Lisa Blunt Rochester
Lisa Blunt Rochester | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | John Carney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lisa LaTrelle Blunt February 10, 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Charles Rochester
(m. 2006; died 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Ted Blunt (father) |
| Education | Villanova University Fairleigh Dickinson University (BA) University of Delaware (MA) |
| Website | House website |
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester (née Blunt;[1] February 10, 1962) is an American politician. She is the U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
In June 2023, Blunt Rochester announced her candidacy for the United States Senate in the 2024 election to replace Tom Carper.[2] Should she win, she would become only the third African American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Weddings". The News Journal. June 20, 1982. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ↑ Broadwater, Luke (2023-06-21). "Delaware's Only House Member Enters Senate Race, Becoming Instant Favorite". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ "Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester to launch run for Delaware Senate seat in June". POLITICO. 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ↑ Kilgore, Ed (2023-05-23). "Lisa Blunt Rochester Is (Very Likely) Headed to the Senate". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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