Lisa Blunt Rochester : Frontrunner to become the next Senator of Delaware

[Politic Negro]

Below is an abbreviated outline of Rochester's academic, professional, and political career:[1]

• 2017-Present: U.S. Representative from Delaware's At-Large Congressional District
• 2004-2007: Chief executive, Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League
• 2001-2004: Personnel director, Delaware Office of Management and Budget
• 1998-2001: Delaware state secretary of labor
• 1993-1998: Deputy secretary, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
• 2003: Graduated from the University of Delaware in Newark with an M.A.
• 1985: Graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a B.A.

Committee assignments​

U.S. House​

2023-2024​

Rochester was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Energy, Climate, and Grid Security
• Health
• Innovation, Data, and Commerce

2021-2022​

Rochester was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Energy
• Environment and Climate Change
• Health

2019-2020​

Rochester was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce

2017-2018​

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Blunt Rochester was assigned to the following committees:[2]

• Committee on Agriculture
• Committee on Education and the Workforce

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics

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[Politic Negro]

Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester announces bid for US Senate

Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester says she is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Tom Carper. Blunt Rochester’s announcement on Wednesday came as no surprise. Carper said in announcing his retirement last month that he favored her as his replacement. Blunt...

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So....

 

[Camille]

So....

Aren't you one of the folks in the student loan thread? Don't we need more dems in general to get bills passed since it is likely congressional action is going to be needed for long term reform? Aren't educated black women (and men) more likely to understand the burden of student loan debt and how laws and regulations across all issues impact the black community?

 

[850credit]

Aren't you one of the folks in the student loan thread? Don't we need more dems in general to get bills passed since it is likely congressional action is going to be needed for long term reform? Aren't educated black women (and men) more likely to understand the burden of student loan debt and how laws and regulations across all issues impact the black community?

I created the student loan thread.

I wasn't making a statement, just was wondering what happened with her campaign.

 

[Camille]

I created the student loan thread.

I wasn't making a statement, just was wondering what happened with her campaign.

Gotcha. My apologies.

 

[Politic Negro]

I created the student loan thread.

I wasn't making a statement, just was wondering what happened with her campaign.

 

[Politic Negro]

 

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