Mar 30, 2023Sponsored
Helping Kids Cope Act
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DemocratDelaware · U.S. Senator
Lisa Blunt Rochester
U.S. Senator for Delaware
In office
1 yrsSince Jan 2025
Next election
2031Re-elected 2025
Age
64Born Feb 10, 1962
Party
Democrat
What they stand for
Rochester has spent time focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Supports expanded access to mental health resourcesBlunt Rochester sponsored the Helping Kids Cope Act (HR.2412), a bill directed at improving mental health support for children. The legislation drew between 50 and 99 cosponsors, indicating broad congressional interest, and was referred to committee during her tenure in the House before she transitioned to the Senate.
- 02Supports automatic clearance of certain criminal recordsBlunt Rochester sponsored the Clean Slate Act of 2025 (S.1580), which would establish a process for automatically clearing eligible federal criminal records. The bill was reintroduced in the 119th Congress and referred to committee, continuing legislative work on this issue from a prior Congress.
- 03Supports federal investment in nursing workforce developmentBlunt Rochester sponsored the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025 (S.1482), which would establish a national center focused on nursing workforce data and planning. The bill was reintroduced in the 119th Congress with four cosponsors and referred to committee.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Lisa Blunt Rochester has served as the junior United States Senator from Delaware since January 3, 2025. She previously represented Delaware's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2025. She is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in either chamber of Congress. In the Senate, she has sponsored legislation addressing youth mental health (HR.2412), nursing workforce development (S.1482), criminal record clearance (S.1580), tobacco cessation (S.2064), and workforce training through immersive technology (S.2855). She has also introduced amendments in both the 118th and 119th Congresses (HAMDT.626, SAMDT.311).
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Sep 18, 2025Sponsored
Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act of 2025
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Jun 12, 2025Sponsored
Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
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May 1, 2025Sponsored
Clean Slate Act of 2025
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Apr 10, 2025Sponsored
National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025
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03 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
Blunt Rochester raised $849,819 this cycle, with 28.2% from PAC contributions and 47.7% from individuals — the majority of individual contributions coming from itemized donors. Top PAC contributors include I Got Your Back PAC ($142,321), Blunt Rochester Alsobrooks Victory Fund ($35,000), Lisa Blunt Rochester Victory Fund 2024 ($23,000), ExelonPAC, Gilead Sciences Inc Healthcare Policy PAC, and Novo Nordisk Inc PAC. Top employer concentrations include Apollo Global Management, GenNX 360, and Rocket Companies LLC.
Total raised · 2026
$850K
Cash on hand
$110K
Spent
$884K
By source
- Individuals$405K · 47.7%
- PACs$240K · 28.2%
- Other$200K · 23.6%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)40.1%
Top PAC contributors
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACFEC ↗$142K
- BLUNT ROCHESTER ALSOBROOKS VICTORY FUNDFEC ↗$35K
- LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER VICTORY FUND 2024FEC ↗$23K
- EXELON CORP PAC (EXELONPAC)FEC ↗$10K
- ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT PAC (AIM PAC)FEC ↗$5K
- OWENS & MINOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OWENS & MINOR PAC)FEC ↗$5K
- GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PACFEC ↗$5K
- DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$5K
- NOVO NORDISK INC PACFEC ↗$5K
- MOTOR CITY PACFEC ↗$5K
Top employer concentrations
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANGEMENT$7K· 2 donors
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC$6K· 2 donors
- GENNX 360$5K· 2 donors
- OCEAN ATLANTIC COMPANIES$5K· 2 donors
- AURORA PICTURES$5K· 2 donors
- MOONLIGHT PROPERTIES$5K· 2 donors
- ROCKET COMPANIES LLC$5K· 4 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
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