "Delaware's Only House Member Enters Senate Race, Becoming Instant Favorite". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

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