Lisa Blunt Rochester
U.S. Senator for Delaware
Democrat · Since 2025 · Next election: 2030 · Age 64 · Junior senator
Last updated · 7 sources
Lisa Blunt Rochester is the junior U.S. Senator for Delaware, a Democrat serving since 2025.
Blunt Rochester has served in the Senate longer than 5 of its 99 other members.
Blunt Rochester sits on 4 committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Blunt Rochester voted in 74 of 74 roll calls (100%). In that period, 62 bills Blunt Rochester sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Blunt Rochester's seat is next on the ballot in 2030.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu
12 roll-call votes: 6 Nay, 6 Yea
· Business meeting
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jeremy Wiggins, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Matthew Jones, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and David Slade, of Florida, to be First Vice President, and Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, both of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
Votes
All of them →Voted in 74 of 74 roll calls (100%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.
Blunt Rochester voted with the majority of Senate Democrats on 64 roll calls and against it on 10.
Votes against the party majority (latest 5 of 10)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | No. 250 | On Passage of the Bill S. 4668S. 4668, as amended | Bill Passed | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 24 | No. 243 | On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 4668, as Amended | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 24 | No. 242 | On the Amendment S. 4668Amdt. No. 6776 | Amendment Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 22 | No. 240 | On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cruz Amdt. No. 6776 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 17 | No. 236 | On the Motion to Proceed S. 4668Motion to Proceed to S. 4668 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
Legislation
45 bills sponsored and 333 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
S. 5640 A bill to require reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality, and on electricity consumption by data centers.
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.Res. 930 A resolution expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "World Menopause Awareness Month" and for global awareness and access to care during menopausal transition and post-menopause.
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 5645 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a Data Center Community Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $1,016,908
- Spent
- $1,040,417
- Cash on hand
- $120,948
2030 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC S4DE00060
Delaware senators
Chris CoonsU.S. Senator for Delaware · Democrat
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov)
- Committee meeting notices · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- 2026 ballot status
